Ferrari 1-2-3 in FP3 in Qatar; McLaren again quickest in LMGT3

• Ferrari 499P Hypercars places 1-2-3 in final free practice session in readiness for tomorrows opening round of  the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship round at the Qatar 1812kms
• The No.50 Ferrari AF Corse entry headed the No.51 and No.83 cars in 60-minute session that was held in cool and cloudy conditions, with a small amount of rain falling throughout the session
• Antonio Fuoco and Antonio Giovinazzi set the times for the factory Ferraris with Nielsen peaking on a 1m39.484s. That lap out-paced Giovinazzi’s by a mere 0.081s, while Robert Kubica was a further 0.4s off Nielsen’s lap time
• The best non-Ferraris were the pair of Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA cars as the No.38 lead the No.12 for fourth and fifth places in the classification
• Sebastien Bourdais and Alex Lynn achieved the times of 1m40.017s and 1m40.427s respectively in the gold liveried Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercars
• Peugeot placed sixth and seventh with their 9X8 Hypercars as the No.93 lapped 0.28s faster with Jean-Eric Vergne just beating stablemate Stoffel Vandoorne
• BMW M Team WRT  ended the session in eighth as the No.20 car with Robin Frijns aboard the BMW M Hybrid V8 Hypercar
• the 2024 drivers’ championship winning No.6 Porsche 963 run by Porsche Penske Motorsport places ninth with time is set by Matt Campbell.
• The Top 10 was completed by the second of the BMW’s as Dries Vanthoor sets a late lap in No.15 to just knock out the new 6.5-litre V12 powered non-hybrid No.009 Aston Martin THOR team Valkyrie

LMGT3

• United Autosports McLaren top free practice for the second consecutive session at the Losail International Circuit as the No.95 McLaren LMGT3 posts quickest time of 1m54.569
• Sean Gelael again sets the time in the McLaren he shares with Darren Leung and Marino Sato. Indonesian driver’s early session 1m54.569s best is 0.0.092s ahead of the opposition
• As per yesterday’s FP2 session the No.78 Akkodis ASP Lexus is second, although this time it is WEC rookie Finn Gehrsitz who sets the best time
• McLaren also place third as the No.59 United Autosport run car sets a lap of 1m54.738s via Gregoire Saucy who begins his second season with the tea
• Charlie Eastwood leaves it late in the No.81 TF Sport Corvette as he posts a 1m55.018s lap to claim fourth place in LMGT3
• Akkodis ASP place fifth position  as the No.87 challenger with Clemens Schmid sets a peak lap time of 1m55.215s
• The top six is completed by the No.54 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari 296LMGT3 with Francesco Castellacci at the wheel
• Reigning champions Manthey continue to struggle for outright pace as the 1^st Phorm car places 16^th just ahead of the Iron Dames entry which is also run by the famed German team

FP3 times available HERE