Endurance auto race
Layout of the Algarve International Circuit
The 2021 8 Hours of Portimão was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Algarve International Circuit , Algarve , Portugal , on 13 June 2021. It served as the second round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship , and was the first running of the event as part of the championship. The race marked the debut of the Glickenhaus Racing car called the 007 LMH . The race was originally scheduled to be the opening round of the championship, replacing a race at Sebring International Raceway in Florida due to travel issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic .[1] The race was later postponed from the original date of 4 April due to quarantine regulations in Portugal, meaning it would no-longer be the opening round.[2] The race was won by the Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Sebastien Buemi , Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley .[3]
Qualifying
Qualifying Results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold .[4]
Race
Race Result
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 210 laps.
Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡. [5]
Standings after the race
2021 Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship
2021 Hypercar World Endurance Championship
Note : Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers Championship standings.
2021 LMP2 World Endurance Drivers' Championship
2021 LMP2 World Endurance Championship
Note : Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers Championship standings.
2021 World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship
2021 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship
Note : Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers Championship standings.
References
^ Goodwin, Graham (22 January 2021). "2021 FIA WEC Season Opener At Sebring Switched To Portimao". Daily Sportscar . Retrieved 2 August 2021 .
^ Goodwin, Graham (5 March 2021). "WEC Portimao Season Opener Postponed". Daily Sportscar . Retrieved 2 August 2021 .
^ "Toyota No. 8 wins Portimao WEC tactical duel". Racer.com . 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021 .
^ "2021 8 Hours of Portimão Qualifying Results" (PDF) .
^ "2021 8 Hours of Portimão Race Classification" (PDF) .
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