#5835 - 11/12/2212:08 PMRe: CORVETTE RACING AT BAHRAIN - Last Race for 2022
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Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina won the final GTE-Pro race for AF Corse, while their teammates Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado took the drivers’ championship in a tense conclusion that saw them nurse their car to the finish with a gearbox problem. The No. 52 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo driven by Fuoco and Molina finished nearly 50 seconds clear of the No. 64 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R of Nick Tandy and Tommy Milner finished 2nd place, with Kevin Estre and Michael Christensen third in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR-19.
Kevin Estre took the No. 92 Porsche to the lead by vaulting ahead of class rivals at the start of the race, but would come under pressure from a charging No. 52 Ferrari of Fuoco within the first hour. Fuoco passed Estre with a move into Turn 8 and 9 after fifty minutes, shortly after which the race’s first Full Course Yellow shook up the order.
Fuoco, Estre and the No. 91 Porsche of Gianmaria Bruni pitted before the caution, while the No. 51 Ferrari of James Calado as well as Corvette driver Nick Tandy pitted under yellow. Calado and Tandy vaulted up to first and second as a result. The Italian squad would then assume a one-two formation when Miguel Molina, now installed aboard the No. 52 car, overtook Tandy approaching halfway.
Ferrari appeared to have the race under control until drama struck with two hours remaining in the form of a gearbox issue for the championship-leading No. 51 car of Calado and Pier Guidi. The two cars first switched position, allowing Fuoco to take the class lead before the ailing sister car dropped to the back of the class with fourth gear unavailable for the Anglo-Italian pairing.
However, they nurtured the wounded car to fifth place in class behind the No. 92 duo of Estre and Christensen, which proved enough to win title with two points difference over the Porsche pairing.
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