Porsche tops Bahrain practice
Porsche turned the fastest lap after the first two sessions of free practice ahead of Saturday's next to last round of the World Endurance Championship in Bahrain.
Neel Jani set the fastest lap of the day during the final 90-minute session with a 1m43.375s aboard the #14 Porsche 919 Hybrid. Anthony Davidson's best of 1m44.233s in the #8 Toyota TS040 HYBRID was good for second.
Mark Webber was third in the second Porsche at 1m44.457s. The best Audi, the #1 car in the hands of Lucas di Grassi, was fourth on 1m45.380s.
PRACTICE 1
| Pos | Class | Drivers | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | LMP1 | A.Davidson, S.Buemi | Toyota Racing | Toyota | 1m 45.447s |
| 2 | LMP1 | A.Wurz, S.Sarrazin/M.Conway | Toyota Racing | Toyota | 1m 45.505s |
| 3 | LMP1 | T.Bernhard, M.Webber/B.Hartley | Porsche Team | Porsche | 1m 45.510s |
| 4 | LMP1 | L.di Grassi, L.Duval/T.Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi | 1m 45.557s |
| 5 | LMP1 | M.Fassler, A.Lotterer/B.Treluyer | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi | 1m 46.283s |
| 6 | LMP1 | R.Dumas, N.Jani/M.Lieb | Porsche Team | Porsche | 1m 46.356s |
| 7 | LMP1 | D.Kraihamer, A.Belicchi/F.Leimer | Rebellion Racing | Rebellion/Toyota | 1m 49.732s |
| 8 | LMP1 | N.Prost, N.Heidfeld/M.Beche | Rebellion Racing | Rebellion/Toyota | 1m 49.977s |
| 9 | LMP1 | P.Kaffer, S.Trummer/N.Berthon | Lotus | Lotus/AER | 1m 51.682s |
| 10 | LMP2 | R.Rusinov, O.Pla/J.Canal | G-Drive Racing | Ligier/Nissan | 1m 51.807s |
| 11 | LMP2 | K.Ladygin, V.Shaitar/A.Ladygin | SMP Racing | Oreca/Nissan | 1m 51.948s |
| 12 | LMP2 | S.Zlobin, N.Minassian/M.Mediani | SMP Racing | Oreca/Nissan | 1m 52.668s |
| 13 | LMP2 | M.Howson, R.Bradley/A.Imperatori | KCMG | Oreca/Nissan | 1m 53.295s |
| 14 | LMP2 | M.Patterson, K.Ihara/D.Cheng | Oak Racing | Morgan/Judd | 1m 55.391s |
| 15 | GTE Pro | D.Turner, S.Mucke | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 1m 59.087s |
| 16 | GTE Am | P.D.Lana, P.Lamy/C.Nygaard | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 1m 59.717s |
| 17 | GTE Am | K.Poulsen, D.Hansson/N.Thiim | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 2m 00.056s |
| 18 | GTE Pro | D.Rigon, J.Calado | AF Corse | Ferrari | 2m 00.090s |
| 19 | GTE Pro | F.Makowiecki, P.Pilet | Porsche Team Manthey | Porsche | 2m 00.108s |
| 20 | GTE Pro | J.Bergmeister, R.Lietz | Porsche Team Manthey | Porsche | 2m 00.199s |
| 21 | GTE Pro | A.MacDowall, F.Rees/A.Al Faisal | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 2m 00.292s |
| 22 | GTE Pro | G.Bruni, T.Vilander | AF Corse | Ferrari | 2m 00.741s |
| 23 | GTE Am | C.Ried, K.Bachler/K.Al Qubaisi | Proton Competition | Porsche | 2m 00.903s |
| 24 | GTE Am | G.Roda, P.Ruberti/M.Cressoni | 8 Star Motorsports | Ferrari | 2m 01.091s |
| 25 | GTE Am | A.Talkanitsa Jr., A.P.Guidi/J.Segal | AF Corse | Ferrari | 2m 01.595s |
| 26 | GTE Am | S.Wyatt, M.Rugolo/A.Bertolini | AF Corse | Ferrari | 2m 02.086s |
| 27 | GTE Am | F.Perrodo, E.Collard/M.Vaxiviere | Prospeed Competition | Porsche | 2m 02.212s |
PRACTICE 2
| Pos | Class | Drivers | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | LMP1 | R.Dumas, N.Jani/M.Lieb | Porsche Team | Porsche | 1m 43.375s |
| 2 | LMP1 | A.Davidson, S.Buemi | Toyota Racing | Toyota | 1m 44.233s |
| 3 | LMP1 | T.Bernhard, M.Webber/B.Hartley | Porsche Team | Porsche | 1m 44.457s |
| 4 | LMP1 | L.di Grassi, L.Duval/T.Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi | 1m 45.380s |
| 5 | LMP1 | M.Fassler, A.Lotterer/B.Treluyer | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi | 1m 45.536s |
| 6 | LMP1 | A.Wurz, S.Sarrazin/M.Conway | Toyota Racing | Toyota | 1m 45.895s |
| 7 | LMP1 | N.Prost, N.Heidfeld/M.Beche | Rebellion Racing | Rebellion/Toyota | 1m 49.162s |
| 8 | LMP1 | D.Kraihamer, A.Belicchi/F.Leimer | Rebellion Racing | Rebellion/Toyota | 1m 50.043s |
| 9 | LMP2 | R.Rusinov, O.Pla/J.Canal | G-Drive Racing | Ligier/Nissan | 1m 51.581s |
| 10 | LMP2 | K.Ladygin, V.Shaitar/A.Ladygin | SMP Racing | Oreca/Nissan | 1m 52.351s |
| 11 | LMP2 | M.Howson, R.Bradley/A.Imperatori | KCMG | Oreca/Nissan | 1m 52.639s |
| 12 | LMP1 | P.Kaffer, S.Trummer/N.Berthon | Lotus | Lotus/AER | 1m 53.271s |
| 13 | LMP2 | S.Zlobin, N.Minassian/M.Mediani | SMP Racing | Oreca/Nissan | 1m 54.045s |
| 14 | LMP2 | M.Patterson, K.Ihara/D.Cheng | Oak Racing | Morgan/Judd | 1m 54.784s |
| 15 | GTE Am | K.Poulsen, D.Hansson/N.Thiim | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 1m 58.440s |
| 16 | GTE Pro | G.Bruni, T.Vilander | AF Corse | Ferrari | 1m 59.410s |
| 17 | GTE Pro | J.Bergmeister, R.Lietz | Porsche Team Manthey | Porsche | 1m 59.704s |
| 18 | GTE Am | C.Ried, K.Bachler/K.Al Qubaisi | Proton Competition | Porsche | 1m 59.867s |
| 19 | GTE Pro | F.Makowiecki, P.Pilet | Porsche Team Manthey | Porsche | 1m 59.873s |
| 20 | GTE Pro | D.Turner, S.Mucke | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 1m 59.900s |
| 21 | GTE Pro | A.MacDowall, F.Rees/A.Al Faisal | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 1m 59.955s |
| 22 | GTE Am | F.Perrodo, E.Collard/M.Vaxiviere | Prospeed Competition | Porsche | 2m 00.248s |
| 23 | GTE Am | A.Talkanitsa Jr., A.P.Guidi/J.Segal | AF Corse | Ferrari | 2m 00.295s |
| 24 | GTE Pro | D.Rigon, J.Calado | AF Corse | Ferrari | 2m 00.735s |
| 25 | GTE Am | P.D.Lana, P.Lamy/C.Nygaard | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 2m 00.937s |
| 26 | GTE Am | S.Wyatt, M.Rugolo/A.Bertolini | AF Corse | Ferrari | 2m 01.458s |
| 27 | GTE Am | G.Roda, P.Ruberti/M.Cressoni | 8 Star Motorsports | Ferrari | 2m 01.929s |