THE MOTORSPORT LAP
Spa victory sets up battle in June at endurance-sapping Le Mans
The 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps in the World Endurance Championship saw the Toyota Gazoo Racing team dominate
The WEC (World Endurance Championship) is definitely gaining momentum, what with the Toyota Gazoo Racing team showing domination at the 6 Hours of at Spa-Francorchamps. The team of Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima took first place ahead of their teammates Conway and Kobayashi, who gave the LMP1 Toyota Gazoo Racing’s S040 hybrid racecars a 1-2 finish. Rounding off the class podium was the Porsche 919 hybrid of Timo Bernhard, Earl Bamber and Brendon Hartley. Meanwhile, in the LMP2 class, the team of Rusinov, Thirret and Lynn (G-Drive Racing Oreca 07) took victory ahead of the team of Prost, Senna and Cana (Vaillate rebellion Oreca 07) in second, while the team of Jarvis, Laurent and Tung (Jackie Chan DC Racing) finished in third. In the production category starting with the LMGTE Pro class, the AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE of Rigon and Bird finished in first place ahead of teammates Calado and Pier Gudi (AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE). The third podium spot went to the tea...
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