Cadillac’s number 38 crew won the World Endurance Championship finale at Monza, while Toyota’s number 8 drivers secured the season title. Jack Aitken, Sébastien Bourdais and Earl Bamber delivered Cadillac’s first win of the campaign. Toyota added the drivers’ crown to its previously secured manufacturers’ championship.
Jack Aitken, Sébastien Bourdais and Earl Bamber drove Cadillac Hertz Team Jota’s number 38 car to victory in Italy’s 6 Hours of Monza. Their first win of the campaign came at the World Endurance Championship’s final round, while the drivers’ world title went to Toyota’s number 8 crew.[1], [2]
Victor Martins and Jules Gounon finished second in the number 36 Alpine A424. Alpine closed its championship programme with a runner-up result at Monza.[1]
Sébastien Buemi, Ryō Hirakawa and Brendon Hartley secured Toyota’s drivers’ crown despite a difficult finale. They had won at Imola, Fuji and Barcelona during the season. Toyota had already clinched the manufacturers’ championship before Monza. Buemi now has five drivers’ titles, Hartley four and Hirakawa three.[1]
The LMGT3 class had different winners between race and season honours. Richard Lietz, Riccardo Pera and Yasser Shahin won in The Bend Manthey’s number 92 Porsche, giving the manufacturer consecutive race victories. TF Sport secured both the teams’ and drivers’ titles. Jonny Edgar became the category’s first sole drivers’ champion since 2015.[1]
