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The FIA warmly welcomes today’s announcement by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) of the development of a technical platform that will enable manufacturers to develop cars eligible for competition in the top classes of both the FIA World Endurance Championship as well as the US-based IMSA series.

The four class winning crews at the end of the 8 Hours of Bahrain, Round 4 of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship, faced the international media in the post race press conference.

The no7 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez took their second victory of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship with a dominant win at the Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain. The no7 Toyota finished over a lap ahead of their teammates Brendon Hartley, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi and three laps ahead of the third placed no1 Rebellion Racing R13-Gibson.

The four crews who claimed the class pole positions for tomorrows Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain faced questions in the post qualifying press conference.

At the end of the 20-minute LMP qualifying session it was Rebellion Racing who will start at the head of the field for the second race in a row after claiming the overall pole position for tomorrows Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain. It was a Porsche 1-2 in LMGTE Pro with the no91 911 RSR-19 at the head of the GT grid.

Toyota Gazoo Racing went to the top of the timing screens in Free Practice 3 as Brendon Hartley registered a 1m44.285s lap in the first ever wet session held at WEC race in Bahrain.

Five drivers across the four categories faced the international media in the Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain Pre Event Press Conference

In the second and final Free Practice session of Day 1 at the Bahrain International Circuit the no1 Rebellion Racing R13 claimed the top spot with Bruno Senna setting fastest lap of the day with a 1m42.471s lap of the 5.4km track.

The no5 Ginetta G60-AER was the fastest car in the first practice session of the 8 Hours of Bahrain weekend, Round 4 of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Situated in the desert, the impressive Bahrain International Circuit provides the challenge of a sandy and sometimes slippery track surface as well as racing into the night as the sun sets over the Persian Gulf. The circuit and heat are demanding for the drivers, the facilities are second to none, and the welcome is as warm as the weather.