Bernhard heads Porsche 1-2 in FP3; Calado quickest for Ferrari

The Headlines from Free Practice 3 at Bahrain ahead of tomorrow's 9th and final round of the 2017 season....

Timo Bernhard sets fastest time in FP3 for No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid
Recently crowned champion sets a best lap time of 1m42.438s
Nick Tandy sets second best time on a 1m43.124s in No.1 Porsche 919 Hybrid
Toyota place third and fourth as they too concentrate on race set-up work throughout final free practice session
Ho-Pin Tung tops times in LMP2 class in No.38 Jackie Chan DC Racing entry which is chasing No.31 Vaillante Rebellion for title honours this weekend
No.37 Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca-Gibson makes it a team 1-2 as Tristan Gommendy sets time which 0.5s away from sister car
G-Drive Racing third as Loic Duval continues to acquaint himself with LMP2 class
James Calado fastest in LMGTE Pro for No.51 AF Corse Ferrari on 1m57.972s
Ford second as Andy Priaulx sets time just 0.2s off Calado’s best in No.67 Ford GT
No.71 Ferrari 488 GTE places third while fellow title protagonists – Richard Lietz and Frederic Makowiecki, in No.91 Porsche 911 RSR, are down in seventh position
Matt Griffin surges to top in LMGTE Pro in Clearwater Racing Ferrari as Irishman sets 2m00.661 best lap
Title chasing Dempsey Proton Racing entry places second as Matteo Cairoli peaks on a 2m00.695s best
Drama for No.86 Gulf Racing Porsche as Ben Barker is forced to stop to extinguish a fire on his 911 RSR

Sam SMITH