03.11.2017 - 07h02
6 Hours of Shanghai Free Practice 1: Toyota and Ford on top
Toyota quickest in First Free Practice at Shanghai International Circuit; Ford heads LMGTE Pro, with Vaillante Rebellion and Spirit of Race top in LMP2 and LMGTE Am.
- Mike Conway sets early pace at Shanghai as he takes No.7 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID to P1 with a best lap of 1m47.182s
- Porsche place second and third as No.1 919 Hybrid laps marginally faster than No.2 car which is targeting the drivers' title this weekend
- Fuji-winning No.8 Toyota places fourth in first 90-minute session of the day
- No.13 Vaillante Rebellion tops LMP2 times as Mathias Beche claims top spot with a 1m52.533s lap
- Swiss driver heads the G-Drive Racing ORECA-Gibson which features two new drivers this weekend – Leo Roussel and Nico Muller.
- No.25 CEFC Manor TRS car places third as it undertakes first home race
- Stefan Mücke sets fastest lap in LMGTE Pro class with a 2m02.693s lap in car he shares with Olivier Pla
- German claims best time after shaking off tyre problem earlier in session
- Aston Martin Racing second with a 2m03.181s lap set by Darren Turner
- No.91 Porsche 911 RSR of Frederic Makowiecki and Richard Lietz takes third to make it three different GT manufacturers in top three positions
- Ferrari struggle for pace in session and place seventh and eighth in class as No.51 AF Corse car heads sister No.71 488 GTE
- Spirit of Race Ferrari fastest in LMGTE Am as Miguel Molina sets a late 2m04789s lap. The Fuji-winning car heads Dempsey Proton Porsche which sees Matteo Cairoli lead category for most of session.
- Aston Martin Racing third as they look to overturn one point deficit to Dempsey Proton drivers this weekend.
