A successful 20-minute warm up has taken place in preparation for the WEC 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps, the last opportunity for the 35 entrants to check that all is working well on their cars and to validate any set up changes that might have been made overnight.
Audi’s No.2 R18 e-tron quattro (McNish-Duval-Kristensen) were at the top of the time sheets at the chequered flag with a best time of 1:59.659, followed by the No.3 long-tailed R18 and the No.8 Toyota TS030. The first of the LMP1 Privateer entries, the No.12 Rebellion Lola Toyota was in 6th place overall.
In LMP2 it was G-Drive Racing, OAK Racing and Jota Sport who led the way, the No.26 ORECA 03 Nissan setting a best time of 2:09.455.
Porsche’s 911 RSRs moved nearer to the front of the class in warm up, and were second and third in warm up (No.91 and 92 respectively) behind the No.71 AF Corse Ferrari 458 of Kamui Kobayashi who set a fastest lap of 2:20.120.
Krohn Racing is one LMGTE Am team which has worked hard overnight to make set up changes and they appear to have paid off as Nic Jönsson put in a time of 2:23.521 to place him 0.6 seconds behind the class-leading No.81 8Star Motorsports Ferrari, much closer to the front than yesterday.
Since qualifying yesterday, it has been confirmed that the No.41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN-Nissan has been withdrawn from today’s WEC 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps. This is due to chassis damage sustained in the accident which occurred in qualifying.
Look out for the Pit Walk at 10:45 and the drivers’ Autograph session at 11:15 before the grid opens at 13:10 in preparation for the start of round two of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Fiona Miller
Photo: SPA FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT (SPA, BELGIUM), WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, FRIDAY 3RD MAY 2013. The No.49 Pecom Racing ORECA 03 Nissan of Luis Perez-Companc-Pierre Kaffer-Nicolas Minassian will start from the LMP2 class pole position for today's WEC 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps.
