Monza FP3: Toyota fastest again; Bruni tops LMGTE Pro for Porsche
The final free practice session for the 6 Hours of Monza saw Jose Maria Lopez set the fastest time seen so far this weekend in the No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid.
Porsche again lead Ferrari in LMGTE Pro, while JOTA took over the top of the class times in LMP2.
Below are the main headlines from FP3…
Hypercar
• Jose Maria Lopez in No.7 Toyota GR010-Hybrid Hypercar takes 0.7s off this morning's best time as Argentine sets a rapid best lap of 1m36.137s
• No. 8 Toyota is second as Brendon Hartley sets 1m37.208s to make it a second 1-2 for Toyota Gazoo Racing so far this week
• A 1m37.659s best from Pipo Derani ensures Glickenhaus Racing continue to show strong pace with the distinctive Glickenhaus 007 LMH design
• Alpine ELF Matmut place fourth although team is forced to make repairs from crash with LMGTE Am and LMP2 cars on final lap of FP2 session earlier today
• The second Glickenhaus 007 LMH car is fifth as Romain Dumas claims a best of 1m38.009s
We finish #6HMonza free practice on a high. #6HMonza #GoHyper #ToyotaGAZOORacing #WEC pic.twitter.com/apU32maXVx
— TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WEC (@TGR_WEC) July 17, 2021
LMGTE Pro
• Porsche form continues in LMGTE Pro as No.91 Porsche 911 RSR-19 driven by Gimmi Bruni heads the pack
• The Italian’s 1m46.253s best lap heads the chasing Ferraris by 0.3s
• No.51 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo driven by James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi is second ahead of sister Ferrari of Miguel Molina and Daniel Serra
• No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 of Neel Jani and Kevin Estre places fourth
#WEC - Lights are green for @FIAWEC Free Practice 3 @Autodromo_Monza. Another 60 minutes of track time in preparation for today's qualifying (18:00 CEST) and tomorrow's race#Porsche #911RSR #6HMonza pic.twitter.com/yPXIpcjXvX
— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) July 17, 2021
LMP2
• JOTA heads tight LMP2 class with Stoffel Vandoorne claiming top spot with a peak of 1m38.910s
• The Belgian leads the United Autosports USA car driven by Filipe Albuquerque who laps just 0.2s shy of P1 team
• Risi Competizione continue to show strong progress as Felipe Nasr sets a 1m39.211s lap to take third place on teams’ first race in LMP2 in the WEC.
• DragonSpeed USA in fourth are the leading Pro/Am entry with Henrik Hedman being partnered by Ben Hanley and Juan Pablo Montoya again this weekend
Next time we go out it's for qualifying at 18:00 (UTC+2). You won't want to miss that so make sure to download the #WEC App to watch it.
— WEC (@FIAWEC) July 17, 2021
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LMGTE Am
• Ferrari leads Porsche in frantic LMGTE Am class battle
• Nicklas Nielsen takes first in session for the No.83 AF Corse squad with a best of 1m47.080s
• Nielsen’s time out-paces the No.56 Team Project 1 entry driven by Matteo Cairoli who is just 0.087s off the Dane
• In third place is Alessio Picariello, who sets a last lap best of 1m47.331 to snatch third position
• Cetilar Racing bounce back from FP1 accident as Antonio Fuoco sets late time of 1m47.365s to grab fourth for hometown team
• Top 11 in class covered by just 1.005s in ultra-competitive category which has a bumper 16 car entry this weekend
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