With the final WEC race of the 2018 portion of the ‘Super Season’ looming, let’s look back at the previous six WEC races in Shanghai.
Over the years there’s been drama, titles won, mixed weather and packed grand stands!
Take a gander, at some of DSC’s best snaps from the Shanghai International Circuit:
2012: Third WEC win for Toyota
2012: Allan fans!
2012: Heads up!
2012: Lotus LMP2 on Pole for the first time
2012: Clearly the acoustic’s for Ryan’s gig weren’t that great!
2013: The #1 Audi wins, and remarkably Treluyer battled through with a cracked rib
2013: The Oak art car was out in force
2013: Allan’s fans are everywhere!
2013: The LMP2 pack
2013: McNish, TK and Duval win the world title!
2014: Dragon on the grid!
2014: Race start, big grid, bigger crowd!
2014: Shock retirement for the #51 Ferrari, at the time Bruni’s first ever WEC DNF!
2014: Dindo loved the trip to China
2014: 1-2 finish for Toyota, and a Manufacturer’s title sealed too!
2015: Porsche wins the Manufacturers World Championship with a victory from the #17 crew
2015: A first win for Perrodo, Collard and Aguas. It would be the start of something special: a title in 2016!
2015: The Strakka panda (designed by DSC’s deputy editor) made its one and only appearence.
2015: It’s how seriously the teams take the WEC that makes it special.
2015: Arguably Alex Brundle’s best prototype drive, on his comeback from injury, storming through the field and into the LMP2 lead in tricky conditions.
2016: Dominant GTE Pro win for the #67 Ford
2016: Audi began its short farewell tour in Shanghai, the first race after the brand announced its LMP1 exit
2016: G-Drive’s trio of Rusinov, Brundle and Stevens won LMP2
2016: A rare LMP1 L win for ByKolles
2016: Alpine takes the LMP2 title
2017: World Champions! A first for Bamber, and second for Bernhard and Hartley
2017: Ferrari takes the GTE Pro World Manufacturers Title
2017: Rebellion’s LMP2 win was ORECA’s 50th in the WEC
2017: Aston Martin Racing’s GTE Am victory marked the team’s 50th ever win!
