P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Algarve Pro, Pure teams secure Le Mans auto invites for Asian LMS title wins
Crowdstrike by APR drivers Malthe Jakobsen, Colin Braun, and George Kurtz won the first race at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit, taking advantage of a challenging weekend for the pre-event LMP2 points leaders, 99 Racing. They secured the championship title with a fifth-place finish in the second race, which was won by their teammates Toby Sowery, Freddie Tomlinson, and Chris McMurry. Despite a spin by Kurtz in the opener, the team managed to recover and secure victory through strategic pitstop timing. The 99 car faced difficulties, with a retirement in the first race due to a rear-end collision under the safety car and gearbox problems in the second race. In the GT category, Pure Rxcing Porsche, driven by Alex Malykhin, Klaus Bachler, Joel Sturm, and Klaus Bachler, took second place in the second race, earning them the Le Mans auto-invite. Triple Eight’s Mercedes, driven by Luca Stolz, Jordan Love, and Prince Jefri Ibrahim, won both races. Additionally, the LMP3 championship was decided in Abu Dhabi, but no Le Mans invitation was awarded this year.
