News summary
- Aston Martin’s #007 Valkyrie topped FP2 at the Lone Star Le Mans, with Tom Gamble and Harry Tincknell setting a 1:52.567.
- Alpine and Genesis also stood out, with the #35 Alpine finishing second and the #17 Genesis of Pipo Derani completing the top 3.
- Heart of Racing’s #27 Aston Martin led the LMGT3 class, ahead of the #61 and #79 Iron Lynx Mercedes entries.
Aston Martin returned to the top of the timesheets in the FIA World Endurance Championship on Friday (4), with the #007 Valkyrie leading FP2 at the Lone Star Le Mans. Tom Gamble and Harry Tincknell set a 1:52.567 to put the British car at the front of the Hypercar field.
The #35 Alpine of António Félix da Costa, Ferdinand Habsburg and Charles Milesi finished second, just 0.122s behind. The #17 Genesis of André Lotterer, Pipo Derani and Mathys Jaubert completed the top 3, 0.244s off the pace.
Alpine also placed its second car in the top 5, with the #36 of Frédéric Makowiecki, Victor Martins and Jules Gounon finishing fourth. The #83, #50 and #51 Ferraris followed in fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.
The #009 Aston Martin and BMW’s #15 and #20 completed the top 10 in the Hypercar class.
In LMGT3, the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin led the way, with Ian James, Zacharie Robichon and Mattia Drudi setting a 2:05.609. The #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes of Martin Berry, Rui Andrade and Maxime Martin was second, while the #79 Iron Lynx Mercedes of Johannes Zelger, Matteo Cressoni and Lin Hodenius completed the top 3.
The WEC returns to the track on Saturday (5) for FP3 at 1:00 p.m. local time in Austin, ahead of qualifying later in the day. The Lone Star Le Mans is being held at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, with 6 hours of racing scheduled for Sunday. GRANDE PRÊMIO will continue to provide full coverage of the event.
How Lone Star Le Mans FP2 unfolded
The session was interrupted by a red flag almost immediately after a brief yellow flag at Turn 2 following an off for the #17 Genesis of Mathys Jaubert. FP2 resumed just 7 minutes later without further major interruptions.
In the opening laps, Mathieu Jaminet set the early pace with a 1:55.936 in the #19 Genesis. As the times quickly improved, however, Harry Tincknell moved to the top with the #007 Aston Martin, posting a 1:53.108 before the end of the opening 30 minutes.
In LMGT3, Rui Andrade put the #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes at the top with a 2:06.023. Ian James in the #27 Aston Martin and Hadrien David in the #78 Lexus completed the top 3 with an hour remaining.
Ten minutes later, Mercedes secured a 1-2 in the class when Lin Hodenius moved the #79 into second place.
In Hypercar, the #17 Genesis recovered from Jaubert’s early off-track moment and climbed to third, behind António Félix da Costa’s #35 Alpine.
The final part of the session produced few significant changes, as teams and drivers increasingly focused on race simulations and long-run data. The #007 Aston Martin therefore retained the lead in Hypercar, while the #61 Mercedes lost the top spot in LMGT3 to the #27 Aston Martin.
Já na LMGT3, Rui Andrade colocou o Mercedes #61 na ponta da tabela de tempos, com 2min06s023. Ian James, no Aston Martin #27, e Hadrien David, no Lexus #78, completavam o top-3 com 60 min para o fim da sessão. 10 min depois, porém, a Mercedes completou a dobradinha com o #79, de Lin Hodenius, saltando para a vice-liderança.
Nos Hipercarros, o Genesis #17 se recuperou da escapada no começo da atividade com Jaubert, deu um belo salto e passou a ocupar a terceira posição, atrás da Alpine #35, de António Félix da Costa.
A parte final da sessão, mais uma vez, reservou poucas mudanças significativas na tabela de tempos, com os pilotos e as equipes priorizando as simulações de corrida. Assim, o Aston Martin #007 manteve a ponta nos Hipercarros, mas o Mercedes #61 perdeu a dianteira da LMGT3 para o Aston Martin #27, de Zacharie Robichon.
WEC 2026: Lone Star Le Mans FP2 results — Hypercar
| Pos. | No. | Drivers | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 007 | H. Tincknell / T. Gamble | Aston Martin | 1:52.567 | — |
| 2 | 35 | A. F. da Costa / F. Habsburg / C. Milesi | Alpine | 1:52.689 | +0.122 |
| 3 | 17 | A. Lotterer / P. Derani / M. Jaubert | Genesis | 1:52.811 | +0.244 |
| 4 | 36 | F. Makowiecki / V. Martins / J. Gounon | Alpine | 1:52.854 | +0.287 |
| 5 | 83 | R. Kubica / P. Hanson / Y. Ye | AF Corse | 1:53.000 | +0.433 |
| 6 | 50 | A. Fuoco / M. Molina / N. Nielsen | Ferrari | 1:53.021 | +0.454 |
| 7 | 51 | A. Pier Guidi / J. Calado / A. Giovinazzi | Ferrari | 1:53.057 | +0.490 |
| 8 | 009 | A. Riberas / M. Sørensen | Aston Martin | 1:53.492 | +0.925 |
| 9 | 15 | K. Magnussen / R. Marciello / D. Vanthoor | BMW | 1:53.543 | +0.976 |
| 10 | 20 | R. Frijns / R. Rast / S. van der Linde | BMW | 1:53.552 | +0.985 |
| 11 | 38 | E. Bamber / S. Bourdais / J. Aitken | Cadillac JOTA | 1:53.563 | +0.996 |
| 12 | 8 | S. Buemi / B. Hartley / Ryō Hirakawa | Toyota | 1:53.658 | +1.091 |
| 13 | 19 | M. Jaminet / P. L. Chatin / D. Juncadella | Genesis | 1:53.731 | +1.164 |
| 14 | 94 | L. Duval / M. Jakobsen / T. Pourchaire | Peugeot | 1:53.759 | +1.192 |
| 15 | 7 | M. Conway / K. Kobayashi / N. de Vries | Toyota | 1:53.834 | +1.267 |
| 16 | 12 | W. Stevens / N. Nato / R. Taylor | Cadillac JOTA | 1:54.366 | +1.799 |
| 17 | 93 | N. Cassidy / P. di Resta / S. Vandoorne | Peugeot | 1:54.528 | +1.961 |
WEC 2026: Lone Star Le Mans FP2 results — LMGT3
| Pos. | No. | Drivers | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | I. James / Z. Robichon / M. Drudi | Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin | 2:05.609 | — |
| 2 | 61 | M. Berry / R. Andrade / M. Martin | Iron Lynx Mercedes | 2:06.049 | +0.440 |
| 3 | 79 | J. Zelger / M. Cressoni / L. Hodenius | Iron Lynx Mercedes | 2:06.138 | +0.529 |
| 4 | 58 | A. West / F. Gehrsitz / B. Goethe | Garage 59 McLaren | 2:06.205 | +0.596 |
| 5 | 10 | A. Au / T. Fleming / M. Kirchhöfer | Garage 59 McLaren | 2:06.308 | +0.699 |
| 6 | 92 | Y. Shahin / R. Pera / R. Lietz | Manthey Porsche | 2:06.487 | +0.878 |
| 7 | 78 | T. van Rompuy / H. David / E. Masson | Akkodis ASP Team Lexus | 2:06.582 | +0.973 |
| 8 | 54 | T. Flohr / F. Castellacci / D. Rigon | Vista AF Corse Ferrari | 2:06.626 | +1.017 |
| 9 | 91 | J. Cottingham / T. Boguslavskiy / A. Güven | Manthey DK Engineering Porsche | 2:06.805 | +1.196 |
| 10 | 87 | R. Umbrărescu / C. Schmid / J. M. López | Akkodis ASP Team Lexus | 2:06.805 | +1.196 |
| 11 | 77 | E. Powell / B. Tuck / S. Priaulx | Proton Competition Ford | 2:06.854 | +1.245 |
| 12 | 33 | B. Keating / J. Edgar / N. Catsburg | TF Sport Corvette | 2:07.034 | +1.425 |
| 13 | 88 | S. Gattuso / G. Levorato / L. Sargeant | Proton Competition Ford | 2:07.138 | +1.529 |
| 14 | 21 | F. Hériau / S. Mann / A. Rovera | Vista AF Corse Ferrari | 2:07.172 | +1.563 |
| 15 | 69 | A. McIntosh / P. Thompson / D. Harper | Team WRT BMW | 2:07.259 | +1.650 |
| 16 | 32 | D. Leung / S. Gelael / A. Farfus | Team WRT BMW | 2:07.662 | +2.053 |
| 17 | 34 | P. Dempsey / S. Yoluç / C. Eastwood | Racing Team Turkey Corvette | 2:07.711 | +2.102 |
| 18 | 23 | G. Newell / D. Barrichello / J. Adam | Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin | 2:07.869 | +2.260 |
FAQ
1. Who was fastest in WEC Lone Star Le Mans FP2?
The #007 Aston Martin Valkyrie of Tom Gamble and Harry Tincknell topped the Hypercar classification with a 1:52.567.
2. Who led the LMGT3 class in Lone Star Le Mans FP2?
The #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin led LMGT3 with Ian James, Zacharie Robichon and Mattia Drudi, setting a 2:05.609.
3. When is the Lone Star Le Mans 2026 race?
The 6-hour Lone Star Le Mans takes place Sunday, September 6, at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
