Conway fastest for Toyota; No.51 AF Corse tops LMGTE Pro

The Headlines from Free Practice One for the Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain, 9th and final round of the 2017 WEC…..

Conway sets a 1m42.313s best in No.7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry in first Free Practice session
No.8 Toyota TS050 HYBRID places second to make it a Japanese manufacturer 1-2
No.1 Porsche 919 Hybrid is third but Nick Tandy slows on track late in session and pits with apparent problem
Confirmed champions Brendon Hartley, Timo Bernhard and Earl Bamber place fourth as all four LMP1 cars are covered by just 0.5s
No.13 Vaillante Rebellion fastest in LMP2 as Nelson Piquet Jr sets quickest time of 1m48.707s
G-Drive ORECA-Gibson is second as Loïc Duval returns to WEC and sets a time just 0.22s off Piquet's time
Alessandro Pier Guidi sets best LMGTE Pro time on a 1m58.579s lap in No.51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE
Aston Martin second as No.97 Vantage V8 aims to ensure the successful model goes out on a high this weekend

Session stopped after 30mins for dropped oil from No.67 Ford Chip Ganassi entry driven by class title protagonist Harry Tincknell. Tincknell nevertheless continues and sets third fastest time in Ford GT
Dempsey-Proton Porsche on top in LMGTE Am as Matteo Cairoli peaks on 2m00.428s to lead class as they attempt to chase down No.98 Aston Martin crew in title stakes
AMR trio of Pedro Lamy, Mathias Lauda and Paul Dalla Lana place second ahead of Gulf Racing Porsche in third
Second Free Practice session scheduled for 19.30 this evening local time

Sam SMITH