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WEC: Hartley Tops Free Practice Again as Preparations are Complete for Qualifying

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05.11.21

For the final time during the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship the teams and drivers took to the track for Free Practice 3 in Bahrain. Brendon Hartley proved to be quickest again for the third time in a row in the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, leading a Toyota 1-2. 

The #92 Porsche GT Team 911 RSR tops LMGTE Pro as Kevin Estre sets blistering pace with the #38 JOTA fastest in LMP2, and the #83 AF Corse Ferrari fastest in LMGTE Am. 

Hypercar  

Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2 again in 60-minute Friday afternoon free practice session for Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain.  Brendon Hartley is on form again as he sets 1m48m.346s lap leads sister #7 Toyota by 0.3s, with Kamui Kobayashi posting a 1m48.777s. The #36 Alpine ELF Matmut A480 is third, with Matthieu Vaxiviere setting a 1m51.749s lap.

LMGTE Pro  

Kevin Estre tops LMGTE Pro in the #92 Porsche as qualifying expert warms up for later with a blistering 1m56.590s lap. The #91 Porsche GT Team 911 RSR driven by Richard Lietz, Gimmi Bruni and Frederic Makowiecki places second 0.8s in arrears to the leading Porsche.   The #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo is third ahead of #52 machine as title battle gets ready for finale with one point splitting the two manufacturers 

LMP2  

JOTA head LMP2 times as the #38 car driven by Antonio Felix da Costa edges rivals with a bets lap of 1m51.188s.  Filipe Albuquerque splits JOTA cars with a best lap of 1m51.524s in the #22 United Autosports USA Oreca. 

Stoffel Vandoorne is the quickest driver in the #28 JOTA Oreca to finish the session as third fastest, as the team aims to overturn the 5-point advantage enjoyed by the #31 Team WRT entry for title glory on Saturday evening.  The Belgian team ended the session in 8th position.

LMGTE Am  

Matteo Cairoli tops another session in the #56 Team Project 1 Porsche with a best lap of 1m58.696s.  Niklas Nielsen puts the championship leading #83 AF Corse Ferrari into second position, with the #47 Cetilar Racing Ferrari in third with a 1m58.926s lap set by Roberto Lacorte.