FP3 Headlines: Toyota fastest in shortened session; Ferrari 1-2 in LMGT3

HYPERCAR

·      Final practice session before qualifying sees the No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid Hypercar lead the field

·      Ryo Hirakawa completes the quickest lap of the 60-minute session by setting a 1m29.621s early in the session which is cut short by 20-minutes for track repairs to be administered

·      Hirakawa’s time proves to be 0.086s faster than the Cadillac Racing V-Series.R Hypercar driven by Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber

·      Ferrari AF Corse place third after Antonio Fuoco peaks on a 1m29.707s lap, meaning just over 0.1s cover the top three in Hypercar

·      Alpine continue to show strong pace with its new A424 Hypercar model as Charles Milesi claims the fourth best lap

·      The No.35 Alpine survives lurid moment at T10 after locking up while about to overtake the No.99 Proton Porsche

·      The No.7 Toyota GR 010 Hypercar places fifth as Kamui Kobayashi sets the best time before teammates Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries concentrate on longer race sim runs

·      The top six is completed by the COTA pole sitting No.51 Ferrari AF Corse entry as Antonio Giovinazzi sets the best time of 1m30.122s

·      No.83 AF Corse Ferrari grabs seventh as Robert Kubica again sets the best time for the yellow Ferrari

·      Hertz Team Jota sees its leading Porsche 963 in the session, the No.38 car, place eighth, as Oliver Rasmussen sets the best time

·      Rounding out the top ten is the No.99 Proton Competition Porsche 963 and the No.63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx SC63 Hypercar

LM GT3

·      No.55 VISTA AF Corse sets the pace in the LMGT3 category with a best lap of 1m41.206s set by Francois Heriau

·      The sister VISTA AF Corse Ferrari 296 LM GT3 driven by Davide Rigon makes it a Prancing Horse lock-out as the Italian sets a lap of 1m41.313s

·      Akkodis ASP Lexus continue strong form at home track with Arnold Robin claiming the third best time ahead of the No.95 United Autosports McLaren with Joshua Caygill at the wheel

·      No.92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 LM GT3 car is fifth in hands of Aliaksandr Malykhin

·      TF Sport complete the top six as Hiroshi Koizumi in the No.82 Corvette post the best time

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