Peugeot Sweeps Friday Practice at Fuji as Jensen Sets Weekend Benchmark
Practice pace points to a tightly matched Hypercar field heading into qualifying.
Overview
- Mikkel Jensen clocked a 1:29.495 in the No. 93 Peugeot to top FP2 after Loïc Duval led FP1 with a 1:30.152 in the No. 94.
- Porsche’s Julien Andlauer trailed Jensen by 0.017s in FP2 with Aston Martin’s Marco Sørensen another 0.047s back, highlighting minimal gaps at the front.
- Toyota’s No. 8 ranked fourth in FP2 ahead of Alpine’s No. 35 as seven manufacturers occupied eight of the top eight Hypercar spots.
- Akkodis ASP led LMGT3 in both sessions, with Ben Barnicoat quickest in FP1 for the No. 78 Lexus and Clemens Schmid setting the FP2 best for the No. 87.
- Practice featured brief full-course yellows, rear-end damage for BMW Team WRT’s No. 20 from contact with a billboard, and a stewards’ reprimand for Sébastien Baud for dangerous driving.