The final of the WEC World Endurance Championship takes place on Saturday at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain.
Toyota is already world champion. But which crew will be titled? This Saturday, the last round of the WEC will answer (among others) this question. The 8 hours from Bahrain Another 360-minute race followed on the same track last Saturday, replacing the 6 hours of Fuji. She will be to follow live (partial) on the L’Equipe channel, channel 21 on TNT and internet service providers.
TV programs
- 11:30 am – The pre-race (L’Equipe)
- 12:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. – Start of the race (L’Equipe)
- 3:55 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. – Update on the race (L’Equipe)
- 6:10 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. – Update on the race (L’Equipe)
Note, the arrival will not be broadcast on the TV channel, but L’Equipe promises coverage on its site.
Challenges
With a fifteen point lead over the brother crew, the trio composed by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José Maria Lopez is in a very favorable waiver position in view of this last round. This driver’s title would crown the exemplary season of the trio, which in particular overcame its usual bad luck at the 24 hours of Le Mans. For its part, the # 36 Alpine-Signatech crew is hoping to win their first victory of the season and defeat the Toyota GR010s.
In the other categories, it’s much tighter. Especially for the drivers’ trophy in LMP2. Five points separate the leading crew of the Belgian WRT team and the Blomqvist – Gelael – Vandoorne trio. The Jota team will eventually be able to give instructions to its second car, driven in particular by the future retiree Anthony Davidson.
In GTE Pro, it is even more open. The Ferrari AF Corse by James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi is just one point ahead of the Porsche “factory” of Kevin Estre and Neel Jani. Last week, the 911 RSRs performed a demonstration on the desert route. Sports authorities have since rebalanced the balance of performance for this last round.
World Championship Rankings
Hypercar Drivers’ World Championship:
- Conway / Kobayashi / Lopez (Toyota #7) – 145 pts
- Buemi / Hartley / Nakajima (Toyota # 8) – 130 pts
- Lapierre / Négrão / Vaxivière (Alpine # 36) – 105 pts
LMP2 Drivers Trophy:
- Frijns / Habsburg / Milesi (Oreca WRT # 31) – 113 pts
- Blomqvist / Gelael / Vandoorne (Oreca Jota # 28) – 108 pts
- Davidson / da Costa / Gonzales (Oreca Jota # 38) – 96 pts
- Hanson (Oreca United #22) – 88 pts
- Brundle / Smiechowski (Oreca Inter Europol # 34) – 69 pts
GTE Pro Drivers’ World Championship:
- Calado / Pier Guidi (Ferrari AF # 51) – 139 pts
- Estre / Jani (Porsche # 92) – 138 pts
- Bruni / Lietz (Porsche # 91) – 93 pts
GTE Am Drivers Trophy:
- Nielsen / Perrodo / Rovera (Ferrari AF # 84) – 112 pts
- Fraga / Keating / Pereira (Aston Martin TF #33) – 90,5 pts
- Castellaci / Fisichella / Flohr (Ferrari AF # 54) – 59 pts
Photo : Toyota
To read on auto-moto.com:
The calendar of the 2022 World Endurance Championship
Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar: the Lion’s weapon for the 24h of Le Mans
What we already know about the Ferrari Hypercar for the 24h of Le Mans
The final of the WEC World Endurance Championship takes place on Saturday at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain.
Toyota is already world champion. But which crew will be titled? This Saturday, the last round of the WEC will answer (among others) this question. The 8 hours from Bahrain Another 360-minute race followed on the same track last Saturday, replacing the 6 hours of Fuji. She will be to follow live (partial) on the L’Equipe channel, channel 21 on TNT and internet service providers.
TV programs
- 11:30 am – The pre-race (L’Equipe)
- 12:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. – Start of the race (L’Equipe)
- 3:55 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. – Update on the race (L’Equipe)
- 6:10 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. – Update on the race (L’Equipe)
Note, the arrival will not be broadcast on the TV channel, but L’Equipe promises coverage on its site.
Challenges
With a fifteen point lead over the brother crew, the trio composed by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José Maria Lopez is in a very favorable waiver position in view of this last round. This driver’s title would crown the exemplary season of the trio, which in particular overcame its usual bad luck at the 24 hours of Le Mans. For its part, the # 36 Alpine-Signatech crew is hoping to win their first victory of the season and defeat the Toyota GR010s.
In the other categories, it’s much tighter. Especially for the drivers’ trophy in LMP2. Five points separate the leading crew of the Belgian WRT team and the Blomqvist – Gelael – Vandoorne trio. The Jota team will eventually be able to give instructions to its second car, driven in particular by the future retiree Anthony Davidson.
In GTE Pro, it is even more open. The Ferrari AF Corse by James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi is just one point ahead of the Porsche “factory” of Kevin Estre and Neel Jani. Last week, the 911 RSRs performed a demonstration on the desert route. Sports authorities have since rebalanced the balance of performance for this last round.
World Championship Rankings
Hypercar Drivers’ World Championship:
- Conway / Kobayashi / Lopez (Toyota #7) – 145 pts
- Buemi / Hartley / Nakajima (Toyota # 8) – 130 pts
- Lapierre / Négrão / Vaxivière (Alpine # 36) – 105 pts
LMP2 Drivers Trophy:
- Frijns / Habsburg / Milesi (Oreca WRT # 31) – 113 pts
- Blomqvist / Gelael / Vandoorne (Oreca Jota # 28) – 108 pts
- Davidson / da Costa / Gonzales (Oreca Jota # 38) – 96 pts
- Hanson (Oreca United #22) – 88 pts
- Brundle / Smiechowski (Oreca Inter Europol # 34) – 69 pts
GTE Pro Drivers’ World Championship:
- Calado / Pier Guidi (Ferrari AF # 51) – 139 pts
- Estre / Jani (Porsche # 92) – 138 pts
- Bruni / Lietz (Porsche # 91) – 93 pts
GTE Am Drivers Trophy:
- Nielsen / Perrodo / Rovera (Ferrari AF # 84) – 112 pts
- Fraga / Keating / Pereira (Aston Martin TF #33) – 90,5 pts
- Castellaci / Fisichella / Flohr (Ferrari AF # 54) – 59 pts
Photo : Toyota
To read on auto-moto.com:
The calendar of the 2022 World Endurance Championship
Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar: the Lion’s weapon for the 24h of Le Mans
What we already know about the Ferrari Hypercar for the 24h of Le Mans
