Hello dear listeners, and welcome to today's TSF1 Greece Podcast for the World Endurance Championship (WEC), 6 Hours Of Monza.
Toyota Gazoo Racing triumphed over Ferrari at the Monza 6 Hour race of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Italy, with Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez, and Kamui Kobayashi driving the number 7 GR010 Hybrid. Amidst dramatic lead changes among Ferrari, Toyota, Peugeot, and Porsche, the final pitstops saw Toyota emerge victorious. The number 8 Toyota, despite facing penalties, managed to recover to fourth place, but was subsequently demoted to sixth. Peugeot secured a maiden WEC podium finish, coming in third.
In the LMP2 category, Pietro Fittipaldi, Oliver Rasmussen, and David
Heinemeier-Hansson claimed Jota’s first victory of the season.
Despite a 1-2-3 victory for Porsche in the GTE Am category, Corvette
drivers Nicky Catsburg, Nico Varrone, and Ben Keating claimed the
championship. The championship now moves to Toyota’s Fuji Raceway in Japan on 10 September.