Below are the main headlines at the Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain mid-race point.
LMP1
• Toyota take control of LMP1 with No.7 Toyota TS050 HYBRID driven by Jose-Maria Lopez leading No.8 car of Kazuki Nakajima by 70 seconds
• Team LNT hol third and fourth but two and three laps down on Toyotas respectively at halfway mark
• Rebellion Racing forced into recovery drive after third hour issue triggers long pit stop which loses two laps
• Norman Nato fifth but hunting down No.6 Team LNT Ginetta
#8HBahrain Classification at mid race:
— WEC (@FIAWEC) December 14, 2019
LMP1 - @Toyota_Hybrid #7
LMGTE Pro - @AMR_Official #95
LMP2 - @UnitedAutosport #22
LMGTE Am - @Project1_93 #57#WEC pic.twitter.com/BAj1vVcweS
LMGTE Pro
• LMGTE Pro class witnesses fierce battles between all three manufacturers: Ferrari, Aston Martin and Porsche
• No.51 AF Corse Ferrari driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi lead most laps but No.97 Aston Martin Racing takes lead after opting for different pit strategy
• Disaster for Porsche GT Team as both cars suffer issues in fourth hour
• No.92 Porsche 911 RSR drops out of contention with long pit stop for suspected broken damper
• No.91 pits shortly after Full Course Yellow period with suspected right front suspension problem
LMP2
• United Autosports extend lead in LMP2 as Filipe Albuquerque heads G-Drive Racing AURUS 01
• JOTA place third as Roberto Gonzalez gets second and final stint at wheel of Goodyear shod ORECA-Gibson
LMGTE Am
• Team Project 1 Porsche re-takes lead of LMGTE Am as Larry ten Voorde makes move on Mike Wainwright driven Gulf Racing Porsche and stretches out 35-second lead
• No.98 Aston Martin Racing sits third as Ross Gunn gets second stint at wheel of Vantage
• No.88 Dempsey Proton Porsche crashes out at Turn 14 as Khaled Al Qubaisi brings out first Full Course Yellow just before four hour mark
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