SEBRING, Fla. — Italy’s Rinaldo Capello overcame a penalty and took advantage of the other two diesel-powered prototypes’ troubles to take the lead in the No. 1 Audi R10 TDI just past the halfway point in the Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday.
Audi has won the 12 Hours of Sebring eight years in a row.
Peugeot dominated the first two hours, but fell victim to hydraulic problems that dropped the French prototype 25 laps behind the front-running Audi R10 TDI Diesel at the halfway point in the American Le Mans Series race at Sebring International Raceway.
France’s Nicolas Minassian grabbed the lead on the first lap and led for 44 laps before pitting. He built a lead of up to 56 seconds aided by a stop-and-go penalty against Capello for avoidable contact with another car that landed Capello and the entire Audi Sport team a two-race probation.
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