Brendon Hartley claimed his third pole place at Bahrain Worldwide Circuit in as a few years forward of this Saturday’s FIA World Endurance Championship season-concluding 8 Hours of Bahrain race
The New Zealander set the quickest lap with a 1:46.714s lap, securing his second consecutive pole in Bahrain for the #8 Toyota. Nyck de Vries ensured a 1-2 for Toyota within the #7 GR010, as he and Kamui Kobayashi pushed for a last-minute bid for the drivers’ title.
The #51 AF Corse Ferrari 499P took third place with a time set by Antonio Giovinazzi, simply 0.043s behind de Vries’ greatest. Proton Competitors’s Porsche, with Neel Jani on the wheel, was the highest-placed Porsche, because the Swiss driver set a greatest time of 1:47.234s.
The #50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P, pushed by Antonio Fuoco, achieved the fifth quickest time after recovering from technical points in FP3.
Finishing the highest six was the #6 Porsche Penske, which led the drivers’ factors standings going into the ultimate race, with Kévin Estre within the cockpit. The remainder of the highest 10 was as follows: seventh for the #12 Hertz Crew Jota Porsche, eighth for the #15 BMW, ninth for the #5 Porsche Penske, and tenth for the #20 BMW.
Neither Alpine nor Peugeot certified for the session, together with the #2 Cadillac, Lamborghini Iron Lynx, #83 AF Corse Ferrari, and #38 Hertz Crew Jota Porsche.
1-2 for McLaren in LMGT3
United Autosports McLaren secured a 1-2 front-row lockout for tomorrow’s season finale. James Caygill, within the #59 United Autosports McLaren, claimed the British producer’s second WEC Hyperpole high spot in LMGT3 with a greatest lap of 2m02.201s. His time was simply 0.002s sooner than the sister McLaren pushed by James Cottingham, marking a incredible day for United Autosports because it earned its first FIA WEC pole place level.
