The rain that affected both free practice sessions yesterday continued to provide some challenging conditions for the third and final practice ahead of qualifying for the 6 Hours of Fuji, Round 7 of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship.
The no8 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 of Sebastien Buemi set the quickest time of the weekend so with the Swiss driver recording a 1m35.414. The two Porsche 919s were second and third quickest with the championship leading no2 919 Hybrid 0.850 seconds behind the lead Toyota.
The two Porsche 911s continued to lead the way in the LMGTE Pro category with Fred Makowiecki setting the best time of the session of 1m47.724 in the no91 Porsche, 0.6 seconds ahead of the no92 911. The no67 Ford GT was third quickest, two tenths ahead of the no51 Ferrari.
The no37 Jackie Chan DC Racing of Alex Brundle topped the LMP2 timesheets for the second time with the British driver setting a 1m43.745 late in the session to bump the no13 Vaillante Rebellion Oreca of Nelson Piquet Jr off the top spot.
The no31 Vaillante Rebellion of Bruno Senna was third quickest, just ahead of the championship leading no38 Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca of Oliver Jarvis.
The no77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche of Matteo Cairoli was quickest with the newly liveried ‘Pink Ribbon’ Patrick Dempsey charity colour schemed car, 0.6 seconds ahead of the no61 Clearwater Racing Ferrari.
With heavy rain forecasted later today, qualifying for the 6 Hours of Fuji has been brought forward by 30-minutes and is now scheduled to begin at 14h00 (local) / 07h00 CET today.