| Free Practice 1 | 3rd – 1:51.919 |
|---|---|
| Free Practice 2 | 5th – 2:07.342 |
| Free Practice 3 | 6th – 1:51.828 |
| Qualifying | 3rd – 1:50.302 |
| Race Start | 5th – 10 points |
After a strong qualifying performance and a long time in the lead in the race the two Porsche 919 Hybrids only finished fourth and fifth in the six-hour race on Saturday. Car number 14, driven by Romain Dumas (France), Neel Jani (Switzerland) and Marc Lieb (Germany), was leading the race for a long time, but suffered problems at the end and finished just in front of its sister car in Austin, Texas (USA). Timo Bernhard (Germany), Brendon Hartley (New Zealand) and Mark Webber (Australia) brought their number 20 car home in fifth place after an action packed fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which was held half at night.
“In the beginning it was a good battle with the Audi, but they have clearly been more comfortable in traffic and could easily pick various different lines,” said Mark. “Temporarily I also did not have the full boost, but we were able to fix this while I was running. We have definitely learnt a lot in the high temperatures of the early part of the race and also later in the stints.”
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