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Shanghai

2016 WEC Shanghai

China
Nov 4, 2016 to Nov 6, 2016
Shanghai International Circuit, CN
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WEC Shanghai

FIA WEC Shanghai - race

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And on that note, we will take our leave and rush off around the paddock for the post-race reaction.

Thanks for your company – especially if you got up early or stayed up late.

See you for the finale in Bahrain!

Breaking news
Here's our full report of the 6 Hours of Shanghai.
Toyota will rue that double puncture for the #6 car, but you feel that the #1 Porsche could have raised its game if pushed harder.
Stopwatch
Hartley's margin of victory was 59s.
Despite the clash, Albuquerque beat Lapierre for third in LMP2 by half a second – but the stewards will take a dim view of that, surely?
Crash
There was a last-lap pile up caused by the #43 RGR Ligier, taking out Rui Aguas's Ferrari and an Am-class Porsche.
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The ByKolles CLM P1/01-AER wins the LMP1-L class, after the Rebellion suffered an injector issue.

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And in GTE-Am it’s another win for Aston Martin Racing, with Pedro Lamy, Paul Dalla Lana and Mathias Lauda.

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In LMP2, it’s the G-Drive Oreca 05 of Alex Brundle, Will Stevens and Roman Rusinov.

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In GTE-Pro, Ford score a great 1-2 with Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell heading home Stefan Mucke and Olivier Pla.

It’s the sixth victory for Porsche this year, and the fourth for the #1 car.

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Victory for Brendon Hartley, Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard in Porsche #1, ahead of the #6 Toyota and #5 Toyota.

The points-leading #2 Porsche finishes fourth, ahead of the #8 Audi and the beleaguered #7 Audi.

Breaking news
Hartley on his last lap now.
Albuquerque and Lapierre continue their amazing duel for third in LMP2.
Crash
Off goes the #35 LMP2 car briefly, no dramas though.
Despite all those tyre fears, the Toyotas' pace on these double-stinted tyres is absolutely fine. I'm sure the #2 Porsche team will wish it had tried the same...
Their nearest rival, RGR Sport, needed a win to stay in any realistic contention.
Trophy
But Signatech-Alpine will get the LMP2 title as it stands.
So we're just counting down the minutes to the finish now.
In the classes, it's not even close. G-Drive, Chip Ganassi Ford and Aston Martin Racing are on course for LMP2, GTE-Pro and GTE-Am honours.
So it's going to be Porsche-Toyota-Toyota-Porsche – unless there is any unexpected later drama.
Stopwatch
Jani is even 30s behind Davidson, that's not even close. Obviously.
Stopwatch
Kobayashi's first flyer is a 1m48s – that's fine.
Stopwatch
Hartley leads by 40s over Kobayashi, with Davidson 9s back in third.
Davidson rejoins in third. No fresh tyres.
Kobayashi takes second.
Pit Stop
Now if #5 does the same, this could be third.
As long as there is no pickup hell, or he hits a sudden cliff of performance, Kobayashi heads Jani by quite some margin – so that should be second guaranteed.
Pit Stop
Fuel only for Kobayashi. There is only 22 minutes to go.
Davidson stays out in Toyota #5, so he inherits second.
Hartley retakes the lead.
Pit Stop
Kobayashi pits Toyota #6.
Stopwatch
Kobayashi leads Hartley on track by 4s.
Off Track
Webber and Bernhard share a joke in the garage. Clearly no reported worries with the #1 Porsche.
So the #1 Porsche has this won, barring disaster. The battle for second is all up for grabs.
Of course, the longer Kobayashi can keep going, the shorter the stop for fuel-fill.
Kobayashi takes the lead, but has to stop one more time.
Pit Stop
Hartley pits the leading #1 Porsche for the final time.
And there goes Fassler past the G-Drive Oreca, into seventh overall.
There's also a good dice going on between the Ferrari of Rui Aguas and the Porsche of Wolf Henzler for second in GTE-Am.
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