Cadillac’s Alex Lynn headed up a 1-2 for the American manufacturer in the second pre-season testing session, named ‘The Prologue’ for the FIA World Endurance Championship, with the Briton setting a 1:39.575 in the #12 JOTA Cadillac V-Series.R.

Sebastien Bourdais was second in the sister #38 machine, just over two tenths off Lynn.

Third fastest was Antonio Fuoco in the #50 Ferrari 499P, just 0.013 off Bourdais.

Fourth was Porsche’s Julien Andlauer, in the #5 Porsche 963, followed by Robert Kubica in the satellite #83 AF Corse Ferrari.

Unlike the first session, which was interrupted with four red flags over three hours, the session ran stoppage-free. In total, over four hours, there were 13 minutes of full course yellow, and almost five minutes of local yellows.

In LMGT3, Jose Maria Lopez was quickest in the #87 ASP Lexus RC F GT3, the second consecutive session where a Lexus has topped the timesheets. The Argentinian set a 1:54.959 to go quickest, followed by Daniel Juncadella in the #33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R, under two tenths off Lopez. 

Third in class was Alessio Rovera in the #21 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3, just 10 thousandths of a second off Juncadella. His Ferrari teammate Davide Rigon was fourth in the sister #54 AF Corse Ferrari, while fifth was the sister #78 ASP Lexus of Ben Barnicoat, who topped the first session in LMGT3.