{"id":10291,"date":"2026-05-04T12:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/?p=10291"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:24:05","slug":"le-mans-cup-another-podium-finish-for-the-85-at-paul-ricard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.r-ace-gp.com\/en\/2026\/05\/04\/le-mans-cup-another-podium-finish-for-the-85-at-paul-ricard\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Mans Cup: Another Podium Finish for the #85 at Paul Ricard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 4, 2026 \u2013 The second round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup took place this weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet. It was a challenging meeting for R-ace GP, but one that still ended with an excellent second-place finish for the Duqueine D09 #85.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, the #85 (Peugeot-Frost) and the #86 (Scoular-B\u00fchler) finished P7 and P16 respectively during FP1. Later in the day, both crews improved their lap times and ended the session in P3 (#85) and P9 (#86).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualifying<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday at midday, the team endured a difficult qualifying session. Caught in traffic, the #86 driven by Zack Scoular and the #85 led by Enzo Peugeot could do no better than P6 and P10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Race<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The race got underway at 6:20 PM. L\u00e9na B\u00fchler in the #86 made an excellent start and quickly moved up to fourth position. Moments later, major scare for Danial Frost in the #85, who narrowly avoided a collision between two competitors. While the #86 climbed into third place, the #85 dropped down the order to 14th position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around ten minutes before the pit window opened, the #85 began its comeback and fought its way back into the top 10. Enzo Peugeot and Zack Scoular then took the wheel for the #85 and #86 respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scoular was running in second position, while Peugeot steadily closed in on his rivals. Just as the #86 looked capable of fighting for victory, a rear wing issue forced Zack Scoular back into the pits. Despite attempts to repair the problem, the #86 was ultimately forced to retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the closing minutes of the race, Enzo Peugeot capitalized on a rival\u2019s mistake to take second place, securing a podium finish alongside teammate Danial Frost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All eyes on Le Mans<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Although far from an easy weekend, the #85 nevertheless managed to retain the championship lead<\/a>. The team now heads to the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit in one month\u2019s time for the third race of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To watch the race, click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo credit: Jules Beaumont.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

May 4, 2026 \u2013 The second round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup took place this weekend at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet. It was a challenging meeting for R-ace GP, but one that still ended with an excellent second-place finish for the Duqueine D09 #85. Free Practice On Friday, the #85 (Peugeot-Frost) and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"class_list":["post-10291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-michelin-le-mans-cup-en"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t