The primary day of operating on the penultimate spherical of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours of Fuji, noticed Porsche Penske Motorsport and BMW M Crew WRT main the cost
PORSCHE ON TOP IN THE OPENNING SESSION
In Free Apply 1, the #6 Porsche Penske 963 Hypercar, pushed by Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, and André Lotterer, set the quickest lap with a time of 1:30.561, courtesy of Vanthoor. The trio, at the moment main the championship, had been a mere 0.010s forward of the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid, piloted by Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, and Ryō Hirakawa.
The 2 main automobiles had been the one ones to interrupt into the 1:30s bracket. Third place went to the #50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P, with Miguel Molina, Antonio Fuoco, and Nicklas Nielsen clocking a 1:31.104 lap.
Within the LMGT3 class, United Autosports McLaren led the session. Joshua Caygill, Marino Sato, and Nico Pino within the #95 automobile set the quickest time of 1:40.528 matched right down to the thousandth of a second by the #55 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari, pushed by Alessio Rovera. Davide Rigon within the sister VISTA AF Corse Ferrari accomplished the highest three in school with a time of 1:40.793.
BMW SNATCHES TOP SPOT IN PRACTICE 2
In a shocking flip of occasions throughout Free Apply 2, BMW M Crew WRT set the quickest time. Dries Vanthoor powered the BMW to a lap of 1:29.577, edging out the #5 Porsche Penske 963 by a razor-thin 0.009-second margin. Matt Campbell, driving the Porsche, continued his sturdy 2024 kind.
Rounding off the highest three was the #2 Cadillac Racing entry, with Alex Lynn lapping in 1:29.592, that means the highest three had been separated by an unbelievable 0.015s. The AF Corse Ferrari, pushed by Robert Kubica, positioned fourth with a lap time of 1:29.904, making it the quickest of the Prancing Horse entries. In the meantime, Toyota’s greatest consequence got here from Hirakawa within the #8 GR010 Hybrid, regardless of battling sickness, putting fifth. Robin Frijns within the second BMW accomplished the highest six.
In LMGT3, Alessio Rovera took the highest spot within the #55 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari with a 1:40.682 lap. TF Sport initially led the session with Hiroshi Koizumi posting a 1:40.851 within the #82 Corvette, sufficient to safe second within the class. Third place was clinched late on by Franck Perera within the #60 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracan, with simply 0.027 seconds separating second to fourth place.
