Toyota claimed an unexpected victory thanks to perfect strategy despite not being the fastest Hypercar in the race. It is the second race win in a row for Toyota at Imola.

It’ll be a Ferrari front row but not a red one as #50 Ferrari 499P and #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P did 1-2 during Hyperpole session this afternoon.

Six Ferrari works drivers are among the top 10 fastest drivers of the day. Kevin Estre with Porsche #6 was the second fastest « killing » the 1-2 set by Ferrari #83 and Ferrari #50 in the morning session.

Part 3 of our Imola Hypercar entries concentrates on the private teams who participate to the Endurance Trophy Hypercar Team.

Kévin Estre, André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor crossed the finish line first at the wheel of the #6 Porsche 963. The Porsche 963 triumph is complete with #5 sister third and customer team Hertz Team Jota second.

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After 11 cars qualified within 1 second, the LMP2 class race was a nice one to watch with 3 major leaders and the final victory of the #48 Hertz Team Jota trio of Beckmann-Ye-Stevens.