Interesting Facts Ahead Of The 2022 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Sean Gelael Is Not The Only Indonesian Racer To Take Part

Sean Gelael will take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022 race. (Photo: WRT Team Doc)

JAKARTA - The 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans race will be held on Saturday, June 11, at 21.00 WIB. There are Indonesian riders who take part.

Sean Gelael will participate in the LMP2 class with the WRT #31 team. They will start from the first position in this class.

Apart from Sean Gelael, there were other Indonesian racers who also took part. He is Andrew Haryanto who fell in the LMGTE-Am class with the American team, Hardpoint Motorsport.

This race will be held at the Circuit de la Sharte which has a length of 13,626 kilometers. The circuit also has 33 bends and is divided into 9 zones.

Here are some interesting facts about the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans:

This is the 90th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans since its inception in 1923. Le Mans was not held in 1936 due to a strike and from 1940 to 1948 due to World War II. The race is held at the Circuit de la Sharte which has a length of 13,626 km has 33 corners and is divided into 9 zones. If a dangerous incident occurs in a zone and only repairs are needed in that zone, there is a SLOW ZONE code in that zone and all riders have a maximum speed of 80 km/h there. Before and after passing the SLOW ZONE they can race normally. In the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the LMP2 class consisted of 27 participating cars, the most of all classes. This is Sean's second season competing in the FIA WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Last year he was runner-up at Le Mans and runner-up in the LMP2 world with team JOTA #28 Besides Sean, another Indonesian racer who appeared in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans was Andrew Haryanto. He descended in the LMGTE-Am class with the American team, Hardpoint Motorsport, in a Porsche car number 99. Racing time (in this case 24 Hours) is counted backwards from the start and still counts even though the race is being neutralized by Safety Car and or is Red Flag. The minimum driving time for a driver is 6 hours (not including when they make a pit stop or during a Red Flag). The race is declared to end on a lap where the leading rider has spent 24 hours of racing time and there is no additional lap. The points for the drivers and winning teams at Le Mans are 50 points, where for the 8-hour race it is 38 points, and the 6-hour is 25 points. Currently Team WRT #31 leads the LMP2 class standings with 52 points, followed by United Autosports USA #23 with 46 points, then Realteam by WRT #41 with 41 points.