WEC 6 hours of Imola Italy
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First Practice
In the LMGT3 class, the No. 31 WRT BMW led the way with a 1m43.330s courtesy of Augusto Farfus. The No. 78 Lexus, carrying on AKKODIS ASP’s fast form from Qatar, ended up second after lapping quickly in wet and dry conditions. Super-sub Esteban Masson set the car’s best time, a 1m43.423s.
Kelvin van der Linde claimed third in the No. 46 BMW, adding to the strong start to the weekend for WRT with a 1m43.453s. The top five was completed by the No. 21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari and No. 87 Lexus, which completed flying laps within half a second.
Last Place Down in 17th and 18th, TF Sport’s Corvettes were 1.5s and 1.8s off, with the Qatar winning No. 33 which is carrying the maximum amount of success ballast as a result of its Round 1 performance the slowest car.
In the LMGT3 class, the No. 31 WRT BMW led the way with a 1m43.330s courtesy of Augusto Farfus. The No. 78 Lexus, carrying on AKKODIS ASP’s fast form from Qatar, ended up second after lapping quickly in wet and dry conditions. Super-sub Esteban Masson set the car’s best time, a 1m43.423s.
Kelvin van der Linde claimed third in the No. 46 BMW, adding to the strong start to the weekend for WRT with a 1m43.453s. The top five was completed by the No. 21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari and No. 87 Lexus, which completed flying laps within half a second.
Last Place Down in 17th and 18th, TF Sport’s Corvettes were 1.5s and 1.8s off, with the Qatar winning No. 33 which is carrying the maximum amount of success ballast as a result of its Round 1 performance the slowest car.
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Second Practice
In LMGT3, AKKODIS ASP flexed its muscles, its pair of Lexus RC F LMGT3s sitting 1-2 atop the times in the class.
The No. 87 set a 1m42.944s with Jose Maria Lopez at the wheel and was the only car in the category to set a lap under 1m43s.
The team’s sister No. 78’s best time was a 1m43.063s to go second.
The best of the rest was WRT’s No. 46 BMW M4 in third, following a 1m43.186s from Kelvin van der Linde.
Vista AF Corse’s No. 21 Ferrari 296 ended up fourth fastest, and the No. 77 Proton Competition Mustang completed the top five.
The 18-car field was separated by 1.7s.
Like Free Practice 1, the session ran without interruption. Free Practice 3 is set to get underway at 10:40am Saturday.
In LMGT3, AKKODIS ASP flexed its muscles, its pair of Lexus RC F LMGT3s sitting 1-2 atop the times in the class.
The No. 87 set a 1m42.944s with Jose Maria Lopez at the wheel and was the only car in the category to set a lap under 1m43s.
The team’s sister No. 78’s best time was a 1m43.063s to go second.
The best of the rest was WRT’s No. 46 BMW M4 in third, following a 1m43.186s from Kelvin van der Linde.
Vista AF Corse’s No. 21 Ferrari 296 ended up fourth fastest, and the No. 77 Proton Competition Mustang completed the top five.
The 18-car field was separated by 1.7s.
Like Free Practice 1, the session ran without interruption. Free Practice 3 is set to get underway at 10:40am Saturday.
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Do not expect the UK Corvette to do well in this 6 hour race unless others break or crash out due to
fricking BoP wacking the Corvette with a lot of added weight to slow it down due to how well it did last race :-(
Qualify, Corvettes almost last place
Valentino Rossi secured his first WEC pole position by beating Akkodis ASP Team’s Clemens Schmid in Hyperpole.
The Italian steered the No. 46 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 to a best lap of 1:42.355, allowing him to remain clear of Schmid’s No. 87 Lexus RC F GT3 by a margin of 0.306 seconds.
It marks Rossi’s first pole position in WEC in his second season in the championship, with BMW also capturing its first WEC pole as a result.
Zach Robichon qualified third for Heart of Racing Team, joined on the second row by the No. 21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 of Simon Mann.
Finn Gehrsitz completed the top five in class aboard the No. 78 Lexus ahead of the No. 88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 piloted by Giammarco Levorato
Riccardo Pera, the only Porsche driver to break through into Hyperpole, took seventh, with the pair of United Autosports McLaren 720S GT3 Evos eighth and ninth
Rui Andrade rounded out the top ten for TF Sport.
While Rossi topped Hyperpole, his Bronze-rated co-driver Ahmad Al Harthy dominated the opening segment of LMGT3 qualifying as the No. 46 BMW remained unbeaten at the top of the session.
The Omani’s best effort of 1:42.731 proved to be 0.767 seconds faster than the next best car in the class, which was the No. 21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari of Francois Heriau.
Notably,
cars to not make the cut for Hyperpole included the No. 31 The Bend Team WRT BMW of Yasser Shahin,
as well as the championship-leading No. 33 TF Sport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
The 6 Hours of Imola starts Sunday at 1 p.m. CEST (7 a.m. EST).
fricking BoP wacking the Corvette with a lot of added weight to slow it down due to how well it did last race :-(
Qualify, Corvettes almost last place
Valentino Rossi secured his first WEC pole position by beating Akkodis ASP Team’s Clemens Schmid in Hyperpole.
The Italian steered the No. 46 Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 to a best lap of 1:42.355, allowing him to remain clear of Schmid’s No. 87 Lexus RC F GT3 by a margin of 0.306 seconds.
It marks Rossi’s first pole position in WEC in his second season in the championship, with BMW also capturing its first WEC pole as a result.
Zach Robichon qualified third for Heart of Racing Team, joined on the second row by the No. 21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 of Simon Mann.
Finn Gehrsitz completed the top five in class aboard the No. 78 Lexus ahead of the No. 88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 piloted by Giammarco Levorato
Riccardo Pera, the only Porsche driver to break through into Hyperpole, took seventh, with the pair of United Autosports McLaren 720S GT3 Evos eighth and ninth
Rui Andrade rounded out the top ten for TF Sport.
While Rossi topped Hyperpole, his Bronze-rated co-driver Ahmad Al Harthy dominated the opening segment of LMGT3 qualifying as the No. 46 BMW remained unbeaten at the top of the session.
The Omani’s best effort of 1:42.731 proved to be 0.767 seconds faster than the next best car in the class, which was the No. 21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari of Francois Heriau.
Notably,
cars to not make the cut for Hyperpole included the No. 31 The Bend Team WRT BMW of Yasser Shahin,
as well as the championship-leading No. 33 TF Sport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
The 6 Hours of Imola starts Sunday at 1 p.m. CEST (7 a.m. EST).