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I den første fri træning på Zhuhai banen i Kina, var der Peugeot biler på de første to pladser. Dernæst kom to Audier med Tom Kristensen i den hurtigste af dem.
 Agterlanterne i denne session har dansk islæt idet de to Lotus Evoraer er sidst og næstsidst. Der er dog yderligere sessoner til at finde det rigtige setup og ikke mindst noget fart for de to Lotus'er.
 Tiderne fra 1. fri træning:
 
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| Pl | # | KL. | Kørere | Bil | Tid |  |  |  
| 1 | 8 | LMP1
ILMC | Franck Montagny Stéphane Sarrazin
 | Peugeot 908 | 1:21.999 |  |  |  
| 2 | 7 | LMP1
ILMC | Sébastien Bourdais Anthony Davidson
 | Peugeot 908 | 1:22.495 |  |  |  
| 3 | 2 | LMP1
ILMC | Tom Kristensen   Allan McNish
 | Audi R18 TDI | 1:23.608 |  |  |  
| 4 | 1 | LMP1
ILMC | Timo Bernhard Marcel Fässler
 | Audi R18 TDI | 1:24.312 |  |  |  
| 5 | 12 | LMP1
ILMC | Nicolas Prost Neel Jani
 | Lola B10/60 Coupé Toyota | 1:25.533 |  |  |  
| 6 | 15 | LMP1
ILMC | Matthieu Lahaye Guillaume Moreau
 Pierre Ragues
 | OAK Pescarolo 01 Judd | 1:25.973 |  |  |  
| 7 | 007 | LMP1
ILMC | Andy Meyrick Stefan Mücke
 Harold Primat
 | Lola Aston Martin | 1:26.020 |  |  |  
| 8 | 24 | LMP1
ILMC | Jacques Nicolet Alexandre Prémat
 Olivier Pla
 | OAK Pescarolo 01 Judd | 1:26.324 |  |  |  
| 9 | 26 | LMP2
ILMC | Franck Mailleux Lucas Ordonez
 Jean-Karl Vernay
 | Oreca 03 Nissan | 1:30.309 |  |  |  
| 10 | 35 | LMP2
ILMC | Frédéric Da Rocha Patrice Lafargue
 | OAK Pescarolo Judd-BMW | 1:32.820 |  |  |  
| 11 | 23 | LMP1
Zhuhai | Mitsuyama Shogo Yokomizo Naoki
 | Courage-Oreca LC70 | 1:34.042 |  |  |  
| 12 | 55 | LM GTE Pro
ILMC | Augusto Farfus Jörg Müller
 | BMW M3 GT | 1:34.680 |  |  |  
| 13 | 56 | LM GTE Pro
ILMC | Andy Priaulx Uwe Alzen
 | BMW M3 GT | 1:35.108 |  |  |  
| 14 | 59 | LM GTE Pro
ILMC | Frédéric Makowiecki Stéphane Ortelli
 | Ferrari 458 Italia | 1:35.519 |  |  |  
| 15 | 57 | LM GTE Am
ILMC | Tracey Krohn Nic Jönsson
 Michele Rugolo
 | Ferrari F430 GT2 | 1:35.736 |  |  |  
| 16 | 90 | FLM
Zhuhai | Zhang Shanqi Wei Liang Chen
 | FLM Oreca 09 | 1:35.814 |  |  |  
| 17 | 51 | LM GTE Pro
ILMC | Giancarlo Fisichella Gianmaria Bruni
 | Ferrari 458 Italia | 1:35.968 |  |  |  
| 18 | 62 | LM GTE Am
ILMC | Pierre Ehret Tim Mullen
 Roger Wills
 | Ferrari F430 GT2 | 1:36.178 |  |  |  
| 19 | 60 | LM GTE Am
ILMC | Fabien Giroix Roald Goethe
 | Aston Martin Vantage | 1:36.362 |  |  |  
| 20 | 50 | LM GTE Am
ILMC | Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal
 Olivier beretta
 | Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 | 1:36.370 |  |  |  
| 21 | 63 | LM GTE Am
ILMC | Richard Lietz Gianluca Roda
 Christian Ried
 | Porsche 997 GT3 RSR | 1:36.455 |  |  |  
| 22 | 58 | LM GTE Pro
ILMC | Anthony Beltoise Dominik Farnbacher
 Ralph Firman
 | Ferrari 458 Italia | 1:36.631 |  |  |  
| 23 | 96 | GTC
Zhuhai | Mika Häkkinen CongFu Cheng
 Lance David Arnold
 | Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 | 1:36.930 |  |  |  
| 24 | 61 | LM GTE Am
ILMC | Marco Cioci Philip Ma
 | Ferrari F430 GT2 | 1:37.130 |  |  |  
| 25 | 94 | GTC
Zhuhai | Akihiro Tsuzuki Michael Kim
 Carlo Van Dam
 | Audi R8 LMS | 1:37.167 |  |  |  
| 26 | 97 | GTC
Zhuhai | Jeffrey Lee Florian Grüber
 Hing Tak Mak
 | Audi R8 LMS | 1:37.473 |  |  |  
| 27 | 98 | GTC
Zhuhai | Edoardo Mortara Darryl O'Young
 Alexandre Imperatori
 | Audi R8 LMS | 1:37.616 |  |  |  
| 28 | 65 | LM GTE Pro
ILMC | James Rossitter Johnny Mowlem
 David Heinemeier Hansson
   | Lotus Evora GT2 | 1:38.154 |  |  |  
| 29 | 64 | LM GTE Pro
ILMC | Oskar Slingerland Martin Rich
 Rene Rasmussen
   | Lotus Evora GT2 | 1:39.147 |  |  |  Dons
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