This Epic Le Mans Safety Car Save Is One Of The Best We've Ever Seen

Final qualifying at Le Mans was red flagged due to rain, and the Audi R8 safety car emerged to sample the conditions, completing this absolutely incredible save at the Esses in the process
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The session resumed at the Circuit de la Sarthe a little while later following the red flag due to rain.

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Adam Norris
06/16/2016 - 22:08 |
328 | 16
GojiraR32

Safety Car Drift

06/16/2016 - 22:09 |
2 | 2
Mickey Mouse

The R8’s driver:

06/16/2016 - 22:12 |
698 | 10
Matt Martin

You know you’re good when even the drivers were mimicking how you held the slide

06/16/2016 - 22:12 |
112 | 2
King Kong

How the guy must’ve felt

06/16/2016 - 22:26 |
474 | 0
Anonymous

The driver turned out to be none other than Yannick Dalmas (FRA).

He won Le Mans four times (1992, 1994, 1995, 1999) for four different manufacturers (Peugeot, Dauer Porsche, McLaren, BMW).

The guy knows how to drive, is what I’m saying.

06/16/2016 - 22:29 |
438 | 0
Arnold Lualhati

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06/16/2016 - 22:30 |
0 | 2
Arnold Lualhati

Great Scott!

06/16/2016 - 22:37 |
8 | 2
Gopnik Petrolhead

4wd, never lift and you are safe

06/16/2016 - 23:30 |
60 | 4

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