The second and final Free Practice session of the weekend was brought to a halt after an hours’ worth of running. The no68 Car Blanche by RSL Aston Martin and the no62 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG went off at T7. Both drivers were OK but the barriers needed to be repaired, bringing out the chequered flag to end the session early.
Once again, it was the no47 Cetilar Racing Ferrari 499P heading the timing screens before the session was stopped, with Roberto Lacorte posting a 1m52.450, four tenths ahead of Luis Perez Companc in the no90 AF Corse Ferrari.
The LMP2 field saw the no11 Proton Competition Oreca as the top car, with Victor Martins’ lap of 1m53.153, 0.255s ahead of the no83 AF Corse, with the no34 Inter Europol Competition and no55 AF Corse in third and fourth respectively.
The no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca was fifth with a 1m53.909, 0.092s ahead of the no22 United Autosports.
It was the no57 Carguy Racing Ferrari 296 that was the quickest GT3 entrant, with Mathys Jaubert posting a 2m03.077 lap, with the no9 Getspeed Mercedes-AMG second quickest with a 2m03.142 and the no58 Garage 59 McLaren of Peter Dempsey with a 2m03.315.
The no50 AF Corse Ferrari, the no27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin and the no62 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG were fourth, fifth and sixth respectively and all covered by less than two tenths of a second.
Qualifying for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet by ALMS is due to start at 16h05 CET.
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