The second qualifying session of the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans saw the two Toyota TS050 hybrids set the fastest times of the weekend so, with the no7 Toyota leading the way.
Kamui Kobayashi posted the best time of the two hour session with a 3m15.497, 0.411 seconds ahead of the sister car with Kazuki Nakajima setting a 3m15.908.
The no11 SMP Racing BR1-AER was the fastest of the non hybrid LMP1 entries with Mikhail Aleshin posting a 3m16.953, three tenths ahead of the no1 Rebellion Racing R13-Gibson. The no3 Rebellion caused a red flag early in the session when the car dropped oil on the Mulsanne straight, forcing the car to stop on track.
In the LMGTE Pro class the championship leading no92 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR was the quickest of the seventeen entries with Michael Christensen setting a 3m 49.388, fending off the challenge from the no63 Corvette Racing C7.R by just 0.036s. The no91 Porsche 911 RSR was third quickest in a time of 3m49.921.
The LMP2 class was once again led by the no31 Dragonspeed Oreca-Gibson with Pastor Maldonado setting the fastest class time of qualifying so far. The 3m26.490 lap time was 0.331s ahead of the no38 Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca-Gibson, with the no28 TDS Racing Oreca in third 0.606s behind the leading car.
The no54 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 of Giancarlo Fisichella was the quickest car in the LMGTE Am category, the Italian setting a 3m52.826.
The third and final qualifying session will get underway at 22h00, with the chequered flag due to fall at midnight when the identity of the pole position holders for the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, Round 8 of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship, will be known.
