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World Endurance Championship: 24 Hours of Le Mans LM GTE Pro/Am rundown

LE MANS, FRANCE - JUNE 17: Honorary starter, Chase Carey, CEO and Executive Chairman of the Formula One Group, waves the French flag to start the Le Mans 24 Hours race at the Circuit de la Sarthe on June 17, 2017 in Le Mans, France. (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images)
LE MANS, FRANCE - JUNE 17: Honorary starter, Chase Carey, CEO and Executive Chairman of the Formula One Group, waves the French flag to start the Le Mans 24 Hours race at the Circuit de la Sarthe on June 17, 2017 in Le Mans, France. (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images)
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LE MANS, FRANCE – JUNE 13: The ‘PinkPig’ Porsche GT Team 911 RSR of Michael Christensen, Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images)
LE MANS, FRANCE – JUNE 13: The ‘PinkPig’ Porsche GT Team 911 RSR of Michael Christensen, Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images)

LM GTE Pro (continued)

Starting the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the variances in car performance were less evident, as a long train of mixed car manufacturers snaked around the sunny French countryside. Soon, though, the two throwback-liveried Porsches began to extend the gap with Ford in tow, while Ferrari and Corvette managed to battle it out in the midpack.

Aston Martin will be looking for drastic changes in Balance of Performance, as the team showed little to no improvement in pace from the previous race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, and they finished multiple laps down due to a lack of pace.

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For many, the GT fields still produce the best-looking and best-sounding cars that manage to put on decent racing every year. A positive that can be taken away from this year’s competition is that the regulations are stable and manufacturers are still investing in the race format.

The fierce-looking Aston Martin Vantage will find its pace soon. The flat-six of the Porsche 911 still ranks as one of the best-sounding racing engines ever produced, and longtime Le Mans participant Corvette Racing have vowed to continue their efforts at the classic track by developing the future generation of General Motors racecraft.

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