Estre tops Thursday practices
Estre (Porsche 963), Vergne (Peugeot 9X8), Button (Porsche 963) and Lynn (Cadillac V-Series.R) are the top 4 of Thursday practices. Both Ferrari 296 GT3 top LMGT3 class.
Four Hypercars within 1 second
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Lusail (Qatar). #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963.
Kevin Estre with #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 did set the benchmark for both Thursday practices in 1:39.990. Estre was the only one below the 1:40 mark.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Lusail (Qatar). #93 Peugeot 9X8
Second best performance of the day for Jean-Eric Vergne with Peugeot 9X8 #93. Storey Vandoorne with sister #94 was among the top 10 (9th) today demonstrating the 9X8 might fight among the best during Saturday’s race. Needless to say « provided the « lions » show more reliability than pas season »!
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Lusail (Qatar). Hertz Team JOTA Porsche 963 #38.
Jenson Button was third with #38 Porsche 963 from Hertz Team JOTA.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Lusail (Qatar). Cadillac Racing V-Series.R #2
Alex Lynn with Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R #2 was the last within 1 second from Estre’s Benchmark.
Two Ferrari 296 GT3 top LMGT3 class
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Lusail (Qatar). Ferrari 296 LMGT3
Both Vista Af Corse Ferrari 296 LMGT3 dominated their class with Simon Mann setting the fastest lap in class in #55 and Francesco Castellacci second with #54.
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