WEC: Toyotas lead Ferrari after 3 Hours at Sebring
–by Mark Cipolloni–
3 hours into the WEC 1000-Miles of Sebring sports car race and the Toyotas Hypercars run 1-2, barely ahead of the #51 Ferrari 499P hypercar.
The #8 Toyota with Brendon Hartley at the wheel currently leads the #7 Toyota with Kamui Koybashi driving by about 1-sec. 1.2 sec. separate the top-3.
Earl Bamber runs 4th in the #2 Ganassi Cadillac while the #6 Penske Porsche rounds out the top-5 with Kevin Estre currently driving.
There was early drama at Peugeot. The #94 9X8 didn’t take the start, Loic Duval diving into the pits on the second formation lap with a gearbox issue. The car was found to be stuck in first gear.
He did get sent out shortly after the pack began racing, but was unable to get up to speed when he did, forcing him straight back into the pits and behind the wall for lengthy repairs. To put it mildly, this was not the start to the season Peugeot or the #94 crew wanted.
United Autosports head the LMP2 teams after a fierce fight on track.
The #33 Corvette leads in GTE-Am by 23-seconds over the #77 Dempsey Porsche
Standings After 3 Hours
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HYPERCAR Fastest Lap by BUEMI Sébastien: 1:47.885 (Lap 31, 200.8 Kph) |
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Pos |
No./Team |
Drivers |
Car |
Class |
Laps |
Behind |
Gap | |
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1 |
8 Toyota Gazoo Racing |
S. BUEMI / B. HARTLEY / R. HIRAKAWA |
Toyota GR010 HYBRID |
HYPERCAR H |
86 |
0.000 | 0.000 | |
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2 |
7 Toyota Gazoo Racing |
M. CONWAY / K. KOBAYASHI / J. LOPEZ |
Toyota GR010 HYBRID |
HYPERCAR H |
86 |
0.784 |
0.784 |
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3 |
51 Ferrari AF Corse |
A. PIER GUIDI / J. CALADO / A. GIOVINAZZI |
Ferrari 499P |
HYPERCAR H |
86 |
1:44.300 |
1:43.516 |
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4 |
2 Cadillac Racing |
E. BAMBER / A. LYNN / R. WESTBROOK |
Cadillac V-Series.R |
HYPERCAR H |
85 |
1 Lap |
1 Lap |
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5 |
6 Porsche Penske Motorsport |
K. ESTRE / A. LOTTERER / L. VANTHOOR |
Porsche 963 |
HYPERCAR H |
85 |
1 Lap |
46.459 |
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6 |
50 Ferrari AF Corse |
A. FUOCO / M. MOLINA / N. NIELSEN |
Ferrari 499P |
HYPERCAR H |
85 |
1 Lap |
3.453 |
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7 |
5 Porsche Penske Motorsport |
D. CAMERON / M. CHRISTENSEN / F. MAKOWIECKI |
Porsche 963 |
HYPERCAR H |
84 |
2 Laps |
1 Lap |
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8 |
4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team |
T. DILLMANN / E. GUERRIERI / J. VILLENEUVE |
Vanwall Vandervell 680 |
HYPERCAR |
82 |
4 Laps |
2 Laps |
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9 |
93 Peugeot TotalEnergies |
P. DI RESTA / M. JENSEN / J. VERGNE |
Peugeot 9X8 |
HYPERCAR H |
72 |
14 Laps |
10 Laps |
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10 |
708 Glickenhaus Racing |
R. DUMAS / R. BRISCOE / O. PLA |
Glickenhaus 007 |
HYPERCAR |
62 |
24 Laps |
10 Laps |
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11 |
94 Peugeot TotalEnergies |
L. DUVAL / G. MENEZES / N. MÜLLER |
Peugeot 9X8 |
HYPERCAR H |
43 |
43 Laps |
19 Laps |
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LMP2 |
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Pos |
No./Team |
Drivers |
Car |
Class |
Laps |
Behind |
Gap | |
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1 |
23 |
United Autosports |
J. PIERSON / T. BLOMQVIST / O. JARVIS |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
84 |
0.000 | 0.000 |
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2 |
63 Prema Racing |
D. PIN / M. BORTOLOTTI / D. KVYAT |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
83 |
1 Lap |
1 Lap |
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3 |
41 Team WRT |
R. ANDRADE / R. KUBICA / L. DELÉTRAZ |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
83 |
1 Lap |
17.671 |
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4 |
22 United Autosports |
F. LUBIN / P. HANSON / F. ALBUQUERQUE |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
83 |
1 Lap |
5.338 |
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5 |
28 JOTA |
D. HEINEMEIER-HANSSON / P. FITTIPALDI / O. |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
83 |
1 Lap |
2.486 |
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6 |
34 Inter Europol Competition |
J. SMIECHOWSKI / F. SCHERER / A. COSTA |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
83 |
1 Lap |
3.861 |
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7 |
36 Alpine Elf Team |
M. VAXIVIERE / J. CANAL / C. MILESI |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
83 |
1 Lap |
21.740 |
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8 |
48 Hertz Team JOTA |
D. BECKMANN / Y. YE / W. STEVENS |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
83 |
1 Lap |
8.099 |
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9 |
31 Team WRT |
S. GELAEL / F. HABSBURG / R. FRIJNS |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
83 |
1 Lap |
2.214 |
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10 |
9 Prema Racing |
F. UGRAN / B. VISCAAL / A. CALDARELLI |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
82 |
2 Laps |
1 Lap |
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11 |
35 Alpine Elf Team |
A. NEGRÃO / M. ROJAS / O. CALDWELL |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
82 |
2 Laps |
0.621 |
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12 |
10 Vector Sport |
R. CULLEN / M. KAISER / G. AUBRY |
Oreca 07 – Gibson |
LMP2 |
73 |
11 Laps |
9 Laps |
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LMGTE Am |
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Pos |
No./Team |
Drivers |
Car |
Class |
Laps |
Behind |
Gap | |
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1 |
33 |
Corvette Racing |
B. KEATING / N. VARRONE / N. CATSBURG |
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R |
LMGTE Am |
79 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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2 |
77 Dempsey – Proton Racing |
C. RIED / M. PEDERSEN / J. ANDLAUER |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19 |
LMGTE Am |
79 |
23.576 |
23.576 |
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3 |
777 D’Station Racing |
S. HOSHINO / C. STEVENSON / T. FUJII |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR |
LMGTE Am |
79 |
1:06.471 |
42.895 |
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4 |
21 AF Corse |
S. COSTANTINI / S. MANN / U. DE PAUW |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo |
LMGTE Am |
79 |
1:12.763 |
6.292 |
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5 |
98 Northwest AMR |
P. DALLA LANA / A. JEFFERIES / N. THIIM |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR |
LMGTE Am |
79 |
1:20.994 |
8.231 |
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6 |
60 Iron Lynx |
C. SCHIAVONI / M. CRESSONI / A. PICARIELLO |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19 |
LMGTE Am |
79 |
1:24.948 |
3.954 |
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7 |
54 AF Corse |
T. FLOHR / F. CASTELLACCI / D. RIGON |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo |
LMGTE Am |
79 |
1:30.746 |
5.798 |
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8 |
57 Kessel Racing |
T. KIMURA / S. HUFFAKER / D. SERRA |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo |
LMGTE Am |
79 |
1:32.914 |
2.168 |
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9 |
86 GR Racing |
M. WAINWRIGHT / R. PERA / B. BARKER |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19 |
LMGTE Am |
79 |
1:41.110 |
8.196 |
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10 |
85 Iron Dames |
S. BOVY / M. GATTING / R. FREY |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19 |
LMGTE Am |
78 |
1 Lap |
1 Lap |
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11 |
25 ORT by TF |
A. AL HARTHY / M. DINAN / C. EASTWOOD |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR |
LMGTE Am |
78 |
1 Lap |
14.277 |
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12 |
56 Project 1 – AO |
P. HYETT / G. JEANNETTE / M. CAIROLI |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19 |
LMGTE Am |
77 |
2 Laps |
1 Lap |
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13 |
83 Richard Mille AF Corse |
L. PEREZ COMPANC / L. WADOUX / A. ROVERA |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo |
LMGTE Am |
4 |
75 Laps |
73 Laps |
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