Toyota finished first and second in opening practice for Portimao WEC, with Ferrari again emerging as the Japanese marque's closest rival. Full FP1 report and results:
Toyota blocked out the top two positions in opening free practice for this weekend’s Portimao round of the World Endurance Championship.The Japanese manufacturer continued its domination of the 2023 WEC season after finishing 1-2 in the opening round at Sebring last month, with Sebastien Buemi edging out Mike Conway by nearly four tenths.
The Italian driver’s 1m33.453s shaded the 1m33.569s from team-mate Nicklas Nielsen in the sister car by just over a tenth. The two Peugeot 9X8 LMDhs took eighth and ninth positions, a 1m34.523s from Gustavo Menezes leaving the French manufacturer 1.7s off the pace. Mikkel Jensen was half a second in arrears in the sister car on a 1m35.033s.
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