Overview
- Cadillac’s Sebastien Bourdais led opening practice with a 3m25.148s lap that edged out Antonio Fuoco’s Ferrari by under two-tenths of a second.
- Alex Lynn delivered a 3m22.847s effort in first qualifying to narrowly beat BMW’s Dries Vanthoor for provisional pole position.
- Toyota topped the second practice after Robert Kubica lost his fastest lap when his AF Corse Ferrari was penalized for pitlane speeding.
- Sebastien Buemi recorded the quickest valid time in FP2, and late running was disrupted when Ryo Hirakawa’s Toyota collided with a Kessel Racing Ferrari at Porsche Curves.
- Teams will reconvene for final qualifying and Thursday’s Hyperpole session to lock in the starting grid for the Le Mans 24 Hours.