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Signatech Alpine lead the way in Budapest

ELMS - 13/09/2013

The first free practice session for the 3 Hours of the Hungaroring saw the nr36 Signatech Alpine of Nelson Panciatici and Pierre Ragues setting the fastest lap in the 60-minute session ahead of tomorrow's penultimate race of the 2013 European Le Mans Series. 

Panciatici's time of 1m37.529 was just 0.077 seconds ahead of Brendon Hartley in the nr18 Murphy Prototypes Oreca-Nissan and 0.327s ahead of Oliver Turvey in the nr38 JOTA SPORT Zytek-Nissan. 

The nr46 Algarve Pro Racing Team FLM Oreca 09 of Nicky Catsburg and C.O. Jones set the pace in LMPC with a best time of 1m41.351, 0.8 seconds quicker than their nearest rivals, points leaders Gary Hirsch and Paul Loup Chatin in the nr49 Team Endurance Challenge Oreca. 

In LMGTE it was a Ferrari / Porsche battle with the Prancing Horse getting the upper hand in the form of the JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia of Andrea Bertolini and Joel Camathias finishing the session 0.8 seconds ahead of the nr77 Proton Competition Porsche and 1.2 seconds quicker than the nr75 Prospeed Competition 911. 

In GTC double race winning   team SMP Racing held sway, with the nr72 Ferrari of Luca Persiani posting a 1m47.684, 0.8 seconds ahead of Viktor Shaitar in the nr69 SMP Racing 458.  The Kox Racing Lamborghini Peter Kox was third quickest, 1.1 seconds behind the leading Russian Ferrari. 

The second free practice session begins at 15:40 here in Budapest.

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