Doriane Pin denied Le Mans LMP2 win after brake explosion

Duqueine’s LMP2 lead disappears in dramatic failure

The #30 Duqueine Team Oreca’s push for LMP2 victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours came to a sudden and brutal end after what was described as a brake explosion while leading the class.

Verschoor was at the wheel when the problem hit. The Dutch driver reported that the brakes had “exploded” as he moved to the left-hand side at the first chicane on the Mulsanne, following an issue at the left-front wheel.

A likely win lost in the closing phase

In endurance racing, the final hours often expose the narrow margin between a controlled class victory and a race-ending technical blow. Here, the #30 car’s loss was not the result of a strategic gamble or on-track defeat, but a mechanical drama that arrived while the team was still at the head of the field.

Pin’s presence in the leading LMP2 entry had also made the run one of the notable storylines of the race. For more background on the female drivers competing at this year’s event, read our feature on the women taking on the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans.

New leaders emerge as the fight tightens

With the #30 Duqueine Team Oreca out of contention for the class win, the lead passed to the #343 machine, with Reshad de Gerus aboard.

The battle, however, remained finely poised. Nick Yelloly was running just 4.7 seconds behind in the #43, leaving the LMP2 contest set for a tense finish after the dramatic change at the front.

What had looked like a likely breakthrough for Pin and her team instead became one of the defining late-race setbacks of the Le Mans 24 Hours — a reminder that at La Sarthe, even a commanding position can vanish with one component failure.