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The first two free practice sessions of the 6 Hours of Bahrain, round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, took place at the Bahrain International Circuit Thursday.
The first 90-minute session saw the sun setting on the 5.4km circuit and it was the Toyota Racing Toyota TS030-Hybrid that set the quickest time.
However in the second session, which was run in the dark, it was the Audis that regained the advantage, with the No. 1 Audi of Benoit Tréluyer posting a time that was 0.3 seconds faster with a lap of 1m47.403. The No. 21 Strakka Racing HPD-Honda was the faster of the four LMP1 Privateers, with Danny Watts setting the quickest time in the two sessions, just 1.3 seconds adrift of the lead Audi.
LMP1
1 1 Audi Sport Team Joest M. Fässler / A. Lotterer / B. Tréluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro 1:47.403
2 2 Audi Sport Team Joest T. Kristensen / A. McNish Audi R18 e-tron quattro +0.381
3 7 Toyota Racing A. Wurz / N. Lapierre Toyota TS030 - Hybrid +0.947
4 21 Strakka Racing N. Leventis / D. Watts / J. Kane HPD ARX 03a - Honda +1.377
5 22 JRM D. Brabham / K. Chandhok / P. Dumbreck HPD ARX 03a - Honda +1.697
6 12 Rebellion Racing N. Prost / N. Jani Lola B12/60 Coupé - Toyota +2.055
The No. 35 Oak Racing Morgan-Nissan was the quickest LMP2 in both sessions with the second session being the quickest as Alex Brundle set a lap of 1:53.434, just 0.018 seconds ahead of the nr44 Starworks Motorsports HPD-Honda and 0.109 seconds ahead of the nr24 Oak Racing Morgan-Nissan.
LMP2
1 35 Oak Racing B. Baguette / D. Kraihamer / A. Brundle Morgan - Nissan 1:53.434
2 44 Starworks Motorsports V. Potolicchio / T. Kimber-Smith /S. Sarrazin HPD ARX 03b-Honda +0.018
3 24 Oak Racing J. Nicolet / M. Lahaye / O. Pla Morgan - +0.109
4 49 Pecom Racing L. Perez Companc / N. Minassian / P. Kaffer Oreca 03 - Nissan +0.307
LMGTE Pro
1 97 Aston Martin Racing S. Mücke / D. Turner Aston Martin Vantage V8 2:01.849
2 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton M. Lieb / R. Lietz Porsche 911 RSR (997) +0.452
3 51 AF Corse G. Fisichella / T. Vilander Ferrari F458 Italia +1.498
4 71 AF Corse A. Bertolini / O. Beretta Ferrari F458 Italia +1.622
LMGTEAm
1 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton C. Ried / G. Roda / P. Ruberti Porsche 911 RSR (997) 2:04.725
2 57 Krohn Racing T. Krohn / N. Jönsson / M. Rugolo Ferrari F458 Italia +0.097
3 61 AF Corse-Waltrip R. Kauffman / R. Aguas / B. Vickers Ferrari F458 Italia +0.314
The first 90-minute session saw the sun setting on the 5.4km circuit and it was the Toyota Racing Toyota TS030-Hybrid that set the quickest time.
However in the second session, which was run in the dark, it was the Audis that regained the advantage, with the No. 1 Audi of Benoit Tréluyer posting a time that was 0.3 seconds faster with a lap of 1m47.403. The No. 21 Strakka Racing HPD-Honda was the faster of the four LMP1 Privateers, with Danny Watts setting the quickest time in the two sessions, just 1.3 seconds adrift of the lead Audi.
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| Photo: Toyota Racing |
LMP1
1 1 Audi Sport Team Joest M. Fässler / A. Lotterer / B. Tréluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro 1:47.403
2 2 Audi Sport Team Joest T. Kristensen / A. McNish Audi R18 e-tron quattro +0.381
3 7 Toyota Racing A. Wurz / N. Lapierre Toyota TS030 - Hybrid +0.947
4 21 Strakka Racing N. Leventis / D. Watts / J. Kane HPD ARX 03a - Honda +1.377
5 22 JRM D. Brabham / K. Chandhok / P. Dumbreck HPD ARX 03a - Honda +1.697
6 12 Rebellion Racing N. Prost / N. Jani Lola B12/60 Coupé - Toyota +2.055
The No. 35 Oak Racing Morgan-Nissan was the quickest LMP2 in both sessions with the second session being the quickest as Alex Brundle set a lap of 1:53.434, just 0.018 seconds ahead of the nr44 Starworks Motorsports HPD-Honda and 0.109 seconds ahead of the nr24 Oak Racing Morgan-Nissan.
LMP2
1 35 Oak Racing B. Baguette / D. Kraihamer / A. Brundle Morgan - Nissan 1:53.434
2 44 Starworks Motorsports V. Potolicchio / T. Kimber-Smith /S. Sarrazin HPD ARX 03b-Honda +0.018
3 24 Oak Racing J. Nicolet / M. Lahaye / O. Pla Morgan - +0.109
4 49 Pecom Racing L. Perez Companc / N. Minassian / P. Kaffer Oreca 03 - Nissan +0.307
LMGTE Pro
1 97 Aston Martin Racing S. Mücke / D. Turner Aston Martin Vantage V8 2:01.849
2 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton M. Lieb / R. Lietz Porsche 911 RSR (997) +0.452
3 51 AF Corse G. Fisichella / T. Vilander Ferrari F458 Italia +1.498
4 71 AF Corse A. Bertolini / O. Beretta Ferrari F458 Italia +1.622
LMGTEAm
1 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton C. Ried / G. Roda / P. Ruberti Porsche 911 RSR (997) 2:04.725
2 57 Krohn Racing T. Krohn / N. Jönsson / M. Rugolo Ferrari F458 Italia +0.097
3 61 AF Corse-Waltrip R. Kauffman / R. Aguas / B. Vickers Ferrari F458 Italia +0.314