Reigning British GT champion Darren Leung secured a thrilling victory in the FIA WEC 2023 six-hour race, marking his second start in the prestigious endurance series. Leung shared the #31 Team WRT BMW M4 LMGT3 with Augusto Farfus and Sean Gelael, as the Belgian squad dominated the competition with a 1-2 finish.
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In the highly competitive world of the FIA WEC, Jean-Eric Vergne and the Peugeot Sport team delivered a valiant effort to secure 15th position in the opening qualifying session at Imola, narrowly missing the Hyperpole final. Vergne emphasized that his team had extracted the maximum potential from their car, but the BoP for the revised 9X8 still requires fine-tuning. Moving forward, Vergne stressed the importance of executing a flawless race in Sunday’s Imola 6 Hours, as Peugeot Sport works to refine their car’s performance for the upcoming 2024 WEC calendar.
Ferrari’s Antonio Fuoco secures his first pole position since last year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, expertly managing his tyres to set two blistering laps in the WEC 2023 Hyperpole session. The Italian’s clever strategy, which involved completing two warmup laps, paid off as he clocked a 1m29.466s lap time, 0.419s clear of the field.