In LMGT3 for last practice session Sean Gelael put in another strong hot lap for United Autosports to put the No. 95 McLaren GT3 Evo fastest in the class. His best time was a 1m54.569s.
The other United McLaren set a quick time and ended up third, two-tenths off and fractionally slower than the No. 78 AKKODIS ASP Lexus which slotted in second and continues to look like a contender here in Qatar.

The No. 81 TF Sport Corvette took fourth, with a late flyer from Charlie Eastwood that pushed the No. 87 Lexus to fifth.

TF’s No. 33 Corvette, meanwhile, sat outside the top 10 in the classification after suffering an off.
Ben Keating brought out a full course yellow 18 minutes into the 60-minute session after getting himself stranded in the gravel at Turn 2. Thankfully no damage was done and once the car was recovered it continued, completing 21 laps before the end of the session.


Then was Qualify session

Gelael Leads McLaren 1-2 in LMGT3 Qualifying

Sean Gelael fronted a United Autosports 1-2 in LMGT3 qualifying, which saw Silver drivers take part in the Hyperpole session for the first time.
A rule change for LMGT3 qualifying meant that Bronze-rated drivers tackled the first segment, where they would attempt to push through into Hyperpole. Their Silver-rated co-drivers would then take over for the second half.

After the No. 95 McLaren 720s GT3 Evo placed first in the opening segment of qualifying in the hands of Darren Leung, Gelael then did the same in Hyperpole with a 1:54.239.
That allowed him to outpace the No. 59 sister car of Sebastien Baud by 0.239 seconds, with Finn Gehrsitz third in the No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus RC F GT3.

Francesco Castellacci completed the second row of the LMGT3 grid in the No. 54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3, with Simon Mann rounding out the overall top five aboard the sister No. 21 machine.
Clemens Schmid jumped up from last to sixth with a last-gasp effort aboard the No. 87 Lexus.

The top ten was completed by Heart of Racing Team’s Zach Robichon, Team WRT driver Valentino Rossi, the No. 81 TF Sport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Gt3.R and Proton Competition’s No. 88 Ford Mustang GT3 in the hands of Giammarco Levorato.

Notably, both Manthey Racing cars missed out on Hyperpole after both Ryan Hardwick and Celia Martin were knocked out.
The same goes for TF Sport driver Ben Keating, as well as Team WRT’s Yasser Shahin.


The Qatar 1812km starts Friday at 2 p.m. local time (6 a.m. ET).


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