{"id":735424,"date":"2026-06-14T05:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/735424\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T05:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:49:18","slug":"le-mans-news-yasser-shahin-porsche-strikes-trouble-martin-berry-mercedes-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/735424\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Mans news: Yasser Shahin Porsche strikes trouble, Martin Berry Mercedes out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/XPB_1415820_HiRes.jpg\" alt=\"Shahin Porsche strikes trouble, Berry Mercedes out of Le Mans\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Martin Berry at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/287093\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/287093.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a troubled start to the race for the #61 car, which spun at the Tertre Rouge with Berry at the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>The second incident happened just moments later at the first chicane on the Mulsanne Straight when Berry understeered into the tyre barrier.<\/p>\n<p>The Martin Berry\/Rui Andrade\/Maxime Martin car was later forced to retire when the right rear suspension failed 61 laps into the race.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Australian Yasser Shahin also struck trouble just after the one-hour mark when the #92 Porsche 911 GT3 R suffered a tie rod failure.<\/p>\n<p>That relegated the Shahin\/Richard Leitz\/Ricardo Perra to the pit lane for repairs, which dropped them three laps down.<\/p>\n<p>With 15 hours remaining, the #92 car is 21st in class.<\/p>\n<p>    Tickets for the 2026 betr Darwin Triple Crown are on sale now. Secure your spot today.<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketekau.pxf.io\/5kYxK3\" style=\"color:#de482e;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The race is led overall by the #8 Toyota GR010 ahead of the #12 and #38 Cadillac V-Series.R pair by Jota Sports.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of publication, there had been just one Safety Car intervention for the #54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 that spun at La Chapelle.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First race incident: the #61 Mercedes loses control at Tertre Rouge \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss a second of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/LeMans24?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#LeMans24<\/a> on FIAWEC+ <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/WEC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#WEC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ELMS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#ELMS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E6NoNL8epG\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/E6NoNL8epG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 24 Hours of Le Mans (@24hoursoflemans) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/24hoursoflemans\/status\/2065809011794968864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Martin Berry at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 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