HEADLINES FROM FP1: Di Resta Tops Times for Peugeot
Peugeot on top as Akkodis ASP Lexus leads in LMGT3......
HYPERCAR
· Track action for the crucial final round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship begins with a 90-minute free practice session at the Bahrain International Circuit
· Paul di Resta heads the timing screens after setting an early lap of 1m50.837s in the No.94 Peugeot TotalEnergies 9X8 Hypercar
· The Scot’s time is a tiny 0.049s faster than the second placed Hypercar of Frederic Makowiecki in the No.5 Porsche Penske 963
· Making it three manufacturers in the top three positions is the No.51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P Hypercar as Antonio Giovinazzi sets the best time for the Prancing Horse
· The second of the Peugeots places third with Jean-Eric Vergne peaking on a lap of 1m51.052s, which is just 0.11s off Giovinazzi’s lap time
· The championship leading Porsche Penske 963 Hypercar driven by Kevin Estre, Andre Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor places fifth. Laurens Vanthoor sets the best lap
· Iron Lynx Lamborghini continue improved form in recent races as Daniil Kvyat sets lap that ensures the top six are covered by a mere 0.279s
· The fastest of the Toyota entries is the No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid Hypercar as a 1m51.240s lap is set by Sebastien Buemi as he celebrates his 36th birthday today
· The BMW M Team WRT duo place eighth and ninth as the No.20 just shades the No.15 Hypercar. Rene Rast and Raffaele Marciello set the times respectively
· Mike Conway in the No.7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar completes the Top 10 as he and teammates Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries attempt audacious plan to overturn 37 point deficit to the No.6 Porsche Penske drivers
· The No.50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P that is closest to the No.6 drivers on point, with gap being 35, end first session in 12th position
· All cars spend the track time evaluating Michelin rubber strategies on the most abrasive surface that the WEC field race on
LM GT3
· Akkodis ASP Lexus lead the LMGT3 category after the first session as Kelvin van der Linde sets the pace with a best time of 2m02.079s in the No.78 car
· The South African enjoys a 0.263s advantage over the No.55 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari with Alessio Rovera claiming the time in the 296 LMGT3 design
· No.60 Iron Lynx Lamborghini sits third as team newcomer Matteo Cairoli sets a best lap of 2m02.818s after taking over from Franck Perera for this race
· The No.54 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari 296 LMGT3 of Thomas Flohr, Francesco Castellacci and Davide Rigon is fourth after Davide Rigon claims best time for the Fuji winning car
· Proton Competition are fifth as the No.77 Ford Mustang driven by Ben Barker laps just 0.023s off Rigon’s best
· The second of the Akkodis ASP Lexus entries rounds out the top six as Jose-Maria Lopez sets its best lap of the 90-minute session
· The already title winning trio of Aliaksandr Malykhin, Joel Strum and Klaus Bachler finish 18th and last of the runners in the No.92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 RSR LMGT3 car
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