LMP1

nr1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R-18 e-tron quattro

Andre Lotterer: “I wish the battle with Alex at the beginning had lasted longer! I tried to pass him but lost downforce and he got past me. It’s a long race and I didn’t want to risk anything and at that time of the race he was quicker than me. The car was good and I didn’t have any problems in my first two stints."

Benoit Treluyer: “Our strategy was to go as quick as possible all the time. We saw very good pace on the Toyota and of course that’s good for the Championship. Of course we were pushing hard and we weren’t sure we could catch up at the end but it was okay.”

Marcel Fässler: “It’s very satisfying to seal the Manufactuers’ Championship for Audi. Four races left and things can change again but for sure we’ve now had another step towards the goal we want to achieve at the end of the year. Let’s see how it goes – it would be nice to finish like that.”

nr7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 - Hybrid

Alex Wurz: “To get second place is a great result. This is only our second race, eight months after our first roll-out and we are fighting against a competitor who has more than a decade of experience. We have to optimize everything to win but it is fantastic to motivate even more our team. We have shown a really good pace and demonstrated the performance of our hybrid technology.”

Nicolas Lapierre: “Of course I am pleased with this result and proud to take the first podium of the team in the WEC. My double stint was not easy; I was unlucky in the traffic. We had a really good pace today, with a car that delivered what we expected with our new aerodynamic package. We were consistent and clearly on the pace of our competitors. Our fastest lap shows our potential and we hope to win a race before the end of the season. I think we can make it; this will be the target.”

Kazuki Nakajima: “I am really happy with this result even if we all want to make one more step higher on the podium. We had a good fight with our competitors and it was really nice to have this battle with Benoît Treluyer. I think everybody saw how well our TOYOTA HYBRID System - Racing is working. Despite a lot of traffic I had a good stint and the car was nice balanced. It was important for us to have a clean race and to achieve our first podium. We have some progress to make but we are ready for the next step."

LMP2 Winners

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John Martin: “It’s great to win here. I live across the road so it’s pretty much a second home to me. We’ve shown really good pace all this year and it’s good to finally win one of these things. Was the key the triple stint at the start? I wouldn’t say so as we had a really good strategy which we stuck to. We knew we had to work on some areas after Le Mans, which we did, and it paid off. The start was hard and I had some good fights with Starworks early on but then manage to get a reasonable lead. The car was pretty good all day and it was a good team effort.”

Tor Graves: “All week I’ve been struggling with my driving. I don’t really know what happened by I was way off so going into the race I lacked confidence. I took it easy for the first couple of laps but the car felt good and I started pushing and the lap times came, comparable to John’s times which helped maintain the lead.”

Jan Charouz: “We had a bit of hiccup with the final pit stop which lost us a few seconds. I think we were unlucky with the traffic towards the end which allowed Sarrazin to catch us a little, but when it was clear we were doing the same lap times as him. The car wasn’t maybe at its best but we brought it home and won and it’s great. I’m really impressed with Tor who did a great job today.”

Photo: TOWCESTER (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, GREAT BRITAIN), SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE, SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST 2012, RACE.