P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Callum Ilott of the #12 JOTA Porsche 963 set the fastest lap time from the opening day of the Prologue
Following delays in receiving their shipping cargo containing race cars, Qatar’s Losail International Circuit hosted the first track action for WEC during the Prologue pre-season test, with Ilott setting the quickest time of 1:40.541 for JOTA in the second session. The day featured a total of eight hours of running with LMGT3 track limit violations being a common theme, particularly in the five-hour second session, where a full 37-car field participated. The first session had just nine cars from five teams, with JOTA and Isotta Fraschini leading Hypercar, and Iron Lynx, TF Sport, and United Autosports in LMGT3 choosing to join. Notably, JOTA’s Porsche 963 Hypercars dominated the first session, with Nato and Button standing out before a productive second session unfolded, seeing Ilott’s impressive 1:40.673 lap time in the #12 Porsche 963. Ferrari AF Corse’s #50 499P and JOTA 963 claimed the respective second and third fastest times in the action-packed second session.
