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Mike Conway took the chequered flag to exercise the WEC 6 Hours of Monza after a dramatic tournament which saw a shut battle between Toyota and Alpine within the last two hours. 

The No.7 Toyota GR010-Hybrid led for the majority of the speed after ranging from pole space nonetheless suffered a puncture and a technical discipline allowing Alpine a sniff of victory.   The no8 Toyota had suffered complications earlier within the speed with Brendon Hartley carry the vehicle in for 2 trips to the storage.

Porsche and Ferrari positioned on a fine battle in LMGTE Pro as No.92 Porsche of Kevin Estre and Neel Jani correct beat the Ferrari 488 GTE Evo of James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, with the Ferrari having to pit for a ‘splash and flee’ two minutes before the chequered flag. 

United Autosports USA takes second exercise of 2021 season in LMP2, whereas AF Corse takes LMGTE Am silverware with No.83 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo after mighty support of grid to e book power. 

Hypercar  
  • No7 Toyota GR010-Hybrid Hypercar of Jose-Maria Lopez, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway takes its first exercise of the season and Toyota Gazoo Racing’s third 
  • But victory doesn’t near easy for no7 Toyota after a puncture and a short technical discipline charges the team time and permits Glickenhaus and Alpine ELF Matmut absorb spells within the lead. 
  • Mike Conway forced to rush flat-out in last hour which ability of need for a ‘splash’ fuel quit in closing phases.  
  • Alternatively, a Plump Direction Yellow with 35-mins last permits Conway to re-fuel which proves decisive 
  • The no7 crew even survived a leisurely pit quit investigation probe nonetheless got correct a warning from the stewards. 
  • Alpine ELF Matmut at closing takes second space after combating repeat from Nicolas Lapierre, Andre Negrao and Matthieu Vaxiviere 
  • The no709 Glickenhaus 007 LMH presentations well and took up lead very in transient after the no7 Toyota stopped heading within the correct route in fifth hour. 
  • Alternatively, Romain Dumas had to pit the Glickenhaus today with brake factors and dropped four laps as brake replace is performed. Alternatively, team takes its first ever WEC podium for a combating third space 
  • The no708 Glickenhaus has alarmed day with spark proceed and gearbox complications causes mid-speed retirement. 
  • After repairs the no8 Toyota rejoined and done the 6 Hours of Monza in 33rd total, 43 laps on the support of their teammates, nonetheless, more importantly, 4th within the Hypercar class.

LMGTE Pro  
  • Porsche wins extensive LMGTE Pro battle after manic ‘cat and mouse’ speed sees Kevin Estre correct beat the no51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE pushed in last stints by Alessandro Pier Guidi.   
  • Estre and Jani take second exercise of season after shut battle over length of the six hours that sees their no92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 and the Ferrari by no a long way more than 7-seconds aside 
  • Alternatively, deciding moment comes with lower than three minutes last Pier Guidi is forced to pit for fuel. 
  • Capture sees Estre and Jani return into the championship lead by correct two beneficial properties before Calado and Pier Guidi  
  • No91 Porsche 911 RSR-19 of Gimmi Bruni and Richard Lietz has in an identical diagram tight battle with no52 AF Corse Ferrari pushed by Daniel Serra and Miguel Molina.  Porsche wins that battle to boot by correct 6-seconds. 
LMP2 
  • United Autosports USA claims second victory of 2021 season as Filipe Albuquerque takes chequered flag after team took alter of class in third hour 
  • Fabio Scherer and Phil Hanson also power nice stints to reap rewards and re-manufacture beneficial properties lead in championship 
  • Early leaders Crew WRT function second after getting unlucky break when the easiest Security Vehicle of speed got right here out correct after third hour 
  • Robin Frijns, Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg takes second consecutive runners-up space for Belgian entry 
  • Racing Crew Nederland space third as Nyck de Vries, Paul Loup Chatin and Frits van Eerd safe better of Inter Europol Competition in last hour 
  • Dutch entry also wins the Pro-Am speed despite power-by penalty for earlier pitlane rushing  
  • Inter Europol Competition space dazzling fourth as Alex Brundle, Renger van der Zande and Jakub Smiechowski fightback from early penalty for contact. 

LMGTE Am  
  • No83 AF Corse Ferrari takes memoir exercise after Nicklas Nielsen brings vehicle dwelling with cosy margin to seal second exercise of the season 
  • Alessio Rovera made sensational initiate to near from rear of grid after qualifying technical infringement. 
  • Nielsen alongside with teammates Francois Perrodo and Alessio Rovera power faultless speed so as to add to Spa success in Would possibly just 
  • No98 Aston Martin locations second as Paul Dalla Lana, Marcos Gomes and Augusto Farfus take space in memoir last battle with fellow D’Plight Aston Martin 
  • D’Plight Aston Martin Andrew Watson drives mega double stint before handing over to Tomonobu Fujii who holds second space and most attention-grabbing WEC result to this point 
  • Farfus catches Fujii in last laps and immense battle commences nonetheless Brazilian gets by on last lap and took the chequered flag by correct 0.190s on the quit of six hours of racing.


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