2021 8 Hours of Portimão

2021 8 Hours of Portimão
Event information
Round 2 of 6 in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date	13 June 2021
Location	Portimão
Venue	Algarve International Circuit
Duration	8 Hours
Results
Laps completed	300
Distance (km)	1395.9
Distance (miles)	867.3
Hypercar
Pole position
Time	1:30.364
Team	Alpine Elf Matmut
Winners
Team	Toyota Gazoo Racing
Drivers	Mike Conway; Kamui Kobayashi; José María López
LMP2
Winners
Team	JOTA
Drivers	Roberto González; António Félix da Costa; Anthony Davidson
LMP2 Pro-Am
Winners
Team	Realteam Racing
Drivers	Esteban Garcia; Mathias Beche; Norman Nato
LMGTE Pro
Winners
Team	AF Corse
Drivers	James Calado; Alessandro Pier Guidi
LMGTE Am
Winners
Team	Cetilar Racing
Drivers	Roberto Lacorte; Giorgio Sernagiotto; Antonio Fuoco

The 2021 8 Hours of Portimão was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Algarve International Circuit, Algarve, Portugal, on 13 June 2021. It served as the second round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the first running of the event as part of the championship. The race marked the debut of the Glickenhaus Racing car called the 007 LMH. The race was originally scheduled to be the opening round of the championship, replacing a race at Sebring International Raceway in Florida due to travel issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] The race was later postponed from the original date of 4 April due to quarantine regulations in Portugal, meaning it would no-longer be the opening round.^[2] The race was won by the Toyota GR010 Hybrid of Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley.^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.^[4]

Pos	Class	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	Hypercar	No. 36 Alpine Elf Matmut	1:30.364	-	1
2	Hypercar	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:30.458	+0.094	2
3	Hypercar	No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:30.540	+0.176	3
4	LMP2	No. 28 JOTA	1:31.210	+0.846	4
5	LMP2	No. 38 JOTA	1:31.255	+0.891	5
6	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 29 Racing Team Nederland	1:31.545	+1.181	6
7	LMP2	No. 22 United Autosports USA	1:31.598	+1.234	7
8	LMP2	No. 31 Team WRT	1:31.648	+1.284	8
9	LMP2	No. 34 Inter Europol Competition	1:31.737	+1.373	9
10	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 70 Realteam Racing	1:31.854	+1.490	10
11	Hypercar	No. 709 Glickenhaus Racing	1:32.167	+1.803	11
12	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 21 DragonSpeed USA	1:32.526	+2.162	12
13	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 20 High Class Racing	1:32.626	+2.262	13
14	LMP2	No. 1 Richard Mille Racing Team	1:32.748	+2.384	14
15	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 44 ARC Bratislava	1:34.224	+3.860	15
16	LMGTE Pro	No. 92 Porsche GT Team	1:37.986	+7.622	16
17	LMGTE Pro	No. 51 AF Corse	1:38.359	+7.995	17
18	LMGTE Pro	No. 91 Porsche GT Team	1:38.389	+8.025	18
19	LMGTE Pro	No. 52 AF Corse	1:38.743	+8.379	19
20	LMGTE Am	No. 56 Team Project 1	1:40.191	+9.827	20
21	LMGTE Am	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	1:40.236	+9.872	21
22	LMGTE Am	No. 47 Cetilar Racing	1:40.885	+10.521	22
23	LMGTE Am	No. 54 AF Corse	1:41.001	+10.637	23
24	LMGTE Am	No. 85 Iron Lynx	1:41.085	+10.721	24
25	LMGTE Am	No. 83 AF Corse	1:41.141	+10.777	25
26	LMGTE Am	No. 57 Kessel Racing	1:41.276	+10.912	26
27	LMGTE Am	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	1:41.366	+11.002	27
28	LMGTE Am	No. 777 D'station Racing	1:41.499	+11.135	28
29	LMGTE Am	No. 86 GR Racing	1:41.604	+11.240	29
30	LMGTE Am	No. 33 TF Sport	1:41.993	+11.629	30
31	LMGTE Am	No. 60 Iron Lynx	1:42.521	+12.157	31
32	LMGTE Am	No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing	1:43.374	+13.010	32

Race

Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 210 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡. ^[5]

Final race classification
Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
1	Hypercar	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	M	300	8:00:15.414 ‡
1	Hypercar	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley	Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	300	8:00:15.414 ‡
2	Hypercar	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	M	300	+1.800
2	Hypercar	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	300	+1.800
3	Hypercar	36	Alpine Elf Matmut	André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre Matthieu Vaxivière	Alpine A480	M	300	+1:08.597
3	Hypercar	36	Alpine Elf Matmut	André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre Matthieu Vaxivière	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8	M	300	+1:08.597
4	LMP2	38	JOTA	Roberto González António Félix da Costa Anthony Davidson	Oreca 07	G	296	+4 Laps ‡
4	LMP2	38	JOTA	Roberto González António Félix da Costa Anthony Davidson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	296	+4 Laps ‡
5	LMP2	28	JOTA	Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne Tom Blomqvist	Oreca 07	G	296	+4 Laps
5	LMP2	28	JOTA	Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne Tom Blomqvist	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	296	+4 Laps
6	LMP2	22	United Autosports USA	Philip Hanson Wayne Boyd Paul di Resta	Oreca 07	G	295	+5 Laps
6	LMP2	22	United Autosports USA	Philip Hanson Wayne Boyd Paul di Resta	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	295	+5 Laps
7	LMP2	31	Team WRT	Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi	Oreca 07	G	295	+5 Laps
7	LMP2	31	Team WRT	Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	295	+5 Laps
8	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	Jakub Śmiechowski Louis Delétraz Alex Brundle	Oreca 07	G	293	+7 Laps
8	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	Jakub Śmiechowski Louis Delétraz Alex Brundle	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	293	+7 Laps
9	LMP2	1	Richard Mille Racing Team	Tatiana Calderón Sophia Flörsch Beitske Visser	Oreca 07	G	290	+10 Laps
9	LMP2	1	Richard Mille Racing Team	Tatiana Calderón Sophia Flörsch Beitske Visser	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	290	+10 Laps
10	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	70	Realteam Racing	Esteban Garcia Mathias Beche Norman Nato	Oreca 07	G	290	+10 Laps ‡
10	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	70	Realteam Racing	Esteban Garcia Mathias Beche Norman Nato	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	290	+10 Laps ‡
11	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	21	DragonSpeed USA	Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya Ben Hanley	Oreca 07	G	288	+12 Laps
11	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	21	DragonSpeed USA	Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya Ben Hanley	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	288	+12 Laps
12	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	20	High Class Racing	Jan Magnussen Anders Fjordbach Dennis Andersen	Oreca 07	G	285	+15 Laps
12	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	20	High Class Racing	Jan Magnussen Anders Fjordbach Dennis Andersen	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	285	+15 Laps
13	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	29	Racing Team Nederland	Frits van Eerd [nl] Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert	Oreca 07	G	280	+20 Laps
13	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	29	Racing Team Nederland	Frits van Eerd [nl] Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	280	+20 Laps
14	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	279	+21 Laps ‡
14	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	279	+21 Laps ‡
15	LMGTE Pro	52	AF Corse	Daniel Serra Miguel Molina	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	279	+21 Laps
15	LMGTE Pro	52	AF Corse	Daniel Serra Miguel Molina	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	279	+21 Laps
16	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Kévin Estre Neel Jani Michael Christensen	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	279	+21 Laps
16	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Kévin Estre Neel Jani Michael Christensen	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	279	+21 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	278	+22 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	278	+22 Laps
18	LMGTE Am	47	Cetilar Racing	Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Antonio Fuoco	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	274	+26 Laps ‡
18	LMGTE Am	47	Cetilar Racing	Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Antonio Fuoco	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	274	+26 Laps ‡
19	LMGTE Am	56	Team Project 1	Matteo Cairoli Egidio Perfetti Riccardo Pera	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	274	+26 Laps
19	LMGTE Am	56	Team Project 1	Matteo Cairoli Egidio Perfetti Riccardo Pera	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	274	+26 Laps
20	LMGTE Am	54	AF Corse	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	274	+26 Laps
20	LMGTE Am	54	AF Corse	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	274	+26 Laps
21	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Marcos Gomes	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M	274	+26 Laps
21	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Marcos Gomes	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	274	+26 Laps
22	LMGTE Am	57	Kessel Racing	Takeshi Kimura Mikkel Jensen Scott Andrews	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	274	+26 Laps
22	LMGTE Am	57	Kessel Racing	Takeshi Kimura Mikkel Jensen Scott Andrews	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	274	+26 Laps
23	LMGTE Am	60	Iron Lynx	Claudio Schiavoni Andrea Piccini Matteo Cressoni	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	273	+27 Laps
23	LMGTE Am	60	Iron Lynx	Claudio Schiavoni Andrea Piccini Matteo Cressoni	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	273	+27 Laps
24	LMGTE Am	85	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	273	+27 Laps
24	LMGTE Am	85	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Michelle Gatting Manuela Gostner	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	273	+27 Laps
25	LMGTE Am	33	TF Sport	Ben Keating Dylan Pereira Felipe Fraga	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M	272	+28 Laps
25	LMGTE Am	33	TF Sport	Ben Keating Dylan Pereira Felipe Fraga	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	272	+28 Laps
26	LMGTE Am	86	GR Racing	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Tom Gamble	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	271	+29 Laps
26	LMGTE Am	86	GR Racing	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Tom Gamble	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	271	+29 Laps
27	LMGTE Am	88	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Dominique Bastien Marco Seefried Julien Andlauer	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	269	+31 Laps
27	LMGTE Am	88	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Dominique Bastien Marco Seefried Julien Andlauer	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	269	+31 Laps
28	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	267	+33 Laps
28	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	267	+33 Laps
29	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	44	ARC Bratislava	Miro Konôpka Oliver Webb Tom Jackson	Ligier JS P217	G	261	+39 Laps
29	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	44	ARC Bratislava	Miro Konôpka Oliver Webb Tom Jackson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	261	+39 Laps
30	Hypercar	709	Glickenhaus Racing	Ryan Briscoe Romain Dumas Richard Westbrook	Glickenhaus 007 LMH	M	246	+54 Laps
30	Hypercar	709	Glickenhaus Racing	Ryan Briscoe Romain Dumas Richard Westbrook	Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8	M	246	+54 Laps
DNF	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Jaxon Evans Matt Campbell	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	88	Retired
DNF	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Jaxon Evans Matt Campbell	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	88	Retired
DNF	LMGTE Am	777	D'station Racing	Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Andrew Watson	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M	69	Retired
DNF	LMGTE Am	777	D'station Racing	Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Andrew Watson	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	69	Retired

Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol	Tyre manufacturer
G	Goodyear
M	Michelin

Standings after the race

2021 Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship

Pos.	+/–	Driver	Points
1		Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley	63
2	1	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	43
3	1	Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière	42
4	1	Ryan Briscoe Romain Dumas Richard Westbrook	18

2021 Hypercar World Endurance Championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Toyota Gazoo Racing	64
2	Alpine Elf Matmut	42
3	Glickenhaus Racing	1

Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers Championship standings.

2021 LMP2 World Endurance Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Anthony Davidson António Félix da Costa Roberto González	56
2	Philip Hanson	49
3	Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne Tom Blomqvist	42
4	Fabio Scherer Filipe Albuquerque	26
5	Alex Brundle Jakub Śmiechowski	25

2021 LMP2 World Endurance Championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	No. 38 JOTA	56
2	No. 22 United Autosports USA	49
3	No. 28 JOTA	43
4	No. 34 Inter Europol Competition	25
5	No. 31 Team WRT	19

Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers Championship standings.

2021 World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship

Pos.	+/–	Driver	Points
1	1	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	56
2	1	Kévin Estre Neel Jani	50
3		Miguel Molina Daniel Serra	42
4		Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz	30
5		Michael Christensen	24

2021 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship

Pos.	+/–	Team	Points
1	1	Ferrari	98
2	1	Porsche	80

Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers Championship standings.

References

^ Goodwin, Graham (22 January 2021). "2021 FIA WEC Season Opener At Sebring Switched To Portimao". Daily Sportscar. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ Goodwin, Graham (5 March 2021). "WEC Portimao Season Opener Postponed". Daily Sportscar. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Toyota No. 8 wins Portimao WEC tactical duel". Racer.com. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "2021 8 Hours of Portimão Qualifying Results" (PDF).
^ "2021 8 Hours of Portimão Race Classification" (PDF).

[1] Goodwin, Graham (22 January 2021). "2021 FIA WEC Season Opener At Sebring Switched To Portimao". Daily Sportscar. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[2] Goodwin, Graham (5 March 2021). "WEC Portimao Season Opener Postponed". Daily Sportscar. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[3] "Toyota No. 8 wins Portimao WEC tactical duel". Racer.com. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[Qualifying-4] "2021 8 Hours of Portimão Qualifying Results" (PDF).

[Race-5] "2021 8 Hours of Portimão Race Classification" (PDF).

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