TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will start the 85th Le Mans 24 Hours from pole position after setting the fastest-ever lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe in the final qualifying sessions on Thursday evening.
The Estonian ended that day with a 24-second lead and maintained his gap over Jari-Matti Latvala throughout the final day of action.
The Mercedes pair were joined on the podioum by Daniel Ricciardo. The Red Bull driver’s team mate Max Verstappen held second after a great start but dropped out early on when his car lost power.
It moves the four-time World Champion 25 points clear of Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton, who recovered from 13th on the grid to seventh.
Renault is proud to start the 40th anniversary celebrations of its Formula 1 debut over the course of this weekend's Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
The P1 LM will be supplied by Lanzante with a full tool kit replicating that of the original McLaren F1. Included is a torque wrench and wheel socket, diagnostics tablet, tailored car cover, and battery charging system.
He increased his FIA World Rally Championship lead with his second victory of the season by 15.6sec from Thierry Neuville. His 40th career success matched the record five Portugal wins of Finn Markku Alén.
Thierry Neuville claimed his second consecutive WRC win in Rally Argentina after an incredibly close finish that saw him beat Elfyn Evans by seven tenths.
Vettel jumped into the lead at the start of the race, but a collision in the first turn between Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen sent the Ferrari into the side of Max Verstappen
Valtteri Bottas withstood a late-race charge from Sebastian Vettel to score the first victory of his grand prix career.
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