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.