Bahrain FP3: Alex Lynn fastest for Cadillac Racing

Hypercar

· No.2 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R Hypercar pushes to the front in final 60-mins of free practice at Bahrain International Circuit. 

· Alex Lynn continues strong form so far for American team as he peaks on a 1m49.512s to lead the Hypercar field. 

· Lynn's time is 0.4s quicker than second placed No.50 Ferrari AF Corse with Antonio Fuoco in the cockpit of the Ferrari 499P Hypercar 

· No.99 Proton Competition are highest placed Porsche 963 Hypercar as Gianmaria Bruni sets a 1m50.256s lap to complete top three places 

· The second Ferrari AF Corse 499P is fourth as Alessandro Pier Guidi sets time. Le Mans winner survives a clash with Thomas Flohr in No.54 AF Corse Ferrari at T14 midway through the session. 

· No.94 Peugeot TotalEnergies 9X8 takes fifth with Nico Mueller sets time after making return to the cockpit following a shoulder injury. 

· Top six finalized by the No.6 Porsche Penske entry as Andre Lotterer sets quickest time which is just 0.2s off the Peugeot. 

· Sister Porsche Penske ends session seventh as Frederic Makowiecki sets best time, just 0.19s off Lotterer's best. 

· Toyota Gazoo Racing place eighth and ninth as the title challengers elect to evaluate tire choices and forego any further qualifying sims. 

· Brendon Hartley and Jose Maria Lopez set times respectively, with Lopez having quick spin on his first full lap of the session. 

· Hertz Team JOTA takes 10 ^th  ahead of the No.93 Peugeot TotalEnergies 9X8 as Mikkel Jensen sets time for car he shares with Jean-Eric Vergne and Paul di Resta. 

· Floyd Vanwall Hypercar completes the Hypercar runners as new driver to the team Ryan Briscoe collates more laps for the Austrian squad. 

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LMP2  

· Early time set by Tom Blomqvist sees No.23 United Autosports head the times in LMP2. 

· United Autosports take clean sweep of all three practice sessions after No.22 because topped first two sessions on Thursday.

· Blomqvist's time just beats No.9 Prema Oreca-Gibson as Bent Viscaal laps just 0.028s off the ultimate pace.

· JOTA takes third place as Pietro Fittipaldi sets time as British chase a win in the final LMP2 era race in WEC. 

· No.22 United Autosports, Vector Sport and No.63 Prema entries fill out the top six positions. 

LMGTE Am 

· Project 1 AO Racing Porsche fights back after FP2 accident to post fastest LMGTE Am time in final hour of practice. 

· Second place is the Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari, with Lilou Wadoux achieves fastest time with a 1m59.577 lap.

· No.54 AF Corse Ferrari takes third despite contact for Thomas Flohr with No.51 Ferrari Hypercar. Davide Rigon sets best time for Fuji winning car. 

· No.60 Iron Lynx and No.21 AF Corse Ferraris make it four from the Prancing Horse stable in the top five. 

· Quickest car in FP1 the D'Station Aston Martin completes the top six in LMGTE Am.