Porsche obviously saved one pitstop on the Hybrid during last race so, due to the comparatively long pitstops and refueling times, that alone would even out the difference in performance. One should not forget though that competition at the top is very, very competitive. Let´s not forget that Chris Mamerow in the leading GT3 crashed with an Audi R8 he was about to lap and several cars in previous seasons have been damaged severely in the VLN races. After a significant run-off, Jürgen Alzen (brother of Uwe Alzen and teamowner) stated that the margins of error have been diminishing over the past couple of years which, in my opinion, are necessary on this particular track.

Unlike the remaining cars, the Hybrid is still a platform for testing and development which would suffer even more from damages during the race. Actually, three seconds under these circumstances is rather insignificant for me.