WEC – The #17 Porsche benefits from the misfortunes of the #18 in Austin

Porsche était bien parti pour signer un nouveau doublé aux 6 Heures du Circuit des Amériques, mais elle devra se contenter d’un second succès consécutif pour the 919 Hybrid n°17 ​​from Bernhard-Webber-Hartley. The sister car No. 18 of Dumas-Lieb-Jani which held the lead half an hour from the finish encountered a serious electrical problem forcing Romain Dumas to return to the pits to repair and save a 12th place.

The outcome of the event was all the more cruel for the second Porsche crew as they had a good lead over their teammates. The No. 17 lost time following an error by Mark Webber who missed his box and a one-minute stop & go inflicted following an error by a mechanic during a refueling.

Audi thus completes the podium, the R18 e-tron quattro n°7 of Tréluyer-Fässler-Lotterer ranked one minute behind the winners, preceding the sister car of Duval-Jarvis-Di Grassi who finished one lap after also receiving a one-minute stop & go. The Championship leaders who are racing on the No. 7 now only have a ten-point lead over the winners of the American event.

Toyota termine au pied du podium avec la n°1 de Davidson-Buemi-Nakajima. Mike conway went off the track halfway through the race, causing the #040 TS2 Hybrid to retire. Team ByKolles signs its first victory in private LMP1 with Kaffer-Trummer.

LMP2

The #2 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P28 of Bird-Canal-Rusinov dominated the category after inheriting pole following the disqualification of KCMG's Oreca 05 from Stone-Howson-Bradley started at the back of the grid. The Chinese team's prototype was able to move up to second place despite a half-minute stop-and-go following an infraction in the pits. The second G-Drive Racing Ligier completes the podium with Yacaman-Derani-Gonzalez.

GTE

Porsche wins a new double in GTE Pro with a second success in a row for the No. 911 91 RSR of Christensen-Lietz, which won seven seconds ahead of the No. 92 of Pilet-Makowiecki. AF Corse completes the podium, but it is with the Ferrari n°71 of Calado-Rigon. Bruni-Vilander's sister car this time encountered a door problem causing it to fall to the bottom of the category standings. SMP Racing takes another victory in GTE Am with the No. 458 F72 Italia of Shaytar-Bertolini-Basov.

Video highlights of the 6 Hours of the Circuit of the Americas

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