SEANGP.com (Jakarta) - No.41 WRT heads LMP2; No.54 AF Corse leads LMGTE Am. Below are the main headlines from the second free practice session in Fuji.
Hypercar
Sebastien Buemi sets the pace in FP2 at Fuji as fully dry running is completed for first time
The No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hypercar Hybrid laps Fuji Speedway in 1m29.523s, 0.597s ahead of sister Toyota
Kamui Kobayashi sets the best time for the No.7 Toyota as he chases his third victory on home ground in WEC
Hertz Team Jota is best placed non-Toyota as Antonio Felix da Costa laps in a best time of 1m30.584 in gold delivered Porsche 963
Ferrari AF Corse place fourth and sixth as the No.51 499P leads the No.50 car that was quickest in earlier wet FP1 session
No.5 Porsche Penske places fifth as a 1m30.734s is set by Michael Christensen
Peugeot TotalEnergies lap sixth and seventh with the No.93 9X8 heads the No.94 car, as Jean-Eric Vergne and Loic Duval set best lap for The Lions
No.6 Porsche Penske is eighth as Kevin Estre peaks on a 1m31.236 to head the No.99 Proton Porsche 963 Hypercar to round out the top ten
Floyd Vanwall takes 11th ahead of the No.2 Cadillac Racing V.Series R with Richard Westbrook learning the track on his first visit completing majority of laps
LMP2
Points leading No.41 WRT entry of Robert Kubica, Rui Andrade and Louis Deletraz quickest ahead of the No.22 United Autosports entry
A late 1m33.131s lap by Deletraz demotes the No.28 Jota Oreca-Gibson as Pietro Fittipaldi had set the pace for most of session on a 1m33.620s best
The Brazilians time was just 0.005s quicker than Oliver Jarvis lap in the No.23 United Autosports Oreca-Gibson which sits third
No.31 WRT car, which won the 2022 6 Hours of Fuji, is fourth as Ferdinand Habsburg sets a 1m33.711s best
Le Mans winners Inter Europol Competition end 90-minute session fifth as Albert Costa clocks time
No.22 United Autosports Oreca-Gibson completes the top six as Phil Hanson sets a time of 1m34.207s
LMGTE Am
Davide Rigon leads the way in LMGTE Am category for the No.54 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo squad
Kei Cozzolino springs surprise in LMGTE Am as his time of 1m38.718s midway through session is good enough for best category time for most of session
But Rigons late time demotes the fellow AF Corse Ferrari
The Cozzolino driven No.21 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo headed the similar Richard Mille AF Corse machine with just 0.006s separating the two cars in second and third
No.77 Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche that led FP1 is fourth as Julien Andlauer sets best lap of 1m38.864s
Rexy Project 1-AO Porsche 911 RSR continues strong form as Matteo Cairolis 1m38.866s lap is good enough for fifth place
DStation Aston Martin makes it three manufacturers in the top six as Casper Stevenson sets time for local heroes
GR Racings Porsche 911 RSR 19 rounds out the top seven as they aim for third consecutive podium of the season