WEC Prologue – Laps covered, times… the Hypercar category in figures

The Prologue of WEC is now over, it's time for the first assessment after these two days of driving on the Losail circuit, in Qatar! The nine manufacturers and the 19 crews took advantage of these two days to try out their new mounts and refine the settings before the start of the season, for the 1812km of Qatar (February 29 – March 2).

Porsche achieved the absolute best time overall in the four sessions organized, with a time of 1'40″404 on the Losail circuit. However, it is the stable Toyota Gazoo Racing which completed the most laps over these two days of driving, with 571 loops completed. With its strike force of five cars, Porsche is logically the manufacturer having completed the most laps, with 1116 laps completed by the five 963s entered in the WEC.

Best time per team

1) Porsche Penske – 1’40″404
2) Cadillac Racing – 1’40″458 (+0″054)
3) Hertz Team JOTA – 1’40″541 (+0″137)
4) Ferrari AF Corsica – 1’40″673 (+0″269)
5) AF Corsica – 1’40″749 (+0″345)
6) Peugeot TotalEnergies – 1’41″260 (+0″856)
7) Proton Competition – 1’41″452 (+1″048)
8) BMW Team WRT – 1’41″661 (+1″257)
9) Toyota Gazoo Racing – 1’41″789 (+1″385)
10) Alpine Endurance Team – 1’42″448 (+2″044)
11) Lamborghini Iron Lynx – 1’42″556 (+2″152)
12) Isotta Fraschini Duqueine – 1’44″269 (+3″865)

Number of laps per crew

Ferrari n°51 – 292 laps
Toyota n°8 – 291 laps
Toyota n°7 – 280 laps
AF Corse (Ferrari) n°83 – 278 laps
Ferrari n°50 – 272 laps
BMW n°20 – 269 laps
Alpine n°36 – 261 laps
BMW n°15 – 258 laps
Peugeot n°93 – 255 laps
Cadillac n°2 – 249 laps
Peugeot n°94 – 246 laps
Hertz Team JOTA (Porsche) n°38 – 246 laps
Hertz Team JOTA (Porsche) n°12 – 245 laps
Porsche n°5 – 227 laps
Porsche n°6 – 222 laps
Alpine n°35 – 206 laps
Lamborghini n°63 – 196 laps
Proton Competition (Porsche) n°99 – 176 laps
Isotta Fraschini n°12 – 153 laps

Number of laps per team

Toyota Gazoo Racing – 571 laps
Ferrari AF Corse – 564 laps
BMW Team WRT – 527 laps
Peugeot TotalEnergies – 501 laps
Hertz Team JOTA – 491 laps
Alpine Endurance Team – 467 laps
Porsche Penske – 449 laps
AF Corse – 278 laps
Cadillac Racing – 249 laps
Lamborghini Iron Lynx – 196 rounds
Proton Competition – 176 rounds
Isotta Fraschini Duqueine – 153 rounds

Number of rounds per manufacturer

Porsche – 1116 laps (average per car: 223,2 laps)
Ferrari – 842 laps (average: 280,7 laps)
Toyota – 571 laps (average: 285,5 turns)
BMW – 527 laps (average: 263,5 laps)
Peugeot – 501 laps (average: 250,5 laps)
Alpine – 467 laps (average: 233,5 laps)
Cadillac – 249 laps
Lamborghini – 196 laps
Isotta Fraschini – 153 rounds

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