SMC Motorsport and Toyota lead endurance racing practice sessions

In endurance racing, the SMC Motorsport duo of Lluis Mas and Alex Dahlstrom led the Friday free practice sessions for the fourth stage of the Supercars Endurance at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Driving the McLaren Artura GT4, the pair finished ahead of Anton Morsing and Mathieu Martins in the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo.

In the GT4 Pro-Bronze category, José Carlos Pires and Francisco Abreu set the fastest time in a Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2. In the GT4 Bronze class, Ricardo Costa and Andrés Prieto led in a Mercedes-AMG GT4, while Jaime Garcia and Alex Wendt topped the GT4 Am class.

At the Fuji Speedway for the WEC, the Toyota #8 crew consisting of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, and Ryo Hirakawa dominated the first free practice session with a time of 1:29.694. The session saw the Cadillac #12 and Ferrari #50 round out the top three in the Hypercar class.

In the LMGT3 class, the McLaren #58 of Garage 59 took the lead late in the session, following time at the front by the Proton #77 and the Corvette #34. Brazilian driver Augusto Farfus achieved the best result for his country, placing fifth in the LMGT3 class.