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The 2020 90 Minutes at Magny-Cours was the second round of the 2020 Championnat AXA Alpine season. It took place at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on July 27th, 2020.

The Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, where the race was held

Background

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The race was seen as the biggest test of the reliability of the new competition, especially as the circuit was located in a remote location with few accomodations, a key issue in the removal of Magny-Cours from the Formula One schedule. The race date was announced the day after that of the first round at Paul Ricard, leaving slightly more time for entrants to enter. Alpine, once again, entered their same two LMP entries with Signatech.

Entry list

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The race drew seventeen entries, the same six in the LMP class, three in GT, and eight in Production. Due to the quick turnaround from the Paul Ricard round, several entries which suffered mechanical issues there dropped out of the Magny-Cours round. Both IMSA Performance and Team Prémat dropped an entry, as did Course de Dragon and Equipe Vitesse. The round marked two new entries, an A110 1600S by the Magny-Cours based Mécanique team, alongside an A310 1600VE from Mountain Racing of Monaco.

Qualifying

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As standard in the series, qualifying was commenced through a random drawing of lots, with entries once again being seeded by class. Signatech once again drew the pole, this time with the #35, while Renault drew second with the #31 for the second consecutive round. Panis-Barthez Compétition drew pole in GT, and the Equipe Vitesse #99 drew pole in Production. The race winning cars at Paul Ricard in GT and Production both drew last place in class to start.

Qualifying results

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Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold.

Pos. Class No. Entry Driver Time Grid
1 LMP 35 Signatech Alpine Nelson Panciatici 1
2 LMP 31 Renault DP World Team Esteban Ocon 2
3 LMP 3 Renault DP World Team Esteban Ocon 3
4 LMP 36 Signatech Alpine Pierre Thiriet 4
5 LMP 28 TDS Racing François Perrodo 5
6 LMP 48 IDEC Sport Paul Lafargue 6
7 GT 23 Panis-Barthez Compétition Will Stevens 7
8 GT 50 Larbre Compétition Romano Ricci 8
9 GT 75 IMSA Performance Kévin Estre 9
10 PRO 99 Equipe Vitesse Renée Neri 10
11 PRO 1 Course de Dragon Paul Girardot 11
12 PRO 52 OAK Racing Enzo Guibbert 12
13 PRO 7 Mécanique Alpine de Magny-Cours Aaron Gauthier 13
14 PRO 46 Graff Racing Nicolas Minassian 14
15 PRO 90 Silvestre Compétition Dimitri Silvestre 15
16 PRO 2 Mountain Racing Maximilien Bourcier 16
17 PRO 85 JDC MotorSports Sébastien Bourdais 17

Race report

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The race began as advertised, at 22:00 (10:00 PM) local time, with the #35 Signatech entry on the pole. The #1 A110 1600S of Paul Girardot, against the odds, led the first lap in GT after a slight change to the BOP following a one-sided affair at Paul Ricard. This would prove to be somewhat of a fluke, as the two new-era A110s that finished the race were both a lap ahead of the older A110 entries. Generally speaking, the Production class cars were much more reliable this time around, with the only mechanical issue being a battery failure for the Mountain Racing entry. This didn't cause them to retire, but they fell well off the pace after a 20+ minute stint in the garage. Just over a half hour into the race, the #46 Graff Racing A110 would suffer a punctured right front tire, which subsequently exploded on its way to the pits, causing the team to retire the car, citing major suspension damage as the cause. Meanwhile, Enzo Guibbert had built a thirty second lead over Tristan Vautier in the Production class, a lead which wouldn't suffer any blows throughout the remainder of the contest. Shortly thereafter, Daniel Ricciardo took the overall lead from the Signatech car. He would also hold onto the lead, taking the overall win at the end of the night. The other Renault entry retired after just under an hour after issues with the fuel line. With twenty minutes to go, another LMP entry saw a mechanical failure, as the TDS Racing #28 suffered gearbox problems. The race for the win in GT came down to the final lap, and Patrick Pilet was able to snag IMSA Performance's second consecutive victory after getting by Enzo Guibbert at Adelaide.

Results

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Pos Class No. Team / Entrant Drivers Chassis / Car Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP 31 France Renault DP World Team Australia Daniel Ricciardo
France Esteban Ocon
Alpine A470 64 1:30:55:631
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
2 LMP 36 France Signatech Alpine France Nicolas Lapierre
France Pierre Thiriet
Alpine A470 64 +1.638
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
3 LMP 35 France Signatech Alpine France Pierre Ragues
France Nelson Panciatici
Alpine A470 64 +4.303
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
4 LMP 48 France IDEC Sport France Paul-Loup Chatin
France Paul Lafargue
Alpine A450 63 +1 lap
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
5 GT 75 France IMSA Performance France Kévin Estre
France Patrick Pilet
Alpine A110 GT4 55 +9 laps
Renault TCe M5P 1.8L I4
6 GT 23 France Panis-Barthez Compétition France Julien Canal
United Kingdom Will Stevens
Alpine A110 GT4 55 +9 laps
Renault TCe M5P 1.8L I4
7 GT 50 France Larbre Compétition France Erwin Creed
France Romano Ricci
Alpine A110 GT4 55 +9 laps
Renault TCe M5P 1.8L I4
8
DNF
LMP 28 France TDS Racing France Loïc Duval
France François Perrodo
Alpine A450 49 Gearbox
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
9 PRO 52 France OAK Racing France Gabriel Aubry
France Enzo Guibbert
Alpine A110 46 +18 laps
Renault TCe M5P 1.8L I4
10 PRO 85 United States JDC MotorSports France Sébastien Bourdais
France Tristan Vautier
Alpine A110 46 +18 laps
Renault TCe M5P 1.8L I4
11 PRO 1 France Course de Dragon France Patrick Ponce
France Paul Girardot
Alpine A110 1600S 45 +19 laps
Renault Cléon-Alu 1.6L I4
12 PRO 7 France Mécanique Alpine de Magny-Cours France Benoît Delafose
France Aaron Gauthier
Alpine A110 1600S 45 +19 laps
Renault Cléon-Alu 1.6L I4
13 PRO 99 France Equipe Vitesse France Renée Neri
France Veronique Bourdon
Alpine A310 V6 39 +25 laps
2664cc PRV V6
14 PRO 90 France Silvestre Compétition France Cyril Silvestre
France Dimitri Silvestre
Alpine A310 V6 38 +26 laps
2664cc PRV V6
15
DNF
LMP 3 France Renault DP World Team Russia Sergey Sirotkin
China Guanyu Zhou
Alpine A470 35 Fuel Line
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
16 PRO 2 Monaco Mountain Racing Monaco Daniel Bruneau
Monaco Maximilien Bourcier
Alpine A310 1600VE 25 +39 laps
Renault Cléon-Alu 1605cc I4
17
DNF
PRO 46 France Graff Racing France Olivier Pla
France Nicolas Minassian
Alpine A110 15 Suspension
Renault TCe M5P 1.8L I4