05.11.2017 - 06h24
Toyota runs 1-2 after 2 Hours in Shanghai; Porsche leads LMGTE Pro
The Headlines from the 6 Hours of Shanghai after 2 Hours….
- Toyota run 1-2 at Shanghai after entertaining opening to race
- Sebastien Buemi consolidates lead in second hour for No.8 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID before handing over to Anthony Davidson who takes lead just before third hour approaches
- Pole sitter Jose-Maria Lopez loses lead in first hour after contact with G-Drive LMP2 car
- No.2 Porsche with Brendon Hartley at the wheel places third but 40-seconds in arrears of the two Toyotas
- Nick Tandy loses time in first hour after slowing and being forced to effect a systems re-set
- Neel Jani takes over recovering No.1 Porsche 919 Hybrid and runs distant fourth
- No.31 Vaillante Rebellion in control of LMP2 as Bruno Senna completes faultless double stint before handing over to Julien Canal who holds lead
- Signatech Alpine, now with Andre Negrao in cockpit is second but is caught by No.24 CEFC Manor TRS car driven by Ben Hanley
- Hanley looks to take initiative but is caught by Ho-Pin Tung in No.38 Jackie Chan DC Racing who makes his way briefly through and up to third place
- But Tung runs wide at the final corner and Hanley sneaks back through in titanic battle between the two Chinese teams
- Fight ends in contact though after Hanley nudges Tung into a spin but both continue
- Trouble for No.37 Jackie Chan DC Racing car though as Tristan Gommendy is involved in collision with two LMGTE Am cars
- Brilliant opening battle in LMGTE Pro as No.95 of Aston Martin of Nicki Thiim fights with No.92 Porsche
- No.92 Porsche still leads as Kevin Estre enjoys 5-second advantage over No.66 Ford GT
- Porsche place first and third as No.91 911 RSR now driven by Richard Lietz heads fourth placed Ford GT of Harry Tincknell
- LMGTE Am sees Paul Dalla Lana increase lead for No.98 Aston Martin
- Canadian enjoys a 40-second lead over Gulf Racing Porsche driven by Ben Barker
- Problems for No.54 Spirit of Race and Clearwater Racing Ferraris as they are delayed after Gommendy incident
- Thomas Flohr loses his door after damage inflicted from the incident
