WEC Prologue Shows Ultra-Close Competition Ahead of Season Opener
After fierce competition at the WEC Prologue testing, the 2025 season appears more competitive than ever, with the performance gap narrowing significantly between manufacturers in the Hypercar class.
Race cars battling at Daytona
Key Hypercar Highlights:
- BMW, Alpine, Peugeot, and Cadillac have closed the gap to former frontrunners Toyota, Ferrari, and Porsche
- Top 10 fastest cars (six different manufacturers) were separated by just nine-tenths of a second
- Five cars beat last year's pole position time
- BMW M Team WRT set the fastest lap with Robin Frijns
- Toyota completed the most laps (792) across both cars
- Aston Martin's new Valkyries showed promising reliability with 549 laps
LMGT3 Class Overview:
- Lexus, Corvette, and Ferrari each topped different sessions
- Top 12 cars within one second of each other
- Ben Keating (TF Sport Corvette) was fastest bronze driver
- Ryan Hardwick completed most laps (154) in the Manthey Porsche
- Mercedes-AMG's new partner Iron Lynx showed strong performance
Notable Issues:
- Porsche suffered its first-ever 963 engine failure
- Proton's Ford Mustang requires rebuild after fire
- Racing Spirit of Leman Aston Martin needs repairs after barrier impact
The compressed field and strong showing from multiple manufacturers suggest an extremely competitive season ahead, with no clear favorite emerging from the prologue testing. Teams now have three days to prepare for the first Free Practice session on Wednesday.
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