Title contenders show the pace

LMP2 title contenders in the n ° 41 Greaves Motorsport (Wirdheim / Hirsch / Lancaster) set the quickest time of the day with a 1m32.346 lap set by Jon Lancaster. The quickest lap was less than three tenths ahead of the no.46 Thiriet by TDS Racing ORECA, with Nico Lapierre setting a 1m32.615 lap and the n ° 21 AF Racing BR01 0.4 seconds further back.

The No. 38 of Jota Sport Gibson Nissan, which is the current leader in the Championship was 4th fastest with Harry Tincknell’s best time being 0.8 seconds slower than Lancaster’s best lap in the no41 Greaves.

 If the LMP2 finishing order had changed considerably from the morning session it was business as usual in LMP3 as the placings remained identical to the earlier wet session, just the lap times improved.  The two Team LNT Ginetta’s were fastest with the no2 Nissan powered LMP3 car of Gaeltan Patetou posting a 1m39.712, 0.096s ahead of Charlie Robertson in the no3 Team LNT Ginetta and the no9 Graff Ligier JSP3 in third.

In LMGTE the No. 66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari of James Calado took the top spot with a 1m40.231, 0.146s ahead of the BMW Z4 No. 52 of Andy Priaulx and the AF Corse Ferrari n ° 51.  The Aston Martin V8 Vantage n ° 99 of Aston Martin Racing's British GT champions (Andrew Howard and Jonny Adam), posted the 4th fastest time.   Championship leaders in the no60 Formula Racing Ferrari could only manage 6th fastest with Andrea Rizzoli posting a 1m41.663, 1.4 seconds slower than the lead Ferrari.

The final order in GTC at the chequered flag saw the no62 AF Corse Ferrari finishing just ahead of their teammates in the no63 458.  Former FIA GT3 European Champion Francesco Castellacci posted a 1m40.929 lap, just 0.075s ahead of Marco Cioci in the no63 car.  Championship leaders TDS Racing were 3rd fastest with Franck Perrara setting a 1m41.195, just 0.2 behind the lead car.

Several full course yellow procedures were required following problems primarily affecting the LMP3.

The cars are now set up for tomorrow’s qualifying session for the final race of the 2015 season.  The first of two qualifying sessions will get underway at 09h00 for LMGTE and GTC, followed at 09h30 for the LMP2 and LMP3.

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