Christophe Bouchut has just returned from a long, tiring but globally very satisfying week at Le Mans. “It was a very interesting week for a number of good reasons.  First of all, it marked my return to the top category, LMP1, which meant it was extremely important to be very well prepared after so many years only racing in GT.

"I am very pleased with  my performance, as throughout the week  I was able to do the best lap time of the R10 Kolles Audi cars, either in qualifying or during the race! That is extremely satisfying.  As for the race, it was generally good, until Rodrigues’ accident which took us out of the race.  Our aim had always been to get to the finish,  and if we had managed to keep at the same pace we had set up until the point that we went out, we could have finished as high as fifth !  Even if we’d been able to get the car back to the pits and lost 10 laps for repairs, we could still have managed a top ten finish.  So it’s rather frustrating !  But I think I showed that Christophe Bouchut is still very fast behind the wheel of a LMP1 !”

“My role at Le Mans was to help Scott make the most of his first Le Mans experience, and I think he really enjoyed it.  We worked hard to set up this entry with Kolles, and the week was extremely interesting for the future.  We aim to return even stronger next year, with an LMP1 car.  We may have lost out on a result, but Le Mans remains Le Mans, and globally I am extremely pleased with my comeback to the leading LMP1 class and everything that happened during this week will help us to reach our target in the near future."