Practice

In LMGT3, Eduardo Barrichello broke the AKKODIS ASP deadlock with a 1m34.493s to put Racing Spirit of Leman Aston Martin Vantage clear at the top by under a tenth midway through the 90-minute session.

That hot lap from the Brazilian pushed the No. 78 AKKODIS ASP Lexus to second and the No. 87 sister car, which ran quickest in FP1, to third. Like Hypercar, the best time in the GT class was faster than the benchmark set in the opening session, with the teams getting up to speed with the new asphalt and Hard tire from Goodyear.

United Autosports’ No. 59 McLaren GT3 Evo was fourth, with the No. 81 TF Sport Corvette fifth.

The only incident of the session occurred at Turn 4 with 36 minutes remaining. Iron Lynx racer Andrew Gilbert lost the rear end of the No. 61 Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 on his out lap and went nose-first into the wall on the inside of the circuit.
He did, however, eventually return to the pits under his own power, but the car didn’t return to the track again after being pushed back into its garage.

Track action continues tomorrow at 10:10am local time with Free Practice 3.