The French marque's solo grandfathered A480-Gibson LMP1 car was already struggling to keep up the pace of the Toyota and Glickenhaus Le Mans Hypercars when Nicolas Lapierre was hit with a drive-through penalty for speeding in a slow zone in the fourth hour.
Further time was lost soon after as the car was taken into the garage to replace the electronic clutch unit, costing the Signatech-run team 13 minutes, before another 11 minutes were given up in the fifth hour due to a fault with the ignition coil.
