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WEC Bahrain: Hartley beats Toyota team-mate Kobayashi to pole
The #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, driven by Hartley, Buemi, and Hirakawa, earned an extra point, which is crucial in the championship battle between Toyota’s two crews. This means that the #8 crew only needs to finish third to secure the WEC Hypercar title even if the #7 crew wins the race. Hartley secured the point by setting the fastest lap time in qualifying, repeating his 2022 pole position for the Bahrain 8 Hours. Kobayashi, driving the #7 Toyota, secured second place in qualifying, followed by Alex Lynn in the Ganassi-run Cadillac. Kevin Estre finished fourth in the best of the two Penske Porsche 963 LMDhs. Antonio Fuoco in the #50 Ferrari 499P LMH ended up fifth. Tom Blomqvist took class qualifying honors in LMP2 for United Autosports, with Charles Milesi in the Alpine ORECA squad in second place. Sarah Bovy claimed the GTE Am pole for the Iron Dames Porsche team. The Bahrain 8 Hours race will start at 14:00 local time on Saturday.
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