6 Hours of Shanghai Free Practice 2:  Status quo in LMP 1 & 2, Ferrari and Porsche to the fore in GTE
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6 Hours of Shanghai Free Practice 2: Status quo in LMP 1 & 2, Ferrari and Porsche to the fore in GTE

The Headlines from FP2 at Shanghai in preparation for the 8th round of the 2017 FIA WEC.

  • Mike Conway takes second consecutive fastest time at Shanghai with a best lap of 1m44.741s in the No.7 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID
  • British driver leads sister Toyota by 0.3s in second 90-minute session this afternoon
  • No.2 Porsche third as Brendon Hartley laps in 1m45.269s while No.1 car is 0.3s further behind
  • Nelson Piquet Jnr heads the times in LMP2 as he takes the No.13 Vaillante Rebellion to P1 with a best of 1m50.556s
  • Points leading Jackie Chan DC Racing ORECA-Gibson places second ahead of title rivals – No.31 Vaillante Rebellion 
  • James Calado boosts AF Corse as he sets fastest LMGTE Pro time of the day on 2m01.913s in No.51 488 GTE
  • Porsche place second with No.91 car, which trails No.71 in standings
  • Ford are third and fourth in session as no.66 leads no.67 entry

  • Dempsey Proton Porsche heads LMGTE Am category with Matteo Cairoli peaking on 2m03.353s best
  • Cairoli’s time beats Pedro Lamy’s early session lap of 2m03.664s
  • Session sees dramatic spin for Thomas Flohr at turn three but Swiss driver recovers to continue 
  • Final Free Practice session scheduled for 10 local time on Saturday morning