Alpine Sweeps Spa FP2 as Gounon Sets Day’s Benchmark

A 2:01.816 from the No. 36 A424 made Alpine the pace‑setter on a day of changing conditions.

Overview

Alpine Endurance Team went 1–2 in second practice, with Jules Gounon fastest at 2:01.816 in the No. 36 and the No. 35 close behind.
BMW’s No. 20 ranked third in FP2, with the No. 009 Aston Martin Valkyrie and the No. 15 BMW filling out the top five.
Ferrari’s No. 50 led the morning FP1 on Thursday with a 2:02.955 on a damp‑to‑drying track, ahead of the No. 009 Valkyrie and the No. 36 Alpine.
Practice running saw stoppages in both sessions, including gravel cleanup in FP1 and a late red flag when Yasser Shahin stopped at Turn 13, then debris and a lost wheel for the No. 78 Lexus in FP2.
Class pace also shifted, with Dudu Barrichello’s Heart of Racing Aston Martin topping LMGT3 in FP2 at 2:17.769 after Charlie Eastwood’s Corvette led FP1 at 2:18.388.