6 Hours of Shanghai Free Practice 2: Status quo in LMP 1 & 2, Ferrari and Porsche to the fore in GTE

The Headlines from FP2 at Shanghai in preparation for the 8th round of the 2017 FIA WEC.

Mike Conway takes second consecutive fastest time at Shanghai with a best lap of 1m44.741s in the No.7 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID
British driver leads sister Toyota by 0.3s in second 90-minute session this afternoon
No.2 Porsche third as Brendon Hartley laps in 1m45.269s while No.1 car is 0.3s further behind
Nelson Piquet Jnr heads the times in LMP2 as he takes the No.13 Vaillante Rebellion to P1 with a best of 1m50.556s
Points leading Jackie Chan DC Racing ORECA-Gibson places second ahead of title rivals – No.31 Vaillante Rebellion
James Calado boosts AF Corse as he sets fastest LMGTE Pro time of the day on 2m01.913s in No.51 488 GTE
Porsche place second with No.91 car, which trails No.71 in standings
Ford are third and fourth in session as no.66 leads no.67 entry

Dempsey Proton Porsche heads LMGTE Am category with Matteo Cairoli peaking on 2m03.353s best
Cairoli’s time beats Pedro Lamy’s early session lap of 2m03.664s
Session sees dramatic spin for Thomas Flohr at turn three but Swiss driver recovers to continue
Final Free Practice session scheduled for 10 local time on Saturday morning

Sam SMITH