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LE MANS: Wurz On Pole In Shanghai
Toyota to lead FIA WEC field to green in Sunday's season-ending Six Hours of Shanghai...
Alex Wurz and co-driver Nicolas Lapierre celebrate pole in Shanghai. (Photo: David Lord/dailysportscar)
Toyota will start tomorrow's FIA World Endurance Championship season finale from the top spot, following Alex Wurz's pole-winning lap Saturday in Shanghai.
The Austrian reeled off a 1:48.273 lap time early in the 20-minute session, edging out the No. 2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro of Allan McNish by one-tenth of a second.
It marked the third pole in four races for the Japanese manufacturer, as it aims to translate its top qualifying position into its third overall victory of the season.
"I'd say the car was better today than the driver," Wurz admitted. "In Brazil, I got the perfect pole lap. Here, I screwed up the last sector and lost a few tenths. Nevertheless, it was good enough to fight the mighty Audis for pole position. I'm very happy."
Wurz, who will share his Toyota TS030 Hybrid with Nicolas Lapierre, was more than three-tenths clear of the No. 1 Audi driven by Andre Lotterer, who qualified third.
With the drivers' title still on the line, Lotterer and co-drivers Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler will need to record a fifth place finish or higher to walk away as World Champions following Sunday's Six Hours of Shanghai.
Quickest of the LMP1 privateers was the No. 22 JRM Racing HPD ARX-03a of Karun Chandhok, who turned a best time of 1:51.003. The Indian driver's time, however, was more than two seconds adrift from Wurz's pole lap.
James Rossiter celebrated his first FIA WEC pole, taking his Lotus-badged Lola to the top of LMP2.
The Briton reeled off a best lap of 1:54.132 in his Lola B12/80 Lotus, ending up 0.169 seconds faster than the No. 25 ADR-Delta Oreca 03 Nissan of John Martin.
"It's very satisfying; we've been working very hard towards this," Rossiter said. "My first race with the team, we managed to qualify second at Spa and it's gotten progressively worse since then. We managed to turn it round and it's great to have the first pole here."
Rossiter and co-drivers Jan Charouz and American Kevin Weeda will be searching for the Kodewa's first class victory on Sunday, in what's been an gradually improving season for the Colin Kolles-led organization.
ADR-Delta's Martin will roll off second in class, followed by the No. 44 Starworks Motorsport HPD ARX-03b of Stephane Sarrazin in third. The American squad clinched the class championship last time out in Fuji.
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The Austrian reeled off a 1:48.273 lap time early in the 20-minute session, edging out the No. 2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro of Allan McNish by one-tenth of a second.
It marked the third pole in four races for the Japanese manufacturer, as it aims to translate its top qualifying position into its third overall victory of the season.
"I'd say the car was better today than the driver," Wurz admitted. "In Brazil, I got the perfect pole lap. Here, I screwed up the last sector and lost a few tenths. Nevertheless, it was good enough to fight the mighty Audis for pole position. I'm very happy."
Wurz, who will share his Toyota TS030 Hybrid with Nicolas Lapierre, was more than three-tenths clear of the No. 1 Audi driven by Andre Lotterer, who qualified third.
With the drivers' title still on the line, Lotterer and co-drivers Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler will need to record a fifth place finish or higher to walk away as World Champions following Sunday's Six Hours of Shanghai.
Quickest of the LMP1 privateers was the No. 22 JRM Racing HPD ARX-03a of Karun Chandhok, who turned a best time of 1:51.003. The Indian driver's time, however, was more than two seconds adrift from Wurz's pole lap.
James Rossiter celebrated his first FIA WEC pole, taking his Lotus-badged Lola to the top of LMP2.
The Briton reeled off a best lap of 1:54.132 in his Lola B12/80 Lotus, ending up 0.169 seconds faster than the No. 25 ADR-Delta Oreca 03 Nissan of John Martin.
"It's very satisfying; we've been working very hard towards this," Rossiter said. "My first race with the team, we managed to qualify second at Spa and it's gotten progressively worse since then. We managed to turn it round and it's great to have the first pole here."
Rossiter and co-drivers Jan Charouz and American Kevin Weeda will be searching for the Kodewa's first class victory on Sunday, in what's been an gradually improving season for the Colin Kolles-led organization.
ADR-Delta's Martin will roll off second in class, followed by the No. 44 Starworks Motorsport HPD ARX-03b of Stephane Sarrazin in third. The American squad clinched the class championship last time out in Fuji.
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