The second one-hour practice session of the day got underway under the same sunny conditions as FP1, but with a 15-minute delay due to two red flag periods delaying Formula 2 qualifying, the on-track support session taking place just before FP2.
Aston Martin's Lance Stroll led the pack out at 4.15 pm local time and duly set the first place benchmark at 1m14.370s using the medium tyres.
