Iron Lynx among the best in FP1 at Barcelona
ELMS Barcelona round FP1 was a confirmation of the Prologue with the same actors on top of the timesheets except for both Iron Lynx cars with a P2 for #9 Oreca in LMP2 and a P4 for #63 Mercedes-AMG in LMGT3.
LMP2 top 5 Free Practice 1
ELMS Barcelona top 5 LMP2.
Tom Dillmann with #43 Inter Europol Competition ORECA was the fastest of the first Free Practice session of the 2025 ELMS season today with a 1:29.333. Dillmann didn’t eclipse Luca Ghiotto’s 1:28.808 in the sister car during the Prologue but confirms the speed of the Inter Europol Competition Oreca at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #43 Inter Europol Competition.
Matteo Cairoli got the #9 Iron Lynx Proton ORECA second in the standings with a 1:38.733. One did not see the Iron Lynx prepared by Proton Competition in top of timesheets during the prologue.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #9 Iron Lynx
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. Tom Blomqvist took third with #37 CLX Pure Rxcing (left); Mathys Jaubert with #18 IDEC Sport Oreca fourth fastest (center); Reshad de Gérus fifth with #30 Duqueine Team (right).
LMGT3 top 5 Free Practice 1
TOP 5 LMGT3 Barcelona FP1
‘As during the Prologue, it was again a Ferrari 296 LMGT3 on top in LMGT3, with Riccardo Agostini’s #50 Richard Mille AF Corse completing a 1:40.985 followed by Daniel Serra with #57 Kessel Racing second after reeling off a 1:41.183.
Alessio Picariello was third fastest with #60 Proton Competition’s Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 with 1:41.849. The gap with the Ferrari is still huge: 0.666 with the second Daniel Serra.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #60 Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3
Mercedes AMG works driver Fabian Schiller got his #63 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 in P4 with a 1:41.894.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #63 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG LMGT3
LMP3 top 5 Free Practice 1
ELMS 2025 Barcelona FP1 LMP3
Adrien Closmenil with #17 from CLX Motorsport was the fastest of the LMP3 with a 1:37.536. Marius Fossard (#17 from CLX Motorsport) was second fastest in 1:37.755.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #17 from CLX Motorsport (left); #17 from CLX Motorsport with #68 M Racing (right).
1st round schedule
Saturday ELMS schedule is a follow:
Free Practice 2 at 10:10 a.m. CEST (4:10 a.m. EDT);
Qualifying at 1:55 p.m. CEST (7:55 a.m. EDT).
Race starts at 12:00 CEST (6:00 a.m. EDT)
Related info
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Portimao. 9 LMP3 drivers under 1:38" mark during prologue
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. 11 LMGT3 drivers under 1:42" mark during prologue
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Portimao. 14 drivers under the 1:30" mark during prologue
📷 © Luc Warnotet at Portimao. Sato and Albuquerque top prologue day 2
