Genesis tops the charts with Jaminet in second WEC practice at Interlagos

Genesis Magma Racing topped a WEC Free Practice session for the first ever time this afternoon at Interlagos.

Mathieu Jaminet posted a 1m24.271s early in the running in the No. 19 GMR-001 to deliver the milestone result, in only the team’s fourth race weekend as a Hypercar manufacturer.

The Frenchman set his lap on a full set of Medium Michelin tires to go 0.060s clear of the pack as the track rubbered in. Notably, the lap was 1.2 seconds quicker than the best time set earlier in the day during FP1.

"Obviously, we did a Quali sim, and maybe not all the other cars did. It's nice to finish at the top of the time sheet," Jaminet said. "It doesn't mean much at this stage, but the team is working well, and the car is a good window for our first time at Interlagos. We've tried a lot of things to make small steps ahead of qualifying and the race."

Aston Martin’s Valkyries once again showed pace, with the No. 009 taking second in the times and the No. 007 sitting third courtesy of Marco Sorensen and FP1 pace-setter Harry Tincknell.

The two Cadillac V-Series. Rs were next, improving on their FP1 performance, slotting in fourth and fifth, both 0.4s off. The No. 35 Alpine was sixth in what proved to be an extremely tight session, with 15 of the 17 runners setting within 0.9s on the short, twisty Autodromo.

The only car to sample the Michelin Hard compound was the No. 93 Peugeot, which ended up dead last and completed a 15-lap stint with Hards on the right and Mediums on the left.

AKKODS ASP, the winner of last year’s race, finished up first and second in LMGT3, with Clemens Schmid in the No. 87 Lexus RC F LMGT3 completing a 1m34.498s to top the category. Hadrien David was second in the No. 78, setting a 1m34.535s.

Heart of Racing’s Bo. 23 Aston Martin Vantage took third, with a time marginally faster than the No. 58 Garage 59 McLaren, which ended the day fourth.

Like FP1, there were no significant incidents to report, with all 35 cars completing laps without major disruption.

Track action continues tomorrow with Free Practice 3 at 10:10.

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