Audi's new hybrid Le Mans car leads first World Endurance Championship practice at Spa

The French driver's time of 2m04.434s was not quite matched by compatriot Romain Dumas in the conventional R18 Ultra - which was 0.044 seconds slower. Both times were set early in the 90 minute session.

Rinaldo Capello set the third quickest time before handing over to Tom Kristensen in the second e-tron machine while the Marco Bonanami/Oliver Jarvis Audi Sport North America entered R18 was fourth.

The Rebellion Lolas headed the petrol times, with Andrea Belicchi outpacing Nick Heidfeld's sister car. Both were kept honest by Pescarolo's Judd-powered Dome S102.5, which in the hands of Sebastian Bourdais was seventh quickest.

Jonny Kane was eighth fastest in the Strakka HPD, which ended the session in the barriers at La Source when Nick Leventis locked up going into the hairpin.

The #49 Pecom Racing ORECA-Nissan was quickest in LMP2 in the hands of Soheil Ayari, ahead of Alexander Sims, who impressed on his first outing in the Status Lola Coupe. Third was the Starworks HPD, which features a driving line-up that includes former Le Mans Series champion Stephane Sarrazin and Ryan Dalziel.

Gianmaria Bruni set the GT pace in the AF Corse Ferrari with a time of 2m20.916s. The F458 Italia was four tenths quicker than its nearest rival, Marc Lieb's Felbermayr Porsche.

Pos  Cl     Drivers                       Team/Car                     Time
 1.  P1     Fassler/Lotterer/Treluyer     Audi (e-tron)                2m04.434s
 2.  P1     Dumas/Duval/Gene              Audi                         2m04.478s
 3.  P1     Capello/Kristensen/McNish     Audi (e-tron)                2m04.816s
 4.  P1     Bonanomi/Jarvis               Audi                         2m04.837s
 5.  P1     Belicchi/Primat               Rebellion Lola-Toyota        2m06.867s
 6.  P1     Prost/Jani/Heidfeld           Rebellion Lola-Toyota        2m07.049s
 7.  P1     Bourdais/Minassian            Pescarolo Dome-Judd          2m07.294s
 8.  P1     Leventis/Watts/Kane           Strakka HPD                  2m08.580s
 9.  P1     Brabham/Chandhok/Dumbreck     JRM HPD                      2m09.278s
10.  P1     Moreau/Baguette/Kraihamer     OAK Pescarolo-Judd           2m09.993s
11.  P2     Perez Companc/Ayari/Kaffer    Pecom ORECA-Nissan           2m10.646s
12.  P2     Sims/Buurman/Iannetta         Status Lola-Judd             2m10.717s
13.  P2     Potolicchio/Dalziel/Sarrazin  Starworks HPD                2m11.319s
14.  P2     Moro/Weeda/Rossiter           Lotus Lola                   2m11.340s
15.  P2     Martin/Kerr/Graves            ADR-Delta ORECA-Nissan       2m11.705s
16.  P2     Firth/Hughes/Hartley          Murphy ORECA-Nissan          2m11.758s
17.  P2     Heinemeir Hansson/Leinders    OAK Morgan-Judd              2m11.820s
18.  P2     Mailleux/Lombard/Tresson      Signatech ORECA-Nissan       2m11.885s
19.  P2     Zugel/Gonzalez/Julian         Greaves Zytek-Nissan         2m12.226s
20.  P2     Dolan/Hancock                 Jota Zytek-Nissan            2m12.303s
21.  P2     Clarke/Briere/Petersen        Boutsen Ginion ORECA-Nissan  2m12.605s
22.  P2     Giroix/Jousse/Johansson       Gulf Lola-Nissan             2m13.716s
23.  P2     Nicolet/Lahaye/Pla            OAK Morgan-Judd              2m13.776s
24.  P2     Frey/Hirschi/Meichtry         Race Performance ORECA-Judd  2m14.568s
25.  P2     Panciatici/Ragues/Rusinov     Signatech ORECA-Nissan       2m14.572s
26.  P2     Holzer/Schultis/Ahrabian      Lotus Lola                   2m16.779s
27.  P2     Fatien/Ihara/Deletraz         Gulf Lola-Nissan             2m19.849s
28.  GTE P  Fisichella/Bruni              AF Corse Ferrari             2m20.915s
29.  GTE P  Lieb/Lietz                    Felbermayr Porsche           2m21.366s
30.  GTE P  Fernandez/Mucke/Turner        Aston Martin                 2m21.456s
31.  GTE P  Makowiecki/Melo               Luxury Ferrari               2m21.882s
32.  GTE A  Ried/Roda/Ruberti             Felbermayr Porsche           2m23.135s
33.  GTE A  Armindo/Narac/Pons            Imsa Porsche                 2m23.552s
34.  GTE P  Bertolini/Beretta             AF Corse Ferrari             2m23.621s
35.  P2     Thirion/Haezebrouck           Extreme Limite Norma-Judd    2m23.684s
36.  GTE A  Perazzini/Cioci/Griffin       AF Corse Ferrari             2m23.828s
37.  GTE A  Kauffman/Vickers/Aguas        AF Waltrip Ferrari           2m24.582s
38.  GTE A  Belloc/Bourret/Gibon          Larbre Corvette              2m24.969s
39.  GTE A  Ehret/Montecalvo/Jeannette    Luxury Ferrari               2m25.968s
40.  GTE A  Bornhauser/Canal/Rees         Larbre Corvette              2m26.315s
41.  GTE A  Krohn/Jonsson/Rugolo          Krohn Ferrari                2m27.625s
42.  GTE A  Camathias/Palttala/Daniels    JWA Porsche                  2m29.176s