Porsche doubles up in FP2 as home hero tops the times in LMGT3
Kévin Estre sets the fastest lap of the action so far for Porsche Penske Motorsport in the top-tier Hypercar category, while Eduardo Barrichello leads the way in LMGT3…
Practice action comes thick and fast as the second half of the 2025 FIA WEC season begins with the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo
Porsche Penske Motorsport claimed a one-two in FP2 as lap times tumbled with qualifying simulations ahead of tomorrow’s sessions and high-stakes Hyperpole shoot-out
The #6 Porsche 963 Hypercar took the top spot, but this time it was Kévin Estre rather than Laurens Vanthoor who set the best time of 1m23.508s
Le Mans hero Estre’s flyer narrowly shaded the sister #5 Porsche, as Julien Andlauer stopped the clocks a mere 0.104s shy of his countryman’s best with a 1m23.612s lap
BMW M Team WRT proved to be Porsche’s biggest threat in the dry, warm and overcast session as the #15 Hypercar piloted by Dries Vanthoor claimed third with a peak run of 1m23.618s
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA nabbed fourth with its #12 V-Series.R, with Alex Lynn continuing his strong form in the car he shares with Norman Nato and Will Stevens
Aston Martin THOR Team upset the formbook with an encouraging fifth-fastest time, as Harry Tincknell punched in a 1m24.005s lap
Sheldon van der Linde made it two BMWs inside the top six with a mid-session 1m24.019s lap.The top six was covered by a mere half-a-second, and the top 15 by under a second!
The rest of the top ten read: #7 Toyota; #009 Aston Martin; #38 Cadillac; and #50 Ferrari AF Corse
LMGT3
Eduardo Barrichello gave the sizeable local crowd some cheer with the fastest LMGT3 lap aboard the Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin
The son of one of Interlagos’ fan favourites, Rubens Barrichello, the 23-year-old scorched to an ultimately quickest effort of 1m34.493s
Barrichello’s best lap was a tiny 0.067s ahead of the #78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus, with series returnee Yuichi Nakayama setting that car’s best lap on 1m34.560s
Confirming Lexus’ strong form, the #87 Lexus placed third with a time of 1m34.930 in the hands of Clemens Schmid
United Autosports ventured into the top four for the first time this weekend, as Sébastien Baud put together a neat 1m34.951s lap in the papaya-liveried #59 McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo
TF Sport ended the session fifth with its #81 Corvette, Rui Andrade stopping the clocks at 1m35.041s
United Autosports got both of its cars into the top six, with Darren Leung showing strong personal form in the #95 entry he shares alongside Sean Gelael and Marino Sato
The championship-leading #92 Manthey 1st Phorm Porsche endured a tricky session and languished down in 14th position as Le Mans winners Riccardo Pera, Ryan Hardwick and Richard Lietz look to consolidate their slender six-point advantage in the title race in Brazil
The action continues on Saturday morning, with FP3 scheduled to begin at 10:10 local time (15:10 CEST).
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