Jose Maria Lopez has set the quickest time in second practice for the 8 Hours of Bahrain, outpacing the championship-leading Toyota by over a second.
The #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid lapped the Bahrain International Circuit in a fastest time of 01:48:601. Toyota’s #7 car is aided by Success Handicap this weekend and will lap half a second quicker than the #8 car, which holds a narrow championship lead. The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid was second in practice, with Kazuki Nakajima setting a 01:44:004.
Racing Team Nederland returned to the top of the time sheets for the second consecutive session as Nyck de Vries posted a 01:48:601 aboard the #29 ORECA 07-Gibson to go fastest in LMP2.
De Vries was the only driver in the session to set a representative lap time, as the Dutchman’s best time was nearly two seconds quicker than that of the second car in class, the #36 Signatech Alpine A470-Gibson in the hands of Pierre Ragues. Ragues set a time of 01:50:302, a tenth quicker than the #22 United Autosports ORECA 07-Gibson of Phil Hanson.
Jackie Chan DC Racing and JOTA ended the session fourth and fifth respectively, with Cetilar Racing last in class.
AF Corse returned to the top of the leaderboard in GTE Pro after a cautious outing in opening practice, with Miguel Molina posting a 01:57:193 in the #71 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo to go fastest in class, two-tenths clear of the #91 Porsche 911 RSR-19 of Gianmaria Bruni.
Daniel Serra was third in the #51 Ferrari, with Richard Westbrook fourth in the best-placed Aston Martin.
In GTE Am, Jaxon Evans led the way for Dempsey-Proton Racing in the #88 Porsche 911 RSR. The New Zealander, making his WEC debut, set a 01:57:773, with Porsches from Team Project 1 completing the top three in class.
