1st Place
Timo Bernhard – no1 Porsche Team Porsche 919 hybrid
“I think it’s mega that we won our third consecutive race. We’ve had a difficult start to the season, but today delivered another error-free race. It was really hard work today! On my first stint the sun was very low and blinding, which wasn’t nice. But the longer the race went and the cooler it became, the more we improved. We closed the gap to one Audi and then we were lucky to get a Full Course Yellow when we were due to pit anyway.”
Brendon Hartley – no1 Porsche Team Porsche 919 hybrid
“For us the race went very smoothly. It was clear to us that Audi would have an advantage in the high temperatures at the start, but we were hoping the race would come back to us and it did. After dark the competition with Audi was much more even. We got the strategy with the Full Course Yellow absolutely right.”
Mark Webber – no1 Porsche Team Porsche 919 hybrid
“It was tough racing with fair battles today and Timo’s and Brendon’s drives were awesome. After the start we got into a rhythm. In the middle of the race the situation looked stable. The Audis in front were extremely quick in the heat, but this was no surprise. We knew we had to do a clean race and if they had stayed that strong we would have pushed them over the line. But then Audi had a problem and we have been lucky when the timing of a Full Course Yellow played into our hands. Despite the heat, our guys in the garage did a great job again in the pit stops.”
2nd Place
Lucas di Grassi – no8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18
“As drivers, we only have a certain share in the race result. There are alwaysadditional factors like pit stops or racing fortune. In contrast to us, Porsche managed a perfect race. Towards the end, I defended myself against an attack by a Toyota while I was trying to close the gap to the Porsche in front. That was fun, but also pretty strenuous in the heat.”
Loïc Duval – no8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18
“I started the race without taking a big risk because I knew we were faster than Porsche. We worked hard and did a good job this weekend, but lost a race once more. When I was in the cockpit the car simply stopped due to an electrical issue. That cost us a lot of valuable time.”
Oliver Jarvis – no8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18
“The whole teamsoldiered on after Le Mans and prepared a great car for us. It’s not enough to be fast. You have to do a perfect job in all areas. Today, we didn’t get everything right. That’s why second place feels like a loss – we missed victory.”
3rd Place
Stéphane Sarrazin – no6 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid
“It was an incredible race. Kamui, Mike and me did a strong job and the team gave us a good car. Our pace just got better through the race and the last hour was incredible. We were really competitive today. Audi have been so fast this weekend so to be so close is a positive sign. Now we keep pushing for our home race.”
Mike Conway – no6 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid
“I’m very happy to be on the podium again, for the fourth time this season. Our car came alive halfway through the race when we had strong pace. It was nice to see the pace we could get out of the car today. Stéphane and Kamui did a great job and the mechanics as well were really good in such tough conditions.”
Kamui Kobayashi – no6 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid
“I am pleased with our performance. We closed the gap to Audi and Porsche at the end and were part of an exciting race. I appreciate the job from the mechanics who did great pit stops and thanks to the whole team for helping us to be on the podium for the second race in a row; we had absolutely no mistakes.”
