r/wec • u/AutoModerator • Nov 02 '24
Session has Ended [OFFICIAL] 8 Hours of Bahrain - Post-Race/Season Thread
aaand that's a wrap! 2024 WEC season is over! How was the finale? Sound off below!
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u/QuoVadisSF Porsche 917k #23 Nov 02 '24 edited Nov 02 '24
What a race, what a season...and what an incredible time to be a fan of the sport!
The #6 crew fully deserved the championship: over the season they showed the kind of speed and consistency that wins titles. And they have done so in what has easily been the most competitive season in the history of the WEC's top class.
That said, the #6 was fairly lucky today; it's hard to believe that none of the drivers' championship contenders scored points.
Toyota, all considered, will probably be more than happy to at least salvage the manufacturers' title.
One has to admit that it has been a fairly incredible stretch for Porsche: starting with Thomas's Preining's DTM Championship at the end of '23, the 2024 Daytona 24h, the Bathurst 12h with Grello, the Formula E driver's championship with Wehrlein, ALL championships in IMSA GTP with the Porsche Penske works effort, GTD Pro with Rexy, LMGT3 with Manthey in WEC and now also the Hypercar drivers' championship with the #6.
It's impossible to overstate how impressive this run of success has been for Porsche. Moreover, the 963 Programme is clearly beginning to reach the heights that were expected from it.
Regardless of personal preferences when it comes to brands/teams, one must really appreciate how incredible the '24 season has been across WEC and IMSA.
Bring on 2025!
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u/404merrinessnotfound Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Vandervell 680 #4 Nov 02 '24
Both drivers and constructors champions should be proud of their performances in such a deep field with Alpine, BMW, Peugeot, and Caddy showing spurts of speed
Also proves that LMDh can win a title, and proving me wrong
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u/GradSchoolDismal429 Nov 02 '24
I'm actually glad that Porsche won drivers, because it means LMH and LMDh have truly converged. Always had the fear that LMDh will just ends up being second class citizens and manufacturer will start to drop out because of that.
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u/Clear-Number-1061 Nov 02 '24
Nice to see Peugeot getting some semi-decent results, two 4th places in a row for the 93 isn't bad. The team strategy needs to be commended given how badly they qualified.
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u/kjm911 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Nov 02 '24
All 3 title protagonists had absolute shockers. Not even a point scored between them. I had predicted Toyota to take the manufacturers and Porsche to take the drivers but I didn’t quite expect it to go like that.
Really fun race though, as has become the norm in WEC now. Probably the best action we’ve seen in GT3 all year as well. The progress of BMW and Alpine have given a lot of encouragement for next season. BMW have had a very similar season to Porsche’s last year and could be fighting at right lm at the front next year.
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u/ChocolateLights Nov 02 '24
i did the right thing to start following WEC this season, can't wait to attend Imola again next year
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u/juicysushisan Nov 02 '24
A great race to end the best season of sports car racing ever. That’s all there is to say. The season was the feast of riches many of us had dreamed for, and this race provided the proper drama to end it all. All the winners were worthy, and Buemi dropped a masterpiece in his final stints.
And next year promises to have a closer field and more mayhem.
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u/Empty_Adeptness_3845 Ferrari Nov 02 '24
'Not too bad for past-prime Estre, 80 year old Lotterer and 2nd best Vanthoor brother'
That worked out even better with the driver's championship. Sad that Lotterer is leaving Porsche
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u/404merrinessnotfound Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Vandervell 680 #4 Nov 02 '24
'past-prime' Estre is still a good endurance racer
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u/Empty_Adeptness_3845 Ferrari Nov 02 '24
Bloody good, but I feel like you didn't get the joke or did you?
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u/Secret_Physics_9243 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Nov 02 '24
That's a joke from early this year, estre is still one of the fastest out there, check his le mans pole lap, man was on absolute edge with that car. Not to even mention his nurbugring performances, but you probably saw those already anyway.
I used to think le mans ultimate's 963 is flawed because it is very loose at the rear on la sarthe, but it was a skill issue all along.
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u/OneEyedFlog Ferrari AF Corse 499P #50 Nov 02 '24
Guys it's not over we will still have off season posts :D
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u/Mani1610 Nov 02 '24
Can't wait to see several "McLaren is considering Hypercar programme" posts
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u/OneEyedFlog Ferrari AF Corse 499P #50 Nov 02 '24
Anything but those lol looking forward to the aston martin and genesis news though
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u/oalfonso Corvette Racing C7.R #63 Nov 02 '24
Laurens Vanthoor last race is a tribute to all those bottled Penske Indycar championships.
Can't wait for the 2025
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u/Due-Meat-5997 Porsche Nov 02 '24
Yeah felt they were trying everything to lose the title and that Vanthoor performance was awful unlike the rest of his season which has been exceptional.
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u/Typical-Rice-9935 Nov 02 '24
P4 was a great result for Peugeot in this race. Happy to see them fighting for podium, and also leading the race at the night, despite the retirement with the 94. A great result in the race to close the season with them, having another P4 finish, after Fuji.
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u/404merrinessnotfound Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Vandervell 680 #4 Nov 02 '24
They deserve respect after the performances here, Fuji and Qatar
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u/Typical-Rice-9935 Nov 02 '24
Yeah, they did manage to fight for podiums with the old one (before it ran out of fuel and got DSQ'd) and with the new one at Fuji and Bahrain, finishing P4 at both races.
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u/rotary_nut_91 Corvette Racing C8.R #33 Nov 02 '24
It's going to depend on what the higher ups at Stellantis decide to do, but I think this team can get their issues sorted out and at least be consistent podium contenders. They have genuinely found good race pace and seem to be stellar when it comes to tire longevity and pace at the end of a long tire stint.
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u/Typical-Rice-9935 Nov 02 '24
Yeah, I agree. They need to sort out their issues after that, a lot of time, though.
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u/Joaquin1079 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Nov 02 '24 edited Nov 14 '24
IMSA SportsCar Championship
GTP Manufacturers - Porsche
GTP Drivers and Teams - Dane Cameron, Felipe Nasr (7 Porsche Penske Motorsport, 963)
GTD Pro Manufacturers - Porsche
GTD Pro Drivers and Teams - Laurin Heinrich (77 AO Racing, 992 GT3 R)
GTD Pro Manufacturers - Porsche 992 GT3 R
MEC GTP Drivers and Teams - Dane Cameron, Felipe Nasr (7 Porsche Penske Motorsport, 963)
MEC GTP Manufacturers - Porsche
24 Hours of Daytona GTP - Dane Cameron, Felipe Nasr, Matt Campbell, Josef Newgarden (7 Porsche Penske Motorsport, 963)
FIA World Endurance Championship
Hypercar Drivers - André Lotterer, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor (6 Porsche Penske Motorsport, 963)
Hypercar Teams - 12 Hertz Team Jota (963)
LMGT3 Drivers and Team - Alexander Malykhin, Joel Sturm, Klaus Bachler (92 Manthey Pure Rxcing, 992 GT3 R)
24 Hours of Le Mans LMGT3 - Richard Lietz, Morris Schurring, Yasser Shahin (91 Manthey EMA, 992 GT3 R)
SRO GT3
Bathurst 12 Hour Pro - Ayhancan Güven, Laurens Vanthoor, Matt Campbell (912 Manthey EMA, 992 GT3 R)
Bathurst 12 Hour Pro/Am - Alessio Picariello, Harry King, Yasser Shahin (911 The Bend Manthey EMA, 991.2 GT3 R)
Indianapolis 8 Hour Pro - Adam Adelson, Elliot Skeer, Laurin Heinrich (120 Wright Motorsports, 992 GT3 R)
Indianapolis 8 Hour Pro/Am - Antares Au, Loek Hartog, Patric Niederhauser (10 Herberth Motorsport, 992 GT3 R)
Intercontinental GT Challenge Manufacturers - Porsche
GT World Challenge America Pro - Adam Adelson, Elliot Skeer (120 Wright Motorsports, 992 GT3 R)
GT World Challenge Asia Overall and Silver-Am - Leo Ye Hongli, Yuan Bo (87 Origine Motorsport, 992 GT3 R)
also worth mentioning:
24H Series GT3 Overall and Am, Drivers and Teams - Ralf Bohn, Jason Hart, Scott Noble (91 Herberth Motorsport, 992 GT3 R)
Formula E World Driver's Championship - Pascal Wehrlein (48 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, 99X Electric)
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie Overall Teams (Speed-Trophäe) - 4/44 Falken Motorsports (992 GT3 R)
Asian Le Mans Series GT Teams and Drivers - Alexander Malykhin, Joel Sturm, Klaus Bachler (91 Pure Rxcing, 992 GT3 R)
thank you for everything, and until next season!
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u/rotary_nut_91 Corvette Racing C8.R #33 Nov 02 '24 edited Nov 02 '24
I've been following this championship more or less since its inception, and this was the best I've ever seen the WEC look from a competitive standpoint. What a barnburner to close one hell of a season!!!
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u/FlimsyPool9651 Cadillac Racing V-Series R #2 Nov 02 '24
Absolutely banger of a season. “Golden Age” is not just a catchy buzzword, it really and tangibly is here. Good for Porsche, Toyota and Ferrari to all get their respective laurels, but I remain cheering for the underdog.
About the underdog, next year Cadillac with Jota should probably not count as one and I expect great things from them. CGR always had that air of not being completely there, and with one car, it was hard to expect them to be. They got their marvelous send off at Petit Le Mans and it makes me happy, but time to look ahead.
Misc: can’t be happy for Buemi; Nick de Vries is a great addition to Toyota’s lineup; Iron Dames are definitely cursed; not many GT3 teams excite me unfortunately; stop shitting on casters; don’t sleep on ELMS
See yall at Daytona!
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u/VHSVoyage Peugeot 9X8 #94 Nov 02 '24
Nobody saw it but another DNF for the 63…
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u/juicysushisan Nov 02 '24
They are likely toast. And while I get it, it makes me sad.
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u/SportscarPoster Rebellion Nov 02 '24
But look on the bright side: Lamborghini's departure means we will very likely get two AMG GT3s next year.
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u/rc1247 Nov 03 '24
Wait, if lambo departs does iron lynx / dames go back to being a Porsche or Ferrari customer team?
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u/ProFentanylActivist Nov 02 '24
not a fan of Buemi to put it mildly
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u/Vladimir_Karpyak Nov 02 '24
I'm pretty sure 95% of this sub might agree with your statement
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Nov 02 '24
Proud member of that 5% minority.
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u/juicysushisan Nov 02 '24
Nor am I, but he was genuinely brilliant today. Balances the absolute insanity at Austin which I’ll probably never forgive him for.
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u/anxiousauditor Cadillac Racing V-Series R #2 Nov 02 '24
Great track with a lot of action in a critical race. Sadly, there’s just no atmosphere to be had in this location. Not befitting of a world championship finale. Everything else was sublime.
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u/Mani1610 Nov 02 '24
Yeah to be fair though there aren't too many tracks that can hold races in November.
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u/jsb309 Nov 02 '24
I don't get why Anthony Davidson is saying this was a formality for Porsche. Toyota had to win the race... which they have been more than capable of for, I don't know, all season long
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u/kjm911 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Nov 02 '24
He really likes to push Toyota as the underdog
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u/jsb309 Nov 02 '24
Which they haven't been since Porsche left LMP1. I get he drove for them and probably has some grudges for always being the bridesmaid, but his commentary is painfully one-sided
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u/Victor_at_Zama Nov 02 '24
Even in Porsche's last LMP1 season, Toyota had a massively faster car in the first half of the season. The only reason they didn't win Le Mans was because of insanely bad luck and Lapierre driving his car back to the pits too quickly with a puncture that shredded the rear of his car.
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Nov 02 '24
Toyota had a massively faster car in the first half of the season.
Worth to remember that the main difference in the first two races of 2017 season was Toyota having a HDF aero package, while Porsche had LDF one. But yeah, Toyota and Porsche traded blows all year long that season like equal competition. TS050 Hybrid in 2017-spec was a major step up comparing to 2016 one. TS050 Hybrid in general was debuted one year earlier than planned initially. That's why 2016 season was an up and down one, Le Mans 2016 was a fine example...
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u/Next_Necessary_8794 Nov 02 '24
Davidson is always licking Toyota's boots on the commentary. It's pathetic. Even when their drivers make blatant mistakes, he's always got an excuse for them.
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u/BiscuitTheRisk Nov 02 '24
Toyota are professional victims. Pathetic team tbh
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u/MrGazoo Toyota Nov 02 '24
The only thing pathetic is this sad attempt at coping.
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u/BiscuitTheRisk Nov 02 '24
How is that coping? I’m not the team that’s only won Le Mans when they just had nobody else to compete with. Now the rule book is wrote to benefit them specifically and they’re still irrelevant. Doesn’t stop them from claiming they’re victims though.
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u/MrGazoo Toyota Nov 02 '24
Yawn, that tired old argument again. Imagine watching WEC and thinking Toyota weren't a good team. You do what you have to do to be able to deal with however Toyota has hurt you.
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u/BiscuitTheRisk Nov 02 '24
Toyota hasn’t hurt me. It’s just funny how pathetic their team is because they always play the victim in every situation to the point where even their fans act like total victims. Embarrassing.
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u/Victor_at_Zama Nov 02 '24
Not to mention that a 10 point lead counted for little in a race with points and a half on offer. And Toyota were massively quicker than Porsche in quali.
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u/Agreenfield0602 Nov 03 '24
Agreed. After qualifying, it was more or less a formality for Toyota. Toyota kept messing up and got lucky that the 2 late race safety cars bought them within 10 seconds of the race leaders, so they could use there pace to comfortably take the win. Not unexpected at all.
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u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid Manufacturers Nov 02 '24
This season is finally end. However, Toyota has safely gotten another world champion, consider they lost all GT cars and #7. However, I see Toyota really going more tough in WEC after Ferrari and Porsche have fingered out their cars and strategies so much. They didn’t easily win like used to, they still didn’t win Le Mans.
For this race, it’s considered incredible. GT battle is best. Even though TF Corvette guy didn’t win this race, both cars are in podium at least. TF team finally can enjoy their races with P&M team.
Ford is really a big loser in this race, can’t believe both cars DNF. UA McLaren is also disappointing, as they’re still the problem.
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Nov 02 '24
What an amazing race and season. Congrats to Porsche and Toyota for their championship wins!
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u/alexmex90 Cadillac Racing Nov 02 '24
Hypercars are so awesome, I wish I could see them race a bit more.
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u/leo_murray Nov 02 '24
if it’s the calendar you’re talking about, the WEC has one of the longest racing calendars in motorsport.
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u/DannyDevitosAss Nov 02 '24
Getting to see them race 16 times a year is pretty good imo. At least compared to how much LMP1s raced
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Nov 02 '24
What a wild season finale... I can't even believe that I don't like Bahrain circuit, yet I totally enjoy any races which are being held there. This one. Wow, I can't believe the conclusion. Of course, VSC clearly played a huge role, but even before that it was unpredictable and had fair share of dramas. Bunching up the field clearly spiced up entertainment up to 11 in the final 90 minutes.
Hypercar - I can't even believe and don't know how on Earth Toyota #8 managed to win this one. It was the race they should have lost and had no chances to bounce back, made strategic errors pretty much for 6 hours, had a contact, struggled, yet hit the jackpot when safety car came, right tyre choice finally and then... What a stunner! Sebastien Buemi - drive of the day. Say what you want, you may dislike him, you can hate me for what I will say, but I am a Buemi fan. On his A+ day, Buemi delivers big time. And he did just that today. Huge moves, including the final one on Matt Campbell and Porsche #5. Clearly helped #8 winning the race. Great finale for Buemi, Hartley and Hirakawa. Too bad #7 had a nightmare of a race, sadly again this year with reliablity problems. This is pretty worrying. Fuel pump issues successfully derailed any mathematical chances for #7 winning drivers' championship. Toyota made reliability upgrades before this year, but maybe they are not working all the time. And in Bahrain... Despite winning manufacturers' championship courtesy of #8's comeback of comebacks, Toyota has something to think about for 2025 season. Still, happy for this win and the title. Great conclusion to the season for Toyota, especially after a miserable day at Fuji.
Ferrari #51 ends the race in second place. They lead for the most part after #8 had a contact. They were in the driving seat for a huge portion of the race, however once again safety car situation threw some sand into their cogs. Final pit stop left #51 having to come back from fifth place. Great final stint from Antonio Giovinazzi and that final lap pass on Porsche #5. Good end of a mixed season for #51. No happy ending for #50 which was involved in a lap 1 shenanigans with other cars, getting some performance-affecting damages, falling even down to last place at some point. Later on they came back hard, only to lose a points-scoring place due to a puncture which was an effect of a contact with an Alpine. Their drivers' championship pursuit was pretty much done as well. At least #50 finished in second in the points and won Le Mans this year of course.
Porsche #5 in third position today. After a troublesome first stint, #5 successfully climbed up the order and became a serious contender for a race win. Victory wasn't to be as #8 Toyota passed #5 and hard-charging Ferrari #51 did the same on the final lap. Still, third place overall, but manufacturers' championship for Porsche was lost on the final hurdle. After all, Porsche #6 managed to defend their lead in drivers' standings and thus Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Andre Lotterer became drivers' champions in 2024. It was a miserable day for #6 crew, filled with incidents, terrible first two stints and penalties which denied them a top 10 finish. Thankfully their competition scored no points either. In the end, well-deserved title for #6 crew. Throughout the year they were the most consistent team, scored big points pretty much on all occassions bar this race. Quite nostalgic about Andre Lotterer. He is WEC champion again after 12 years! I remember his days at Audi, he was the absolute star of LMP1 racing. Most likely, his final WEC title and who knows whether he races in WEC next year. If not, then I am privleged to know that I witnessed his WEC career. I will forever remember his performances in Audi. 2024 championship with Porsche feels like beautiful send off...
Peugeot in fourth position... #93 just like Toyota #8 was lucky with SC, because pace-wise Peugeot was nowhere. Of course, their race pace was still better than in qualifying, but still hardly enough for something better than maybe 9th-10th place finish. But they got some luck anyway and found themselves in third position after their final pit stop. Lack of pace was evident. #93 was on fresher medium tyres, while Ferrari #51 had way older and more worn mixture of mediums and hards. And yet Peugeot was a sitting duck against Ferrari. And luckily they defended themselves from a hard-charging Alpine #35. 4th position for Peugeot is a good finish to a problematic season. Revised car didn't produced much goods. Fair to say that their best race was in Qatar - with an older spec of 9X8... The pace isn't there, reliablity isn't either - #94 retired with another hybrid failure. 2025 season will be a moment of truth for Peugeot.
Alpine's progress is worth noticing. After falling down the order early on, both cars steadily worked their way through. #35 finished in fifth position, #36 in tenth. Both cars in the top 10. What I am positively suprised about Alpine is not even reliablity improvements. Look at their fuel efficiency. All the time both Alpines pitted later than everyone else. They are clearly making good things with Mecachrome engine.
BMW probably hoped for something more than just sixth place finish for #15, but overall it was a good race for this crew. Pace showed from both cars was impressive, pretty much around Toyota, Ferrari and Porsche. #20 retirement is quite worrying and leaves some work to do in reliablity department, but BMW in general made gigantic leap forward with M Hybrid V8. Proper maiden win in IMSA this year and first podium in WEC at Fuji. It's getting better.
Final race for Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing co-operation ended in seventh place. Felt like Cadillac was in every position today, apart maybe from a podium one. Tyre management was probably still an issue and this is something Jota will be thinking about next year.
Speaking of Jota, very good race from #12. They seriously looked like a challenger for the win. Safety car periods - especially the second one caused them probably that chance and finally a puncture left #12 on the sidelines. #38 in such circumstances ended in eighth overall and was the best privateer Hypercar today, just ahead of AF Corse Ferrari #83. #12 still won FIA World Cup for privateer teams. Good showing in their final race with Porsche 963 is a statement that Jota will be a major force as a factory Cadillac team next year.
Proton... What a troubled day. Julien Andlauer was like always pulling some magic, but they completely dropped of the contention. Hopefully next year Proton will improve. I am guessing that 963 customer cars is the plan for 2025.
DNF for Lamborghini. Story of their recent races. Amazing start straight into top 10 positions, then the pace fades away and finally some reliability issues. Weird, it wasn't like this at Le Mans. The pace is brewing inside SC63. The car just needs more polishing. Hopefully Lamborghini is not turning their backs on this program.
LMGT3 - final 90 minutes was a thriller. Amazing battle for the win between Ferrari #55 and Corvette #81. Alessio Rovera had the upper hand and secured the second class win in a row for AF Corse team. Rovera is a great driver, totally deserves a chance in Hypercar.
What to say about TF Sport Corvettes. It sounds like a maiden double podium should be a reason to celebrate, especially after a pretty bad season. But yet, it feels disappointing. #81 after passing United McLarens early on for the lead was in charge of LMGT3 for a huge part of the race. Safety car brought everybody up and #81 just couldn't keep the lead in a hard fight. #82 despite a penalty for a contact with Toyota #8 managed to gain time back under SC to finish in third. TF Sport finally drove a good race with Corvettes, but yet they came so close.
1-2 in the championship for Manthey Porsches, but today they had their worst race of the season - first time in 2024 with no class podiums. Pretty much the biggest surprise of the race in my opinion.
Just 6th and 8th in LMGT3 for United Autosports McLarens. After leading 1-2 early on, it feels quite underwhelming to finish with no podium place at all. Still, they are getting better with those cars progressively.
Both WRT BMW dead last in LMGT3. Ever since Le Mans their season just didn't go in the right way.
Dreadful race and whole season for Team ASP Lexus. Relability issues, failures, no pace... It's been like this all year long. I find it quite sad. Team ASP is one of the best in GT3 racing. First year with a new machinery is always meant to be difficult and challenging, but that much? I know that Lexus in WEC trim is not as rapid as the one in IMSA, but it just can't be only this reason. 2025 has to produce way more consistency, because I don't expect them to be super quick with such an old car in its final season. 2025 definitely will be a testing year and preparations for 2026 and new car from Lexus. Looking forward.
Double DNF for Proton Mustangs after similar engine failures in the same place... What an irony. A sign that Mustang GT3 has a long way to go, despite podium places at Le Mans and VIR in IMSA.
Post-season thoughts - it was quite an emotional year of racing in WEC. Top class has never been so stacked. Races were dramatic and interesting. That's positive. I am less positive about some decisions about neutralisations - introduction of VSC is clearly done for entertainment purposes and it served perfectly in Bahrain. Of course, spilled oil was a good reason to bring out SC anyway, so that's on race director's defence. Hoping that VSC will be used with a reason in the future.
Bring on 2025!
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Nov 02 '24
Some big news to edit, but ran out of space, LMAO.
Ferrari #51 stripped of their second place due to exceeding amount of tyre allocated for qualifying and race. Quite major mishap from AF Corse. Peugeot #93 promoted to the podium!
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u/Vapor4 Cadillac Racing V-Series R #2 Nov 02 '24
Appreciate the write up, didn't get to watch today. Sounds like I missed quite the race!
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u/Michal_Baranowski Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #8 Nov 02 '24
Quite a race indeed. If you have a chance, watch a replay wherever you can access it.
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u/nuke_489 Audi R18 Nov 03 '24
Toyota has to sort out their fuel pump issues. The competition is getting stronger and better, especially ferrari and porsche (cadillac also). Good thing I kept myself awake for the whole race, was an absolute banger, especially the GT3 battles.
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u/bsidefromgui Nov 02 '24
What a time to be a fan of sports cars racing and racing in general. As a Ferrari fan myself, I can only hope for a better championship fight next year and some Le Mans-Monaco/my home race/Italy wins for the WEC and the F1 teams.
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u/Blackwolf245 Nov 02 '24
Man, I need to rewatch this race. I missed so much cocking dinner and doing R1 of Nations cup in GT7.
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u/juicysushisan Nov 02 '24
The best thing about the series is having all the races on youtube means we can spend the off-season with infinite re-watches. And I love cooking while having these races on next to me.
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u/ponmbr Nov 02 '24
I really wish the 'Vettes could have caught the 296 for the win in GT3 after the season they've had. Even still, double podium is still pretty nice. Start the season with a pole and end with double podium, not too bad.
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u/Gren_13 Corvette Racing C8.R #64 Nov 02 '24
Podium for both Vettes is nice. Hoping that they will have a way better season next year along with the Caddies.
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u/DrHem Toyota Nov 02 '24
Watching this race as a Toyota fan was 6 or so hours of misery, acceptance that the championship is gone, and then all of a sudden the car is the class of the field overtakes everyone for the lead and the championship
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u/guilhermetlb Nov 02 '24
What an AMAZING race, packed with action from start to the ending. Can't wait for next year, with new brands and cars ❤️
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u/Professional_Put7995 Nov 03 '24
Question: do teams get prize money / benefits for their position? I know F1 does wind tunnel time and prize money.
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u/MJDiAmore Action Express Racing DP #5 - 2015 SKYACTIV HOUR Contest Winner Nov 03 '24
So glad Lotterer goes out a champion!
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u/Beethovens_Ninth_B Nov 02 '24
Beumi put his detractors to shame. There was an incident during the race. His engineer said keep your head and go get him. Real maturity that we wouldn’t have seen a few years ago.
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u/Vapor4 Cadillac Racing V-Series R #2 Nov 02 '24
I just gotta say, I've truly enjoyed this season with you all. The discussion is always good here (as opposed to F1) and everyone seems to really be here for the racing.
Extremely excited for this and IMSA next season.
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u/richmond456 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Nov 02 '24
As much as I wanted Porsche to win the manufacturer's championship, Seb did have a great day today.
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u/Celeste_Regenmeister Nov 02 '24
What happiness with the title 😭😭 in the face of so much bad luck we still managed to win the constructors title 🎌🎌🎌 let's go Toyota ♥️🤍🖤
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u/Additional_Quote_346 Nov 02 '24
Amazing how the bop gifted the championship to toyota, since de qualy until now, amazing recovery, but the bop should be revised very VERY carefully, sadly for peugeot and deserved champions for toyota in constructors apart from todays bop, deserved to 6 porsche in drivers, are the best line up, deserved porsche in lmgt3, hopefully the next year peugeot will continue to be here and sadly i think this race might be the last nail in lamborghini´s wec career with the sc63
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u/leo_murray Nov 02 '24
are you a professional waffler? don’t ruin an already incredible race by spouting nonsense like this all over the internet
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u/juicysushisan Nov 02 '24
I don’t think it was BoP. Toyota nailed their set-up. Porsche seemed to have expected the temps to stabilize around where they were 2-3 hours before the finish. Toyota had their cars set for the exact conditions we had in the final 90 minutes. If the race stayed warmer, Porsche might have walked it. But it got colder and the Toyotas were in peak conditions.
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u/996forever Mercedes CLK-GTR #11 Nov 03 '24
They were the heaviest and the least powerful? Maybe tell the others to git gud?
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u/afito Mercedes CLK-GTR #11 Nov 02 '24 edited Nov 02 '24
funny but the big 3 all took something off this season
Ferrari won Le Mans
Porsche won the drivers title
Toyota won the manufacturers title
for all the many complaints, some deserved, some undeserved, and a whole lot of talks and even controversy, that's a fairly "balanced" outcome in a way