Michael Fassbender 'okay' after spinning and crashing in 24 Hours of Le Mans qualifying on race debut

Updated 10/06/2022 at 16:43 GMT

Michael Fassbender caused a red flag at 24 Hours of Le Mans after spinning out of control and into the barriers during his debut race. The Proton Competition rider, driving a Porsche 911 RSR, had clocked a fastest lap time of 4:05.296 before the crash, but he was able to take his car to the pits and appeared unharmed.

Huge crash for Fassbender in 24 Hours of Le Mans qualifying

Michael Fassbender is 'okay' after he crashed during 24 hours of Le Mans qualifying during his race debut.

The movie star, driving a Porsche 911 RSR for Proton Competition, crashed during his fourth lap of the LM GTE Am qualifying, causing a red flag.

He span out of control of control at high-speed straight into the barriers, but managed to drive back to the pits unscathed and Porsche confirmed he was 'okay'.

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He had clocked a fastest lap time of 4:05.296, as qualifying for the hyperpole continues.

The Hypercars have all progressed straight into Hyperpole as there are only five entries in that class.

Toyota's lead the way with the fastest lap time in free practice with a time of 3:29.441 minutes.

WRT's Robin Frijns clocked the fastest time in LM P2 qualifying with 3:29.898, and heads into the Hyperpole, with Laurens Vanthoor topping LM GTE PRO qualifying with Porsche GT Team in a 911 RSR.

Northwest AMR driver Nicki Thiim put his team atop the LM GTE AM qualifying.

The top six of each class will head into Hyperpole, with 23 cars on the track.

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Live coverage starts on Wednesday afternoon with practice sessions and qualifying for Hyperpole. There will be move live action on Thursday evening followed by continuous coverage of the main race, which starts at 2pm BST on Saturday, June 11.

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