The prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, widely known as the pinnacle of automobile endurance racing, takes place from 13 to 17 June 2018, at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France. Circuit de la Sarthe — the longest race course in the world will be a test of performance and endurance for both man and machine, especially for our Malaysian trio, it will be a battle charged with excitement and nervousness.
The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) super season kicked off with the opening race — 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium last month, with 37 cars on the entry list. 24 Hours of Le Mans, however, constitutes 60 cars, 180 race drivers on the track with WEC teams as well as teams from the European Le Mans Series (ELMS).
Despite stiff competition amongst racers, Nabil and teammates finished #P10 in the final Qualifying — ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya, a former Formula 1 driver who represents United Autosports.
Please find below the Free Practice and Qualifying Results of the Malaysian trio:
Qualifying 3
June 15, 3.30 AM
3:27.226 (#P10)
Qualifying 2
June 15, 1.00 AM
3:27.468 (#P9)
Qualifying 1
June 14, 4.00 AM
3:27.468 (#P7)
Free Practice
June 13, 10.00 PM
3:31.034 (#P7)
The race will take place on June 16 at 9.00PM (MY time).