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Originally Posted by seanyb505
Anyone have a quick link to a website that has cumulative pit times for cars? Say for example I wanted to compare how long the 66 winner was in the pits over the course of the race to how long the modern winners spend in the pits?
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Hour by hour results/positions from LeMans.org have total number of pitstops but not total time so difficult to see how someone could easily get more info.
Time stationery in the pits would not be the full story as LMP2 in 2017 were coming in every 35 mins or so and the No2 Porsche (that was closing rapidly from behind after the lengthy repair stop) was stopping every 50 mins or so (more on par with GTEs). 600-700m in pit lane at 60kph(?) is also a killer. winning Porsche No 2top 29 stops (albeit incl 1 very long one) to Jackie Chan No 38 38 stops. After 12 hours the then leading LMP1 hybrid had done 14 stops compared to 19 of top LMP2 cars. The inequality of pit stops seems to be a less in last 2 years.
Also fuel regs and what can be done simultaneously in pit stop not always the same.
Believe 1960s large capacity cars also allowed large fuel tanks and went longer between stops, plus pit lanes not invented then.