WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain
FIA World Endurance Championship
The WEC has established itself as one of the premier championships under the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the leading global series for endurance racing. It attracts countless stars in motorsport, and it continues to grow in popularity every year, with races taking place in eight countries across four continents.
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WEC Free Practice 1
Team LNT topped the times today in the first 90-minute Free Practice session of the FIA WEC Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain, being held as part of the BIC National Day Festival.
The no. 5 AER-powered Ginetta G60-LT-P1 car driven by Charles Robertson, Ben Hanley and Jordan King clocked a best lap of one minute 44.791 seconds to set the overall pace in daylight around the 5.412-kilometre track at “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East”.
They were 2.185 seconds ahead of the no. 1 Gibson-powered Rebellion R13 driven by Bruno Senna, Gustavo Menezes and Norman Nato.
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s pair of TS050 Hybrids followed in third and fourth. The no. 8 car of Kazuki Nakijima, Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley was 2.665s off the pace; while the no. 7 challenger of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez was 2.817s back.
Team LNT’s other car, the no. 6 of Chris Dyson, Guy Smith and Michael Simpson completed the top five 3.214s behind their sister team. They also rounded out the participants in the top-tier LMP1 category.
Leading the LMP2 class was the no. 22 Gibson-powered Oreca 07 of United Autosports team, driven by Paul Di Resta, Philip Hanson and Felipe Albuquerque. They had a best lap of 1:48.273.
The LMGTE Pro runners were led by the 1:57.388 lap of Porsche GT tandem Richard Lietz and Gianmaria Bruni in their no. 91 Porsche 911 RSR-19 car.
The LMGTE Am class was topped by TF Sport’s Salih Yoluc, Charles Eastwood and Jonathan Adam, driving the no. 90 Aston Martin Vantage AMR. They had a best lap of 1:58.803.
The WEC challengers return to action in the evening for the second free practice of the round, beginning at 6.30pm under floodlights.