Porsche 1-2 again in Free Practice 2 in Mexico; Aston lead LMGTE
The Headlines from Free Practice 2 for the 6 Hours of Mexico Presented by AT&T in Mexico City.....
• Porsche 1-2 in Mexico as Brendon Hartley sets blistering pace in No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid
• Kiwi peaks on 1m25.007s to head sister Porsche
• Nick Tandy secures P2 and is 0.484s behind Hartley’s best
• Toyota third and fourth with No.7 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID heading No.8 car
• Alex Lynn returns to G-Drive Racing cockpit after missing last round and scorches to an initial best of 1m33.666s
• But Ho-Pin Tung eclipses it with a 1m33.390s in No.38 Jackie Chan DC car. The Chinese driver on excellent form as he sets two laps faster than G-Drive Racing car. The first was by just 0.001s!
• Bruno Senna sets a late third best time on 1m33.804s in No.31 Vaillante Rebellion
• Second of Jackie Chan DC Racing cars is fourth as Alex Brundle sets best time
• Marco Sorensen tops times in ultra-close LMGTE Pro category for Aston Martin Racing
• Danish ace sets a 1m39.931s lap but suffers lock-up and trip down escape road later in session
• Other Aston Martin of Daniel Serra/Darren Turner and Jonny Adam is second in class on 1m40.202s
• No.51 AF Corse Ferrari third as James Calado sets a best lap late in session and No.67 Ford GT is fourth
• Just 0.3s covers top four in LMGTE Pro in typically close session
• WEC young gun Matteo Cairoli blasts to a 1m41.536s to top LMGTE Am in Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche
• Pedro Lamy had paced LMGTE Am on a 1m41.903s before Cairoli lap and places P2