print ▁event ▁at ▁Mon za , ▁with ▁the ▁speed ▁of ▁the ▁L C 2 ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁take ▁second ▁place , ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁minute ▁behind ▁the ▁winning ▁Roth mans ▁Por sche . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁end urance ▁event ▁at ▁Silver stone ▁however ▁saw ▁a ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁L C 2 ' s ▁reli ability ▁problems , ▁as ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁the ▁fuel ▁p ump ▁failed ▁and ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁finish . ▁According ▁to ▁Aut os port ▁magazine , ▁in ▁fact , ▁the ▁car ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁fuel ▁after ▁del ays ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁putting ▁the ▁soft est ▁available ▁ty res ▁on ▁the ▁car ▁and ▁employ ing ▁qual ifying ▁boost ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁lap ▁record ▁▁ ▁Fe eling ▁the ▁cars ▁were ▁still ▁not ▁reliable ▁enough ▁nor ▁fuel ▁efficient ▁enough ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁evol ved ▁Por sche ▁ 9 6 2 C , ▁L ancia ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁worth ▁supporting , ▁and ▁Mart ini ▁Racing ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁championship . ▁ ▁L ancia ▁turned ▁their ▁full ▁attention ▁instead ▁to ▁their ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁R ally ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Private ers ▁Private er ▁teams ▁initially ▁attempted ▁to ▁carry ▁on ▁with ▁older ▁L C 2 ▁ch ass is . ▁ ▁Gian ni ▁M uss ato ▁un success fully ▁entered ▁two ▁races ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁championship , ▁returning ▁for ▁one - off ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁The