Round8

6 Hours of Shanghai

SHANGHAI (CN)

Course: Shanghai International Circuit

Shanghai International Circuit
TS050 HYBRID #5
Practice

SHANGHAI START FOR TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing completed an intensive opening day of practice for the 6 Hours of Shanghai, the penultimate round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

The #5 TS050 HYBRID of Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima was the fastest TOYOTA over the two 90-minute practice sessions at the Shanghai International Circuit, setting the fourth quickest time overall.

The World Championship-chasing trio of Stéphane Sarrazin, Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi in the #6, who won the last race at Fuji Speedway three weeks ago, were sixth as preparations began for the eighth round of 2016.

With just two races remaining this season, TOYOTA returns to the site of previous success having won the Shanghai race in 2012 and 2014.

This year the race holds particular significance for the outcome of the drivers' World Championship, with the #6 crew in the fight for the title. They are 23 points behind the Porsche #2 drivers, with 52 points still to fight for in Shanghai and Bahrain.

As always, the priority on Friday was to prepare both cars for the best possible race performance. Various aerodynamic and mechanical set-ups were tested, along with the differing recovery and boost options on the 1000hp hybrid powertrain.

As well as the car itself, the differing specifications of Michelin tyres were compared for performance and durability in relatively cool conditions; despite a bright day, track temperatures were only around 22°C.

Strong reliability and efficient work from the mechanics allowed the team to undertake a lot of tests during today's three hours of practice. The combined 147 laps completed by both cars represented 801km.

The one-lap pace of the TS050 HYBRID will be on show in Saturday's qualifying, when the LMP1 competitors fight to earn one point for pole position. However, the main focus is on Sunday's race when the team aims to finish on the podium for the fourth consecutive race.

TS050 HYBRID #5 (Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima)

Free practice 1: 3rd (1min 47.445secs), 39 laps
Free practice 2: 4th (1min 46.812secs), 31 laps

Anthony Davidson

“We have worked hard today to try to find a better balance because the track conditions were quite tricky with very low grip compared to last year. We will study the data overnight and work to come up with a solution. Hopefully the track conditions will continue to improve and suit our car as the weekend goes on.”

Sébastien Buemi

“We did quite a lot of miles today but it is difficult to say where we are because there was a lot of traffic, people were on different tyres and so on. It is going to be more challenging than Fuji but I am still optimistic. We will push to be strong in qualifying and the race but obviously Sunday is the main priority.”

Kazuki Nakajima

“It wasn't an easy day. In the morning I was on a used set of tyres which were quite difficult to manage, with very low grip especially combined with a green track. In the afternoon I had one run on newer tyres and it felt decent. So we have some work to do to improve the set-up on older tyres in particular.”

TS050 HYBRID #6 (Stéphane Sarrazin, Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi)

Free practice 1: 4th (1min 47.632secs), 39 laps
Free practice 2: 6th (1min 47.860secs), 38 laps

Stéphane Sarrazin

“In general we need to find more grip from our car. The track conditions certainly didn't help, although they improved as the day went on. We have third practice to work on some things and we will be busy because we need everything correct so we can have an opportunity in the race.”

Mike Conway

“The track conditions improved during the day; I think the support races helped with this. We didn't do any qualifying simulations; we focused only on getting a strong balance over long runs and we improved in some areas. There is still more performance to find so we will work hard on this.”

Kamui Kobayashi

“The situation is a bit harder compared to this stage of the event in Fuji but the track conditions are probably a factor in that. We have been improving the car and we still have some more adjustments to make in order to find more performance. We will look at the data tonight and make some improvements.”

  • Shanghai International Circuit
  • KAMUI KOBAYASHI
  • TS050 HYBRID #5
  • TS050 HYBRID #6 in pit
  • ANTHONY DAVIDSON
  • TS050 HYBRID #6
  • TS050 HYBRID #5

Free practice 1 results

PosN°CatDriverCarTLapsTotal TimeGapGap Prev.Best lapBest timeBest speed
1 1 LMP1 Timo BERNHARD, Mark WEBBER, Brendon HARTLEY Porsche 919 Hybrid M 35 - - 4 1:46.781 183.8
2 8 LMP1 Lucas DI GRASSI, Loïc DUVAL, Oliver JARVIS Audi R18 M 38 +0.198 +0.198 4 1:46.979 183.4
3 5 LMP1 Anthony DAVIDSON, Sébastien BUEMI, Kazuki NAKAJIMA Toyota TS050 - Hybrid M 39 +0.664 +0.466 2 1:47.445 182.6
4 6 LMP1 Stéphane SARRAZIN, Mike CONWAY, Kamui KOBAYASHI Toyota TS050 - Hybrid M 39 +0.851 +0.187 4 1:47.632 182.3
5 7 LMP1 Marcel FÄSSLER, André LOTTERER, Benoît TRÉLUYER Audi R18 M 14 +1.046 +0.195 3 1:47.827 182.0
6 2 LMP1 Romain DUMAS, Neel JANI, Marc LIEB Porsche 919 Hybrid M 10 +1.657 +0.611 8 1:48.438 181.0
7 13 LMP1 Mathéo TUSCHER, Dominik KRAIHAMER, Alexandre IMPERATORI Rebellion R-One - AER D 33 +5.298 +3.641 32 1:52.079 175.1
8 4 LMP1 Simon TRUMMER, Oliver WEBB, Pierre KAFFER CLM P1/01 - AER D 30 +6.375 +1.077 8 1:53.156 173.4
9 26 LMP2 Roman RUSINOV, Will STEVENS, Alex BRUNDLE Oreca 05 - Nissan D 34 +9.172 +2.797 3 1:55.953 169.2
10 36 LMP2 Gustavo MENEZES, Nicolas LAPIERRE, Stéphane RICHELMI Alpine A460 - Nissan D 35 +9.327 +0.155 5 1:56.108 169.0
11 27 LMP2 Nicolas MINASSIAN, Maurizio MEDIANI, Mikhail ALESHIN BR01 - Nissan D 37 +9.609 +0.282 3 1:56.390 168.6
12 43 LMP2 Ricardo GONZALEZ, Filipe ALBUQUERQUE, Bruno SENNA LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan D 32 +9.755 +0.146 3 1:56.536 168.4
13 35 LMP2 David CHENG, Ho-Pin TUNG, Paul Loup CHATIN Alpine A460 - Nissan D 29 +10.108 +0.353 9 1:56.889 167.9
14 31 LMP2 Ryan DALZIEL, Luis Felipe DERANI, Christopher CUMMING LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan D 29 +10.296 +0.188 3 1:57.077 167.6
15 44 LMP2 Matthew RAO, Richard BRADLEY, Alex LYNN Oreca 05 - Nissan D 31 +10.344 +0.048 20 1:57.125 167.5
16 30 LMP2 Antonio GIOVINAZZI, Tom BLOMQVIST, Sean GELAEL LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan D 38 +10.551 +0.207 5 1:57.332 167.2
17 45 LMP2 Tor GRAVES, Roberto GONZALEZ, Mathias BECHE Oreca 05 - Nissan D 34 +11.033 +0.482 30 1:57.814 166.6
18 37 LMP2 Vitaly PETROV, Kirill LADYGIN, Victor SHAITAR BR01 - Nissan D 29 +11.065 +0.032 5 1:57.846 166.5
19 51 LMGTE Pro Gianmaria BRUNI, James CALADO, Ferrari 488 GTE M 36 +16.971 +5.906 5 2:03.752 158.6
20 77 LMGTE Pro Richard LIETZ, Michael CHRISTENSEN, Porsche 911 RSR (2016) M 31 +17.086 +0.115 3 2:03.867 158.4
21 66 LMGTE Pro Stefan MÜCKE, Olivier PLA, Ford GT M 27 +17.129 +0.043 4 2:03.910 158.4
22 95 LMGTE Pro Nicki THIIM, Marco SØRENSEN, Aston Martin Vantage V8 D 32 +17.315 +0.186 7 2:04.096 158.1
23 71 LMGTE Pro Davide RIGON, Sam BIRD, Ferrari 488 GTE M 35 +17.327 +0.012 32 2:04.108 158.1
24 97 LMGTE Pro Richie STANAWAY, Darren TURNER, Aston Martin Vantage V8 D 34 +17.568 +0.241 27 2:04.349 157.8
25 67 LMGTE Pro Andy PRIAULX, Harry TINCKNELL, Ford GT M 33 +17.706 +0.138 3 2:04.487 157.6
26 98 LMGTE Am Paul DALLA LANA, Pedro LAMY, Mathias LAUDA Aston Martin Vantage V8 M 35 +17.722 +0.016 23 2:04.503 157.6
27 78 LMGTE Am Christian RIED, Wolf HENZLER, Joël CAMATHIAS Porsche 911 RSR M 34 +18.794 +1.072 4 2:05.575 156.3
28 88 LMGTE Am Khaled AL QUBAISI, David HEINEMEIER HANSSON, Patrick LONG Porsche 911 RSR M 36 +18.909 +0.115 6 2:05.690 156.1
29 83 LMGTE Am François PERRODO, Emmanuel COLLARD, Rui AGUAS Ferrari F458 Italia M 34 +19.320 +0.411 6 2:06.101 155.6
30 86 LMGTE Am Michael WAINWRIGHT, Adam CARROLL, Benjamin BARKER Porsche 911 RSR M 35 +19.324 +0.004 5 2:06.105 155.6
31 50 LMGTE Am Pierre RAGUES, Ricky TAYLOR, Romain BRANDELA Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06 M 33 +19.522 +0.198 13 2:06.303 155.4

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Free practice 2 results

PosN°Cat DriverCarTLapsTotal TimeGapGap Prev.Best lapBest timeBest speed
1 1 LMP1 Timo BERNHARD, Mark WEBBER, Brendon HARTLEY Porsche 919 Hybrid M 33 - - 2 1:44.594 187.6
2 8 LMP1 Lucas DI GRASSI, Loïc DUVAL, Oliver JARVIS Audi R18 M 42 +1.617 +1.617 7 1:46.211 184.8
3 2 LMP1 Romain DUMAS, Neel JANI, Marc LIEB Porsche 919 Hybrid M 44 +1.670 +0.053 2 1:46.264 184.7
4 5 LMP1 Anthony DAVIDSON, Sébastien BUEMI, Kazuki NAKAJIMA Toyota TS050 - Hybrid M 31 +2.218 +0.548 15 1:46.812 183.7
5 7 LMP1 Marcel FÄSSLER, André LOTTERER, Benoît TRÉLUYER Audi R18 M 35 +2.558 +0.340 8 1:47.152 183.1
6 6 LMP1 Stéphane SARRAZIN, Mike CONWAY, Kamui KOBAYASHI Toyota TS050 - Hybrid M 38 +3.266 +0.708 4 1:47.860 181.9
7 4 LMP1 Simon TRUMMER, Oliver WEBB, Pierre KAFFER CLM P1/01 - AER D 16 +7.317 +4.051 11 1:51.911 175.4
8 13 LMP1 Mathéo TUSCHER, Dominik KRAIHAMER, Alexandre IMPERATORI Rebellion R-One - AER D 42 +7.944 +0.627 9 1:52.538 174.4
9 26 LMP2 Roman RUSINOV, Will STEVENS, Alex BRUNDLE Oreca 05 - Nissan D 34 +10.033 +2.089 22 1:54.627 171.2
10 44 LMP2 Matthew RAO, Richard BRADLEY, Alex LYNN Oreca 05 - Nissan D 33 +10.262 +0.229 13 1:54.856 170.9
11 45 LMP2 Tor GRAVES, Roberto GONZALEZ, Mathias BECHE Oreca 05 - Nissan D 37 +10.434 +0.172 28 1:55.028 170.6
12 43 LMP2 Ricardo GONZALEZ, Filipe ALBUQUERQUE, Bruno SENNA LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan D 32 +10.672 +0.238 6 1:55.266 170.2
13 36 LMP2 Gustavo MENEZES, Nicolas LAPIERRE, Stéphane RICHELMI Alpine A460 - Nissan D 36 +10.909 +0.237 2 1:55.503 169.9
14 31 LMP2 Ryan DALZIEL, Luis Felipe DERANI, Christopher CUMMING LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan D 35 +11.133 +0.224 7 1:55.727 169.6
15 30 LMP2 Antonio GIOVINAZZI, Tom BLOMQVIST, Sean GELAEL LIGIER JS P2 - Nissan D 35 +11.375 +0.242 7 1:55.969 169.2
16 27 LMP2 Nicolas MINASSIAN, Maurizio MEDIANI, Mikhail ALESHIN BR01 - Nissan D 37 +11.930 +0.555 4 1:56.524 168.4
17 37 LMP2 Vitaly PETROV, Kirill LADYGIN, Victor SHAITAR BR01 - Nissan D 30 +11.936 +0.006 7 1:56.530 168.4
18 35 LMP2 David CHENG, Ho-Pin TUNG, Paul Loup CHATIN Alpine A460 - Nissan D 39 +12.803 +0.867 28 1:57.397 167.2
19 51 LMGTE Pro Gianmaria BRUNI, James CALADO, Ferrari 488 GTE M 33 +17.887 +5.084 28 2:02.481 160.2
20 71 LMGTE Pro Davide RIGON, Sam BIRD, Ferrari 488 GTE M 37 +18.147 +0.260 27 2:02.741 159.9
21 66 LMGTE Pro Stefan MÜCKE, Olivier PLA, Ford GT M 21 +19.101 +0.954 16 2:03.695 158.6
22 97 LMGTE Pro Richie STANAWAY, Darren TURNER, Aston Martin Vantage V8 D 38 +19.289 +0.188 20 2:03.883 158.4
23 95 LMGTE Pro Nicki THIIM, Marco SØRENSEN, Aston Martin Vantage V8 D 37 +19.569 +0.280 4 2:04.163 158.0
24 67 LMGTE Pro Andy PRIAULX, Harry TINCKNELL, Ford GT M 33 +19.724 +0.155 11 2:04.318 157.9
25 77 LMGTE Pro Richard LIETZ, Michael CHRISTENSEN, Porsche 911 RSR (2016) M 31 +20.539 +0.815 16 2:05.133 156.8
26 88 LMGTE Am Khaled AL QUBAISI, David HEINEMEIER HANSSON, Patrick LONG Porsche 911 RSR M 37 +20.834 +0.295 2 2:05.428 156.5
27 78 LMGTE Am Christian RIED, Wolf HENZLER, Joël CAMATHIAS Porsche 911 RSR M 36 +20.967 +0.133 2 2:05.561 156.3
28 98 LMGTE Am Paul DALLA LANA, Pedro LAMY, Mathias LAUDA Aston Martin Vantage V8 M 36 +21.004 +0.037 35 2:05.598 156.2
29 86 LMGTE Am Michael WAINWRIGHT, Adam CARROLL, Ben BARKER Porsche 911 RSR M 30 +21.008 +0.004 3 2:05.602 156.2
30 83 LMGTE Am François PERRODO, Emmanuel COLLARD, Rui AGUAS Ferrari F458 Italia M 37 +22.296 +1.288 22 2:06.890 154.7
31 50 LMGTE Am Pierre RAGUES, Ricky TAYLOR, Romain BRANDELA Chevrolet Corvette C7-Z06 M 32 +23.007 +0.711 2 2:07.601 153.8

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