“You just have to be happy with the years that are good rather than lament the end of an era.” WEC drivers bid farewell to GTE Pro following the last race for the fan-favourite, manufacturer-heavy category in Bahrain.
This month’s Bahrain 8 Hours finale marked the end of the all-professional GTE division in the WEC, amid a shift in manufacturer interest to the new Hypercar class for prototype cars.
However, there had been a steady decline in GTE Pro since it peaked at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2019 at 17 entries, with just five cars entered for the full WEC season this year. “I remember the days when there were five different manufacturer teams in IMSA, all competing against each other week-in and week-out and it was just super competition.
“When everybody says top class, everyone assumes LMH, but honestly we've got the top class of GT, it's the same - just a different car,” Calado, who clinched his third WEC class title in Bahrain, told Motorsport.com.“Just because it's a different category doesn't mean that it is not as high and prioritised as the other one.”clinched the 2018/19 GTE Pro title with Porsche and took his first class win at Le Mans during the same year.
“It's a place where there have been some ups and downs in terms of competition but it's definitely some great moments and great competition and I learned a lot. A great era for GT racing.” “I would say it was a very successful engagement [for Porsche],” Laudenbach told Motorsport.com. “The cars are still great race cars.
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