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Toyota wins wet WEC 6 Hours of Shanghai

Toyota Gazoo Racing took its third 1-2 finish of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship in the 6 Hours of Shanghai yesterday, in a race that was halted twice due to heavy rain.

The race began at 11am under the safety car, but after several cars spun in the treacherous conditions, the decision was made to red flag the race twice over the opening two hours, resulting in some fairly disjointed racing in the opening stages. However, once the rain eased, the two Toyotas used their power and grip advantage to pull away from the rest of the field, with the No. 7 entry of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway, and Jose Maria Lopez shading the No. 8 car driven by Fernando Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi. Third place went to the No. 11 SMP Racing entry of Jenson Button, Mikhail Aleshin and Vitaly Petrov, despite suffering a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane. In the second-tier LMP2 category, it was glory for Chinese outfit Jackie Chan DC Racing, as its Noo. 38 car driven by Tung Ho-pin, Gabriel Aubry and Stephane Richelmi took the spoils in the team’s home race.




 

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