Peugeot TotalEnergies topped the timesheet today in the opening World Endurance Championship (WEC) Free Practice session of the 2024 WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain
Peugeot TotalEnergies topped the timesheet today in the opening World Endurance Championship (WEC) Free Practice session of the 2024 WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain, powered by Bapco Energies, at Bahrain International Circuit.
Peugeot’s #94 crew of Stoffel Vandoorne, Paul Di Resta, and Loic Duval emerged as the early pace-setters amongst the star-studded WEC cast, posting a fastest lap of one minute 50.837 seconds in the 90-minute session.
Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #5 crew of Matt Campbell, Michael Christensen, and Frederic Makowiecki followed on the timesheet with a best lap of 1:50.886, while Ferrari AF Corse’s #51 trio of Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi, and James Calado were classified third with a 1:51.041 lap.
All three overall top-placers are competing amongst the WEC’s Hypercar field.
Leading the LMGT3 pack were the #78 Akkodis ASP Team of Arnold Robin, Conrad Laursen, and Kelvin van der Linde. They had a best lap time of 2:02.079.
Vista AF Corse’s #55 crew of Alessio Rovera, Simon Mann, and Francois Heriau came second with a time of 2:02.342, and third were the #60 Iron Lynx squad of Matteo Cressoni, Claudio Schiavoini, and Matteo Cairoli with a 2:02.818 fastest lap.
The WEC will be back in action this afternoon with the second Free Practice at 5.30pm.
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