Practice :

GTE Pro saw Porsche factory man Michael Christensen emerge fastest in the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 with a 1m58.025s. It was an encouraging start to the weekend for the Dane and his teammate Kevin Estre, who are looking to overcome an 11-point deficit in the title race on Saturday to AF Corse’s James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi and claim the LMGTE Pro world championship.

The aforementioned title-leading No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari ended up third fastest, Pier Guidi a tenth off the best of the sister No. 52 Ferrari 488 GTE in the hands of Antonio Fuoco who set an early session best of 1m58.261s. Fourth was the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR-19, ahead of the single Corvette C8.R which finished up fifth.