14 drivers under the 1:30" mark during prologue
Both Inter Europol Competition topped the combined timesheets by driver fastest lap of the European Le Mans Series prologue at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Luca Ghiotto and Tom Dillmann dominated two of the three day 1 sessions and were the only ones under the 1:29” mark for all prologue’s sessions. With them, 12 drivers drove their fastest lap under the 1:30” mark. Car Racing Reporter compiles the combined sessions fastest laps of the prologue.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. Both Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07.
Two drivers from the same team
Among the 14 drivers under the 1:30” mark, only two drivers are from the same team ie #21 United Autosports with Marino Sato and Oliver Jarvis.
Among those 14, four drivers are driving a Pro/Am car:
Mathieux Vaxivière with #83 AF Corse oreca
Marino Sato with #21 United Autosports Oreca
Louis Deletraz with #99 AO by TF Oreca
Oliver Jarvis with #21 United Autosports Oreca
Prologue top 11 drivers by combined sessions’ fastest lap
1. Luca Ghiotto (#34 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07) was the fastest driver of the Prologue in 1:28.808 set during the day 1 late afternoon LMP2&LMP2 Pro-AM session. Luca Ghiotto was also the fourth fastest of the 1st session in 1:29.631.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #34 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07
2. Tom Dillman (#43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07), during the same late afternoon session specific for the LMP2 entries, was only 1 thousandth of a second slower than Ghiotto in 1:28.807. Tom Dillmann was also second fastest of the 1st session in 1:29.464.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07
3. Matthieu Vaxiviere did set the third fastest lap of the day 1 late afternoon LMP2 & LMP2 Pro/Am session with #83 AF Corse Oreca 07 - Gibson in 1:29.121. That was the fastest lap by driver of LMP2 Pro/Am combined sessions.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #83 AF Corse Oreca 07
4. Marino Sato with #21 United Autosports Oreca 07 - Gibson was the fastest of day 2 morning session (and of the day) in 1:29.319. It was the second fastest lap of LMP2 Pro/Am class.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #21 United Autosports Oreca 07 - Gibson
5. Louis Delétraz was fastest of the prologue’s first session with #99 AO by TF Oreca 07 - Gibson in 1:29.323. This was the third fastest lap of LMP2 Pro/Am class.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #99 AO by TF Oreca 07 - Gibson
6. Tom Blomqvist was fourth fastest driver of the day 1 late afternoon LMP2 & LMP2 Pro/Am session with #37 CLX - Pure Rxcing Oreca 07 - Gibson in 1:29.356.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #37 CLX - Pure Rxcing Oreca 07 - Gibson
7. Théo Pourchaire with #25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson was fifth fastest driver of the day 1 late afternoon LMP2 & LMP2 Pro/Am session in 1:29.394.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson
8. Grégoire Saucy driving #22 United Autosports Oreca 07 - Gibson was sixth fastest driver of the day 1 late afternoon LMP2 & LMP2 Pro/Am session in 1:29.519.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #22 United Autosports Oreca 07 - Gibson
9. Charles Milesi on board of #48 VDS Panis Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson drove the seventh fastest lap of the day 1 late afternoon LMP2 & LMP2 Pro/Am session in 1:29.600. He was also the fastest day 2 PMafternoon session (and third of the day) in 1:29.882.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #48 VDS Panis Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson
10. Job Van Uitert was the third fastest of the 1st session with #28 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson in 1:29.617.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #28 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson
11. Filipe Albuquerque was fifth fastest of the 1st session with #24 Nielsen Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson in 1:29.678. Albuquerque also drove the second fastest lap of day 2 morning session (and for the day 2) in 1:29.777.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #24 Nielsen Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson
12. Reshad De Gérus in #30 Duqueine Team Oreca 07 - Gibson drove the eighth fastest lap of the day 1 late afternoon LMP2 & LMP2 Pro/Am session in 1:29.733.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #30 Duqueine Team Oreca 07 - Gibson
13. Oliver Jarvis with #21 United Autosports Oreca 07 - Gibson was sixth fastest of the first session in 1:29.965.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #21 United Autosports Oreca 07 - Gibson
14. Mathys Jaubert was the second best and fourth of day 2 driving #18 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson in 1:29.976.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona 2025. #18 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson.
Related info
📷 © Luc Warnotet at Portimao. Sato and Albuquerque top prologue day 2
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Portimao. Both Inter Europol Competition top prologue day 1
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2025. 12 IMSA drivers among ELMS lineups at Barcelona
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Portimao. COOL Racing Wins - AO by TF Champion at Portimao
