2021 8 Hours of Portimão
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 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 | Average Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 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 | 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 | No. 70 Realteam Racing | 1:31.854 | +1.490 | 10 |
| 11 | Hypercar | No. 709 Glickenhaus Racing | 1:32.167 | +1.803 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 21 DragonSpeed USA | 1:32.526 | +2.162 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 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 | 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 
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Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers Championship standings.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers Championship standings.
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- 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).