The #8 Toyota confirms in FP2 at Fuji

Already leading EL1 this morning, the Buemi-Hartley-Nakajima trio hit the nail on the head this afternoon in EL2, while inflicting a big slap on the competition.

Published on 04/10/2019 à 10:20

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Second this morning and author of the best ideal lap, the crew Kobayashi-Conway-Lopez finished the second free practice session for the 6 Hours of Fuji in fifth place, 2”5 behind the #8 which set the benchmark mark for this session in 1’25”623.

Les effets du Success Handicap se feraient-ils sentir sur la Toyota TS050 Hybrid n°7 ? Si cette dernière devrait souffrir par rapport à la voiture-soeur, là n’est pas la seule explication. L’écurie a d’abord voulu vérifier qu’une petite contrariété rencontrée ce matin avait été solutionnée, puis l’auto a été retardée par un passage trop prononcé sur un vibreur. Reste à connaître les programmes de chacun, car le trio Buemi-Hartley-Nakajima relegated everyone to 1”4, with the top three being completed by the #13 Rebellion R1-Gibson of Menezes-Nato-Senna (+1”419) and the #60 Ginetta G1 LT P5-AER °1 from Ghiotto-Orudzhev-Hanley (+979”XNUMX).

In LM P2, Goodyear is doing well by placing two cars in the first two rows. In good spirits this morning, the #33 Oreca of High Class Racing this time beat the 07 #38 of Jota Sport (Gonzalez-Davidson-Felix da Costa) credited with a lap in 1'29"633. Behind High Class, we find United Autosports, Cool Racing and Racing Team Nederland, while Signatech Alpine is only sixth at 1”2, just ahead of the #07 Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca 38.

La Porsche n°92 de Estre-Christensen a pris les devants en GTE Pro en 1’38 »214. Elle précède la Ferrari No. 51 of Calado-Pier Guidi and the second 911 RSR of Bruni-Lietz. L'Aston Martin Lynn-Martin's No. 97 Vantage AMR is fourth...only 0”2 behind.

Finally, TF Sport confirms its good form by remaining at the top of the GTE Am hierarchy in 1’38”719. Adam-Yoluc-Eastwood are ahead of the No. 911 Project-56 Porsche 1 RSR entrusted to Perfetti-Heinemeier Hansson-Cairoli and another Vantage AMR: the No. 98 of Dalla Lana-Turner-Gunn.

The serious things begin tomorrow with qualifying – at 6:10 a.m. French time – after a third free practice session scheduled for 2:20 a.m. French time.

EL2 classification: