Kobayashi and Estre Epic Fight For The Win I 2024 6 Hours of Imola I FIA WEC

What a fight it was, watch Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota Gazoo Racing) and Kévin Estre (Porsche Penske Motorsport) as they fight for victory in the last 15 minutes of the 6 Hours of Imola.
The FIA World Endurance Championship is the world’s premier international sportscar championship, contested over eight rounds across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. With multiple cars across two categories (Hypercar and LMGT3) all on track at the same time, the WEC is a sports car extravaganza that offers action, overtakes, excitement and entertainment for fans worldwide. Watch all the WEC action live on FIAWEC.tv
2024 Calendar:
Official Prologue Qatar - February 24-25
Qatar Airways Qatar 1812KM - March 2
6 Hours of Imola - April 21
TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - May 11
24 Hours of Le Mans - June 15-16
Rolex 6 Hours of Sao Paulo - July 14
Lone Star Le Mans Cota - September 1
6 Hours of Fuji - September 15
Bapco Energies 8 Hours of Bahrain - November 2

[@f1david995]

Man, when I saw Kevin decreased the 9sec gap to less than a second in 10 minutes, I thought he could've got ahead of Kamui. Both drivers were very exciting to see for the final 10 minutes. Both are legend drivers.

[@jaiganticpooey3012]

That's actually insane when estre gets in the groove it's hard to stop him

[@syntheovaldy5173]

​​@@jaiganticpooey3012in f1 world, who is Estre?

[@Koyomimatic]

@@syntheovaldy5173 is this an F1 video or an endurance sports car racing video? Motorsport is more than just F1, and great drivers exist all throughout it.

[@everydaydose7779]

Estre, Porsche and BOP vs Kamui Koballsyashi

[@syntheovaldy5173]

@@Koyomimatic broo, chill, i think you misunderstood it, I'm new to WEC and I actually like Estre. What I meant to ask was who is the equivalent of Estre on the F1 grid. Since I'm a long time F1 fan and new to WEC, I don't actually know most of the drivers here, so I wanted a broader view on how skilled Estre actually is

[@calvador94]

One of the greatest fights I've seen in a WEC race - had me on the edge of my chair for the final ten minutes. Kamui is an absolute machine!

[@Xiphactinus]

I was hoping Estre would get by, but that defence was incredible. Kamui made no mistakes whatsoever.

[@sandordomonkos8351]

where is the fight?

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

Not only that this also will be remember decade and both brand them be fighting and 3 different rules era sports cars since 1998.

[@DuvJones]

@@Xiphactinus He really couldn't, Estre is super aggressive.... you given an mm and Estre will take it. Hell of a defence from Kamui.

[@Xiphactinus]

@@DuvJones absolutely bulletproof defence from Kobayashi, onwards and upwards to Spa!

[@sdx3918]

To think that these cars have been racing for 6 hours straight and after all that the top two are only seperated by 2 seconds.

[@adminit3444]

Just strap more weight on toyota the difference would be lesser.

[@UzumakiNagato]

@@adminit3444 The Porsche is 30kg lighter than the Toyota... Leave Toyota alone ffs.. They had a 60kg gap at Lusail -_-'

[@tyronnezx]

​@@UzumakiNagatothis is what beng a Porsche fangirl is like. Always asking for free handouts and rigging the balance. They don't win because they built the best car. They win because they play politics 😂😂

[@casscroute8706]

So cool to see the Toyota vs Porsche battle back since the LMP1 era

[@Slu54]

LMP1 had a great run huh? Didn't know we were moving through a golden era

[@1980VINZ]

I was a Toyota/Lexus mechanic, I’m VERY happy to see them winning… TOYOTA is actually my favorite car brand and by very far, I LOVE what TOYOTA is doing in the car industry in this actual stupid world… GO TOYOTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hankmoody7521]

Golden era for motosports!

[@dasraffnix9471]

Its amazing. And for all free to enjoy a week after the fact. To watch and enjoy whenever we want!

[@MaxVerstappenGlazer]

Except in F1 it’s the orange era

[@AkiraHartono]

​@@MaxVerstappenGlazer oranje!

[@derauditor5748]

More like "Golden Era for Endurance Racing." Again.

[@fernandashahalrizqy4119]

Endurance only. I see rally and f1 are still lacking

[@subatfun]

It was a "catch me if you can" moment as both were fuel saving during this last stint. Impressive race from the #7!

[@rhyswhite4018]

WEC with arguable the best motorsport package out there for fans (currently) with the worst broadcasting. So incredibly hard to find and watch an entire race.

[@jackson3190]

The full race is getting posted tomorrow morning on this channel. Shouldn't be hard to find.

[@PozzaPizz]

​@@jackson3190we want to watch this live brother

[@jackson3190]

@@PozzaPizz well unfortunately, contact whoever broadcasts it in your country. Unfortunately, it isn't available everywhere for free, but I would say that it is a good idea to get the subscription in the app so you can watch all the races live.

[@michaelgriffiths7937]

@@PozzaPizzI can’t remember the channel name but someone screened the whole race live here on KZbin on Sunday

[@lukkas3611]

someone always streams it on youtube or twitch

[@OscarZheng50]

toyota and porsche are back at it again 🔥

[@tsanghingcheung6849]

Kobayashi did it right ✅️.

[@ianmcmillan1411]

Absolutely breath-taking... well done Kamui, what a brilliant drive !!!!!

[@manuel33306]

Incredible race, incredible wec

[@hakube34]

Never though I'd have fun watching this than F1. Great race!

[@jraybay]

Oh yes. These guys were going all out. Great battle. Love to see it

[@lugold8766]

Buemi making himself ready to murder Brendon Hartley after the race💀

[@AbrahamArthemius]

To be fair, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Hartley was pretty much in fuel saving mode and his engineer even told him he doesn't have enough energy left to fight against the charging Ferrari.

[@UzumakiNagato]

Its 2 points in the rankings.. No big deal

[@lugold8766]

@@AbrahamArthemius I know absolutely no blame on Brendon but I just saw the qatar full access video and something tells me Buemi might not be happy with his teammate after Imola either

[@theabyssaldemon]

buemi is low key scary

[@AbrahamArthemius]

@@lugold8766 Well, it's Buemi after all. The guy kind of has a short fuse at times.

[@elektrofunkzz]

WEC, more of this please, instead of those 90 second "highlight" videos

[@gonzaloapestegui9421]

F1 After 1 minute: P1 +22.2 secs Gap WEC After 6 hours: +0.6 secs Gap.

[@THUNDER_74]

we are only in the 2nd race of this 2024 edition but next year, we will have Aston Martin! The golden age of endurance promises to be incredible! I can't wait to see the other races! ⚡️

[@tyronnezx]

Aston aint doing squat lol. They dont even have a hybrid or a 4wd. They will keep the isottas company

[@arkeusalexander9054]

Only Audi's missing!

[@newgiok6963]

Fantastic race in Imola. Ferrari got the rain strategy wrong with all three cars... incredible.

[@mrFoolish565]

I was on the grandstand near the finish line for the final 25 minutes: so exciting, we were almost screaming of joy and then the Ferrari overtake at the final lap ignited the whole Tifosi sector

[@skojuzija]

Its amazing how top 3 teams are very close and I hope other teams will step up aswell

[@abdilahramadhan984]

Respect for both excelent drivers

[@bobbyjamabo3296]

Wow! that was intense

[@MihzvolWuriar]

Man, WEC and IMSA are on fire for 2 years in a row, not that they weren't good before, it's just that they are the two most fun to watch for 2 years now.

[@user06220]

what a fight, epic race

[@lasarith2]

Soon as I see Kobayashi- my mind auto fills Dragon maid after it .

[@edNdr]

Culture

[@ingianniere]

Great to watch from the grandstand!

[@Mati03x]

Incredible Fight !!!

[@aislanpacheco9319]

Epic race 😍😍

[@gianlozano102]

Estre is a beast

[@lorenzofranceschelli]

Epic race ❤

[@LucasSoares-yr6sx]

If you guys thought the Precure franchise fights were the greatest fights of all time, wait until you guys see the World Endurance Championship fights like this Toyota vs Porsche fight in Imola! I'm a huge fan of the Precure franchise and the World Endurance Championship.

[@nuztuz903]

good to see toyota properly work for it now

[@japoy5423]

What a race for Kamui. Well manage race pace with a little bit of luck in terms of track situation when it comes to traffic.

[@wrigleyx]

03:03 amazing camera's shooting.

[@eamonahern7495]

Great battle

[@user-uk4vg8ny1z]

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing🇯🇵🗾KAMUI KOBAYASHI🇯🇵

[@tuomasholo]

Congrats to KK and Nyck

[@Max-pi7ri]

Even though imola is horrible for overtaking, the race was still exciting

[@leixca]

まさかまさか最後ポルシェとの対決になったがコースがイモラであったのもあってLMHとLMDhの仕様差が如実に出た面白い勝負だった。

[@Gre92]

仕様差って何があるんですか？

[@patrickcarafa]

I was there!!!

[@emililiev4074]

What a Epic racing ! If we can see more Telemetry Data like Speed, electric energy deploy, breaking, accelerating and other will be even better!

[@DuvJones]

That is something that comes with the FIA WEC app package, I think.

[@bucketslash11]

4:22 this part was nervewracking, seeing the Porsche get right up to the bumper of the Toyota and with less fuel to fend them off

[@rickvangog5935]

what a battle! a total of 0 overtakes on eachother! awesome...!

[@Grant80]

Might want to put a few bucks on Porsche for Le Mans

[@stefan64s]

Obviously, this is more fun to watch than Formula 1!

[@nagasako7]

KK reminds me of a boxer who has no wasted movement.

[@spadon5678]

When was the last Time a gap was this close at the end of a race in LMP1/Hypercar ?

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

2017.

[@Fadhilah-gk2mz]

monza 2022 was close too

[@vitorgabriel2536]

Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck De Vries E Mike Conway, Vencem Na Hypercar, Augusto Farfus, Sean Gelael E Garry Vencem Na LMGT3.

[@biaggi150]

The director must be doing his tax return during this race, why do we need so many shots of people in the pits with such great action on track?!

[@Elaba_]

He should be given a chance on the Nurburgring. I am sure he'll make it.

[@funnybunny230]

good to see Toyota not gapping the guy in second by 3 laps these days

[@TheQuikMix]

Kamui Kobayashi. That's it. That's the post.

[@halflanding1900]

Commentator not even hiding he wanted Kobayashi to make a mistake for a Porsche win. This is FIA’s official broadcast??

[@hayato_editor9199]

congratulations TOYOTA🎉

[@GTR-93]

NICK DE VICTORIOUS

[@yannickbastiaenssen8394]

10 000 time better than f1

[@JerichoP84]

WEC>>F1

[@kjb1231234]

Water is wet

[@YOUENNNN]

This kind of comment is stupid I have personnaly always prefered endurance over F1 but it does not mean one is better than the other, it's just two different type of racing

[@eelinyman3771]

"Past prime" Estre at it again

[@simonjackson7269]

WEC is so much better than F1!!!!

[@Kingofthehill84]

Agreed, no scripts make a better race all day.

[@iaco.mp4210]

+0.3 gap at the end of a 6 hours race

[@liviusolcovenco6575]

+5.3

[@halloweenjean]

@@liviusolcovenco6575i mean yeah after a penalty, but the point still stands

[@Slu54]

Peugeot still off the pace this year huh?

[@ianik1984]

TOYOTA X 3 FERRARIS IN IMOLA!!!!! 😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@LucasSoares-yr6sx]

Two brothers: the Porsche 963 is the one brother blessed by the light, and the Toyota GR010 with black livery is another brother possessed by the darkness.

[@13aker0]

Ferrari strategy brought Toyota the win lol *claps* Ferrari .. tell me I am wrong

[@AbrahamArthemius]

Ehh, it's the combination of both Ferrari fumbling their strategy and Toyota perfectly executing everything (Porsche as well)

[@PierreR115]

Toyota and Porsche had an immaculate rhythm at the second half of the race, de Vries, Kobayashi and Estre were insanely fast. They would've caught up with Ferrari at some point, and it would've been an insane 3-way battle. A shame Ferrari's strat was not there.

[@ciello___8307]

Ferraru still lost even though they clearly had the bop advantage this weekend. Losing while starting 1-2-3 is not great

[@c.s.charles2102]

Nothing happened...

[@Dust131]

They weren't side by side once, i don't think that was a great battle at all. Rather the back markers put an end to any opportunity

[@CupsofCopus]

That's endurance racing for you traffic can give you as many opportunities as it can take it away, and in Estre's case it was the latter, but still an absolutely incredible fight between these two

[@zuzuplayz9062]

@@CupsofCopus hate to see it if you're cheering for someone, but nevertheless amazing fight

[@sandordomonkos8351]

where is the fight?

[@MiguelMartinez-wm3ql]

El asiento de Estre debería ser usado por Pechito Lopez, Pecho aún esta para la categoría mayor, Pecho no hubiese cometido los errores que cometió Estre.

[@user-xe6vi6fe7n]

First

[@sandordomonkos8351]

cringe

[@IbnuMD]

Ferrari fucked up again

[@shfd3832]

F1 😂😂😂

[@saffaboy2007]

The commentary for this race was awful.

[@Devourur]

One of the commentators is a Ferrari fanboy, he was just rambling about Ferrari messing up their strategy, like did he bet on Ferrari to win?😂💀

[@saffaboy2007]

@@Devourur ah mate, that was ear piercing. He just went on and on and on about it. The other commentators clearly thought he was high, they were having mini polite disagreements or kept correcting one another. so much cringe.

[@halloweenjean]

the commentary was perfectly fine & in fact pretty good, haven banging on about ferrari not sticking with their choice & being just as confused about the upcoming weather conditions did get tiresome but he's getting into the race just like any other fan. I love passionate commentators but if that's not for you guys fair ig?

[@alessiobenbourahel5739]

Toyota has declared once they arrrived on the track that they painted their car black because in Japanese culture that represents the "hate of loosing" refering to the defeat in Le mans 2023 by Ferrari. I am an italian Tifoso, and I was in Imola, once we have all understoodthat ferrari would not take the chaquered flag, we all starting support Estre😂😂😂

[@user-qk8qo8qw4f]

Ｎotlooｋingtvgattem

[@cringepaul9325]

Where was the "epic"? Not a single switch in leading. Not a single real attack. Estre was hunting 4 sure, but he was never in a real spot to overtake. It was tight, not more not less. "fight" pffff

[@RBot21]

Hahaha your'e right

[@jon3021]

Kamui lo tenia controlado

[@hippycracktalksmack]

How about you just post the bloody race already, INSTEAD OF SPOILING IT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO SEE IT