Porsche leads drying Free Practice 1 session at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Here are the headlines from the first track session for the 6 Hours of Mexico Presented by AT&T.
• Porsche 1-2 in Mexico as Andre Lotterer sets best of 1m27.026s in wet but drying session
• No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid places second as Timo Bernhard sets best time 0.64s off Lotterer’s best
• Toyota third and fourth as they strive to reduce points gap in title hunt
• LMP2 headed by Signatech Alpine as Gustavo Menezes stops clocks on a 1m34.715s lap. His time is beaten by teammate Nicolas Lapierre who posts a 1m34.556 on final lap of session
• No.13 Vaillante Rebellion second ahead of sister No.31 car
• Points leading Jackie Chan DC Racing car suffers alternator problems and is reduced to minimal laps in session
• James Calado fastest in LMGTE Pro in No.51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE
• Calado just 0.076s ahead of No.91 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Frederic Makowiecki
• Aston Martin’s Nicki Thiim makes it three different manufacturers in the top three positions in LMGTE Pro
• Ben Barker’s first position for Gulf Racing on a 1m42.576s is eclipsed in final moments by Matteo Cairoli who goes P1 in LMGTE Am with a 1m42.469s
