World Endurance Drivers’ Championship
Porsche’s #2 crew maintain their lead in the world championship despite finishing fourth at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
The key moment of the race occurred when Audi’s #8 car, driven by Oliver Jarvis, Loic Duval and Lucas di Grassi, crashed out of the lead with a wheel bearing failure. That had been Porsche’s main title rival heading into the Mexico event, but with the #8 crew scoring just 0.5 points the tables have turned dramatically.
Toyota is now second despite struggling to match the pace of its rivals, with Stephane Sarrazin, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi profiting from their rivals’ drama to finish on the podium. The race-winning #1 Porsche of defending world champions Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard is now making amends for its poor start to the season and is on the tail of the #7 Audi which finished second in Mexico.
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LMP2 Drivers’ Championship
The gap has been reduced at the top of the LMP2 standings following RGR Sport by Morand’s victory on home soil. However, Signatech Alpine still has a healthy lead that won’t be eclipsed at Circuit of the Americas regardless of the result.
A late brake failure for the then-leading G-Drive Racing ORECA means Rene Rast and Roman Rusinov have dropped to fourth. The pair are now three points behind the ESM Ligier which notched up its fourth podium of the season in Mexico City.
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World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers
Aston Martin’s driver split strategy appears to be working as Mexico winner Darren Turner takes the lead in the GT drivers’ championship.
The British manufacturer decided to switch its drivers after Le Mans in order to beat the quicker turbocharged Ferrari and Ford entries on points. Turner’s team-mate Richie Stanaway is also profiting from the move with just two points separating him from Sam Bird and Davide Rigon in third.
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GTE-Am Drivers’ Championship
Despite being down on pace in Mexico, Emmanuel Collard, Rui Aguas and Francois Perrodo are still streets ahead in the Am standings. A remarkable second place finish for the Ferrari trio ensured they limited the points damage following a victory for title rival Abu Dhabi Proton Racing.
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