HYPERCAR
The fastest car in the 90-minte session was the no47 Cetilar Racing Ferrari 499P, with Antonio Fuoco posting the best lap of 1m51.114, 0.640s ahead of the no90 AF Corse Ferrari 499P, with the best lap set by Niklas Nielsen early in the session.
LMP2
The 16 strong LMP2 field saw 15 of the cars take to the track, with the no34 Inter Europol Competition Oreca sidelined in the garage with a gearbox issue.
The no83 AF Corse Oreca-Gibson topped the times with a 1m52.353 set by Nicolas Varrone, the French drivers time over half a second faster than the rest of the field. The no30 Duqueine Team was second with August Raber lapping the 5.821km circuit in 1m52.865.
The no55 AF Corse was third fastest, two tenths slower than the Duqueine Team Oreca, with a lap of 1m53.063 set by Jack Doohan. The no24 Nielsen Racing was fourth, with reigning champions Crowdstrike Racing by APR fifth fastest at the end of the 90-minute session.
GT3
The 28-car field was headed by the no58 Garage59 McLaren with Tom Fleming setting the best lap of the session with a 2m02.512, 0.725s ahead of the no9 Getspeed Mercedes-AMG driven by Fabien Schiller.
Two Ferraris were third and fourth fastest, with the no57 Carguy Racing 296 ahead of the no51 AF Corse after Mathys Jaubert lapped in 2m03.442, just 0.025s ahead of Alessio Rovera in the no51 Ferrari.
Two Mercedes-AMGS were fifth and sixth, with the no87 Winward Racing Of Marvin Dienst ahead of the no46 2Seas Motorsports of Christian Mansell. Jonny Edgar put the no68 Car Blanche by RSL Aston Martin Vantage in 7th with a 2m03.661 lap.
The second Free Practice session will start at 13h30 CET, with qualifying getting underway at 16h05 CET.
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