Toyota locks out the front row for the Portimao WEC round, with the two Ferraris qualifying third and fourth. Full report and results:
Toyota claimed a first World Endurance Championship pole position of the season for this weekend’s Portimao round.Brendon Hartley led a qualifying 1-2 for the Japanese manufacturer, outpacing team-mate and team principal Kamui Kobayashi by nearly three tenths of a second.
Nicklas Nielsen was nearly a second and a half off the pace in third spot aboard the best of the Italian manufacturer’s 499P LMHs.Hartley said: “We put a bit of effort into qualifying this time because we were a little bit annoyed at Sebring.“We’re expecting a big fight tomorrow, especially with the red cars [Ferraris].”His 1m32.404s was just a tenth quicker than the best of the Peugeot 9X8s in which Nico Muller posted a 1m32.517s.
Mirko Bortolotti snatched a first LMP2 pole position for the Prema team by just one thousandth of a second. Prema’s pole remains provisional: an investigation was underway after the #63 ORECA was worked on in the fast lane in the pits at the start of the session.
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