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James Calado Leads in Ferrari Triumph: Initial Highlights from 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship in Qatar

Carl Harrison by Carl Harrison
February 26, 2025
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James Calado Leads in Ferrari Triumph: Initial Highlights from 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship in Qatar
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James Calado has set the pace in the initial free practice session of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship season, clocking a 1:42.123 lap at the Lusail International Circuit for the Qatar 1812km. Behind the wheel of the #51 Ferrari 499P, Calado demonstrated exceptional skill and precision, outpacing his closest rival, Sebastien Bourdais, by a significant 0.232 seconds.

Bourdais, driving the #38 Cadillac V-Series.R, kept up the momentum that Cadillac and its new affiliate JOTA had exhibited in the preceding week’s Prologue testing. However, it was Calado’s fellow Ferrari driver, Nicklas Nielsen in the #50 Ferrari, whose performance was a mere 0.042 seconds behind Bourdais, adding to the thrill of the competition.

Toyota’s representative, Brendon Hartley, in the #8 Toyota GR010, managed to secure the fourth spot on the timesheet. Meanwhile, the first BMW to make it into the top five was driven by Raffaele Marciello in the #15 BMW M Hybrid V8.

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Further down the list, Will Stevens navigated the #12 Cadillac to the sixth position, while the fastest Porsche, driven by Kevin Estre, claimed the seventh spot. The second fastest BMW, the #20 with Robin Frijns at the helm, had its best lap to finish eighth. Filling out the top 10 in the Hypercar category were Phil Hanson in the satellite #83 AF Corse Ferrari and Ferdinand Habsburg in the #356 Alpine A424.

However, the session was not without its hiccups. Alex Riberas, driving the #009 Aston Martin Valkyrie, was forced to halt due to an unexplained technical malfunction. The vehicle had to be transported back to the pits on a flatbed. In their debut WEC free practice session, both Valkyries lagged behind, finishing 17th and 18th.

In the LMGT3 category, Ben Barnicoat led the field in the #78 ASP Lexus RC F GT3 with a 1:55.623 lap time. Hot on his heels were the two TF Sport Corvettes, with Daniel Juncadella in the #33 just edging out Charlie Eastwood in the #81.

Augusto Farfus in the #31 WRT BMW M GT3 Evo and Jose Maria Lopez in the sister #87 ASP Lexus secured the fourth and fifth positions respectively.

As the adrenaline continues to build, audiences worldwide are eagerly anticipating FP2, scheduled to begin at 16:50 local time, or 13:50 UTC. The first free practice has already set the stage for an exhilarating season of the World Endurance Championship, with each driver vying for the top spot.

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