Onboard lap Pole Kevin Estre Porsche Penske Motorsport I 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans I FIA WEC

Jump onboard with Kevin Estre as he puts the No.6 Porsche Penske Motorsport on pole position of the 92nd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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

[@syntheovaldy5173]

Estre is the reason I got into endurance racing in the first place (because of his 911 performances in the ring), so this was very satisfying to witness

[@federcio2]

Same. Estre and Porsche is one of the best motorsport combo ever.

[@aditya_padhi22]

He has other contracts also with other cups and teams during this WEC can drivers do that?

[@syntheovaldy5173]

@@aditya_padhi22 What other cups? I only know that he drove for Manthey's Grello in the Nurburgring events this year, even L. Vanthoor was there with him. Don't know of any other cups that he's also in, while already in WEC.

[@Maenfy]

@@aditya_padhi22 Well WEC only has 7 race weekend, most drivers do something else during the year. Many drivers do Formula E for example, quite some race at Indycar as well but most guys you see in these cars race in many different GT championships if there is no WEC race going on.

[@aditya_padhi22]

@@syntheovaldy5173 I'm new to this endurance and GT racing so please excuse me I do not know much, I have only watched F1 since 2021.. I saw his 'X'. Where he mentioned test day at spa and other so I thought he is doing 2 things at once and the month was may so I was confused

[@ZORKURU]

EstrEffect ! What a lap!!

[@DonLee1980]

WOW, that lap looked insanely on the edge. Where the pole laps of old LMP1h's were faster, but I've never seen them need to wrestle the car that much over a lap. 255kph into the Porsche curves, WOW. As much as the cars are now much heavier and less powerful now, they are still quite incredible machines.

[@slatanek]

He's on the absolute edge the hole lap. Even though his 1st and 2nd sectors were +0.1s he still managed to gain through Porsche esses and Ford chicane, throwing the car through the esses into drifts like a boss. What a legend!

[@RbSc75]

Gran bella pole . Felice per Estre Porsche e Penske

[@brett_919]

Estre is a weapon!

[@Tompoule]

The king is back

[@fh6758]

Cmooon Kevin and Porsche bring 🥇👍

[@Callsignethiopia]

Driven this track so many times on GT7 for that credit grind

[@leonzarco8609]

You gotta love the commentary

[@blaisemcgee5289]

Let's go boy!!! Est for the win!! 🎉

[@Alan-N]

Something special 👍🇬🇧🏁

[@scottnowell6793]

Brilliant commentary

[@poupous5890]

Kevin Estre LE BOSS 💪🏽💪🏽🇨🇵✌🏼

[@DeFFewZ]

flyin’ drive

[@qwerty69600]

That's a very lively rear end. I wonder if they'll neutralise it a bit for the race...

[@kukuc96]

That looked honestly horrendous to drive. It looked close to ending up in a wall about 5 times in that lap.

[@kevinritmeester]

Bit of Luck with the LMP 2 after mulsan corner, bet apart from that a perfect lap

[@scottscottsdale7868]

I want Penske to win Le Mans

[@dirkschoutenracing]

Wow this lap was absolutely insane! The sheer confidence and car control he has in the car at these speeds is mega. What a legend!

[@Idek-ft4cy]

Hopefully we see you here one day aye dirk?

[@Kpaxlol]

​@@Idek-ft4cyfor sure we will see him if he keeps racing. As long as he doesnt quit i'm sure he will go there.

[@mdo]

What a lap! And the commentator was legend too, explanining every move in detail and with such energy. This weekend is going to be fire!

[@krully1651]

That commentary was fucking incredible and I was going to skip watching Le Mans but if it's the same guy commenting this week-end count me in

[@vivos71]

Anthony Davidson will be part of the WEC broadcast commentating crew.

[@kukuc96]

@@krully1651 He will. Anthony Davidson is very knowledgable on this type of racing, being a former prototype driver himself, so it's always great when he is around.

[@alex-7727]

The commentator makes the lap even more glorious!

[@peterrrr]

Ant, being an ex-LMP1 driver is very good indeed. But the whole commentating crew is very good. Very entertaining, especially during the night hours

[@Nicks62999]

Notice how the cold track impacts tyre grip, Estre was dancing and drifting to extract the absolute limit of that Porsche, while last year's Ferrari pole was smoother on a sunny weather.

[@dnuno75]

Precisely. Hence the slower lap times vs qualifying.

[@廖祥淵]

yeah just look how he drift into the apex in 0:15 while still having full control of the car, outstanding performance

[@rodrigofonseca1160]

He took a huge risk, considering that a red flag deletes your laps...Huge Estre Balls

[@scottscottsdale7868]

A lap worthy of car 21 driven by Ken Delaney.

[@rxxf90]

Mindblowing control of the car​@@廖祥淵

[@kevinevans4759]

What a lap. What a driver. Estre’s onboards are always such a joy to watch

[@OliverAdam-z2r]

Watch the onboard from the Nürburgring 24h Race in the Grello Porsche from Estre, absolutely anazing . Unbelievable

[@GeorgioSubs]

Holy crap. His ability to steer with the rear of the car is incredible. That thing was on a knife edge.

[@thricardoms]

Yeah, that was amazing. The induced oversteer on the final chicane was fucking awesome

[@x3mbr]

He made it seem like it was just a huge old school go-kart steering with the rears like that. Mighty stuff

[@inno-v8-ion165]

What rear? There wasn't any and he still tamed this thing!

[@casscroute8706]

Kevin Estre casually drifting around Le Mans circuit to pole position

[@Caddynars]

Kevin Estre is an absolute machine of an endurance racer, just laser precise on every turn.

[@LLWCorp]

Kevin was my co-driver at the 24 Hours of Daytona. He was so down-to-earth, a gentleman, and an incredibly nice person-- really genuine.

[@tohruberthon47]

Are you Patrick Lindsey?

[@MrMustache-yn4zm]

@@tohruberthon47 I need a follow up

[@AndresSztaba]

Yeah, sure, tell us another joke...

[@AndresSztaba]

@@tohruberthon47 he's just a troll that goes over thes type of videos pretending to be some "renowned driver". Nothing more than a sorry excuse of a human being...

[@perfectman3077]

What??

[@deamonslayer6729]

im surprised how lively the car is, very difficult!!

[@DennisfromMunich]

Yeah the rear wants to be first through any corner. I read Wittmann saying these cars are insanely difficult to drive.

[@Jesko.]

2:52 Amazing if Estre really did take the Porsche Curves flat out.3:44 What a great reaction. 🤣

[@f1david995]

Looks like a race win😂😂

[@sasajednak7268]

Looking at his wheel, he gained 0.8sec in Porsche curves compared I guess to previous best lap. Wow

[@tstraw48]

Estre is Estre-Terrestrial. Legend.

[@KToMmi]

For real I've never seen such a loose car get pole position. Terrifying to watch at every turn-in.

[@conehed1138]

Seriously how did he wrangle that back end, I would have lost it at every single corner with a setup that loose 😂

[@elgaard7283]

This one lap is longer then the whole Quali Highlights... just saying. xD

[@Keckegenkai]

Marvel pfp, your response?

[@joaquingonzalez834]

i think he's busy weeping, because of course estre had to "ruin his day"

[@Adewzen]

WOW. That car setup is insane, not many can drive it.

[@grigorioschristodoulou5229]

Yep, that’s almost esports level of balance! And no restarts here xD

[@rickrolled7930]

Yes, with all that oversteer verstappen would be happy.

[@syntheovaldy5173]

What a lap, man😢

[@atedejong5620]

he really did it in the porsche curves section, where he gained half a second!!!

[@theabyssaldemon]

Ain’t called Porsche curves for nothin I suppose

[@playhard1337]

Estre is a living legend. What a drive this was. That controlled slide in the 1st chicane was NUTS.

[@stefanbierganns3193]

Estre doing Estre things. Just watch him throwing the 911 Grello on the Nordschleife around. Next level racing.

[@Jizzle76]

Ant’s commentary is just as good as the lap itself 🐜

[@rsr-warrior]

It was good but not perfect, first chicane he said down to 2nd but it was Kevin used 3rd 😄

[@Nicolas_Cage_Bees]

@@rsr-warrior He also got the part about hybrid deployment wrong at 2:02 since the Porsche is an LMDh car and deploys hybrid power through the rear axle as soon as you hit the gas pedal rather than through the front axle once you hit 190 KM/h like the LMH cars.

[@asphelite]

Im SOOOOOOO happy that I got to meet him face to face during 2024 24h of Nüburgring. great smile and what a driver!

[@SidusBrist]

It was totally not a clean lap, pretty crazy and daring, but that's exactly how you get poles, gg

[@tyronnezx]

He also cut corners

[@TheJGJR9]

man this man and porsche is jus a god given combo

[@kimiraikkonen949]

don't forget laurens

[@timmynicolas8729]

@@kimiraikkonen949Laurens is top but I’m not sure anyone other than Kevin could have pulled a lap like this.

[@zeekot4064]

One of the best drivers in the drivers in the world.. Estre is the fucking man

[@M.ARSEVEN]

Amazing how late you can brake in that Porsche

[@MM-mx8sr]

Estre is a beast!

[@2teethPogZa]

This guy Kevin Estre is the HERO of Endurance Racing... can you imagine being a guy who’s month of June every year is scheduled to be racing at Le Mans 24 hours AND Nurburgring 24 hours AND on top of that scoring high and possibly winning on both occassions in your respective class??? Yeah enough said I think we all agree this guy is like what our heros in Formula 1 are to Endurance Racing

[@jaguatiricaimediata5305]

He is so comfortable with oversteer and catching the car...he reminds me of Schumacher and more recently Verstappen.

[@syntheovaldy5173]

you are absolutely correct, man in f1 terms, can we say he's the lewis or max of endurance?

[@Jesko.]

@@syntheovaldy5173 Andre Lotterer and Kamui Kobiyashi?

[@syntheovaldy5173]

@@Jesko. I dont know Lotterer but Kamui was in F1 himself, and he wasn't that good, he was a midfield driver

[@halloweenjean]

⁠@@syntheovaldy5173IIRC kamui was good in F1, just lacked proper consistency at the time. however he is undeniably a fantastic driver & racer and is up there in talent and skill, wish he stayed in f1 for longer but he's been bossing it in endurance racing so i'm not complaining

[@DonLee1980]

Had a visit with the 3:14 lap record qualifying lap to see the difference where the 10s was gained and lost. Both cars had similar top speeds on the straights. But it's out of the corners that mattered. 1:06 coming out of the first chicane and onto the straight, the Porsche 963 is doing 168kph, the Toyota here is already doing 210!!! wow, we forget how crazy those LMP1h's were.

[@warboyrb]

Who needs Marvel superheroes....we have Kevin Estre!!!!!

[@user-swvn3ti2d]

And Lotterer, Christensen, Makowiecki will crash the Cars of Penske Porsche 🤣🤣🤣

[@LagmasterB]

He’s such an animal. Dude is just built different. Love him.

[@alexhndr]

The King of the Ring shows WEC whats what. He drove that thing like a proper 911

[@Schuey_M]

Come on Porsche! 💪🏼🏆

[@ugurpark]

0:13 we learn from the master how to enter the apex in 2024...

[@kayzenl7911]

Just on board no commentary please

[@Liam94Smith]

This lap is longer than the entire highlights video… 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@廖祥淵]

what a drive! westling with the car in 3:02 while nailing every corner, it's just superb

[@fastman586]

What a lap but I wish there wasn’t any commentary

[@thomasmcguire5629]

Absolutely beautiful to watch

[@omarmohammd5276]

This is how we can see hypercars are more difficult to drive than f1. kevin is so skilled, the way he uses the overstear to move the car through the corner

[@torchbearer3784]

Estre always do these insane things when it counts! The man is a beast behind wheel. Can't wait till the race tomorrow.

[@fervunk1143]

One of the best Qualifying sessions of any motorsport thank you for these regulations

[@roewedge]

How did Estre hold it going into Dunlop?! Amazing

[@vincej3573]

Wow! How can Estre be so good?!?! Holy crap that was epic. He could’ve gone faster too if not for a bit of traffic. 😮

[@DeFFewZ]

this only person in this world who drifting makes him go faster

[@Gavin3DPrinting]

I'v become bored of F1 so this is my first session of watching WEC, and let me tell you im totaly hooked. Not knowing who was going to take pole in the last minutes of Hyperpoll had me on the edge of my seat. WEC should be on mainstream tv without a doubt.

[@raghavgupta8906]

WEC is where the real racing happens, welcome aboard 😊

[@stormapex7014]

what a bonkers lap.That car control into the dunlop is the reason why hes so dominant, going sideways into first part of dunlop and just about straightening it at the apex without overdoing it. thats the top racing driver intuition right there. he got compromised at indy as well,didnt gain much in the slip stream as i initially thought,all the time was made up from porsche curves to the exit of corvette. A lap for the books. The fight for the race is ON because all the other brands have strong pace.

[@TFdragracing]

Hypnotized piloting. On the edge of the edge, on the razor's edge. I can't stop watching

[@casscroute8706]

The last two chicanes were INSANE

[@楊承憲-k8k]

Kévin’s onboard with Anthony’s commentary, what can we ask for more? Witnessed this at Tertre Rouge and shouted out load while seeing his rank jumped to P1. Man, you really made my day.

[@yaquehptas]

Usual Estre W

[@dy7296]

I assume because he's very familiar with 911s he applied an oversteer suspension setup to the car.

[@Goliath113]

Wow what a lap incredible!! 😍

[@PhO3NiX96]

Estre + Porsche is the equivalent of Verstappen + Redbull

[@1Pandemoonium]

Only the Porsche looks tricky to drive and will need to race against competition to win Le Mans, whereas the Red Bull is OP and will win everything by default

[@PhO3NiX96]

@@1Pandemoonium I don't think you watch F1 lol

[@HexlGaming]

I loved watching this car move and the way everything works hand in hand. It's definitely nicer IRL than in every sim that I have seen. That's incredible

[@homelander918]

Estre has such an incredible aggressive driving style! Very skilled pilot & pleasant to watch! I discovered him when he did 6'56''x with a 911 (991.2) GT3 RS on Nordschleife, I just saw his aggressive & precise style which is unusual, & I like such!

[@FarmYardGaming]

The official broadcast cut out before this replay so I'm glad it's here. They didn't win but this lap really feels like the 919 returned with a vengeance for a lap.

[@adambrush5445]

I sometimes wonder if Kevin is the best overall racing driver in the world. Who's to say Max Verstappen or Lewis can drive most given racing cars quicker than he can.

[@pjkr123]

If Porsche Penske win Le Mans I will bet on Germany to win Euro 2024 and USA to win Copa America. I hope the underdogs win this year.

[@Apexseal1]

One of the best qualy laps I've seen in a long while, fully committed, throwing it about like a gt car, just insane stuff.

[@jcoast1]

That LMP2 suction before Indianapolis really help it so much

[@MadsKongsved]

Notice the Predicted Lap Time on the dashboard. Wow. That corner entry oversteer. And the aggression on the last two chicanes before the finish line.

[@agenthoini]

A lot more dancing around than i wouldve expected for the pole lap, but thought the same when i watched his 2014 nürburgring 24h pole lap. Guess estre just makes it work :D

[@BSDShoes]

That car is incredibly loose, Estre is a master at it. He's always fun to watch during 24 hours Nurburgring, looking forward to tomorrow.

[@rsr-warrior]

Guys, hang on to your seats, this Le Mans is going to be a BLAST! Congrats also to my favourite cheater convict P.Guidi in 4th 😂

[@OliverAdam-z2r]

The only German Win this Weekend, not at the EM against Scotland, Win in Le Mans for Porsche Penske Racing.😂😂😂

[@N911GT2]

How impressive this lap is doesn't take away from the fact the hyperbole is such a farce. The regular qualifying is so crowded that luck, not speed, determines if you get to hyperpole. BMW shouldn't even be in the hyperpole session.

[@FreQ135]

Ant’s such a great expert commentator. Not only does he understand the cars and competition element better than anyone, he’s comfortable speaking as well. Always insightful. He’s F1’s loss.

[@EliotM]

can you upload a version without commentators ?

[@scsutton1]

Tom Kristensen, Jacky Ickx and Kevin Estre: what a Le Mans dream team that would be.

[@1982valeriu]

2s faster than Blundell's megalap in the Nissan R90 monster in 1990 ❤

[@Pow3rus]

Do they change the car's setup for quali? That looks way too unsafe for a 24h race

[@daeightynined8927]

Background music: Daiki Kasho - We are One (GT6) ❤️🤍

[@fosolif01]

Kevin "the Alian" Estre. Very impressive. Love to watch him racing

[@윤성민-q6s]

My god the driving skill is from another planet.. letting the rear slide and perfectly correcting every corner. Amazing

[@holbanology]

Absolutely loving Kevin. Drives like there is no tomorrow ❤

[@m8nst4rmarvin88]

In the first corner! It was basically Lightning McQueen! He steered right and drove left hahah

[@caraddicted6794]

We are so glad that he is a part of our Porsche family! Let‘s bring it home! 🏆🍀🙏

[@NoXiDLP]

When you see the Lap Layout you think LeMans is boring track long straights etc. But evry singel Pole Lap i watch isnt it. Its insane to watch the speed. Cant wait for the start tomorow

[@fenderac3049]

Nice lap but Porsche still won’t win Le Mans 2024.

[@Tristan_de_Kermadec]

It would be nice if the commentator could pronounce the driver's name right. It is not Estra, it is Estr. No A a the end.

[@timmyboon1]

Love Davidson’s commentary on this - knows his shit, knows how impressive this was