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Jamie Klein

Riley Ferrari lacked "oomph" to fight works GTE Pro cars at Le Mans

The American outfit was the only non-factory entry in the final year for the GTE Pro class at La Sarthe as race organisers transition towards a new GT category starting in 2024 based on GT3 machinery.

However, the #74 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo shared by Sam Bird, Felipe Fraga and Shane van Gisbergen qualified at the rear of the seven-car Pro field and never showed the pace needed to lift itself from the bottom of the division, finally finishing fifth in class and three laps down on the winning Porsche.

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