WRT trio Kubica, Louis Deletraz and Rui Andrade were crowned the WEC’s last-ever LMP2 champions with victory in Saturday’s Bahrain finale, beating Inter Europol’s Albert Costa, Fabio Scherer and Jakub Smiechowski by an astonishing 59 points in the final tally.
Kubica feels his WEC title success goes a long way in making up for his near-miss at Le Mans in 2021 when a freak throttle sensor failure on the last lap denied him a win on his and WRT’s first visit to La Sarthe.
The Polish driver has since notched up two second-place finishes in the French endurance classic, but a victory continues to elude him.
“I didn't win many championships, to be honest, in my life,” Kubica told Autosport. “Yes, a few of them but every season every championship is different. This feels special.
“It's a shame for Le Mans, I have to admit it. Finishing P2 second year in a row and in 2021 losing the win on the last lap.
"But anyway this world championship brings back some smile. I think for sure we couldn't end up in a better way.”
Such was the consistency of the #41 WRT crew that they finished all but one race of the year on the podium, and their first-place result in the Bahrain 8 Hours marked their third victory in seven attempts.
Source: Autosport