Porsche 1-2 again in Free Practice 2 in Mexico; Aston lead LMGTE
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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