Jakobsen Tops Weather-Hit FP2 at Sepang Ahead of Asian Le Mans Opener

Early laps set the benchmark as all 47 entries ran following repairs to Inter Europol.

Overview

Malthe Jakobsen set a 1:55.667 in the #4 CrowdStrike Racing by Algarve Pro Oreca to lead FP2, with teammate John Falb second on 1:56.199 as the fastest Bronze.
Thunderstorms turned FP2 into a stop-start session with four red flags, pushing lap times up to roughly 15 seconds off the dry pace once the downpour arrived.
Ponos Racing’s Marino Sato was third in LMP2, with DKR Engineering’s Alexander Mattschull and Cetilar Racing’s Roberto Lacorte next on the timesheets.
Class leaders in FP2 were Paul Lanchere for CLX Motorsport in LMP3 and GetSpeed’s Mercedes-AMG duo led by Shigekazu Wakisaka in GT, with Abdulla Al-Khelaifi second.
FP1 earlier ran green with Alex Quinn topping overall in 1:53.362 for Nielsen Racing, Matteo Quintarelli leading LMP3 for 23Events, and Kobe Pauwels quickest in GT for Ecurie Ecosse Blackthorn; qualifying starts at 9:15 MST tomorrow before Race 1 at 13:00 MST.