Relive the second day of the WEC 2025 Prologue with live commentary

The World ChampionshipEndurance 2025 is starting soon. The season kicks off on Friday 28th February with the 1812km of Qatar, but the Hypercar and GT3 manufacturers have already settled into the paddock of the Losail International Circuit to contest the Prologue. This includes four test sessions spread over two days, the first taking place from 11:00 to 14:00 this Friday (French time), with a second driving session scheduled from 16:00 to 20:00 (French time). This day marked the first appearance of theAston Martin Valkyrie among other cars in the Hypercar category. Mercedes-AMG also made its GT3 debut with Iron Lynx. The second and final day of the Prologue takes place this Saturday, February 21 with a session from 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. and a second from 15:00 p.m. to 19:00 p.m. (French time).

The WEC 2025 Prologue schedule is available here.

> You can follow the evolution of the ranking live via the official WEC Live Timing, available here.

WEC 2025 Prologue
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19:00 p.m. – 🏁 This is the end of this Prologue of WEC 2025. Robin Frijns set the best time of this fourth and final session but also of the weekend at the wheel of the BMW M Hybrid V8 n°20. Thank you all for following this live commentary during these two days. See you on Friday for the 1812 km of Qatar, the first round of the season, to follow live commentary on AUTOhebdo.fr.

18:57 p.m. – 🟡 Yellow flag, the Ferrari 296 GT3 No. 21 is stopped in the second sector.

18h43 - In GT3, it is the Ferrari 269s of the Vista AF Corse team which occupy the first two places a quarter of an hour from the end.

18h30 - There are 30 minutes left to play in this Prologue, the ranking is no longer changing.

18h10 - Ferrari has brilliantly succeeded in its return to prototype by winning the last two editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But in Maranello, the ambition does not stop there. In 2025, the brand is now aiming for the world title. Does it really have the means to achieve this after two seasons marked by a certain irregularity?

WEC 2025 Guide – Ferrari, the year of maturity?

17h56 - With just over an hour left in this session, it is still the #8 BMW M Hybrid V20 that leads the overall standings with a time of 1:38.971.

17h53 - We were talking about the Ford Mustang GT3 n°88 of Proton Competition, it has just caused a short yellow flag at turn n°3.

17h48 - While the #3 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT88 took to the track during this session, the #77 did not.Aston Martin Racing Spirit of Léman's No. 3 Vantage GT10 and Akkodis ASP Team's No. 3 Lexus RC F GT87 also did not run.

17h27 - As the Aston Martin Valkyrie makes its WEC debut, discover below its technical analysis by Stéphane Chosse (ADESS AG).

WEC 2025 Guide – Technical analysis: Aston Martin Valkyrie

17h14 - 🟢 Green flag, the session resumes.

17h03 - The #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie actually spun.

17:00 p.m. – 🔴 Red flag for debris on the track between turns 12 and 13.

16:56 p.m. – 🟢 Green flag, the session resumes.

16:45 p.m. – 🟡 Full Course Yellow for a new problem on the Aston Martin Valkyrie n°007, the second of this day.

16h30 - This session held at the end of the day in Qatar allows for beautiful images of the cars under the sunset.

We really, really missed this. 🥹#WEC #Qatar1812km @lusailcircuit pic.twitter.com/35OCNKGLv1

— FIA World Endurance Championship (@FIAWEC) February 22, 2025

16h18 - Frenchwoman Célia Martin is making her WEC debut with the Iron Dames this season. She talks about how she is approaching this new adventure. Read online below or in our issue n°2500, published on newsstands Wednesday.

Free Arbitration Guide WEC 2025 – Célia Martin: “Enjoy it to the fullest”

16h03 - Four cars did not run during this first hour of the last session: the Ford Mustang GT3s n°77 and 88 of Proton Competition, the Lexus RC F GT3 n°87 of Akkodis ASP Team as well as the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 n°10 of Racing Spirit of Léman, which had an accident earlier in the day.

15:59 p.m. – 🟢 Green flag, the session resumes.

15:56 p.m. – 🟡 Full Course Yellow for debris at turn 15.

15h52 - In GT3, it was the Ferrari 296 GT3 n°21 of the Vista AF Corse team which took first place through Simon Mann in 1:54.790.

15h41 - The best time continues to fall at Losail, it is now held by Robin Frijns (BMW n°20) in 1:38.971.

15h35 - New improvement at the top of the timesheet signed by the Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais (Cadillac n°38) in 1:39.116!

15h30 - Robert Kubica (AF Corse n°83) set the new best time in 1:39.141. The 2024 pole position is beaten!

15h24 - Alex Lynn took the lead in the standings with a 1:39.399 lap in the No. 12 Cadillac. The Briton is not far off last year's pole time for the 1812km Qatar Rally, set by Matt Campbell in 1:39.347.

15:18 p.m. – 🟢 After a few minutes under FCY, the session is restarted.

15:11 p.m. – 🟡 The session is currently neutralized under Full Course Yellow.

15h06 - Already in the lead of the previous session, Kévin Estre (Porsche n°6) is placed at the top of the time sheet in 1:44.641

15:00 p.m. – 🟢 Green flag, start of this last test session of the WEC 2025 Prologue.

14h50 - The start of this fourth session is scheduled for 15:00 p.m. (French time).

14h45 - Hello again, we are back to bring you live commentary on the fourth and final driving session of the WEC 2025 Prologue. Kévin Estre (Porsche n°6) was the fastest in the previous session.

14h00 - 🏁 End of this third Prologue test session with the best time of Kévin Estre at the wheel of the Porsche n°6. See you at 14:45 p.m. for the fourth test session of this weekend.

13:55 p.m. – 🟢 Green flag for the remaining few minutes.

13:42 p.m. – 🟡 Full Course Yellow.

13:40 p.m. – 🟡 Problem for the Aston Martin Valkyrie n°007, stopped before the last corner. Yellow flag.

13h23 - So far, it is the two official Ferraris that have covered the most laps in this session: 72 for each.

13h10 - 🗨️ Tom Gamble, driver of the Aston Martin Valkyrie n°007: “ It’s not easy to come up against the best manufacturers in the world and be immediately in the running in the standings. The others have years of experience and we have none, so I hope that in a few years we will be right up there with them. It’s a long learning process, we have to keep collecting information. I thought we had a solid race pace today, that’s what counts in endurance racing. That’s a real positive. We can still look for a few tenths by finding the right set-up. The closer we get to the end, the better we will be. »

12h51 - On the Proton Competition side, the Ford Mustang GT3 n°77 has still not taken to the track after the start of a fire encountered yesterday during the first session of the day.

12:40 p.m. – 🟢 The session has been going again for a few minutes.

12:33 p.m. – 🟡 New Full Course Yellow.

12:22 p.m. – 🟢 Green flag, the session resumes.

12:21 p.m. – 🟡 A Full Course Yellow is currently deployed.

12h15 - On the Aston Martin side, the two Valkyries bring up the rear in the Hypercar category, more than two seconds behind the best time.

12h14 - The Ferraris are in a group shot behind the #6 Porsche with the #83 AF Corse in second ahead of the #50 and #51.

12h02 - The new top 10 two hours from the end of this session.

11h53 - Kévin Estre (Porsche n°6) sets the new best time of this session in 1:40.729.

11:43 p.m. – 🟢 Célia Martin (Iron Dames) has left, green flag.

11:40 p.m. – 🟡 A Full Course Yellow is deployed. 

11:37 p.m. – 🟡 Yellow flag, Célia Martin (Porsche 911 GT3 R Iron Dames n°85) is stopped at turn n°3.

11h27 - In GT3, we find a Corvette in first place:

11h26 - An update on the ranking with the top ten in the Hypercar category:

11:22 p.m. – 🟢 Green flag, the session resumes!

11h16 - This third test session will be extended by one hour.

10h59 - The session is still neutralized. More information on the resumption will be given at 13:15 local time, 11:15 in France.

10h42 - The reason for the red flag was Derek Deboer going off the track at turn 5. Aston Martin reports that the driver is fine.

10h32 - The session is still neutralized. More information on the resumption will be given at 13:00 local time, 11:00 in France.

10h19 - 🔴 Red flag. The #3 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage GT10 driven by Derek Deboer is stopped between turns 5 and 6.

10h12 - The Cadillacs are already back in the top two spots in the standings this Saturday morning with Earl Bamber (#38) in first position (1:41.122) ahead of Will Stevens (#12) at 0.279 seconds.

10h04 - 🗨️ Sébastien Bourdais, second fastest time on Friday evening with the Cadillac n°38: “ This was the first time we had the 38 with Jenson (Button), Earl (Bamber) and I and our engineering group together. The first time ever. Is it perfect? ​​No. Do we have work to do? Yes. But with the Prologue, we have plenty of time to learn and follow the test program so that we are ready for next week. Overall, I would say it is a positive start. »

10h00 - Green flag, the second day of the Prologue begins with a three-hour session.

9h51 - This Friday evening, it was the Cadillacs of the Hertz Team JOTA team who showed their advantage by securing a double.

Prologue – EL2: Cadillac one-two ahead of Ferrari and Porsche

9h45 - Hello everyone, welcome to follow live this second day of the WEC 2025 Prologue in Qatar.