Grid positions three and four for Audi in Bahrain

Chris Reinke, Head of LMP at Audi Sport, positively summed up the final qualifying session: “We executed all our steps as planned. While our direct competitors used several new sets of tires, we made do with just one set per car. That’s good with respect to the six hours of racing. The gap between our two driver teams is minimal, which underscores our solid team performance.”

The finale of the World Endurance Championship will start on Saturday, November 21, at 15.00, local time (13.00, CET). About two hours into the event, the sun will set and the race at the Bahrain International Circuit will be held under floodlights. TV viewers in Germany will be able to watch the crucial stage of the race from 18.00 to 19.15 live on Eurosport.

Qualifying results

1 Bernhard/Hartley/Webber (Porsche) 1m 39.736s

2 Dumas/Jani/Lieb (Porsche) 1m 40.100s

3 Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer (Audi R18 e-tron quattro) 1m 41.303s

4 Di Grassi/Duval/Jarvis (Audi R18 e-tron quattro) 1m 41.407s

5 Buemi/Davidson/Nakajima (Toyota) 1m 42.158s

6 Conway/Sarrazin/Wurz (Toyota) 1m 42.462s

7 Imperatori/Kraihamer/Tuscher (Rebellion) 1m 46.660s

8 Beche/Prost (Rebellion) 1m 46.918s

9 Kaffer/Trummer (CLM-AER) 1m 48.281s

10 Chatin/Panciatici/Dillmann (Alpine-Nissan) 1m 49.993s