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WEC Qatar Prologue: Porsche leads Peugeot in third session
Frederic Makowiecki set the fastest lap time of 1m41.223s in the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport-entered 963 LMDh near the end of the session, surpassing the leading #94 Peugeot 9X8. The two Peugeots had dominated most of the three-hour running, with Stoffel Vandoorne initially putting the #94 car ahead of its sister entry driven by Jean-Eric Vergne. However, the works Porsches, led by Makowiecki and Kevin Estre, switched to qualifying simulations and took the top positions, with Makowiecki securing first place by a narrow margin over Vandoorne. The BMW team, led by Sheldon van der Linde, was the fastest among the new manufacturers in the championship. Aston Martin topped the LMGT3 class with Marco Sorensen setting the leading time in the new Vantage GT3, followed by AF Corse Ferrari and TF Sport Corvette. United Autosports, despite leading earlier, finished fourth in LMGT3 with Marino Sato driving the McLaren.
