Orlen Team WRT Victorious on ELMS full-season debut in Spain

The no41 Oreca crossed the line over 20 seconds in front of the no65 Panis Racing Oreca and a further 67 seconds ahead of the no22 United Autosports Oreca in a dominant performance.

1. 16 LMP2 cars took the start, 7 cars in the new Pro-Am category
2. Roman Rusinov in the no26 G-Drive Racing Aurus 01-Gibson in pole position is very slow leading the cars to the start.
3. No32 United Autosports Oreca of Nicolas Jamin spun off into the gravel at T2
4. No21 DragonSpeed USA Oreca of Henrik Hedman spun at the chicane and became beached on the high kerbing.
5. SAFETY CAR deployed for 7 minutes.
6. When the race resumed the no26 G-Drive Racing Aurus of Roman Rusinov, the no41 Orlen Team WRT Oreca of Louis Deletraz and the no22 United Autosports Oreca of Phil Hanson were nose-to-tail for several laps.
7. The no21 DragonSpeed USA Oreca retired with a clutch problem.
8. Roman Rusinov sets the fastest lap of the race on lap 8 in the no26 G-Drive Racing Aurus – 1m35.797 – a new lap record on the reconfigured Barcelona circuit.
9. Lap 11 the no41 Oreca takes the lead at T1 and pulls away. The no22 Oreca challenging the no26 G-Drive Racing Aurus for second and a lap later Phil Hanson overtakes Roman Rusinov on the outside into T1.