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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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
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.
@@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.
@@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...
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.
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
@@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
@@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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
Estre and Vanthoor, the Porsche Kings. Fantastic Lap and Performance . I am Fan of the Grello Porsche on the Nürburgring 24h Race and they both are fine characters. Go Porsche, go Kevin, go Laurens ans Andre.
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.
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!
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
The temperature had already dropped, then we had a 35 minute delay due to the barrier damage, I was 81oody cold on the outside of Dunlop curve, but that lap warmed me up a bit. The french crowd were already hyped up after the #3 Cadillac time, they love Bordais.
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
Same. Estre and Porsche is one of the best motorsport combo ever.
He has other contracts also with other cups and teams during this WEC can drivers do that?
@@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.
@@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.
@@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
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!
Hopefully we see you here one day aye dirk?
@@Idek-ft4cyfor sure we will see him if he keeps racing. As long as he doesnt quit i'm sure he will go there.
DIRKKK!!
I remember you having subs in the lower 10 thousands. How are you at the hundred thousands already?
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.
Precisely. Hence the slower lap times vs qualifying.
yeah just look how he drift into the apex in 0:15 while still having full control of the car, outstanding performance
He took a huge risk, considering that a red flag deletes your laps...Huge Estre Balls
A lap worthy of car 21 driven by Ken Delaney.
Mindblowing control of the car@@廖祥淵
Holy crap. His ability to steer with the rear of the car is incredible. That thing was on a knife edge.
Yeah, that was amazing. The induced oversteer on the final chicane was fucking awesome
He made it seem like it was just a huge old school go-kart steering with the rears like that. Mighty stuff
What rear? There wasn't any and he still tamed this thing!
What a lap. What a driver. Estre’s onboards are always such a joy to watch
Watch the onboard from the Nürburgring 24h Race in the Grello Porsche from Estre, absolutely anazing . Unbelievable
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!
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
Anthony Davidson will be part of the WEC broadcast commentating crew.
@@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.
The commentator makes the lap even more glorious!
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
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.
Are you Patrick Lindsey?
@@tohruberthon47 I need a follow up
Yeah, sure, tell us another joke...
@@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...
What??
Kevin Estre casually drifting around Le Mans circuit to pole position
Kevin Estre is an absolute machine of an endurance racer, just laser precise on every turn.
Estre is Estre-Terrestrial. Legend.
Im SOOOOOOO happy that I got to meet him face to face during 2024 24h of Nüburgring. great smile and what a driver!
Estre is a living legend. What a drive this was. That controlled slide in the 1st chicane was NUTS.
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.
man this man and porsche is jus a god given combo
don't forget laurens
@@kimiraikkonen949Laurens is top but I’m not sure anyone other than Kevin could have pulled a lap like this.
WOW. That car setup is insane, not many can drive it.
Yep, that’s almost esports level of balance! And no restarts here xD
Yes, with all that oversteer verstappen would be happy.
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
He is so comfortable with oversteer and catching the car...he reminds me of Schumacher and more recently Verstappen.
you are absolutely correct, man
in f1 terms, can we say he's the lewis or max of endurance?
@@syntheovaldy5173 Andre Lotterer and Kamui Kobiyashi?
@@Jesko. I dont know Lotterer but Kamui was in F1 himself, and he wasn't that good, he was a midfield driver
@@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
he really did it in the porsche curves section, where he gained half a second!!!
Ain’t called Porsche curves for nothin I suppose
Ant’s commentary is just as good as the lap itself 🐜
It was good but not perfect, first chicane he said down to 2nd but it was Kevin used 3rd 😄
@@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.
One of the best drivers in the drivers in the world.. Estre is the fucking man
What a lap, man😢
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.
Estre doing Estre things. Just watch him throwing the 911 Grello on the Nordschleife around. Next level racing.
He’s such an animal. Dude is just built different. Love him.
Estre is a beast!
Estre always do these insane things when it counts! The man is a beast behind wheel. Can't wait till the race tomorrow.
2:52 Amazing if Estre really did take the Porsche Curves flat out.3:44 What a great reaction. 🤣
Looks like a race win😂😂
Looking at his wheel, he gained 0.8sec in Porsche curves compared I guess to previous best lap. Wow
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.
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.
Hypnotized piloting. On the edge of the edge, on the razor's edge. I can't stop watching
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
Absolutely beautiful to watch
Absolutely loving Kevin. Drives like there is no tomorrow ❤
what a drive! westling with the car in 3:02 while nailing every corner, it's just superb
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.
WEC is where the real racing happens, welcome aboard 😊
EstrEffect ! What a lap!!
Estre is a phenomenal driver. Epic to watch. Some of the stuff over the years has been mesmerising. A living legend.
im surprised how lively the car is, very difficult!!
Yeah the rear wants to be first through any corner. I read Wittmann saying these cars are insanely difficult to drive.
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!
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.
The last two chicanes were INSANE
Estre and Vanthoor, the Porsche Kings. Fantastic Lap and Performance .
I am Fan of the Grello Porsche on the Nürburgring 24h Race and they both are fine characters.
Go Porsche, go Kevin, go Laurens ans Andre.
My god the driving skill is from another planet.. letting the rear slide and perfectly correcting every corner. Amazing
Wow what a lap incredible!! 😍
Kevin is something else - absolutely fantastic pole lap!
Brilliant commentary, thankyou Anthony.
The slide into turn 2 was perfection, great work Kevin & team!
One of the best Qualifying sessions of any motorsport thank you for these regulations
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.
This is a trail braking masterclass. What a sense of control honestly Estre is one of a kind
Uma poly conquistada no último setor ! Durante a exibição da câmera onboard, faz-se silêncio! Só o som do motor!
this was crazy to watch live, hyped to watch the 24
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. 😮
What a monster lap !!! the car seems so lively and he handle it like a champion ! Amazing stuff
Kevin Estre, legend on the Ring and here at Le Mans. One of my favourite drivers to watch, along with Kenny Brack 😊
A very stunning pole lap from Estre!
I was attending this on the main straight! As soon as he crossed the line the whole crowd roared and started clapping. GGs Estre.
Love Davidson’s commentary on this - knows his shit, knows how impressive this was
Kevin, Kevin Hallelujah! Simply irresistible!
Kevin "the Alian" Estre. Very impressive. Love to watch him racing
The king is back
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!
Absolutely phenomenal lap there!
Reminds me of blundell pole lap in 1990. Same agressive driving style. Absolutely incredible.
Que espetáculo!!!! Que volta! Que pilotagem!🚀🇧🇷
That correction into indianapolis uff. wild stuff by Kevin. Insane lap. Amazing.
We are so glad that he is a part of our Porsche family! Let‘s bring it home! 🏆🍀🙏
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
What a flying lap. This man is a beast!!!💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥
This guy is on another level. What a lap
Cmooon Kevin and Porsche bring 🥇👍
Estre's pole lap was Goated 🐐
Come on Porsche! 💪🏼🏆
Absolutely incredible display. Porsche all the way! 🤘🏻🏁🤘🏻
Amazing skill keeping that car on the very edge!
Kevin and Porsche numbers one
What an amazing lap this one, and was nice that United Car 23 opened door at Indianapolis 1.
Gran bella pole . Felice per Estre Porsche e Penske
These speed ! He's such a good driver !
Amazing driving 😮
Great commentary 👍
My fav driver. He is indeed a mad man
Legendary. I hope the others catch him up in the wec championships, but Im pretty satisfied if the number 6 wins
Yep the Hypercars are definitely not for mortals. Estre has always been a madman.
This lap its a dream !
Insane skills, that first chicane on opposite lock, wow.
That was insane, the fact that he managed to keep his rear in check is unbelieveable
That LMP2 suction before Indianapolis really help it so much
eu acho foda demais quando os pilotos atacam o tempo dando tudo de si🔥🔥🔥
Let's go boy!!! Est for the win!! 🎉
Monster Kevin. !!!! 👍
Perfecta narrativa amigo 100 puntos
Incredible!!!
This man is a beast!
The temperature had already dropped, then we had a 35 minute delay due to the barrier damage, I was 81oody cold on the outside of Dunlop curve, but that lap warmed me up a bit.
The french crowd were already hyped up after the #3 Cadillac time, they love Bordais.
Epic lap, what a line up we have this year
Brilliant commentary
The King of the Ring shows WEC whats what.
He drove that thing like a proper 911
Kevin Estre is the Best 💯
If the time on the steering wheel is the projected lap time, you can see he gained half a second in the Porsche curves !! What a lap!
You gotta love the commentary