More than an hour after
Charles Leclerc surprisingly put
Ferrari on pole for the
Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Italian team also seemed to capture the first starting position in World Endurance Championship (
WEC) qualifying. There was euphoria in the pit box the moment
Antonio Giovinazzi had sent his
Ferrari fastest around the track in the Belgian Ardennes.
The joy proved short-lived, as a few minutes later that time was taken away from him. The former
F1 driver had exceeded track limits. So no first place, but a third for Giovinazzi in the number 51 Ferrari. The Italian team's other car - of which Miguel Molina was behind the wheel, moved up to second place as a result.
Crash Hartley with Toyota
In the end, it was the Toyota of Kamui Kobayashi that benefited the most from Giovinazzi's penalty. A Toyota in the first starting spot is no surprise. That the Japanese marque's second car crashed during qualifying for the race in the World Endurance Race, and therefore starts last among hypercars, is.
Brendon Hartley had a brief moment of oversteer, only to see his Toyota come to a stop in the tyre barriere.
Results qualifying hypercars