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

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