Nielsen Racing has withdrawn the #7 Ligier JS P320 from the weekend’s action after Tony Wells told the team yesterday that he would be unavailable for the weekend. It is the first ELMS race that Wells will have missed since joining the Series at the start of the 2019 season.
Panis Racing Team Owner Olivier Panis is in action on track this weekend as the guest driver in the MitJet Series.
The 1996 Monaco Grand Prix winner is unlikely to be too intimidated by the c.230 bhp Renault powered midget racer, and is looking forward to the experience being “a lot of fun” around the Circuit de Catalunya in a packed field!
Salih Yoluc topped the times in the Friday afternoon Bronze test, lapping in 1:38.653 in the #34 Racing Team Turkey Oreca, over a second faster than John Falb in his APR machine.
360 Racing’s Terrence Woodward topped the LMP3 times with Absolute Racing Porsche driver Andrew Haryanto quickest in GTE.
Thunderstorms surrounded the circuit for a second consecutive evening yesterday but once again the track didn’t see a drop of rain. That may change for qualifying str with storms again set to sweep through mid-afternoon. No rain is though the forecast for race day on Sunday.
