The Southland Times

Hartley wins in Portugal

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Brendon Hartley extended his lead in the World Endurance Championsh­ip with a victory in Portugal yesterday. Hartley and co-drivers Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi won a tight finish from their Toyota sister car on team orders to claim the 8 Hours of Portimao race. It was their second consecutiv­e win, a timely victory that came in Toyota’s 100th World Championsh­ip sportscar start since its Group C debut in the 1983 Fuji 1000km race.

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