P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Andre Lotterer leads the Qatar 1812km at the halfway mark, with the #6 Porsche 963 driver 30 seconds ahead of
As the race entered its fourth hour, the gap between Estre in the leading #6 Porsche and Jensen in the second-placed #93 Peugeot was maintaining around 30 seconds on the Losail circuit. Both drivers were running at a similar pace, with no significant changes in the gaps. During the pitstop cycle, Estre handed over to teammate Lotterer, while Jensen did the same for Vergne. Frenchman Vergne then started gaining on Estre, reducing the gap to 22 seconds at one point, but it has since widened to 26 seconds due to pitstops and traffic, with both drivers pushing hard. Makowiecki in the #5 Porsche is in third, followed by Ilott in the #12 JOTA Porsche and Bamber in the #2 Cadillac V-Series.
In the LMGT3 class, Rigon leads in the #54 AF Corse Ferrari, with Malykhin in the #92 Manthey Pure Racing Porsche in second and Rovera in the #55 AF Corse Ferrari in third. Riberas in the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 is fifth overall and leads the stopped cars, with Mancinelli handing over the lead to Riberas halfway through the race. Rigon has a seven-second advantage over Malykhin, who has a ten-second gap to Rovera, while Rossi is fourth in the #46 WRT BMW M4 GT3.
