Sebastien Buemi set a blistering best time on the 3.660-mile track, eclipsing the best that reigning champions Porsche could manage, by 2.290s.
It was a closer affair in both the LMP2 and LMGTE Pro where the protagonists were separated by mere tenths of a second.
The Headlines from Free Practice 2 at Silverstone…
- Toyota Gazoo Racing take 1-2 in second Free Practice session at Silverstone
- Kazuki Nakajima sets best of 1m38.210s early in session with #8 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID
- Swiss star eclipses sister Toyota by 0.234s in first qualifying simulation runs of the weekend.
- Kamui Kobayashi sets fastest time in #7 as Japanese manufacturer flexes muscles in LMP1 fight
- Porsche 2.2 seconds away from outright pace with #2 919 Hybrid outpacing #1 machine
- Alex Lynn sets fastest ever WEC LMP2 time at Silverstone in G-Drive Racing ORECA-Gibson on 1m44.874s
- Signatech Alpine’s Nicolas Lapierre just over 0.1s back from Lynn’s best time
- Lapierre recovers after early session spin causes only Full Course Yellow of the session.
- ByKolles pace improves with James Rossiter claiming 1m45.512s best in newly named ENSO CLM P1/01 challenger
- Porsche fight back in LMGTE Pro as Kevin Estre tops category times in #92 911 RSR. Frenchman peaks on 1m57.765
- Aston Martin second and third in class as #97 is just 0.024s quicker than #95 Vantage
- Just 0.4s cover top five in tight LMGTE Pro class
- Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR fastest in LMGTE Am as Ben Barker laps 0.4s faster than Francesco Castellacci in Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTR
- Proton-Dempsey Porsche places P3 in class as Matteo Cairoli sets time
Final Free Practice session scheduled to begin at 09.40 Saturday morning
