Duncan Tappy set the pace for Lanan Racing from the outset of this evening’s hour-long Free Practice session, and though the top slot switched as first Job van Uitert then Scott Andrews showed what their Normas could do for RLR MSport and Cool Racing respectively, Tappy was able to respond to anything their Ligiers could throw at the head of the LMP3 entry.
Consistently fastest in Sector 2, the Mulsanne straight elements, the #25 car’s set-up was looking good.
With the second drivers taking their turn to get familiar with the circuit, United Autosports managed top-ten times as first Sean Rayhall and then James McGuire found form. This took the #33 Ligier JSP3 through to second-fastest for Rayhall.
Notably the #59 RLR MSport car did not set a time, Josh Burdon stationary in the pits with a brake issue.
1. #25 Duncan Tappy / Michael Benham: Lanan Racing Norma M30, 3:54.062
2. #33 John Falb /Sean Rayhall: United Autosport Ligier JSP3, 3:54.495
3. #9 Scott Andrews / Gerald Kraut: Cool Racing Norma M30, 3:54.541
In GT3 the #51 Spirit of Race Ferrari GT3 (4:01.137) of Maurizio Mediani and Christoph Ulrich led a 1-2 with the sister #54 car of Louis Soenen and Frederic Vervisch. That was until the last ten minutes, when the #71 AF Corse car delivered a 4:00.215 in the hands of Marco Cioci, sharing the 488 GT3 with Piergiuseppi Perazzini.
