Jani Quickest on Friday at Paul Ricard

Neel Jani

Porsche has topped the time charts in the opening day of testing at the Prologue, with the German manufacturer showing the upper hand in all three sessions at Paul Ricard.

Neel Jani ended as quickest of the day, thanks to the Swiss driver's 1:37.487 lap set in Friday's two-hour night session.

Jani's time was 0.860 seconds quicker than the No. 5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid, which was second quickest overall on the time sheets, and also second in the twilight.

Audi continued its struggles with its new R18, as Andre Lotterer stopped on track midway through the session before returning to the pits under his own power. The car did not turn any additional laps.

It came after the No. 7 car missed the majority of the afternoon session due to a “small mechanical issue." Audi has not disclosed the exact problems of its diesel-powered contender.

Results

Pos	No. – Team	Drivers	Car	Cl	Ty	Time	Lap	Laps	Behind	Gap
1	2 Porsche Team	R. DUMAS / N. JANI / M. LIEB	Porsche 919 Hybrid	LMP1 H	M	1:37.487	2	52	–	–
2	5 Toyota Gazoo Racing	A. DAVIDSON / S. BUEMI / K. NAKAJIMA	Toyota TS050 – Hybrid	LMP1 H	M	1:38.347	37	39	+0.860	+0.860
3	7 Audi Sport Team Joest	M. FÃ„SSLER / A. LOTTERER / B. TRÃ‰LUYER	Audi R18	LMP1 H	M	1:39.678	3	4	+2.191	+1.331
4	12 Rebellion Racing	N. PROST / N. PIQUET JR / N. HEIDFELD	Rebellion R-One – AER	LMP1	D	1:42.147	11	36	+4.660	+2.469
5	13 Rebellion Racing	M. TUSCHER / D. KRAIHAMER / A. IMPERATORI	Rebellion R-One – AER	LMP1	D	1:43.190	24	36	+5.703	+1.043
6	4 Bykolles Racing Team	O. WEBB	CLM P1/01 – AER	LMP1	D	1:46.958	6	13	+9.471	+3.768
7	36 Signatech Alpine	G. MENEZES / N. LAPIERRE / S. RICHELMI	Alpine A460 – Nissan	LMP2	D	1:47.782	9	16	+10.295	+0.824
8	43 RGR Sport by Morand	R. GONZALEZ / F. ALBUQUERQUE / B. SENNA	LIGIER JS P2 – Nissan	LMP2	D	1:47.821	4	21	+10.334	+0.039
9	31 Extreme Speed Motorsports	R. DALZIEL / L. DERANI	LIGIER JS P2 – Nissan	LMP2	D	1:47.858	5	27	+10.371	+0.037
10	37 SMP Racing	V. PETROV / K. LADYGIN / V. SHAYTAR	BR01 – Nissan	LMP2	D	1:47.987	30	33	+10.500	+0.129
11	27 SMP Racing	N. MINASSIAN / M. MEDIANI / D. MARKOZOV	BR01 – Nissan	LMP2	D	1:48.380	8	35	+10.893	+0.393
12	30 Extreme Speed Motorsports	E. BROWN / J. VAN OVERBEEK	LIGIER JS P2 – Nissan	LMP2	D	1:49.105	8	8	+11.618	+0.725
13	44 Manor	T. GRAVES / M. RAO / W. STEVENS / J. JAKES	Oreca 05 – Nissan	LMP2	D	1:49.177	12	33	+11.690	+0.072
14	51 AF Corse	G. BRUNI / J. CALADO	Ferrari 488 GTE	LMGTE Pro	M	1:58.109	6	25	+20.622	+8.932
15	66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	W. JOHNSON / S. MÃœCKE / O. PLA	Ford GT	LMGTE Pro	M	1:59.041	28	43	+21.554	+0.932
16	67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	M. FRANCHITTI / A. PRIAULX / H. TINCKNELL	Ford GT	LMGTE Pro	M	1:59.105	26	26	+21.618	+0.064
17	97 Aston Martin Racing	M. SÃ˜RENSEN / F. REES / J. ADAM	Aston Martin Vantage V8	LMGTE Pro	D	2:00.384	13	20	+22.897	+1.279
18	98 Aston Martin Racing	P. DALLA LANA / P. LAMY / M. LAUDA	Aston Martin Vantage V8	LMGTE Am	D	2:01.754	8	23	+24.267	+1.370
19	86 Gulf Racing	M. WAINWRIGHT / A. CARROLL / B. BARKER	Porsche 911 RSR	LMGTE Am	M	2:01.918	6	22	+24.431	+0.164
20	1 Porsche Team	T. BERNHARD / M. WEBBER / B. HARTLEY	Porsche 919 Hybrid	LMP1 H	M
21	26 G-Drive Racing	R. RUSINOV / N. BERTHON / R. RAST	Oreca 05 – Nissan	LMP2	D
22	35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine	D. CHENG / H. TUNG / N. PANCIATICI	Alpine A460 – Nissan	LMP2	D
23	42 Strakka Racing	N. LEVENTIS / D. WATTS / J. KANE	Gibson 015S – Nissan	LMP2	D
24	50 Larbre Competition	Y. YAMAGISHI / P. RAGUES / P. RUBERTI	Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06	LMGTE Am	M
25	71 AF Corse	D. RIGON / S. BIRD	Ferrari 488 GTE	LMGTE Pro	M
26	77 Dempsey – Proton Racing	C. RIED	Porsche 911 RSR (2016)	LMGTE Pro	M
27	78 KCMG	C. RIED / J. CAMATHIAS	Porsche 911 RSR	LMGTE Am	M
28	83 AF Corse	F. PERRODO / E. COLLARD / R. AGUAS	Ferrari F458 Italia	LMGTE Am	M
29	88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	K. AL QUBAISI / P. LONG	Porsche 911 RSR	LMGTE Am	M