WEC: Estre takes sensational Le Mans pole for Porsche

Sport news The Frenchman set an incredible lap of 3:24.634s to beat Alex Lynn in the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R by just 0.148s after Lynn had just beaten the time of the sister #3 Cadillac with local ace Sébastien Bourdais behind the wheel. Bourdais had for a while looked to have taken pole after setting an initial fastest lap of 3m24.816s. The local ace bettered his own early benchmark of 3:25.294s to head the two Ferrari AF Corse 499 Hypercars but had to sit out the final seven minutes after a red flag flew over Circuit de la Sarthe when Dries Vanthoor spun his BMW M Hybrid V8. As a result, the Belgian had lap times cancelled Alessandro Pier Guidi in the #51 Ferrari 499P took fourth place to ensure that the Prancing Horse is in a good position to defend its Le Mans crown this weekend. The sister #50 Ferrari 499P of Antonio Fuoco placed fifth. The #35 Alpine entry driven by Paul-Loup Chatin rounded out the top six after a fine effort in the new-for-this-year Alpine A424. Only seven Hypercars took part in the session after #12 Hertz Team Jota Porsche 963 is currently being rebuilt after a Free Practice 2 accident on Wednesday evening. more to follow... World Endurance Championship WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans Endurance WEC SEASON 2024 Sport Circuit 1SportWorld Endurance ChampionshipCircuitWECSEASON 2024WEC24 Hours of Le MansEndurance00 Thursday, June 13, 2024 - 9:30pm Thursday, June 13, 2024 - 9:30pm

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