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FIA WEC 4 Hours of Shanghai Qualifying Final Classification FIA WEC 4 Hours of Shanghai Qualifying Final Classification No Drivers Team Class QP LMGTE QP LMP Time Gap 1 1 B. SENNA / G. MENEZES / N. NATO Rebellion Racing LMP1 1:45.892 1:45.892 2 6 C. ROBERTSON / M. SIMPSON / G. SMITH Team LNT LMP1 1:47.092 1:47.092 3 5 J. KING / B. HANLEY / E. ORUDZHEV Team LNT LMP1 1:47.109 1:47.109 1.217 0.017 4 7 M. CONWAY / K. KOBAYASHI / J. LOPEZ Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 H 1:47.235 1:47.235 1.343 0.126 5 8 S. BUEMI / K. NAKAJIMA / B. HARTLEY Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 H 1:48.180 1:48.180 2.288 0.945 6 42 N. LAPIERRE / A. BORGA / A. COIGNY Cool Racing LMP2 1:48.649 1:48.649 2.757 0.469 7 37 H. TUNG / G. AUBRY / W. STEVENS Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 1:48.775 1:48.775 2.883 0.126 8 22 P. HANSON / F. ALBUQUERQUE / P. DI RESTA United Autosports LMP2 1:48.972 1:48.972 3.080 0.197 9 33 M. PATTERSON / K. YAMASHITA / A. FJORDBACH High Class Racing LMP2 1:49.245 1:49.245 3.353 0.273 10 38 R. GONZALEZ / A. DA COSTA / A. DAVIDSON JOTA LMP2 1:49.739 1:49.739 3.847 0.494 11 47 R. LACORTE / A. BELICCHI / G. SERNAGIOTTO Cetilar Racing LMP2 1:50.496 1:50.496 4.604 0.757 12 36 T. LAURENT / A. NEGRÃO / P. RAGUES Signatech Alpine ELF LMP2 1:50.941 1:50.941 5.049 0.445 13 92 M. CHRISTENSEN / K. ESTRE Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro 1:59.579 1:59.579 13.687 8.638 14 95 M. SØRENSEN / N. THIIM Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro 1:59.597 1:59.597 13.705 0.018 15 97 A. LYNN / M. MARTIN Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Pro 1:59.607 1:59.607 13.715 0.010 16 51 J. CALADO / A. PIER GUIDI AF Corse LMGTE Pro 1:59.687 1:59.687 13.795 0.080 17 71 D. RIGON / M. MOLINA AF Corse LMGTE Pro 2:00.067 2:00.067 14.175 0.380 18 91 G. BRUNI / R. LIETZ Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro 2:00.224 2:00.224 14.332 0.157 19 56 E. PERFETTI / D. HEINEMEIER-HANSSON / M. CAIROLI Team Project 1 LMGTE Am 2:00.824 2:00.824 14.932 0.600 20 98 P. DALLA LANA / D. TURNER / R. GUNN Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am 2:01.528 2:01.528 15.636 0.704 21 77 C. RIED / R. PERA / M. CAMPBELL Dempsey - Proton Racing LMGTE Am 2:01.655 2:01.655 15.763 0.127 22 90 S. YOLUC / C. EASTWOOD / J. ADAM TF Sport LMGTE Am 2:02.192 2:02.192 16.300 0.537 23 57 B. KEATING / L. TEN VOORDE / J. BLEEKEMOLEN Team Project 1 LMGTE Am 2:02.228 2:02.228 16.336 0.036 24 54 T. FLOHR / F. CASTELLACCI / G. FISICHELLA AF Corse LMGTE Am 2:02.404 2:02.404 16.512 0.176 25 70 M. ISHIKAWA / O. BERETTA / K. COZZOLINO MR Racing LMGTE Am 2:02.602 2:02.602 16.710 0.198 26 88 A. NEGRO / W. BAMBER / T. PREINING Dempsey - Proton Racing LMGTE Am 2:02.714 2:02.714 16.822 0.112 27 86 M. WAINWRIGHT / A. WATSON / B. BARKER Gulf Racing LMGTE Am 2:02.978 2:02.978 17.086 0.264 28 83 F. PERRODO / E. COLLARD / N. NIELSEN AF Corse LMGTE Am 2:03.001 2:03.001 17.109 0.023 29 78 P. PRETTE / L. PRETTE / V. ABRIL Proton Competition LMGTE Am 2:03.086 2:03.086 17.194 0.085 30 62 B. GRIMES / J. MOWLEM / C. HOLLINGS Red River Sport LMGTE Am 2:03.239 2:03.239 17.347 0.153 31 29 F. VAN EERD / G. VAN DER GARDE / N. DE VRIES Racing Team Nederland LMP2 1:48.431 1:48.431 2.539 14.808 Stewards Timekeeper 09/11/2019 Page 1 / 1.
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