WEC - 6 a.m. Shanghai: Porsche remains undefeated in qualifying

Porsche celebrates its seventh consecutive pole at the 6h of Shanghai with the performance of Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber, the fastest in the no. 919 17 Hybrid.

Published on 31/10/2015 à 12:57

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WEC – 6 a.m. Shanghai: Porsche remains undefeated in qualifying

The conquest of the Manufacturers’ title is going well for Porsche who once again monopolized the first row of the grid at the 6 Hours of Shanghai (China). The 919 Hybrids remain undefeated in this exercise since the start of the season. Brendon Harley and Mark Webber were fastest in the #17 at the top of the Championship. The New Zealander even achieved the new lap record on the Chinese track long of 5,451 with a time of 1’42”621.

“Qualifying was perfect for Mark and I and everything went according to our expectations”, said Brendon Hartley. “I made a mistake in the first corner, but we both managed very good times. This was very important because we didn't have a second chance with the tires due to the abrasiveness of the track. The team managed to improve the car's performance by four seconds compared to last year. »

The crew of Porsche No. 17 will be able to count on help from sister car #18 of Dumas-Lieb-Jani in its conquest of the Drivers' title, after the Stuttgart brand chose to carry out instructions at the 6 Hours of Fuji (Japan) on October 11. “Qualifying is a bit of an endurance show and rain threatens for the race”, nevertheless recalled Mark Webber.