Did BoP change leveled the performance for once?

WECHyperCar

Jul 12

18 drivers topped Laurens Vanthoor’s FP1 fastest lap during the second Free Practice session of the 6 Hours of São Paulo weekend by more than 1:650 seconds. Porsche, BMW, Cadillac, Aston Martin got both cars setting faster lap than Ferrari #50 as well as #7 Toyota. It looks like the BoP change, for once, leveled the performances so that 7 different cars, 4 manufacturers were within 0.515 seconds AND the fastest Ferrari was 0.640 seconds slower!

Porsche leads the way

After Laurens Vanthoor set the pace in FP1 with a 1:25.176, his co-driver, Kevin Estre, topped the times in the second Free Practice session of the 6 Hours of São Paulo weekend driving Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #6 Porsche 963 with a 1:23.508.

The sister #5 Porsche ended up second after Julian Andlauer reeled off a 1:23.612.

📷© Courtesy of FIA WEC at São Paulo: #6 Porsche 963 (left); #5 Porsche 963 (right)

BMW second manufacturer

Kevin Magnussen, third, in BMW Team WRT’s #15 M Hybrid V8 was just 0.006 seconds from Andlauer with a 1:23.618. Sheldon van der Linde in sister #20 was sixth.

📷© Courtesy of FIA WEC at São Paulo: #15 M Hybrid V8 (left); #20 M Hybrid V8 (right)

Cadillac third

Alex Lynn with the #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA Cadillac slotted in fourth with a 1:24.681, the last driver under the 1:25 mark. Sebastien Bourdais was ninth with sister #38.

📷© Courtesy of FIA WEC at São Paulo: #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA Cadillac (left); sister #38 (right)

Aston Martin fourth

Harry Tincknell at the wheel of the #007 Aston Martin THOR Team Valkyrie got within four tenths of the best time with a 1:24.006 in P5. His teammate Alex Riberas was eighth with sister #009.