Shwartzman withstands pressure from Kobayashi to take WEC win at COTA

Shwartzman withstands pressure from Kobayashi to take WEC win at COTA

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Robert Shwartzman, Robert Kubica and Ye Yiefi have won the Lone Star Le Mans, the 6 hour race held at the Circuit of the Americas, part of the World Endurance Championship. They beat the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway, and Nyck de Vries, with Kobayashi putting huge pressure on Shwartzman in […]

The private #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P scored a first victory, beating the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid by a 1.780-second gap, making it the second-closest WEC finish in history. The factory #50 Ferrari claimed the third spot, with Kubica taking the lead early on. Despite a strong performance from Ye, Kubica, and Shwartzman, the #7 Toyota made a comeback in the second half of the race. Kobayashi’s drive-through penalty for not slowing under local yellow flags altered the lead, ultimately granting Shwartzman the victory. Fuoco secured the third spot for the factory Ferrari, followed by the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R in fourth place, rounding out the top five was the #35 Alpine A424. The two factory Penske-run Porsches finished sixth and seventh, while the top ten was completed by the #15 BMW WRT M Hybrid V8, the sister #36 Alpine, and the #38.

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