日: 2024年3月1日

The #2 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V.Series R driven by Alex Lynn. Matt Campbell in the #5 Porsche Penske 963 Hybrid Hypercar takes first ever Porsche WEC pole position with a stunning 1:39.347s lap in dying seconds of Hyperpole session

Campbell’s time eclipses the #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry driven by Nyck de Vries by 0.164s. Third on the grid will be the #12 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963 as Callum IIlott made an excellent WEC debut. Fourth was the #50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P of Antonio Fuoco, while the Kévin Estre-driven #6 Porsche Penske 963 Hybrid Hypercar will start fifth.

CORVETTE CLINCHES LMGT3 POLE
TF Sport run #81 Corvette driven by Tom van Rompuy took first ever LMGT3 pole position by setting a pole lap of 1:54.372.

Porsche went second-fastest as Aliaksandr Malykhin in #92 Manthey PureRxing machine set time in Hyperpole that was 0.8s adrift of the pole.

#54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 was third as Thomas Flohr qualified with his best lap that being just 0.003s off the second-placed Porsche.

Fourth is the #777 D’Station Aston Martin as Clement Mateu qualified Japanese entered Vantage on his WEC debut.

Aston Martin was fifth as well with Ian James, who was quickest in the initial qualifying session, ending fifth on a 1m55.320s lap in the Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage.

The season-opening Qatar 1812km race is scheduled to begin at 11:00 local time on Saturday morning.

World Endurance Championship

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Lynn, who set the best time in each of the previous two sessions, peaks on a best of 1m40.667s. That time is 0.108s clear of the No.5 Porsche Penske 963 Hybrid Hypercar.

Matt Campbell claims a 1m40.847 as he continues to have an impressive start to his career as a WEC Hypercar driver after many years in LMGTE racing.

Placing third is the Callum IIott driven No.12 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963. The young British driver, who shares the cockpit with Norman Nato and Will Stevens, proves that the Golden Wonders could be in the fight for pole later this afternoon

Laurens Vanthoor in the No.6 Porsche Penske 963 takes fourth fastest lap time with a 1m41.156s best during the 60-minute session

Peugeot TotalEnergies are next up in fifth as Stoffel Vandoorne laps in a best time just 0.020s off the No.6 Porsche with a 1m41.176 best

The quickest Ferrari in FP3 is the No.83 AF Corse entry. Yifei Ye sets the best time in the car he shares with Robert Kubica and Robert Shwartzman

Ye’s time just out-paces the No.51 Ferrari AF Corse machine as Antonio Giovinazzi stops the clocks on a 1m41.326s best

No.93 Peugeot is eighth ahead of the No.7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry and the No.50 Ferrari 499P.

Just outside the top 10 is the No.99 Proton Competition Porsche 963 as Julien Andlauer takes the best time on 1m41.986.

The top dozen is completed by the Alpine Endurance Team’s leading car, the No.36 A424 Hypercar driven by Nicolas Lapierre. 1.5s covers the top 12 cars in Hypercar

ASTON MARTIN LEADS IN LMGT3
The Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage is fastest in LMGT3 as Alex Riberas bangs in a 1m54.964 lap to lead the new for 2024 category

That time is a tiny 0.053 seconds quicker than the No.54 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari 296 LMGT3 machine with Davide Rigon setting the time this morning

The sister No.55 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari is third as Simon Mann sets a late 1m55.204s best in car he shares with Alessio Rovera and Francois Heriau

Iron Lynx place fourth as new recruit Franck Perera sets the best lap in the Lamborghini Huracan on a 1m55.260.

Marco Sorensen sets the fifth fastest time in LMGT3 with a 1m55.346s best in the Japanese-entered Aston Martin

TF Sport completes the top six and makes it four manufacturers in the top six positions as Charlie Eastwood sets the best lap in the No.81 Corvette

The session sees one red flag fly to retrieve the No.59 United Autosports McLaren LMGT3 after a spin at Turn 6.

Qualifying at the Losail International Circuit is scheduled for 16.00 local time this afternoon.

World Endurance Championship

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