Qatar 1812 Kilometres 2024 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Qatar Airways Qatar 1812 Km		Date: 2.3.2024
Track: Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), 5.418 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Qatar 1812 Kilometres
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 1)

Weather:	dry, cloudy, dark at the end
Start time:	11:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:	1812 kilometres
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	37
Practiced:	37
Qualified:	37
Started:	37
Finished:	33
Classified:	31

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Hypercar	19	19	15
Le Mans GT3	18	18	16

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 29/2-1/3
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 22 minutes on 1/3 (one of them Hyperpole to decide top 10 in class)

Winners:
Overall:	6	Porsche 963	Vanthoor / Estre / Lotterer
Le Mans GT3:	92	Porsche 992 GT3 R	Malykhin / Sturm / Bachler
Leaders:
laps 1-15:	50	Ferrari 499P
laps 16-32:	93	Peugeot 9X8
lap 33:	6	Porsche 963
laps 34-53:	93	Peugeot 9X8
laps 54-335:	6	Porsche 963
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	5	Porsche 963	Matt Campbell (AUS)	1:39.7480	195.5000 km/h	lap 119
Le Mans GT3:	55	Ferrari 296 LMGT3	Alessio Rovera (I)	1:53.5290	171.8000 km/h	lap 279
Pole Positions:
Overall:	5	Porsche 963	Matt Campbell (AUS)	1:39.1540	196.7000 km/h
Le Mans GT3:	81	Chevrolet Corvette C8 Z06 LMGT3.R	Tom Van Rompuy (B)	1:54.3720	170.5000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (7), Ferrari (5), BMW (4), Lamborghini (3), Toyota (2), Alpine (2), Peugeot (2), Aston Martin (2), Ford (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (7), Ferrari (5), BMW (4), Lamborghini (3), Toyota (2), Alpine (2), Peugeot (2), Aston Martin (2), Ford (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 963 (5), Ferrari 499P (3), Toyota GR010 Hybrid (2), Alpine A424 (2), BMW M Hybrid V8 (2), Peugeot 9X8 (2), Porsche 992 GT3 R (2), Aston Martin Vantage AMR (2), BMW M4 (2), Ferrari 296 (2)
Driver nationalities:	F (20), GB (16), I (14), DK (7), B (6), CH (5), J (5), D (5), NL (3), E (3), A (3)
Team nationalities:	I (9), D (6), F (6), GB (6), B (4), J (3), USA (2)
Most used colours:	black (23%), red (15%), white (15%), blue (13%), yellow (9%), silver (5%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (72%), front-engined (21%), rear-engined (7%)
Average engine size:	4067 cc (with regard to 72% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5238 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Thomas Flohr (64), Claudio Schiavoni (64), Hiroshi Koizumi (55)
Youngest known drivers:	Morris Schuring (19), Nicolas Pino (20), Carl Wattana Bennett (20)
Female drivers:	Sarah Bovy, Michelle Gatting, Doriane Pin

Official Race Programme:

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