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The headlines after 2 hours of racing at Fuji: No.8 Audi leads

16/10/2016

 

 

  • Large crowd enjoy perfect conditions as 6 Hours of Fuji begins
  • Oliver Jarvis leads opening stint of the race in No.8 Audi R18
  • Top six close throughout first stint as Mark Webber leads the chase of Jarvis
  • Toyota on the move in opening exchanges as Kobayashi takes Treluyer for third place and then Webber for second
  • Problems for No.7 Audi R18 as Treluyer runs wide then slows and pits with Hybrid system problem
  • No.6 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID of Mike Conway briefly leads after pit stops but Jarvis re-takes top spot on exit of turn one
  • Gap between Jarvis and Conway stablises at three second mark before second pit stop
  • No.1 Porsche consolidates third place with Timo Bernhard taking over from Webber
  • Toyota fourth as first Nakajima and then Davidson hold of No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid in fifth position
  • Di Grassi takes over from Jarvis after second stop. Gap to No.6 Toyota is four seconds at two-hour mark

 

  • Rebellion Racing lead ByKolles despite losing position at start of race briefly
  • Will Stevens leads opening stint for G-Drive Racing Oreca 05-Nissan from No.36 Signatech Alpine of Nicolas Lapierre
  • Superb battle for second between Lapierre, Albuquerque’s RGR Sport Ligier and Antonio Giovinazzi’s ESM Ligier.
  • Stevens heads Manor Oreca 05-Nissan of Roberto Merhi at hour mark. Strakka third as Jonny Kane stays in cockpit
  • No.30 ESM car driven by Giedo van der Garde fastest LMP2 on track but recovering after slow pit stop
  • Stephane Richelmi charges up to lead during second pit stops
  • At two hour mark Roman Rusinov leads for G-Drive and has 14-second cushion to second
  • Richard Bradley claims second for Manor after overtaking Richelmi

 

  • Ford run 1-2 but Tincknell overtakes Pla to lead first stint 
  • AF Corse Ferrari pair hold watching brief in third and fourth as No.51 heads No.71
  • No.95 Aston Martin of Nicki Thiim pressurises Ferrari pair in fifth
  • Mucke catches Priaulx for lead but unable to find a way through before two hour mark. Gap is just two seconds
  • Brief contact between Ferrari stablemates Bird and Bruni at Turn One in traffic
  • Aston Martin lead LMGTE Am class ahead of No.83 points leading AF Corse Ferrari
  • Larbre Corvette second in early stages but falls behind in second stint
  • No.88 suffers spin at end of main straight but continues albeit slowly

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