WEC 6 Hours of Sao Paulo – Update Mark Webber
After clinching pole position for the last race of the season, Mark had a very heavy accident in Sunday’s six-hour race in Sao Paulo. With less than half an hour to go Mark, who shares the Le Mans Prototype with Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Brendon Hartley (New Zealand), crashed heavily into the barriers at the fast last turn of the lap.
Mark was taken to the medical centre and has later been transferred to a hospital in São Paul. He is in a satisfactory condition and will stay overnight for further checks.
It was a bitter sweet day for Porsche as the team also achieved its biggest success of its debut season, clinching their maiden win with the Porsche 919 Hybrid in the final race of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship in Brazil with the driving trio of Romain Dumas (France), Marc Lieb (Germany) and Neel Jani (Switzerland), who finished the race behind the safety car at the wheel of the winning car.
Race result 6 hours of São Paulo (Brazil):
1. Dumas/Jani/Lieb (F/CH/D), Porsche 919 Hybrid, 249 Laps
2. Davidson/Buemi (GB/CH), Toyota TS040 Hybrid, – 0,170 s
3. Di Grassi/Duval/Kristensen (BRA/F/DK), Audi R18 e-tron quattro, – 1 Lap
4. Wurz/Sarrazin/Conway (A/F/GB), Toyota TS040 Hybrid, – 1 Lap
5. Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer (CH/D/F), Audi R18 e-tron quattro, – 1 Lap
FIA World Endurance Champonship (WEC) after last out of 8 rounds,
Drivers’ standings:
1. Davidson/Buemi (GB/CH), Toyota, 166 (World Champion)
2. Lotterer/Tréluyer/Fässler (D/F/CH), Audi, 127
3. Dumas/Jani/Lieb (F/CH/D), Porsche, 117
4. Di Grassi/Kristensen (BRA/DK), Audi, 117
5. Wurz/Sarrazin (A/F), Toyota, 116
6. Lapierre (F), Toyota, 96
7. Duval (F), Audi, 81
8. Nakajima (J), Toyota, 71
9. Bernhard/Hartley/Webber (D/NZ/AUS), Porsche, 64,5
Manufacturers’ standings:
1. Toyota, 289 (World Champion)
2. Audi, 244
3. Porsche, 193
11 Comments
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John Mors
on December 1, 2014Speedy recovery Mark, Australian’s love you.
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Mario Afonso
on December 1, 2014Get better soon!
The world needs your smile mate! -
Rob Hazell
on December 1, 2014Hey Mark, that was a big hit you took there. Wishing you a speedy recovery – I’m sure you will come back stronger than ever for 2015!
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Michael Hipperson
on December 1, 2014Here’s hoping for your quick recovery Mark !
The Hipperson family
Essex UK -
Petra
on December 1, 2014Hey Mark, wish you recover soon ! We’ld like to see you back and all well in Stuttgart.
Cheers from China -
Elisabeth Bartsch
on December 1, 2014Hi, Mark,
I am a fan since several years and now this havy accident. Have a speady recovery and all the best! -
Ewa Anna
on December 1, 2014GET WELL SOON MARK!!!!! YOU ARE STRONG!!!!
I LOVE YOU <3 -
Paul Hobson
on December 1, 2014Come on mate!!! Pulling a stunt like that to get some sympathy??
In all seriousness, hope you’re back on your bike real soon.
We’ll get ’em next year!!! -
Gary Allen
on December 1, 2014Get well Mark and come home for Christmas
Gary & Helen, Halton Village, Bucks
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Sebastian Vettel
on December 8, 2014get well soon mate! Love Seb
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Petra
on December 24, 2014Merry Christmas Mark , hope you recovered completely !Good health, lots of fun and a super strong season 2015!
love & peace from China
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