Qualifying is added to this. It doesn’t ad much to this view as really the longer practice pace is the main take away. However it was easy to do and so done for completeness.
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Hypercar
The average lap times
Adding qualifying in moved Aston up the list in Top 25 and Ferrari drops down. However Ferrari #51 gains in the Top 50 – it’s so close. Toyota bags the pole and looks strong over more laps.
Note: these include deleted laps for track limits and pitlane violations. There were quite a few of these, including the fastest lap of all by BMW #20.
The shorter stint approach for for Aston Martin #009 continued into fp3.
As did Toyota’s approach of staying out longer.
All seem to indicate tyre deg might be something to manage in the race. Michelin have brought the medium and hard compounds as last year1.
Despite the fastest times in fp3 being slower than yesterday Ferrari #51 put in enough good laps to bring their averages to below others.
Fastest laps occurred in the short qualifying sessions.
Top Speed
Frenchies to the top. Toyota makes a surprise appearance near them. Porsche has the fastest recorded speed which helps in this relatively small sample size.
Lappery
#15 started fp1 late, so was down there. #99 didn’t get any running in fp2 due to a wiring issue that they couldn’t solve in time1, but they got out in practice the following day.
Toyota lead the way in practice laps which will have helped their averages.
Sectors
Peugeot – Ferrari- Aston Martin share the spoils. Porsche #99 bottom everywhere. Ferrari seems to have gained pace in sector 2.
Toyota lurk in all sectors.
Drivers
LMGT3
After fp3 the Akkodis Lexus has climbed to the top. Over the longer average Iron Lynx still leads the way. Qualifying dropped them down some of these rankings suggesting the one lap pace isn’t quite as hot.
Unlike Hypercar there is more of a mix between sessions when fastest laps are set. This is due to who is in the car.
#88 put in some of its fastest laps in the middle of the session. It can be more mixed up in GT as the Ams get a go.
A bit on in and out of the pits before what looks like a qualifying practice run for the silver Gehrsitz in #78 on Saturday.
Speed Trap
Mercedes showing some good top speed. Lexus at the other end, which is unusual.
Lappery
#92 Manthey Porsche leads the way as it has in previous Friday practices! It is what it does! #87 Lexus didn’t get much lapping in during fp2, but put a lot in during fp3. This got it near the top of the averages.
Sectors
Drivers
