Preview: FIA WEC Round 4 – 24 Hours of Le Mans

Date: 18th August 2021

Location: Le Mans, France

Official Test Day Classification:

1st #708 Glickenhaus Racing (Derani/Mailleux/Pla/Menezes) 3:29.115
2nd #7 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (Conway/Kobayashi/Lopez) +0.225
3rd #8 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (Buemi/Nakajima/Hartley) +0.507
4th #36 Alpine Elf Matmut (Negrão/Lapierre/Vaxiviere) +0.996
5th #709 Glickenhaus Racing (Briscoe/Westbrook/Dumas/Menezes) +1.809
6th #48 IDEC Sport (Lafargue/Chatin/Pilet) +1.990

Brendon Hartley – #8 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR010:
“It’s great to get back in our Hypercar and fantastic to be back at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Obviously this is a different car to what we have raced before here so we are learning a lot. The GR010 HYBRID really came alive here, especially in the fast parts, so it was an enjoyable day. We have learned a lot and we are going in a positive direction. So I am looking forward to the week ahead.” 

Drivers’ Championship Positions after Round 3:

1st Brendon Hartley 75
1st Kazuki Nakajima 75
1st Sébastien Buemi 75
2nd Jose Maria Lopez 69
2nd Kamui Kobayashi 69
2nd Mike Conway 69
3rd André Negrão 60
3rd Matthieu Vaxiviere 60
3rd Nicolas Labierre 60

Hypercar World Championship Positions after Round 3:

1st Toyota Gazoo Racing 90
2nd Alpine Elf Matmut 60
3rd Glickenhaus Racing 13

24 Hours of Le Mans Timetable:

Wednesday 18th August: CEST NZST
Free Practice 1 14:00-17:00 00:00-03:00 (19/08)
Qualifying 19:00-20:00 05:00-06:00 (19/08)
Free Practice 2 22:00-00:00 08:00-10:00 (19/08)
     
Thursday 19th August:    
Free Practice 3 14:00-17:00 00:00-03:00 (20/08)
Hyperpole 21:00-21:30 07:00-07:30 (20/08)
Free Practice 4 22:00-00:00 08:00-10:00 (20/08)
     
Saturday 21st August:    
Warm-up 11:30-11:45 21:30-21:45
Race Starts 16:00 02:00 (22/08)
     
Sunday 22nd August:    
Race Finishes 16:00 02:00 (23/08)

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