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| Toyota could not be beaten in Shanghai |
Nicolas Lapierre at the start of the Toyota TS030 could easily defend the pole and turn left before the Audis in the first corner, behind which Neel Jani of Rebellion Racing Lola grabbed the fourth place of JRM. Toyota was able to increase the gap over their pursuers relatively loose and compensate for an extra pit stop. The third place of the Audi Le Mans winner André Lotterer, Marcel Fassler and Benoit Tréluyer seemed fine on the way to the world title until he exchanged with the HPD of JRM paint.
Toyota left Audi in the further course of the race never get a chance closer and despite increased consumption of gasoline hybrid loose compensate with faster laps. Wurz and Lapierre after a six hours so celebrate an unchallenged third race victory in the first year of the comeback. The world title goes to the third place Lotterer, Fässler and Tréluyer and to Audi in Ingolstadt.
Just ten minutes from the end of the race Nicolas Prost rolled lying in fourth place in the LMP1 on the start-finish straight. The sister car inherited the position after Andrea Belicchi 20 minutes before snapping JRM driver David Brabham could. Seventh on the second HPD reached in the field (Strakka) the goal. The championship is the private teams with a clear lead to rebellion in Switzerland, but it was already clear at Fuji in Oyama.
LMP2 victory for ADR Delta
Enzo Potolicchio was the start of the race the surprise started from pole Lotus LMP2 and take the lead. At Lotus Kevin Weeda, James Rossiter and Jan Charouz later played anyway the brake crazy. Even with Starworks not everything went smoothly because Potolicchio after a puncture had to hand the reins to the OAK-Morgan. As fiercest competitor crystallized the car ADR Delta, where Tor Graves of a contact between OAK and Signatech benefit and could take the lead.
ADR was able to keep the leading position in the LMP2 actually until the end of the race and the Championship itself. The battle for second place was Starworks win against OAK, Pecom and Signatech. The LMP2 trophy won the American Starworks team already in Oyama. Especially with the "small" prototype, the race was again marked by a series of incidents. The Gulf-Lola had after a suspension failure in the box, Greaves turned two hours before the end of the exit of the fourth turn off into the wall.
Stefan Mücke and Aston Martin GT class win
Stefan Mücke lost the start and the lead in the GTE-Pro against the Porsche of Felbermayr-Proton, after 30 minutes, but fought over again. More problematic was that the Aston Martin Vantage often had to pit for fuel than its competitors from Porsche and Ferrari. With AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni and Giancarlo Fisichella were thrown out of the battle for the class win, because the F458 Italia until the alternator had to be replaced and the car was 30 minutes before the end of the race once again pushed into the box.
Mosquito and teammate Darren Turner won with the faster Aston Martin Vantage for six hours before the Felbermayr Penalty Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz and the second AF Corse Ferrari of Andrea Bertolini and Olivier Beretta. Even in Bahrain could AF Corse decide the championship.
In the amateur class was Pedro Lamy in the Larbre Corvette to take the lead from Felbermayr team boss Christian Ried and keep until the end. For the French squad's victory in China also means the first position in the GTE-Am championship. Second place rescued Felbermayr before Krohn Racing.
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