Warm-up: The hybrid advantage..

Weather forecasts unfortunately proved accurate: the rain and cold arrived for the warm-up and no improvement is expected for the race. Although drivers remained cautious not to compromise their chances for the race, there were quite a few spectacular spins in the short 20-minute warm-up on a wet track.

The two Audi R18 e-tron quattros monopolized the top two positions, with the advantage of the hybrid system, which transforms the prototype into four-wheel drive. The rain upset the ranking though, the Murphy Oreca-Nissan LMP2 prototypes finding themselves in the middle of the GT. Similarly, some cars in the category LMGTE Am were among the LMGTE Pro field.

The pre-grid activities start after the second race of Speed ​​Series. Spectators can enjoy the "pit walk" - the pit lane will be open from 12:00 to 13:00 - and the autograph session is from 12:15. Then the cars will line-up on the grid for the start the race at 14:30.

Dave Davies

Photo: FRANCORCHAMPS (LIEGE, BELGIUM), SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Friday, WARM-UP, 5th May, 2012.