FP3 Report: Lynn fastest for Cadillac; Heart of Racing Aston Martin leads in LMGT3

Hypercar

·      Cadillac Racing head the final free practice before qualifying this afternoon as Alex Lynn steers the Cadillac V.Series R to the top of the times

·      Lynn, who set the best time in each of the previous two sessions, peaks on a best of 1m40.667s. That time is 0.108s clear of the No.5 Porsche Penske 963 Hybrid Hypercar.

·      Matt Campbell claims a 1m40.847 as he continues to have an impressive start to his career as a WEC Hypercar driver after many years in LMGTE racing.

·      Placing third is the Callum IIott driven No.12 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963. The young British driver, who shares the cockpit with Norman Nato and Will Stevens, proves that the Golden Wonders could be in the fight for pole later this afternoon

·      Laurens Vanthoor in the No.6 Porsche Penske 963 takes fourth fastest lap time with a 1m41.156s best during the 60-minute session

·      Peugeot TotalEnergies are next up in fifth as Stoffel Vandoorne laps in a best time just 0.020s off the No.6 Porsche with a 1m41.176 best

·      The quickest Ferrari in FP3 is the No.83 AF Corse entry. Yifei Ye sets the best time in the car he shares with Robert Kubica and Robert Shwartzman

·      Ye’s time just out paces the No.51 Ferrari AF Corse machine as Antonio Giovinazzi stops the clocks on a 1m41.326s best

·      No.93 Peugeot is eighth ahead of the No.7 Toyota Gazoo Racing entry and the No.50 Ferrari 499P.

·      Just outside the top 10 is the No.99 Proton Competition Porsche 963 as Julien Andlauer takes the best time on 1m41.986.

·      The top dozen is completed by the Alpine Endurance Team’s leading car, the No.36 A424 Hypercar driven by Nicolas Lapierre. 1.5s covers the top 12 cars in Hypercar

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LMGT3

·      The Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage is fastest in LMGT3 as Alex Riberas bangs in a 1m54.964 lap to lead the new for 2024 category

·      That time is a tiny 0.053 seconds quicker than the No.54 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari 296 LMGT3 machine with Davide Rigon setting the time this morning

·      The sister No.55 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari is third as Simon Mann sets a late 1m55.204s best in car he shares with Alessio Rovera and Francois Heriau

·      Iron Lynx place fourth as new recruit Franck Perera sets the best lap in the Lamborghini Huracan on a 1m55.260

·      Marco Sorensen sets the fifth fastest time in LMGT3 with a 1m55.346s best in the Japanese entered Aston Martin

·      TF Sport complete the top six and make it four manufacturers in the top six positions as Charlie Eastwood sets best lap in the No.81 Corvette

·      The session sees one red flag fly to retrieve the No.59 United Autosports McLaren LMGT3 after a spin at Turn 6.

Qualifying at the Losail International Circuit is scheduled for 16.00 this afternoon

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