The no. 8 Peugeot set the quickest time in the first free session, and its sister car (no. 7) in the hands of Simon Pagenaud topped the time sheets in the second one. Even though the Peugeot drivers reckoned that the 908 was not the ideal car to tackle the quick Silverstone curves, the Frenchman put in a stunning lap in 1m 44.945s beating the quickest of the Audis no. 2 (1m 46.690s) by almost 2 seconds!
The best time in LM P2 was set by the Race Performance Oreca 03-Judd in 1m 52.720, 5/10s quicker than the Strakka Racing HPD ARX-O1d.
Steave Keeting was the fastest man on the track in Formula Le Mans for the Neil Garner Motorsport squad, which is racing on home soil with a trio of British drivers.
In LM GTE Pro JMW Motorsport laid down a marker in its Ferrari F458 Italia GTC in 2m 03.006s, and the Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche dominated the GTE Am category in 2m 05.852s.
Tomorrow, Saturday, the third free practice session will take place between 09h00 and 10h00 local time.
Pos | # | Team | Driver | Car | Cat | Time | Gap |
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1 | 7 | Peugeot Sport Total | S. Bourdais / S. Pagenaud | Peugeot 908 | LM P1 | 1:44.945 | |
2 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | T. Kristensen / A. McNish | Audi R18 TDI | LM P1 | 1:46.690 | +1.745 |
3 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | T. Bernhard / M. Fässler | Audi R18 TDI | LM P1 | 1:47.068 | +2.123 |
4 | 8 | Peugeot Sport Total | F. Montagny / S. Sarrazin | Peugeot 908 | LM P1 | 1:47.845 | +2.900 |
5 | 24 | Oak Racing | J. Nicolet / A. Premat / O. Pla | Oak Pescarolo - Judd | LM P1 | 1:49.018 | +4.073 |
6 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | N. Jani / N. Prost | Lola B10/60 Coupé - Toyota | LM P1 | 1:50.023 | +5.078 |
7 | 16 | Pescarolo Team | E. Collard / C. Tinseau / J. Jousse | Pescarolo - Judd | LM P1 | 1:50.640 | +5.695 |
8 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | A. Belicchi / J. Boullion | Lola B10/60 Coupé - Toyota | LM P1 | 1:50.652 | +5.707 |
9 | 15 | Oak Racing | M. Lahaye / G. Moreau / P. Ragues | Oak Pescarolo - Judd | LM P1 | 1:51.080 | +6.135 |
10 | 23 | MK Corse | M. Cortes / F. Geri / G. Piccini | Zytek 09 Hybrid | LM P1 | 1:51.851 | +6.906 |
11 | 007 | Aston Martin Racing | A. Fernandez / C. Klien / H. Primat | Lola Aston Martin | LM P1 | 1:52.449 | +7.504 |
12 | 40 | Race Performance | M. Frey / R. Meichtry / M. Rostan | Oreca 03 - Judd | LM P2 | 1:52.720 | +7.775 |
13 | 42 | Strakka Racing | N. Leventis / D. Watts / J. Kane | HPD ARX -01d | LM P2 | 1:53.255 | +8.310 |
14 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | K. Ojjeh / O. Lombard / T. Kimber-Smith | Zytek Z11SN - Nissan | LM P2 | 1:53.292 | +8.347 |
15 | 46 | TDS Racing | M. Beche / P. Thiriet / J. Firth | Oreca 03 - Nissan | LM P2 | 1:53.701 | +8.756 |
16 | 45 | Boutsen Energy Racing | D. Kraihamer / T. Ebbesvik | Oreca 03 - Nissan | LM P2 | 1:53.851 | +8.906 |
17 | 26 | Signatech Nissan | F. Mailleux / L. Ordoñez / J. Vernay | Oreca 03 - Nissan | LM P2 | 1:54.005 | +9.060 |
18 | 36 | RML | T. Erdos / M. Newton / B. Collins | HPD ARX -01d | LM P2 | 1:54.845 | +9.900 |
19 | 43 | RLR Msport | B. Gates / R. Garofall / W. Hughes | MG Lola EX265 - Judd | LM P2 | 1:55.550 | +10.605 |
20 | 39 | Pecom Racing | L. Perez-Companc / M. Russo / P. Kaffer | Lola B11/40 - Judd | LM P2 | 1:56.636 | +11.691 |
21 | 92 | Neil Garner Motorsport | J. Hartshorne / S. Keating / P. Keen | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | FLM | 1:58.187 | +13.242 |
22 | 35 | Oak Racing | J. Yvon / F. Da Rocha / P. Lafargue | Oak Pescarolo - Judd | LM P2 | 1:58.722 | +13.777 |
23 | 95 | Pegasus Racing | M. Schultis / P. Simon / J. Schell | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | FLM | 2:00.500 | +15.555 |
24 | 93 | Genoa Racing | B. Kronfli / A. Mitchell / J. Grogor | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | FLM | 2:01.144 | +16.199 |
25 | 99 | JMB Racing | K. Marcelli / C. Ducote / L. Moro | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | FLM | 2:01.376 | +16.431 |
26 | 66 | JMW Motorsport | R. Bell / J. Walker | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 2:03.006 | +18.061 |
27 | 59 | Luxury Racing | S. Ortelli / F. Makowiecki | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 2:03.158 | +18.213 |
28 | 55 | BMW Motorsport | A. Farfus / J. Müller | BMW M3 | LM GTE Pro | 2:03.215 | +18.270 |
29 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | M. Lieb / R. Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Pro | 2:03.438 | +18.493 |
30 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | P. Pilet / W. Henzler | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Pro | 2:03.510 | +18.565 |
31 | 71 | AF Corse | J. Melo / T. Vilander | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 2:03.601 | +18.656 |
32 | 56 | BMW Motorsport | A. Priaulx / U. Alzen | BMW M3 | LM GTE Pro | 2:03.693 | +18.748 |
33 | 70 | Kessel Racing | M. Broniszewski / P. Peter | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 2:03.891 | +18.946 |
34 | 75 | Prospeed Competition | M. Goossens / M. Holzer | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Pro | 2:03.976 | +19.031 |
35 | 51 | AF Corse | G. Fisichella / G. Bruni | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 2:04.243 | +19.298 |
36 | 79 | Jota | S. Dolan / S. Hancock / C. Buncombe | Aston Martin Vantage | LM GTE Pro | 2:05.206 | +20.261 |
37 | 58 | Luxury Racing | A. Beltoise / F. Jakubowski / N. Marroc | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | 2:05.564 | +20.619 |
38 | 89 | Hankook Team Farnbacher | D. Farnbacher / A. Simonsen | Ferrari F458 Italia | LM GTE Pro | H 2:05.638 | +20.693 |
39 | 67 | MSA Performance Matmut | N. Armindo / R. Narac | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Am | 2:05.852 | +20.907 |
40 | 57 | Krohn Racing | T. Krohn / N. Jönson / M. Rugolo | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | 2:05.920 | +20.975 |
41 | 63 | Proton Competition | P. Long / G. Roda | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Am | 2:06.581 | +21.636 |
42 | 65 | Lotus Jetalliance | J. Rossiter / J. Mowlem / K. Wendlinger | Lotus Evora | LM GTE Pro | 2:07.248 | +22.303 |
43 | 62 | CRS Racing | P. Ehret / T. Mullen / R. Wills | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | 2:07.464 | +22.519 |
44 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | C. Ried / H. Felbermayr Jr. | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LM GTE Am | 2:07.787 | +22.842 |
45 | 82 | CRS Racing | K. Hummel / A. Christodoulou / P. Quaife | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | 2:07.790 | +22.845 |
46 | 61 | AF Corse | P. Perazzini / M. Cioci / S. Lemeret | Ferrari F430 | LM GTE Am | 2:08.079 | +23.134 |
47 | 50 | Larbre Competition | P. Bornhauser / J. Canal / G. Gardel | Corvette C6-ZR1 | LM GTE Am | 2:08.085 | +23.140 |
48 | 60 | Gulf AMR Middle East | F. Giroix / R. Goethe / M. Wainwright | Aston Martin Vantage | LM GTE Am | 2:08.636 | +23.691 |
49 | 64 | Lotus Jetalliance | L. Lichtner-Hoye / M. Rich / D. Heinemeier | Lotus Evora | LM GTE Pro | 2:11.441 | +26.496 |