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FIA WEC 6 Hours of Shanghai Free Practice 2 Classification FIA WEC 6 Hours of Shanghai Free Practice 2 Classification Nr. Team Drivers Car Cl Ty Time Lap Total Gap Kph 1 1 Porsche Team T. BERNHARD / M. WEBBER / B. HARTLEY Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 H M 1:44.594 2 33 - - 187.6 2 8 Audi Sport Team Joest L. DI GRASSI / L. DUVAL / O. JARVIS Audi R18 LMP1 H M 1:46.211 7 42 +1.617 +1.617 184.8 3 2 Porsche Team R. DUMAS / N. JANI / M. LIEB Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 H M 1:46.264 2 44 +1.670 +0.053 184.7 4 5 Toyota Gazoo Racing A. DAVIDSON / S. BUEMI / K. NAKAJIMA Toyota TS050 - Hybrid LMP1 H M 1:46.812 15 31 +2.218 +0.548 183.7 5 7 Audi Sport Team Joest M. FÄSSLER / A. LOTTERER / B. TRÉLUYER Audi R18 LMP1 H M 1:47.152 8 35 +2.558 +0.340 183.1 6 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing S. SARRAZIN / M. CONWAY / K. KOBAYASHI Toyota TS050 - Hybrid LMP1 H M 1:47.860 4 38 +3.266 +0.708 181.9 7 4 Bykolles Racing Team S. TRUMMER / O. WEBB / P. KAFFER CLM P1/01 - AER LMP1 D 1:51.911 11 16 +7.317 +4.051 175.4 8 13 Rebellion Racing M. TUSCHER / D. KRAIHAMER / A. IMPERATORI Rebellion R-One - AER LMP1 D 1:52.538 9 42 +7.944 +0.627 174.4 9 26 G-Drive Racing R. RUSINOV / W. STEVENS / A. BRUNDLE Oreca 05 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:54.627 22 34 +10.033 +2.089 171.2 10 44 Manor M. RAO / R. BRADLEY / A. LYNN Oreca 05 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:54.856 13 33 +10.262 +0.229 170.9 11 45 Manor T. GRAVES / R. GONZALEZ / M. BECHE Oreca 05 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:55.028 28 37 +10.434 +0.172 170.6 12 43 RGR Sport by Morand R. GONZALEZ / F. ALBUQUERQUE / B. SENNA LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:55.266 6 32 +10.672 +0.238 170.2 13 36 Signatech Alpine G. MENEZES / N. LAPIERRE / S. RICHELMI Alpine A460 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:55.503 2 36 +10.909 +0.237 169.9 14 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports R. DALZIEL / L. DERANI / C. CUMMING LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:55.727 7 35 +11.133 +0.224 169.6 15 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports A. GIOVINAZZI / T. BLOMQVIST / S. GELAEL LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:55.969 7 35 +11.375 +0.242 169.2 16 27 SMP Racing N. MINASSIAN / M. MEDIANI / M. ALESHIN BR01 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:56.524 4 37 +11.930 +0.555 168.4 17 37 SMP Racing V. PETROV / K. LADYGIN / V. SHAITAR BR01 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:56.530 7 30 +11.936 +0.006 168.4 18 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine D. CHENG / H. TUNG / P. CHATIN Alpine A460 - Nissan LMP2 D 1:57.397 28 39 +12.803 +0.867 167.2 19 51 AF Corse G. BRUNI / J. CALADO Ferrari 488 GTE LMGTE Pro M 2:02.481 28 33 +17.887 +5.084 160.2 20 71 AF Corse D. RIGON / S. BIRD Ferrari 488 GTE LMGTE Pro M 2:02.741 27 37 +18.147 +0.260 159.9 21 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK S. MÜCKE / O. PLA Ford GT LMGTE Pro M 2:03.695 16 21 +19.101 +0.954 158.6 22 97 Aston Martin Racing R. STANAWAY / D. TURNER Aston Martin Vantage V8 LMGTE Pro D 2:03.883 20 38 +19.289 +0.188 158.4 23 95 Aston Martin Racing N. THIIM / M. SØRENSEN Aston Martin Vantage V8 LMGTE Pro D 2:04.163 4 37 +19.569 +0.280 158.0 24 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK A. PRIAULX / H. TINCKNELL Ford GT LMGTE Pro M 2:04.318 11 33 +19.724 +0.155 157.9 25 77 Dempsey - Proton Racing R. LIETZ / M. CHRISTENSEN Porsche 911 RSR (2016) LMGTE Pro M 2:05.133 16 31 +20.539 +0.815 156.8 26 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing K. AL QUBAISI / D. HEINEMEIER HANSS / P. LONG Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am M 2:05.428 2 37 +20.834 +0.295 156.5 27 78 KCMG C. RIED / W. HENZLER / J. CAMATHIAS Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am M 2:05.561 2 36 +20.967 +0.133 156.3 28 98 Aston Martin Racing P. DALLA LANA / P. LAMY / M. LAUDA Aston Martin Vantage V8 LMGTE Am M 2:05.598 35 36 +21.004 +0.037 156.2 29 86 Gulf Racing M. WAINWRIGHT / A. CARROLL / B. BARKER Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am M 2:05.602 3 30 +21.008 +0.004 156.2 30 83 AF Corse F. PERRODO / E. COLLARD / R. AGUAS Ferrari F458 Italia LMGTE Am M 2:06.890 22 37 +22.296 +1.288 154.7 31 50 Larbre Competition P. RAGUES / R. TAYLOR / R. BRANDELA Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06 LMGTE Am M 2:07.601 2 32 +23.007 +0.711 153.8 Fastest Lap Lap 2 Brendon HARTLEY 1:44.594 187.6 Kph Published at: ........................................ Track Temp: 19,44 ºC Air Temp: 20,33 ºC Track Status: DRY Race Director: Timekeeper: 04/11/2016 Page 1 / 1.
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