Spa after 4 Hours: Alonso and Nakajima extend No.8 Toyota lead; Porsche takes control of LMGTE Pro
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Spa after 4 Hours: Alonso and Nakajima extend No.8 Toyota lead; Porsche takes control of LMGTE Pro

The headlines after 4 hours at the Total 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps...

•    Kazuki Nakajima builds on comfortable lead in No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 car to enjoy one minute advantage
•    Sister Toyota driven by José Maria Lopez in solid second as Toyota enjoy 1-2 formation
•    No.1 Rebellion R13-Gibson of Neel Jani overtakes Mathias Beche early in fourth hour and stretches clear 
•    Jani though is shown a black and orange flag to pit and repair data transmission system and slips back to fifth place
•    SMP Racing elevated to fourth position as Egor Orudzhev continues to gain valuable experience for Russian non-Hybrid LMP1 manufacturer
•    Porsche GT Team still on schedule for first LMGTE Pro win with new model Porsche 911 RSR
•    Lead stretched to 25-seconds over No.66 Ford GT still driven by Billy Johnson
•    Second of the Porsche 911 RSR cars driven by Kevin Estre sits third 
•    Intra-Ferrari battle between James Calado and Sam Bird rages for fourth position
•    G-Drive extend lead in LMP2 to 90-seconds over Signatech Alpine as Pizzitola consolidates gap
•    Jackie Chan DC Racing sit third/fourth and battle on track with Jazeman Jaafar and Gabriel Aubry at wheel of No.38 and No.37 respectively
•    Paul Dalla Lana takes wheel of No.98 Aston Martin and holds gap to TF Sport Aston Martin in LMGTE Am
•    Clearwater Racing push up in to third place to make it three different manufacturers in top three positions