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WEC Austin FP2: Aston Martin tops both classes with Tincknell and Robichon
Harry Tincknell put the No. 007 Valkyrie fastest in Hypercar, while Zach Robichon led LMGT3 for Heart of Racing
Francesco Corghi
Edited: Sep 4, 2026, 11:15 PM
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#007 Aston Martin Thor Team, Aston Martin Valkyrie: Harry Tincknell, Tom Gamble
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Aston Martin topped both classes at the end of Free Practice 2 for the Lone Star Le Mans, as the FIA World Endurance Championship field returned to action in Austin under cloudy skies and temperatures exceeding 30°C, with the track surface climbing above 40°C.
Harry Tincknell set the fastest time in Hypercar at the wheel of the No. 007 Aston Martin Valkyrie he shares with Tom Gamble, recording a 1m52.567s lap to beat the No. 35 Alpine by 0.122s.
The No. 17 Genesis finished third despite an early incident at Turn 2. Mathys Jaubert was caught out by cold tyres shortly after the session began and spun into the run-off area, triggering a brief red flag.
The No. 36 Alpine took fourth, 0.287s off Tincknell's benchmark, followed by the three Ferraris, which were separated by only a few hundredths of a second.
The No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari led the group in fifth, ahead of the factory No. 50 and No. 51 499Ps.
The sister No. 009 Aston Martin was eighth, 0.925s off the pace, with the two BMWs completing the top 10.
The Cadillac Jota entries finished 11th and 16th, while Toyota focused on race set-up work and ended the session 12th and 15th. Both Peugeots were more than a second off the leading time in 14th and 17th.
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Aston Martin also led the way in LMGT3, with Zach Robichon setting the fastest time in the closing minutes of the session.
Robichon recorded a 2m05.609s lap to beat the two Iron Lynx Mercedes entries by more than 0.4s.
The two Garage 59 McLarens were more than half a second off the class-leading time but climbed into the top five, followed by the No. 92 Manthey Porsche and No. 78 Lexus ASP.
Also inside the top 10, within one second of Robichon's benchmark, were the No. 54 AF Corse Ferrari, No. 91 Manthey Porsche and No. 87 Lexus ASP.
The TF Sport Corvettes, WRT BMWs and Proton Competition Fords remained further down the order.
Saturday's programme begins with the 60-minute Free Practice 3 session at 11am local time, 6pm CET, followed by qualifying and Hyperpole from 3pm local time, 10pm CET.
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All Stats
Cla Team # Drivers Car Laps Time Interval km/h 1
Aston Martin THOR Team HYPERCAR
007 H. Tincknell
T. Gamble
R. Gunn Aston Martin Valkyrie 0
1'52.567
176.310 2
Alpine Endurance Team HYPERCAR
35 A. Felix da Costa
C. Milesi
F. Habsburg Alpine A424 0
+0.122
1'52.689
0.122 176.120 3
Genesis Magma Racing HYPERCAR
17 A. Lotterer
P. Derani
M. Jaubert
Genesis GMR-001 0
+0.244
1'52.811
0.122 175.929 4
Alpine Endurance Team HYPERCAR
36 F. Makowiecki
J. Gounon
V. Martins Alpine A424 0
+0.287
1'52.854
0.043 175.862 5
AF Corse HYPERCAR
83 Y. Yifei
R. Kubica
P. Hanson Ferrari 499P 0
+0.433
1'53.000
0.146 175.635 6
FERRARI AF CORSE HYPERCAR
50 A. Fuoco
M. Molina
N. Nielsen Ferrari 499P 0
+0.454
1'53.021
0.021 175.602 7
FERRARI AF CORSE HYPERCAR
51 A. Pier Guidi
J. Calado
A. Giovinazzi Ferrari 499P 0
+0.490
1'53.057
0.036 175.546 8
Aston Martin THOR Team HYPERCAR
009 A. Riberas
M. Sorensen
R. De Angelis Aston Martin Valkyrie 0
+0.925
1'53.492
0.435 174.873 9
BMW M Team WRT HYPERCAR
15 K. Magnussen
R. Marciello
D. Vanthoor BMW M Hybrid V8 0
+0.976
1'53.543
0.051 174.795 10
BMW M Team WRT HYPERCAR
20 R. Frijns
R. Rast
S. Van Der Linde BMW M Hybrid V8 0
+0.985
1'53.552
0.009 174.781 11
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA HYPERCAR
38 E. Bamber
S. Bourdais
J. Aitken Cadillac V-Series.R 0
+0.996
1'53.563
0.011 174.764 12
Toyota Racing HYPERCAR
8 S. Buemi
B. Hartley
R. Hirakawa Toyota GR010 - Hybrid 0
+1.091
1'53.658
0.095 174.618 13
Genesis Magma Racing HYPERCAR
19 M. Jaminet
P. Chatin
D. Juncadella Genesis GMR-001 0
+1.164
1'53.731
0.073 174.506 14
PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES HYPERCAR
94 L. Duval
M. Jakobsen
T. Pourchaire Peugeot 9X8 0
+1.192
1'53.759
0.028 174.463 15
Toyota Racing HYPERCAR
7 M. Conway
K. Kobayashi
N. de Vries Toyota GR010 - Hybrid 0
+1.267
1'53.834
0.075 174.348 16
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA HYPERCAR
12 W. Stevens
N. Nato
R. Taylor Cadillac V-Series.R 0
+1.799
1'54.366
0.532 173.537 17
PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES HYPERCAR
93 P. di Resta
S. Vandoorne
N. Cassidy Peugeot 9X8 0
+1.961
1'54.528
0.162 173.292 18
Heart of Racing Team LMGT3
27 I. James
Z. Robichon
M. Drudi Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 0
+13.042
2'05.609
11.081 158.004 19
IRON LYNX LMGT3
61 M. Berry
R. Andrade
M. Martin Mercedes AMG GT3 0
+13.456
2'06.023
0.414 157.485 20
IRON LYNX LMGT3
79
J. Zelger
M. Cressoni
L. Hodenius Mercedes AMG GT3 0
+13.571
2'06.138
0.115 157.341 21
Garage 59 LMGT3
58 A. West
F. Gehrsitz
B. Goethe
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 0
+13.638
2'06.205
0.067 157.258 22
Garage 59 LMGT3
10
A. Au
T. Fleming
M. Kirchhofer McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 0
+13.741
2'06.308
0.103 157.130 23
The Bend Manthey LMGT3
92 Y. Shahin
R. Pera
R. Lietz Porsche 911 GT3 R 0
+13.920
2'06.487
0.179 156.907 24
AKKODIS ASP Team LMGT3
78 T. Rompuy
H. David
E. Masson
Lexus RC F GT3 0
+14.015
2'06.582
0.095 156.790 25
Vista AF Corse LMGT3
54 T. Flohr
F. Castellacci
D. Rigon Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 0
+14.059
2'06.626
0.044 156.735 26
Manthey DK Engineering LMGT3
91
J. Cottingham
T. Boguslavskiy
A. Güven Porsche 911 GT3 R 0
+14.238
2'06.805
0.179 156.514 27
AKKODIS ASP Team LMGT3
87
R. Umbrarescu
C. Schmid
J. Lopez Lexus RC F GT3 0
+14.238
2'06.805
0.000 156.514 28
Proton Competition LMGT3
77 E. Powell
B. Tuck
S. Priaulx
Ford Mustang GT3 0
+14.209
2'06.776
156.550 29
TF Sport LMGT3
33 B. Keating
J. Edgar
N. Catsburg Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 0
+14.467
2'07.034
0.258 156.232 30
Proton Competition LMGT3
88 S. Gattuso
G. Levorato
L. Sargeant Ford Mustang GT3 0
+14.571
2'07.138
0.104 156.104 31
Vista AF Corse LMGT3
21 F. Heriau
S. Mann
A. Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 0
+14.605
2'07.172
0.034 156.062 32
TEAM WRT LMGT3
69 A. McIntosh
P. Thompson
D. Harper
BMW M4 GT3 Evo 0
+14.692
2'07.259
0.087 155.955 33
TEAM WRT LMGT3
32 D. Leung
S. Gelael
A. Farfus BMW M4 GT3 Evo 0
+15.095
2'07.662
0.403 155.463 34
Racing Team Turkey by TF LMGT3
34
P. Dempsey
S. Yoluc
C. Eastwood Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 0
+15.144
2'07.711
0.049 155.403 35
Heart of Racing Team LMGT3
23
G. Newell
D. Barrichello
J. Adam Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 0
+15.302
2'07.869
0.158 155.211 View full results
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