28.02.2025 - 20h10
Ferrari zeroes in on Qatar celebration
With just two hours left to run, Ferrari remains on-course for a triumphant start to its 2025 FIA WEC title bid – but the fight for LMGT3 honours is still far too close to call...
Hypercar
- Nicklas Nielsen eight seconds clear of fellow Ferrari driver Robert Kubica as race enters final two hours
- Pace-setting 499P Hypercars still keeping rivals at bay in curtain-raising contest around Lusail International Circuit
- BMW versus Toyota in the duel for third, after Sheldon van der Linde jumps Mike Conway during the pit-stop phase
- Pole-sitting #51 Ferrari continues to claw its way back up the order following spate of earlier penalties, with James Calado running fifth, 23 secs adrift of race-leading team-mate
- Peugeot’s Loïc Duval and Porsche rival Michael Christensen locked in fierce duel just outside the top ten
- Debut of Aston Martin’s #007 Valkyrie Hypercar ends in retirement due to transmission woes
LMGT3
- Momentum swings continuously back-and-forth in breathless battle
- Finn Gehrsitz returns Akkodis ASP Team’s #78 Lexus to the front of the field
- TF Sport’s resurgence continues with the #33 Corvette in second place
- Vista AF Corse’s #21 Ferrari rounds out provisional podium positions
- Front row starters United Autosports remain firmly in the hunt in fourth and fifth
- BMW and Aston Martin keeping up the pressure just outside the top five
Live timing is available HERE
