Video: WEC Shanghai Porsche Qualifying report

Shanghai

A qualifying video from the Shanghai International Circuit, eighth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC): The two Porsche 919 Hybrids will start from positions two and four on the grid for the six-hour race at the Shanghai International Circuit. The trio of Neel Jani (CH), Andre Lotterer (DE) and Nick Tandy (GB) qualified in second position.

Championship leaders Earl Bamber (NZ), Timo Bernhard (DE) and Brendon Hartley (NZ) had to be satisfied with qualifying fourth.

The Porsche 911 RSR tackles the penultimate round from the first grid row. Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kevin Estre (France) clocked the second quickest time in the GTE-Pro class with the 510 hp racer with the starting number 92. Setting the seventh fastest time in the second 911 RSR (#91) fielded by the Porsche GT Team, Richard Lietz (Austria) and Frederic Makowiecki (France) face a pursuit race.