Porsche has speared to the top two positions in the second practice session at the 6 Hours of Mexico World Endurance Championship round.
Romain Dumas topped the session with a best lap around the 4.3km Hermanos Rodriguez circuit of 1:25.81.
The WEC points leader shaded the #1 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Mark Webber who set a 1:26.05s best as the championship tackled the Mexico City track for the first time.
Lucas di Grassi was third quickest in the Audi R18 e-tron quattro in 1:26.052s.
The session was brought to a premature end when the Nissan-powered SMP Racing LMP2 machine of Victor Shaitar stopped on the circuit.
LMP2 was topped by the Bruno Senna/Filipe Albuquerque Ligier-Nissan while the Nicki Thiim/Marco Sorensen headed the GTE Pro ranks in the #95 Aston Martin Vantage V8.
Michael Wainwright was fastest in GTE Am in the Gulf Porsche 911 RSR.
Meanwhile British driver Anthony Davidson will sit out the weekend after failing to recover sufficiently from a rib injury in testing at Magny-Cours last month.
Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima are commandeering the #5 Toyota TS050 Hybrid as a duo.
“It is disappointing to come all the way here and then not be able to race but it’s the right decision,” said Davidson.
“I wasn’t comfortable in the car this morning and there is no point to take any risks, especially with Austin coming up.
“It’s not a problem to race here with two drivers but it would be impossible in Austin due to the high temperatures.”
In the opening practice session, Marcel Fassler led an Audi one-two ahead of the Porsche pair while Buemi set the fifth fastest time.
Toyota has endured a tough start to the weekend after Stephane Sarrazin crashed heavily in the #6 TS050 forcing the team into building up a fresh car around a new monocoque.
RESULT: Practice 2
| Pos | N° | State | Cat | Team | Driver | Car | T | Laps | Gap | Last lap | Best lap | Av speed | Pits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Pit | P1 | Porsche Team | DUMAS Romain | Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 51 | 2:58.439 | 1:25.810 | 180.6 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | Pit | P1 | Porsche Team | WEBBER Mark | Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 55 | 0.248 | 2:30.470 | 1:26.058 | 180.0 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | Pit | P1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | DI GRASSI Lucas | Audi R18 | M | 55 | 0.710 | 1:43.562 | 1:26.520 | 179.1 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | Pit | P1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LOTTERER André | Audi R18 | M | 45 | 0.878 | 2:26.788 | 1:26.688 | 178.7 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Pit | P1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | BUEMI Sébastien | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | M | 45 | 0.904 | 3:01.429 | 1:26.714 | 178.7 | 5 |
| 6 | 13 | Pit | P1 | Rebellion Racing | KRAIHAMER Dominik | Rebellion R-One – AER | D | 38 | 5.187 | 2:45.775 | 1:30.997 | 170.3 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | Pit | P1 | Bykolles Racing Team | WEBB Oliver | CLM P1/01 – AER | D | 36 | 5.911 | 2:12.581 | 1:31.721 | 168.9 | 6 |
| 8 | 43 | Pit | P2 | RGR Sport by Morand | ALBUQUERQUE Filipe | LIGIER JS P2 – Nissan | D | 46 | 9.697 | 2:19.912 | 1:35.507 | 162.2 | 5 |
| 9 | 26 | Pit | P2 | G-Drive Racing | RAST René | Oreca 05 – Nissan | D | 43 | 9.720 | 1:41.377 | 1:35.530 | 162.2 | 6 |
| 10 | 44 | Pit | P2 | Manor | GUERRA Alfonso Diaz | Oreca 05 – Nissan | D | 40 | 10.469 | 2:33.307 | 1:36.279 | 160.9 | 6 |
| 11 | 35 | Pit | P2 | Baxi DC Racing Alpine | CHENG David | Alpine A460 – Nissan | D | 36 | 10.645 | 2:46.124 | 1:36.455 | 160.6 | 4 |
| 12 | 31 | Pit | P2 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | DALZIEL Ryan | LIGIER JS P2 – Nissan | M | 42 | 10.734 | 2:02.213 | 1:36.544 | 160.5 | 6 |
| 13 | 36 | Pit | P2 | Signatech Alpine | LAPIERRE Nicolas | Alpine A460 – Nissan | D | 43 | 11.098 | 1:42.511 | 1:36.908 | 159.9 | 6 |
| 14 | 37 | Run | P2 | SMP Racing | SHAITAR Victor | BR01 – Nissan | D | 39 | 11.171 | 11:26.380 | 1:36.981 | 159.8 | 5 |
| 15 | 27 | Pit | P2 | SMP Racing | MINASSIAN Nicolas | BR01 – Nissan | D | 43 | 11.224 | 1:51.691 | 1:37.034 | 159.7 | 7 |
| 16 | 42 | Pit | P2 | Strakka Racing | WILLIAMSON Lewis | Gibson 015S – Nissan | D | 46 | 11.414 | 1:59.412 | 1:37.224 | 159.4 | 6 |
| 17 | 41 | Pit | P2 | Greaves Motorsport | JUNQUEIRA BRUNO | Gibson 015S – Nissan | D | 44 | 11.724 | 2:43.860 | 1:37.534 | 158.9 | 4 |
| 18 | 30 | Pit | P2 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | BROWN Ed | LIGIER JS P2 – Nissan | M | 46 | 12.171 | 2:47.537 | 1:37.981 | 158.1 | 6 |
| 19 | 95 | Pit | Pro | Aston Martin Racing | SØRENSEN Marco | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | D | 37 | 14.667 | 2:04.315 | 1:40.477 | 154.2 | 4 |
| 20 | 97 | Pit | Pro | Aston Martin Racing | STANAWAY Richie | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | D | 37 | 14.739 | 2:25.203 | 1:40.549 | 154.1 | 7 |
| 21 | 51 | Pit | Pro | AF Corse | BRUNI Gianmaria | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 45 | 14.744 | 1:51.864 | 1:40.554 | 154.1 | 6 |
| 22 | 66 | Pit | Pro | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | MÜCKE Stefan | Ford GT | M | 37 | 15.717 | 1:46.232 | 1:41.527 | 152.6 | 7 |
| 23 | 67 | Pit | Pro | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | FRANCHITTI Marino | Ford GT | M | 43 | 15.754 | 2:03.388 | 1:41.564 | 152.6 | 9 |
| 24 | 71 | Pit | Pro | AF Corse | BIRD Sam | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 41 | 15.778 | 2:53.094 | 1:41.588 | 152.5 | 6 |
| 25 | 77 | Pit | Pro | Dempsey – Proton Racing | LIETZ Richard | Porsche 911 RSR (2016) | M | 37 | 15.807 | 1:53.327 | 1:41.617 | 152.5 | 4 |
| 26 | 86 | Pit | Am | Gulf Racing | WAINWRIGHT Michael | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 38 | 16.511 | 2:05.281 | 1:42.321 | 151.4 | 6 |
| 27 | 88 | Pit | Am | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | AL QUBAISI Khaled | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 47 | 16.752 | 3:03.707 | 1:42.562 | 151.1 | 5 |
| 28 | 98 | Pit | Am | Aston Martin Racing | LAMY Pedro | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | M | 45 | 16.901 | 2:45.865 | 1:42.711 | 150.9 | 7 |
| 29 | 50 | Pit | Am | Larbre Competition | TAYLOR Ricky | Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06 | M | 39 | 17.150 | 1:53.801 | 1:42.960 | 150.5 | 6 |
| 30 | 83 | Pit | Am | AF Corse | PERRODO François | Ferrari F458 Italia | M | 45 | 17.363 | 3:09.068 | 1:43.173 | 150.2 | 7 |
| 31 | 78 | Pit | Am | KCMG | CAMATHIAS Joël | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 41 | 17.585 | 1:49.650 | 1:43.395 | 149.9 | 8 |
| 32 | 6 | Pit | P1 | Toyota Gazoo Racing | SARRAZIN Stéphane | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | M | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 7 | LMP1 | Marcel FÄSSLER, André LOTTERER, Benoît TRÉLUYER | Audi R18 | M | 47 | – | – | 7 | 1:26.705 | 178.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | LMP1 | Lucas DI GRASSI, Loïc DUVAL, Oliver JARVIS | Audi R18 | M | 49 | +0.194 | +0.194 | 12 | 1:26.899 | 178.3 | |
| 3 | 1 | LMP1 | Timo BERNHARD, Mark WEBBER, Brendon HARTLEY | Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 52 | +0.243 | +0.049 | 39 | 1:26.948 | 178.2 | |
| 4 | 2 | LMP1 | Romain DUMAS, Neel JANI, Marc LIEB | Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 52 | +0.500 | +0.257 | 6 | 1:27.205 | 177.7 | |
| 5 | 5 | LMP1 | Sébastien BUEMI, Kazuki NAKAJIMA, | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | M | 41 | +1.196 | +0.696 | 16 | 1:27.901 | 176.3 | |
| 6 | 13 | LMP1 | Mathéo TUSCHER, Dominik KRAIHAMER, Alexandre IMPERATORI | Rebellion R-One – AER | D | 39 | +5.737 | +4.541 | 3 | 1:32.442 | 167.6 | |
| 7 | 4 | LMP1 | Simon TRUMMER, Oliver WEBB, Pierre KAFFER | CLM P1/01 – AER | D | 32 | +6.448 | +0.711 | 25 | 1:33.153 | 166.3 | |
| 8 | 44 | LMP2 | Matthew RAO, Richard BRADLEY, Alfonso Diaz GUERRA | Oreca 05 – Nissan | D | 10 | +10.050 | +3.602 | 8 | 1:36.755 | 160.1 | |
| 9 | 31 | LMP2 | Ryan DALZIEL, Luis Felipe DERANI, Christopher CUMMING | LIGIER JS P2 – Nissan | M | 44 | +10.175 | +0.125 | 31 | 1:36.880 | 159.9 | |
| 10 | 26 | LMP2 | Roman RUSINOV, René RAST, Alex BRUNDLE | Oreca 05 – Nissan | D | 45 | +10.437 | +0.262 | 4 | 1:37.142 | 159.5 | |
| 11 | 36 | LMP2 | Gustavo MENEZES, Nicolas LAPIERRE, Stéphane RICHELMI | Alpine A460 – Nissan | D | 41 | +10.594 | +0.157 | 37 | 1:37.299 | 159.2 | |
| 12 | 37 | LMP2 | Vitaly PETROV, Kirill LADYGIN, Victor SHAITAR | BR01 – Nissan | D | 43 | +10.857 | +0.263 | 5 | 1:37.562 | 158.8 | |
| 13 | 41 | LMP2 | Roberto GONZALEZ, Bruno JUNQUEIRA, Luis DIAZ | Gibson 015S – Nissan | D | 41 | +11.069 | +0.212 | 13 | 1:37.774 | 158.5 | |
| 14 | 35 | LMP2 | David CHENG, Ho-Pin TUNG, Nelson PANCIATICI | Alpine A460 – Nissan | D | 45 | +11.116 | +0.047 | 22 | 1:37.821 | 158.4 | |
| 15 | 43 | LMP2 | Ricardo GONZALEZ, Filipe ALBUQUERQUE, Bruno SENNA | LIGIER JS P2 – Nissan | D | 38 | +11.155 | +0.039 | 24 | 1:37.860 | 158.3 | |
| 16 | 27 | LMP2 | Nicolas MINASSIAN, Maurizio MEDIANI, Devi MARKOZOV | BR01 – Nissan | D | 36 | +11.376 | +0.221 | 35 | 1:38.081 | 158.0 | |
| 17 | 30 | LMP2 | Scott SHARP, Ed BROWN, Johannes VAN OVERBEEK | LIGIER JS P2 – Nissan | M | 42 | +11.951 | +0.575 | 5 | 1:38.656 | 157.1 | |
| 18 | 42 | LMP2 | Nick LEVENTIS, Lewis WILLIAMSON, Jonny KANE | Gibson 015S – Nissan | D | 40 | +11.963 | +0.012 | 27 | 1:38.668 | 157.0 | |
| 19 | 95 | LMGTE Pro | Nicki THIIM, Marco SØRENSEN, | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | D | 42 | +13.980 | +2.017 | 38 | 1:40.685 | 153.9 | |
| 20 | 51 | LMGTE Pro | Gianmaria BRUNI, James CALADO, | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 43 | +14.750 | +0.770 | 13 | 1:41.455 | 152.7 | |
| 21 | 97 | LMGTE Pro | Richie STANAWAY, Darren TURNER, | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | D | 48 | +15.251 | +0.501 | 45 | 1:41.956 | 152.0 | |
| 22 | 66 | LMGTE Pro | Stefan MÜCKE, Olivier PLA, | Ford GT | M | 44 | +15.383 | +0.132 | 21 | 1:42.088 | 151.8 | |
| 23 | 77 | LMGTE Pro | Richard LIETZ, Michael CHRISTENSEN, | Porsche 911 RSR (2016) | M | 43 | +15.390 | +0.007 | 9 | 1:42.095 | 151.8 | |
| 24 | 71 | LMGTE Pro | Davide RIGON, Sam BIRD, | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 46 | +15.463 | +0.073 | 10 | 1:42.168 | 151.7 | |
| 25 | 67 | LMGTE Pro | Marino FRANCHITTI, Andy PRIAULX, Harry TINCKNELL | Ford GT | M | 43 | +15.607 | +0.144 | 20 | 1:42.312 | 151.4 | |
| 26 | 86 | LMGTE Am | Michael WAINWRIGHT, Adam CARROLL, Ben BARKER | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 42 | +16.322 | +0.715 | 9 | 1:43.027 | 150.4 | |
| 27 | 88 | LMGTE Am | Khaled AL QUBAISI, David HEINEMEIER HANSSON, Patrick LONG | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 42 | +16.489 | +0.167 | 32 | 1:43.194 | 150.1 | |
| 28 | 98 | LMGTE Am | Paul DALLA LANA, Pedro LAMY, Mathias LAUDA | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | M | 43 | +16.520 | +0.031 | 10 | 1:43.225 | 150.1 | |
| 29 | 50 | LMGTE Am | Yutaka YAMAGISHI, Pierre RAGUES, Ricky TAYLOR | Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06 | M | 42 | +16.554 | +0.034 | 28 | 1:43.259 | 150.1 | |
| 30 | 78 | LMGTE Am | Christian RIED, Wolf HENZLER, Joël CAMATHIAS | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 44 | +16.616 | +0.062 | 28 | 1:43.321 | 150.0 | |
| 31 | 83 | LMGTE Am | François PERRODO, Emmanuel COLLARD, Rui AGUAS | Ferrari F458 Italia | M | 41 | +17.154 | +0.538 | 4 | 1:43.859 | 149.2 | |
| 32 | 6 | LMP1 | Stéphane SARRAZIN, Mike CONWAY, Kamui KOBAYASHI | Toyota TS050 – Hybrid | M | 0 | 0 |
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