Spa FP2: No.6 Porsche on top; LMGT3 category sees Akkodis ASP Lexus fastest

Hypercar

• Kevin Estre hustles Porsche 963 Hypercar to a best lap of 2m04.162s and heads the No.50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P by just 0.121s as Antonio Fuoco again is fastest for the Prancing Horse

• Cadillac Racing show improved pace as Alex Lynn peaks on a best lap of 2m04.341s in v-Series R Hypercar he shares with Earl Bamber

• Making it four different manufacturers in the top four positions is the No.7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar as Imola hero Kamui Kobayashi sets a 2m04.883

• Hertz Team Jota are the second quickest Porsche as Callum IIott sets time in gold customer 963 Hypercar for the fifth best lap of session

• Proton competition Porsche is hot on Jota heels as Julien Andlauer sets best lap time to complete the top six

• Seventh sits the second of the Toyota Gazoo Racing entries as Brendon Hartley posts the fastest lap of the session in No.8 GR010 Hybrid Hypercar

• That time just shades the No.83 AF Corse Ferrari with Robert Kubica aboard the yellow 499P Hypercar in eight. Teammate Robert Shwartzman was on schedule to go in to the top three after setting purple sector on quick lap but was halted as a full course yellow was deployed

• Last year’s LMP2 race winner is just ahead of the No.93 Peugeot TotalEnergies 9X8 Hypercar and the No.51 Ferrari AF Corse entries which complete the top ten

LMGT3

• The No.78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus causes a surprise in LMGT3 as Clemens Schmid peaks on a best lap of 2m21.257s set in the early stages of the session

• The super sub, who is replacing the ill Timur Boguslavskiy this weekend heads the No.85 Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracan. Local favourite Sarah Bovy sets the time to ensure all-female crew continue strong preparation for Saturday’s race

• No.46 Team WRT BMW M4 places third with Valentino Rossi setting the fastest time in car he shares with Ahmed Al Harthy and  Maxime Martin

• FP1 pace setting TF Sport Corvette takes fourth place in hands of Sebastien Baud, while the second Akkodis ASP Lexus is fifth as Argentinian driver Esteban Masson sets fastest lap

• Sixth in LMGT3 is the No.55 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari 296 as Simon Mann sets time to ensure the top half dozen are covered by just 0.8s

• Darren Leung spins the No.31 Team WRT BMW in to the La Source gravel triggering the second of three brief full course yellow periods
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• No.88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang, No.82 TF Sport Corvette and No.60 Iron Lynx Lamborghini receive 5-minute stop/go penalties for track limits infringements

Results are HERE