#1 Audi hybrid fastest again in final World Endurance Championship practice at Spa
Audi topped the times in final practice ahead of qualifying for the Spa 6 Hours on Friday afternoon
Marcel Fassler jumped to the head of the timesheets in the closing minutes of the one-hour session in the #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro, which had also been fastest in both Thursday sessions. His time of 2m01.998 in the hybrid Audi was just three tenths quicker than Marco Bonanomi in the best of the non-hybrid cars entered by the German manufacturer.
The other two Audis filled out positions three and four in the times ahead of the best petrol privateer LMP1, the Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota coupe driven by Neel Jani.
Pierre Kaffer was fastest in LMP2 in the AF Corse-run Pecom ORECA-Nissan.
Quickest in GTE was the Aston Martin Vantage GTE driven by Stefan Mucke.
Pos Cl Drivers Team/Car Time 1. P1 Fassler/Lotterer/Treluyer Audi (e-tron) 2m01.998s 2. P1 Bonanomi/Jarvis Audi 2m02.328s 3. P1 Dumas/Duval/Gene Audi 2m02.726s 4. P1 Capello/Kristensen/McNish Audi (e-tron) 2m03.553s 5. P1 Prost/Jani/Heidfeld Rebellion Lola-Toyota 2m05.307s 6. P1 Belicchi/Primat Rebellion Lola-Toyota 2m05.767s 7. P1 Leventis/Watts/Kane HPD ARX 03a-Honda 2m07.962s 8. P1 Moreau/Baguette/Kraihamer OAK Pescarolo-Judd 2m08.629s 9. P2 Perez Companc/Ayari/Kaffer ORECA-Nissan 2m09.170s 10. P2 Nicolet/Lahaye/Pla OAK Morgan-Judd 2m09.685s 11. P1 Brabham/Chandhok/Dumbreck HPD ARX 03a-Honda 2m09.844s 12. P2 Moro/Weeda/Rossiter Lotus Lola 2m10.168s 13. P2 Martin/Kerr/Graves ORECA-Nissan 2m10.261s 14. P2 Potolicchio/Dalziel/Sarrazin HPD ARX 03b-Honda 2m10.405s 15. P1 Bourdais/Minassian Pescarolo Dome-Judd 2m10.673s 16. P2 Heinemeir Hansson/Leinders OAK Morgan-Judd 2m10.871s 17. P2 Zugel/Gonzalez/Julian Greaves Zytek-Nissan 2m10.911s 18. P2 Firth/Hughes/Hartley Murphy ORECA-Nissan 2m11.525s 19. P2 Frey/Hirschi/Meichtry Race Performance ORECA-Judd 2m12.609s 20. P2 Mailleux/Lombard/Tresson Signatech ORECA-Nissan 2m12.827s 21. P2 Panciatici/Ragues/Rusinov Signatech ORECA-Nissan 2m12.979s 22. P2 Clarke/Briere/Petersen Boutsen Ginion ORECA-Nissan 2m13.293s 23. P2 Dolan/Hancock Jota Zytek-Nissan 2m13.623s 24. P2 Giroix/Jousse/Johansson Gulf Lola-Nissan 2m15.582s 25. P2 Holzer/Schultis/van der Zande Lotus Lola 2m16.574s 26. P2 Fatien/Ihara/Deletraz Gulf Lola-Nissan 2m18.910s 27. GTE P Fernandez/Mucke/Turner Aston Martin 2m19.785s 28. GTE P Makowiecki/Melo Luxury Ferrari 2m20.629s 29. P2 Thirion/Haezebrouck Extreme Limite Norma-Judd 2m21.059s 30. GTE P Fisichella/Bruni AF Corse Ferrari 2m21.418s 31. GTE P Lieb/Lietz Felbermayr Porsche 2m21.494s 32. GTE A Belloc/Bourret Larbre Corvette 2m22.073s 33. GTE P Bertolini/Beretta AF Corse Ferrari 2m22.150s 34. GTE A Armindo/Narac/Pons Imsa Porsche 2m22.386s 35. GTE A Ehret/Montecalvo/Jeannette Luxury Ferrari 2m22.711s 36. GTE A Perazzini/Cioci/Griffin AF Corse Ferrari 2m22.991s 37. GTE A Bornhauser/Canal/Rees Larbre Corvette 2m23.474s 38. GTE A Camathias/Palttala/Daniels JWA Porsche 2m24.334s 39. GTE A Ried/Roda/Ruberti Felbermayr Porsche 2m24.928s 40. GTE A Krohn/Jonsson/Rugolo Krohn Ferrari 2m25.306s 41. GTE A Kauffman/Vickers/Aguas AF Waltrip Ferrari 2m28.938s
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