The Glickenhaus 007 LMH dominated the first part of the race from pole position, with Pipo Derani enjoying a lead of nearly 50 seconds over the #7 Toyota then driven by Jose Maria Lopez.
A drive-through penalty was handed to Glickenhaus after Derani was found to be speeding under a full-course yellow period, but such was the team’s advantage that he could have gone through the pitlane and still come out ahead in the lead of the race.
