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<h3>Hollywood A-lister and Fossa man Michael Fassbender gave a good account of himself during his debut at the Le Mans 24 Hours last weekend.</h3>
Fassbender was tackling the world&#8217;s toughest endurance race for the first time and the legendary event threw everything at him.
 He still managed to finish 17th in class, just 14 laps behind the class winner after 24 hours of driving.
 Fassbender shared driving duties with professional drivers Matt Campbell and Zach Robichon.
 After three years racing in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) &ndash; the recognised feeder series ahead of any Le Mans debut &ndash; Fassbender endured all sorts of calamities on his way to the finish.
 Even before the race started on Saturday afternoon he was in trouble,.
 On Wednesday evening he was involved in a high-speed crash during qualifying after a brake disc failed in his Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR.
 His team worked around the clock to ensure the car he shared with Campbell and Robichon was ready for the start.
 His inexperience in the race itself showed. ELMS events do not include night time driving.
 Just before midnight, during his first stint under the cover of darkness he was punted off the track by another driver.
 The crew were running well inside the top 20 of the Amateur class at the time.
 Fassbender returned to the pits where his Proton Competition mechanics were able to repair the car. However, they lost several laps during the repair works and they re-joined in 22nd place in class.
 He was in trouble again, shortly after 2am on Sunday morning, during his second turn at the wheel at night time.
 This time it was all his own fault as he lost control of the Porsche on the approach to Dunlop Curves and got stuck in a gravel trap. He had to wait for what seemed like an eternity for help to arrive and return him to the track.
 He and his two teammates recovered to finish 16th in class. The crew completed 329 laps of the 13km course over the 24 hours.

Fassbender finishes Le Mans despite two race crashes

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