SMP and Toyota top Spa practice 1 and 2
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| #17 SMP fastest in morning |
Practice 1
Sergey Sirotkin led SMP Racing team-mate and fellow ex-Formula 1 racer Stoffel Vandoorne in the opening practice session for this weekend's Spa World Endurance Championship round.
Sirotkin, who made his WEC debut for SMP in the Sebring 1000 Miles, set a lap time of 1m56.264s in the #17 BR Engineering BR1-AER with just under 30 minutes of the session remaining.
That followed Vandoorne's lap of 1m58.236s in the sister #11 car, which put the Belgian half a second up on the two Toyota TS050 Hybrids.
Practice 1 Results
| POS | CLASS | DRIVER | TEAM | GAP | LAPS |
| 1 | LMP1 | S.Sarrazin, E.Orudzhev, S.Sirotkin | SMP Racing | 1m56.264s | 21 |
| 2 | LMP1 | M.Aleshin, V.Petrov, S.Vandoorne | SMP Racing | 1.972s | 29 |
| 3 | LMP1 | S.Buemi, K.Nakajima, F.Alonso | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 2.478s | 40 |
| 4 | LMP1 | M.Conway, K.Kobayashi, J.M.Lopez | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 2.613s | 31 |
| 5 | LMP1 | N.Berthon, T.Laurent, G.Menezes | Rebellion Racing | 2.842s | 33 |
| 6 | LMP1 | N.Jani, A.Lotterer, B.Senna | Rebellion Racing | 4.171s | 29 |
| 7 | LMP2 | N.Lapierre, A.Negrao, P.Thiriet | Signatech Alpine Matmut | 7.177s | 31 |
| 8 | LMP2 | R.Rusinov, J.van Uitert, J-E.Vergne | G-Drive Racing | 7.413s | 15 |
| 9 | LMP1 | T.Dillmann, O.Webb, P.Ruberti | ByKOLLES Racing Team | 7.627s | 12 |
| 10 | LMP2 | F.van Eerd, G.van der Garde, N.de Vries | Racing Team Nederland | 8.085s | 32 |
| 11 | LMP2 | R.Gonzalez, P.Maldonado, A.Davidson | DragonSpeed | 8.232s | 29 |
| 12 | LMP2 | H-Pin Tung, G.Aubry, S.Richelmi | Jackie Chan DC Racing | 8.352s | 30 |
| 13 | LMP2 | D.H.Hansson, J.King, W.Stevens | Jackie Chan DC Racing | 8.643s | 33 |
| 14 | LMP2 | F.Perrodo, M.Vaxiviere, N.Nato | TDS Racing | 8.645s | 35 |
| 15 | LMP2 | E.Creed, R.Ricci, N.Boulle | Larbre Competition | 10.339s | 32 |
| 16 | GTE Pro | A.Lynn, M.Martin | Aston Martin Racing | 19.026s | 32 |
| 17 | GTE Pro | A.Priaulx, H.Tincknell | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 19.026s | 30 |
| 18 | GTE Pro | A.Farfus, A.F.da Costa | BMW Team MTEK | 19.142s | 33 |
| 19 | GTE Pro | S.Mucke, O.Pla | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 19.384s | 29 |
| 20 | GTE Pro | M.Sorensen, N.Thiim | Aston Martin Racing | 19.990s | 34 |
| 21 | GTE Pro | M.Tomczyk, N.Catsburg | BMW Team MTEK | 20.047s | 31 |
| 22 | GTE Pro | R.Lietz, G.Bruni | Porsche GT Team | 20.066s | 30 |
| 23 | GTE Pro | M.Christensen, K.Estre | Porsche GT Team | 20.225s | 30 |
| 24 | GTE Pro | A.P.Guidi, J.Calado | AF Corse | 20.235s | 28 |
| 25 | GTE Pro | D.Rigon, S.Bird | AF Corse | 20.437s | 29 |
| 26 | GTE Am | M.Wainwright, B.Barker, T.Preining | Gulf Racing | 20.804s | 33 |
| 27 | GTE Am | T.Flohr, F.Castellacci, G.Fisichella | Spirit of Race | 20.874s | 35 |
| 28 | GTE Am | C.Ried, R.Pera, M.Campbell | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 21.315s | 29 |
| 29 | GTE Am | S.Yoluc, E.Hankey, C.Eastwood | TF Sport | 21.522s | 34 |
| 30 | GTE Am | J.Bergmeister, P.Lindsey, E.Perfetti | Team Project 1 | 21.617s | 32 |
| 31 | GTE Am | P.D.Lana, P.Lamy, M.Lauda | Aston Martin Racing | 21.695s | 34 |
| 32 | GTE Am | G.Roda, G.Roda, M.Cairoli | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 21.849s | 35 |
| 33 | GTE Am | L.P.-Companc, M.Cressoni, M.Griffin | Clearwater Racing | 22.480s | 28 |
| 34 | GTE Am | M.Ishikawa, O.Beretta, E.Cheever | MR Racing | 22.546s | 33 |
Practice 2
Fernando Alonso has set the fastest time in the second free practice session ahead of this weekend's TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps.
The Spaniard posted a 2m19.483s just before the 90-minute session was interrupted by the third of four red flags, which coincided with the rain intensifying.
Alonso's time in the #8 Toyota TS050 HYBRID put him more than a second up on the sister car driven by Mike Conway, who ended up second on 2m20.865s.
Practice 2 Results
| Pos | No. | Team | Drivers | Laps | Time | Behind | Gap |
| 1ST | 8 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Buemi S. Nakajima K. Alonso F. | 26 | 2:19.483 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2ND | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Conway M. Kobayashi K. Lopez J. | 27 | 2:20.865 | +1.382 | +1.382 |
| 3RD | 11 | SMP Racing | Aleshin M. Petrov V. Vandoorne S. | 24 | 2:21.429 | +1.946 | +0.564 |
| 4TH | 1 | Rebellion Racing | Jani N. Lotterer A. Senna B. | 21 | 2:22.853 | +3.370 | +1.424 |
| 5TH | 3 | Rebellion Racing | Berthon N. Laurent T. Menezes G. | 20 | 2:25.199 | +5.716 | +2.346 |
| 6TH | 4 | Bykolles Racing Team | Dillmann T. Webb O. Ruberti P. | 14 | 2:25.222 | +5.739 | +0.023 |
| 7TH | 31 | Dragonspeed | Gonzalez R. Maldonado P. Davidson A. | 18 | 2:27.682 | +8.199 | +2.460 |
| 8TH | 28 | TDS Racing | Perrodo F. Vaxiviere M. Nato N. | 22 | 2:29.295 | +9.812 | +1.613 |
| 9TH | 38 | Jackie Chan Dc Racing | Tung H. Aubry G. Richelmi S. | 22 | 2:29.430 | +9.947 | +0.135 |
| 10TH | 26 | G-Drive Racing | Rusinov R. Van Uitert J. Vergne J. | 22 | 2:29.541 | +10.058 | +0.111 |
| 11TH | 29 | Racing Team Nederland | Van Eerd F. Van Der Garde G. De Vries N. | 23 | 2:29.584 | +10.101 | +0.043 |
| 12TH | 36 | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Lapierre N. Negrão A. Thiriet P. | 19 | 2:30.570 | +11.087 | +0.986 |
| 13TH | 37 | Jackie Chan Dc Racing | Heinemeier-Hansson D. King J. Stevens W. | 24 | 2:30.729 | +11.246 | +0.159 |
| 14TH | 95 | Aston Martin Racing | Sørensen M. Thiim N. | 24 | 2:32.648 | +13.165 | +1.919 |
| 15TH | 91 | Porsche Gt Team | Lietz R. Bruni G. | 22 | 2:32.898 | +13.415 | +0.250 |
| 16TH | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Lynn A. Martin M. | 26 | 2:32.917 | +13.434 | +0.019 |
| 17TH | 71 | Af Corse | Rigon D. Bird S. | 17 | 2:33.058 | +13.575 | +0.141 |
| 18TH | 50 | Larbre Competition | Creed E. Ricci R. Boulle N. | 12 | 2:33.109 | +13.626 | +0.051 |
| 19TH | 51 | Af Corse | Pier Guidi A. Calado J. | 22 | 2:33.306 | +13.823 | +0.197 |
| 20TH | 92 | Porsche Gt Team | Christensen M. Estre K. | 18 | 2:33.331 | +13.848 | +0.025 |
| 21ST | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team Uk | Priaulx A. Tincknell H. | 23 | 2:33.887 | +14.404 | +0.556 |
| 22ND | 77 | Dempsey – Proton Racing | Ried C. Pera R. Campbell M. | 22 | 2:34.093 | +14.610 | +0.206 |
| 23RD | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team Uk | Mücke S. Pla O. | 22 | 2:34.395 | +14.912 | +0.302 |
| 24TH | 70 | Mr Racing | Ishikawa M. Beretta O. Cheever E. | 20 | 2:34.851 | +15.368 | +0.456 |
| 25TH | 82 | Bmw Team Mtek | Farfus A. Felix Da Costa A. | 25 | 2:35.223 | +15.740 | +0.372 |
| 26TH | 81 | Bmw Team Mtek | Tomczyk M. Catsburg N. | 24 | 2:35.494 | +16.011 | +0.271 |
| 27TH | 86 | Gulf Racing | Wainwright M. Barker B. Preining T. | 20 | 2:35.911 | +16.428 | +0.417 |
| 28TH | 54 | Spirit Of Race | Flohr T. Castellacci F. Fisichella G. | 24 | 2:37.158 | +17.675 | +1.247 |
| 29TH | 56 | Team Project 1 | Bergmeister J. Lindsey P. Perfetti E. | 22 | 2:37.834 | +18.351 | +0.676 |
| 30TH | 90 | Tf Sport | Yoluc S. Alers-Hankey E. Eastwood C. | 22 | 2:38.112 | +18.629 | +0.278 |
| 31ST | 61 | Clearwater Racing | Perez-Companc L. Cressoni M. Griffin M. | 21 | 2:38.189 | +18.706 | +0.077 |
| 32ND | 98 | Aston Martin Racing | Dalla Lana P. Lamy P. Lauda M. | 21 | 2:38.476 | +18.993 | +0.287 |
| 33RD | 88 | Dempsey – Proton Racing | Roda G. Roda G. Cairoli M. | 17 | 2:39.746 | +20.263 | +1.270 |
| 34TH | 17 | Smp Racing | Sarrazin S. Orudzhev E. Sirotkin S. | 2 | No Time | No Time | No Time |