Toyota locked out the top two positions in opening free practice for this weekend’s Portimao round of the FIAWEC. Report ⬇️
Toyota locked out the top two positions in opening free practice for this weekend’s Portimao round of the World Endurance Championship.The Japanese manufacturer continued its domination of the 2023 WEC season after finishing 1-2 in the opening round at Sebring last month, with Sebastien Buemi edging out Mike Conway by nearly four tenths.
Buemi’s mark gave Toyota nearly a margin of nearly seven tenths over the next best manufacturer in Ferrari. The two factory Porsche 963 LMDhs filled out positions five and six in the Hypercar class, with Frederic Makowiecki and Laurens Vanthoor evenly-matched in the two Penske-run cars. Makowiecki posted a 1m33.688s to end up a tenth ahead of Vanthoor’s 1m33.792s.
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