P1racenews AI automatic summary:
BMW WRT’s Dries Vanthoor was fastest during the second free practice session for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 8 Hours of Bahrain.
Track action continued with the eighth and final race meeting of the 2024 season, including a 90-minute session for all 36 Hypercar and LMGT3 entrants to gather data before the eight-hour race. Both ambient and track temperatures for FP2 were lower than in FP1, resulting in quicker lap times and useful preparation as the season finale transitions from day-time to night-time. The session saw slight disruptions, one involving debris at Turn 8 and another after an incident between the #777 Aston Martin and #51 Ferrari. Stewards reprimanded the Ferrari driver for the incident. By the end of FP2, Vanthoor in the #15 WRT BMW was the fastest, followed by Campbell in the #5 Porsche and Giovinazzi in the #51 AF Corse Ferrari. In the LMGT3 category, Masson in the #87 Akkodis ASP Lexus was the fastest, ahead of the #82 TF Sport Corvette. The final free practice session is scheduled for tomorrow from 12pm to 1pm local time or 9am to 10am GMT.
