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FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Free Practice 2 Classification No Team Drivers Car Cl Ty Time Lap Total Gap Kph FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Free Practice 2 Classification No Team Drivers Car Cl Ty Time Lap Total Gap Kph 1 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing S. BUEMI / K. NAKAJIMA / B. HARTLEY Toyota TS050 - Hybrid LMP1 H M 1:25.623 2 49 - - 191.9 2 1 Rebellion Racing B. SENNA / G. MENEZES / N. NATO Rebellion R13 - Gibson LMP1 M 1:27.042 11 42 +1.419 +1.419 188.7 3 5 Team LNT L. GHIOTTO / B. HANLEY / E. ORUDZHEV Ginetta G60-LT-P1-AER LMP1 M 1:27.602 14 30 +1.979 +0.560 187.5 4 6 Team LNT C. ROBERTSON / M. SIMPSON / G. SMITH Ginetta G60-LT-P1-AER LMP1 M 1:28.062 8 23 +2.439 +0.460 186.5 5 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing M. CONWAY / K. KOBAYASHI / J. LOPEZ Toyota TS050 - Hybrid LMP1 H M 1:28.171 27 34 +2.548 +0.109 186.3 6 38 JOTA R. GONZALEZ / A. DA COSTA / A. DAVIDSON Oreca 07 - Gibson LMP2 G 1:29.633 24 50 +4.010 +1.462 183.3 7 33 High Class Racing M. PATTERSON / K. YAMASHITA / A. FJORDBACH Oreca 07 - Gibson LMP2 G 1:30.163 13 37 +4.540 +0.530 182.2 8 22 United Autosports P. HANSON / F. ALBUQUERQUE / O. JARVIS Oreca 07 - Gibson LMP2 M 1:30.205 12 39 +4.582 +0.042 182.1 9 42 Cool Racing N. LAPIERRE / A. BORGA / A. COIGNY Oreca 07 - Gibson LMP2 M 1:30.346 44 48 +4.723 +0.141 181.8 10 29 Racing Team Nederland F. VAN EERD / G. VAN DER GARDE / N. DE VRIES Oreca 07 - Gibson LMP2 M 1:30.462 18 49 +4.839 +0.116 181.6 11 36 Signatech Alpine ELF T. LAURENT / A. NEGRÃO / P. RAGUES Alpine A470 - Gibson LMP2 M 1:30.833 18 42 +5.210 +0.371 180.8 12 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing H. TUNG / G. AUBRY / W. STEVENS Oreca 07 - Gibson LMP2 G 1:31.118 24 51 +5.495 +0.285 180.3 13 47 Cetilar Racing R. LACORTE / A. BELICCHI / G. SERNAGIOTTO Dallara P217 - Gibson LMP2 M 1:31.836 27 37 +6.213 +0.718 178.9 14 92 Porsche GT Team M. CHRISTENSEN / K. ESTRE Porsche 911 RSR - 19 LMGTE Pro M 1:38.214 31 46 +12.591 +6.378 167.3 15 51 AF Corse J. CALADO / A. PIER GUIDI Ferrari F488 GTE EVO LMGTE Pro M 1:38.252 4 49 +12.629 +0.038 167.2 16 91 Porsche GT Team G. BRUNI / R. LIETZ Porsche 911 RSR - 19 LMGTE Pro M 1:38.315 6 49 +12.692 +0.063 167.1 17 97 Aston Martin Racing A. LYNN / M. MARTIN Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Pro M 1:38.451 23 49 +12.828 +0.136 166.9 18 90 TF Sport S. YOLUC / C. EASTWOOD / J. ADAM Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Am M 1:38.719 23 46 +13.096 +0.268 166.4 19 95 Aston Martin Racing M. SØRENSEN / N. THIIM Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Pro M 1:38.728 20 48 +13.105 +0.009 166.4 20 71 AF Corse D. RIGON / M. MOLINA Ferrari F488 GTE EVO LMGTE Pro M 1:38.909 13 40 +13.286 +0.181 166.1 21 56 Team Project 1 E. PERFETTI / D. HEINEMEIER-HANSSON / M. CAIROLI Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am M 1:38.916 17 41 +13.293 +0.007 166.1 22 98 Aston Martin Racing P. DALLA LANA / D. TURNER / R. GUNN Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGTE Am M 1:38.949 7 47 +13.326 +0.033 166.0 23 54 AF Corse T. FLOHR / F. CASTELLACCI / G. FISICHELLA Ferrari 488 GTE EVO LMGTE Am M 1:38.953 10 48 +13.330 +0.004 166.0 24 88 Dempsey - Proton Racing S. HOSHINO / A. DE LEENER / T. PREINING Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am M 1:39.051 45 45 +13.428 +0.098 165.8 25 77 Dempsey - Proton Racing C. RIED / R. PERA / M. CAMPBELL Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am M 1:39.071 45 49 +13.448 +0.020 165.8 26 57 Team Project 1 B. KEATING / F. FRAGA / J. BLEEKEMOLEN Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am M 1:39.127 20 45 +13.504 +0.056 165.7 27 83 AF Corse F. PERRODO / E. COLLARD / N. NIELSEN Ferrari 488 GTE EVO LMGTE Am M 1:39.337 43 46 +13.714 +0.210 165.4 28 70 MR Racing M. ISHIKAWA / O. BERETTA / K. COZZOLINO Ferrari 488 GTE EVO LMGTE Am M 1:39.405 14 47 +13.782 +0.068 165.3 29 86 Gulf Racing M. WAINWRIGHT / A. WATSON / B. BARKER Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am M 1:39.676 15 41 +14.053 +0.271 164.8 30 62 Red River Sport B. GRIMES / J. MOWLEM / C. HOLLINGS Ferrari 488 GTE EVO LMGTE Am M 1:40.512 6 48 +14.889 +0.836 163.4 Fastest Lap Lap 2 Kazuki NAKAJIMA 1:25.623 191.9 Kph Circuit Best Laps by Class LMP1 Mark WEBBER 15/10/2016 1:22.639 198.8 Kph LMP2 Anthony DAVIDSON 13/10/2018 1:28.011 186.6 Kph LMGTE Pro Nicki THIIM 13/10/2018 1:35.884 171.3 Kph LMGTE Am Matt CAMPBELL 13/10/2018 1:36.992 169.4 Kph Published at: ........................................ Track Temp: 26.87 ºC Air Temp: 22.50 ºC Track Status: DRY Race Director Timekeeper 04/10/2019 Page 1 / 1.
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