Session 3
Mercedes-AMG dominated the top of the times in the third session of the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Prologue at Circuit Paul Ricard, with seven AMG GT3 Evos in the top eight.
GetSpeed’s #3 entry was fastest, setting a best lap time of a 1’53.657”. This was almost four tenths quicker than the sister #2 effort, with Boutsen VDS’ pair of AMGs rounding out the top four.
Breaking the Mercedes-AMG stranglehold was Garage 59’s #59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo, which set a best time of 1’54.410” to end up fifth fastest.
Sixth, and quickest in the Bronze Cup, was Winward Racing’s #81 AMG GT3 Evo.
Barwell Motorsport’s #78 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 completed the most laps, 96. This was three more than the #8 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3. This was the Barwell Huracán’s first running of the Prologue, as the car did not take to the track on the opening day.
Other cars to only run on the second day include the #111 CSA Racing McLaren and #777 AlManar Racing by WRT BMW.
As was the case in yesterday’s opening session, the track started off wet but dried throughout the four hours of running.
The session ran without any major stoppages, although a Red Flag did bring it to an early end.
Session 4
CSA Racing were fastest in the final session of the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Prologue at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Their #111 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo set a 1’53.602”, the quickest time across all 14 hours of testing.
This ends a run of five consecutive Prologues where a Mercedes-AMG was fastest.
M-AMG Team GetSpeed were second quickest with their #2 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, 0.335 seconds slower than the McLaren. VSR’s #163 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo rounded out the top three.
Winward Racing’s #48 AMG GT3 Evo was fourth, ahead of the #6 GetSpeed and #81 Winward AMGs, which also led the Silver and Bronze Cup classes respectively.
Seventh overall, and fastest in the Gold Cup, was Tresor Attempto Racing’s #88 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II.
GRT – Grasser Racing Team’s pair of Huracáns completed the most laps. The Silver Cup-entered #19 did 60 laps in the three-hour session, two more than the Pro class #63.
The session started out dry, but mid-session rain saw most teams bring their test to an early end.
The #32 Team WRT BMW and #51 AF Corse – Francorchamps Motors Ferrari both elected not to run on the final day of the Prologue.
The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup field will return to the Circuit Paul Ricard on 11/12 April for a six-hour season opener. The Sprint Cup begins three weeks later at Brands Hatch on 3/4 May.
Photos: SRO/JEP
