FIA WEC Season 2021: 6 Hours of Bahrain qualifications

WEC

Oct 29

Hypercar: Alpine close to 1 sec. slower

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Brendon Hartley was very satisfied to be in pole for tomorrow’s race. The team suffered an accident in free practice but the mechanics managed to get the car in shape for the qualification session.

Kamui Kobayashi had the 2nd best time.

Brendon Hartley, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi are thereby reducing their gap by one point thanks to the pole setting. Only eight points separate them now from the #8 car of Jose Maria Lopez, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway.

LMP2: JOTA in P1 and P2

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JOTA dominates LMP2 class with Blomqvist in P1 and Antonio Felix Da Costa in P3. Filipe Albuquerque gets the #22 United Autosport in P2.

Kubica replacing Jan Magnussen for Danish LMP2 team High Class Racing qualifies his #20 Oreca in P10 (7th LMP2, 3rd LMP2 Pro/Am).

📷 Luc Warnotte @ 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021.

Sophia Floersch qualifies last in LMP with #1 Richard Mille Racing Oreca 07 Gibson. It is not a female-only lineup this weekend as Gabriel Aubry is replacing Tatiana Calderon (unavailable due to her Super Formula commitments in Suzuka). The entry list was originally stating a two-driver lineup with Sophia Floersch and Beitske Visser.

LMGTE: Porsche dominates

📷 Luc Warnotte @ 24 Hours of Le Mans 2021.

Kevin Estre qualifies his #92 Porsche 911 1st, gaining an important point with his teammate Neel Jani in the battle for GTE World Endurance Drivers’ Championship against James Calado - Alessandro Pier Guidi with their #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo. The British/Italian pair keeps a 12-point lead over Porsche’s tandem Kevin Estre – Neel Jani, heading into the penultimate race of the season tomorrow.

Gianmaria Bruni qualifies his #91 Porsche 911 RSR in P2. Together with and Richard Lietz they are theoretically still in the run, with 49 points behind the Ferrari duo in the current championship.

The Ferrari 488 GTE Evos have been given a reduction in turbo boost for this weekend’s race, which reduces severely Calado’s and Pier Guidi's chances for a good result. This was confirmed in each of the free practices and qualification.

Rino Mastronardi puts #60 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GTE Evo on pole in LMGTE AM class.

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