Ginetta beats neutered Toyota to top Shanghai Friday practice

#6 Ginetta

FP1: Rebellion Racing lead the way; Porsche top in LMGTE Pro

LMP1
• Rebellion Racing quickest with No.1 R13-Gibson setting 1m48.761s lap set late in session by Gustavo Menezes
• Swiss team’s session was slightly disrupted after Norman Nato briefly stopped on track
• Team LNT had set the outright pace with Ben Hanley lapping Shanghai International Circuit in 1m49.183s
• The No.5 Ginetta G60-LT-P1-AER ensures the British driver delivers best session result in WEC session for British constructor
• Team LNT place second and third as No.6 car driven by Guy Smith, Michael Simpson and Charlie Robertson takes third on 1m49.234s, just 0.051s behind sister Ginetta
• Toyota Gazoo Racing fourth and sixth as No.7 TS050 heads No.8 car
• Toyota face significant challenge to keep 100% winning record in Season 8 after Success Handicap system implemented

LMP2
• Nicolas Lapierre turns in mighty lap of 1m50.338s for Cool Racing to head LMP2 class
• Lapierre won the first ever WEC race at Shanghai in 2012 for Toyota
• Racing Team Nederland continue strong form as it places second in LMP2 with Fuji winning trio of Giedo Van Der Garde, Frits Van Eerd and Nyck de Vries completing stints at the wheel
• United Autosports third in LMP2 ahead of fourth placed No.37 Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca-Gibson

LMGTE Pro
• LMGTE Pro sees Porsche set the pace with first Richard Lietz and then Gimmi Bruni setting times in No.91 Porsche 911 RSR
• No.95 Aston Martin second as Marco Sorensen and Nikki Thiim aim to make it back-to-back wins in Asia
• Ferrari makes it three manufacturers in top three as Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado place third in LMGTE Pro

LMGTE Am
• No.56 Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR tops LMGTE Am class with Matteo Cairoli setting pace in car he shares with David Heinemeier Hansson and Egidio Perfetti
• No.98 Aston Martin of Paul Dalla Lana, Darren Turner and Ross Gunn finished second quickest

FP2: Team LNT top the times; No. 71 AF Corse lead LMGTE Pro

LMP1
• Team LNT sets the outright pace with Charlie Robertson lapping Shanghai International Circuit in 1m48.127s
• The No.6 Ginetta G60-LT-P1-AER ensures the British team beats No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing by just 0.081s
• Rebellion Racing third quickest with No.1 R13-Gibson setting 1m48.288s lap in ultra-close fight at front of field
• No.7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry places fourth ahead of second Ginetta driven by Jordan King, Egor Orudzhev and Ben Hanley

LMGTE Pro
• LMGTE Pro sees Ferrari emerge fastest as Davide Rigon and Miguel Molina fight back from a fuel leak before first session in which they failed to complete a lap
• Aston Martin Racing place second and third with No.97 car ahead of No.95 sister machine
• Porsche GT team drop to fourth in second session as teams concentrate on long stint runs for race preparation. No.92 of Christensen and Estre head No.91 stablemates who sit fifth

LMP2
• Nicolas Lapierre turns in another quick lap of 1m49.754s for Cool Racing to comfortably lead LMP2 class from United Autosports
• High Class Racing third as Kenta Yamashita sets best time for rookie Danish team in LMP2

LMGTE Am
• No.77 Dempsey Proton Porsche enjoys the advantage in LMGTE Am as Matt Campbell sets scintillating pace
• Australian ace peaks on 2m01.935 and has just 0.091 on the TF Sport Aston Martin at end of the 90-minute session
• No.78 Proton Competition entry driven by Philippe and Louis Prette along with Vincent Abril takes third in class

Practice 1 Results

Practice 2 Results