The 25,000 spectators at the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo, the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, were treated to the sight of a flawless outright victory for the No.7 Toyota TS030 Hybrid.
Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre started from pole position and led nearly the whole race, only leaving Audi to enjoy a brief moment at the head of the time sheets during the first pit stop.
The Japanese constructor was certainly helped by the only safety car period of the race, the two German LMP1 prototypes finding themselves behind the second safety car while the first was ahead of the Toyota. However, the Franco-Austrian duo had already built a comfortable lead on track, aware that the two Audis could do more laps in a stint between two pit stops.
In the end, the first three cars in the overall classification all finished on the same lap after six hours of racing.
Race results, LMP1 category
1 7 Toyota Racing Wurz / Lapierre Toyota TS030 - Hybrid 247 laps 6h01'08.356
2 1 Audi Sport Team Joest Lotterer / Fässler / Tréluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro 247 laps +1'00.778
3 2 Audi Sport Team Joest Kristensen / McNish / Di Grassi Audi R18 ultra 247 laps +1'14.679
4 12 Rebellion Racing Prost / Jani Lola B12/60 Coupé - Toyota 242 laps +5 Laps
Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre started from pole position and led nearly the whole race, only leaving Audi to enjoy a brief moment at the head of the time sheets during the first pit stop.
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| Photo: WEC/Florent Gooden |
The Japanese constructor was certainly helped by the only safety car period of the race, the two German LMP1 prototypes finding themselves behind the second safety car while the first was ahead of the Toyota. However, the Franco-Austrian duo had already built a comfortable lead on track, aware that the two Audis could do more laps in a stint between two pit stops.
In the end, the first three cars in the overall classification all finished on the same lap after six hours of racing.
Race results, LMP1 category
1 7 Toyota Racing Wurz / Lapierre Toyota TS030 - Hybrid 247 laps 6h01'08.356
2 1 Audi Sport Team Joest Lotterer / Fässler / Tréluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro 247 laps +1'00.778
3 2 Audi Sport Team Joest Kristensen / McNish / Di Grassi Audi R18 ultra 247 laps +1'14.679
4 12 Rebellion Racing Prost / Jani Lola B12/60 Coupé - Toyota 242 laps +5 Laps
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