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24H du Mans: JRM Racing

"If Honda does not race, there is no Honda." from Soichiro Honda JRM Racing finishes first Le Mans 24 Hours in sixth overall and second non-works car 900 kg - V8 - 3400cc - 500HP - Honda Performance Development JRM Racing achieved its ambitious objective when it finished the Le Mans 24 Hours at its first attempt. The British team, led by team principal James Rumsey and team manager Nigel Stepney, passed the flag after 24 hours of hard-fought racing, 357 laps and over 4800km in an impressive sixth place and second of the privateers' class. Drivers David Brabham, Peter Dumbreck and Karun Chandhok delivered faultless performances to finish the race at the team's first attempt. David, the 2009 Le Mans winner, took the start in the team's Honda HPD ARX-03a LM1 car and immediately gained one place from the starting slot of 11th. The Australian set a consistent pace to hold 10th position overall before handing over to Karun Chandhok just after 17:00. Karun, who made history as the first-ever Indian to compete in the race, had a baptism of fire with an immediate quadruple stint in car #22 and had moved from P10 to P8 by the end of his time in the car. He then handed over to Peter, who started to exchange positions with the #13 Rebellion -- gaining a position when the latter pitted and losing it when he himself refuelled. Peter later graduated to sixth when the #7 Toyota spent a significant amount of time in the pits. However on lap 114 Peter had a puncture coming through the ...

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