Lopez tops timesheets for Toyota; Aston Martin on top in LMGTE Pro
Following an action-packed second practice session at the Sebring International Raceway this evening, below are the main WEC headlines.
• Jose-Maria Lopez sets best of 1m41.730s on first flying lap of session to ensure No.7 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID tops times in FP2
• No.8 Toyota second as Kazuki Nakajima laps 0.532s adrift of No.7 car
• Fernando Alonso suffers high-speed spin at Turn 1 but recovers to complete his first public night stint at Sebring
• SMP Racing outpace Rebellion Racing as No.17 car places third
• Stephane Sarrazin peaks with a 1m43.009 to get within 0.5s of No.8 Toyota
• No.11 SMP car places fourth fastest in hands of WEC returnee Brendon Hartley
• Double FIA WEC champion laps in 1m43.019s to be just 0.010s from sister car
• Rebellion Racing fifth and sixth as No.3 laps just under a second faster than No.1R13-Gibson
• Alex Lynn keeps Aston Martin on top in LMGTE Pro with a fastest lap of 1m57.792s in No.97 Aston Martin Racing entry
• Lynn just 0.033s ahead of No.67 Ford GT which sees Harry Tincknell set second fastest time
• Ford also place third as No.66 Ford GT driven by Stefan Mucke sets 1m57.961s lap
• AF Corse Ferrari fourth as Daniel Serra sets late lap just 0.2s behind Mucke
• Stephane Richelmi posts fastest LMP2 time as the Monegasque sets 1m47.716s lap in No.38 Jackie Chan DC Racing car
• Second in classis No.36 Signatech Alpine Matmut entry with Nicolas Lapierre setting time
• TDS Racing again place third with Matthieu Vaxiviere
• Early session Full Course Yellow is triggered by Anthony Davidson after he stops on track with a technical problem in the DragonSpeed LMP2 car
• DragonSpeed returns to track later in session after repairs made to Oreca-Gibson
• Gulf Racing’s Ben Barker fastest in LMGTE Am as British ace peaks on a 1m59.327 late in session
• Barker’s effort beats early session best set by Giancarlo Fisichella in Spirit of Race Ferrari
• No.88 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche places third as Matteo Cairoli sets best time of 1m59.457s
Full results can be found here.
Free practice three will commence tomorrow (Thursday 14 March) at 4:15 pm local time. Qualifying will start at 9:30 pm.
