WRT BMW Defeats Ferrari, Cadillac For Second Win
The WRT BMW team secured their second win of the FIA World Endurance Championship season at the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo. The victory followed a series of mechanical and operational setbacks for the front-running Hertz Team JOTA Cadillacs.
Why it matters
This result significantly impacts the standings in the FIA World Endurance Championship, highlighting the competitive volatility of high-end endurance racing.
Magnussen, Marciello, Vanthoor triumph as race crumbles for Hertz Team JOTA Cadillacs…
Kevin Magnussen, Raffaele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor scored WRT BMW’s second win of the FIA World Endurance Championship season after triumphing in the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo as the Hertz Team JOTA Cadillacs that locked out the front row suffered multiple woes.
The No. 15 WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 crossed the line 2.254 seconds ahead of the No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari 499P of Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado, which gave the Italian manufacturer an unexpected first Interlagos podium.
The best of the Cadillac V-Series.Rs, the No. 12 machine of Will Stevens and Norman Nato, had to make do with third.
Stevens maintained the lead from pole at the start over the sister No. 38 machine while the driver on a charge was Magnussen in the No. 15 BMW.
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