No.8 Toyota extends lead; drama in LMGTE Pro as No.92 Porsche retires from lead
The Headlines after 4 Hours in Shanghai….
05/11/2017
Toyota Gazoo Racing stamp authority in mid portion of race as No.8 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID extends lead
Kazuki Nakajima takes over in No.8 Toyota at fourth pit stop and emerges in second position as Mike Conway takes lead briefly in No.7 TS 050 HYBRID
Conway relinquishes lead back a lap later and Nakajima opens small advantage
No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid, with Brendon Hartley completing a triple stint, loses further time after front bodywork change is undertaken at scheduled pit stop
Sister Porsche still fourth with Jani also undertaking a triple stint
Battle hots up in LMP2 as momentum swings in Jackie Chan DC Racing favour
Oliver Jarvis drives brilliant stint to snatch the lead from No.31 Vaillante Rebellion and opens up a gap of Nico Prost
Signatech Alpine still in contention and sit third with Gustavo Menezes just 9-seconds back from Prost
Major fight for fourth place rages as David Heinemeier-Hansson holds off Nico Muller’s G-Drive Racing car for much of fourth hour
More incident as David Cheng and Jean-Eric Vergne collide in battle for sixth position in LMP2. Both continue without damage.
Drama in fourth hour as Kevin Estre is forced to retire from the lead with an engine problem
Ford to the front as Andy Priaulx overtakes Frederic Makowiecki to grab the lead
Ford GT’s run 1-2 as No.66 follows No.67 which has done a pit stop less
No.91 Porsche 911 RSR is third but just 5-seconds away from Mucke in second
James Calado runs fourth for AF Corse Ferrari as he and teammate Alessandro Pier Guidi look to protect points advantage
No.98 Aston Martin Racing entry further extends lead over Gulf Porsche in LMGTE Am
Pedro Lamy hands over cockpit to Mathias Lauda for his second stint at the wheel. Lead they enjoy is just under a lap to Ben Barker piloted Gulf Porsche
