WEC: Toyota runs 1-2 in Test Session 3 for the Prologue at Sebring
Mike Conway reeled off a best lap of 1m48.473s in his No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid to go quickest in the third session in the FIA World Endurance Championship Prologue pre-season test at Sebring International Raceway.
Toyota Gazoo Racing was 1-2 on the time charts once again, as Conway’s pace-setting lap was 0.008 seconds faster than teammate Sebastien Buemi in the No. 8 Toyota.
The No. 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 of Michael Christensen was third with a 1:49.073 lap time, followed by Alex Lynn’s No. 2 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-Series.R, which was fourth.
Kevin Estre completed the top five in the No. 5 Porsche.
James Calado lost control of the hybrid-powered LMH No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari 499P over the bumps in Turn 1 on his out lap. Calado escaped injury.
LMP2 was led by the No. 22 United Autosports Oreca 07 Gibson of Filipe Albuquerque.
Porsche continued to lead the way in GTE-Am, with Porsche 911 RSR-19s occupying the top five positions, led by Matteo Cairoli in the No. 56 Project 1 – AO entry.
Sebring Test Session 3 Results
| POS | NO. | CLASS | TEAM | DRIVERS | CAR | TIME | BEHIND | LAPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Hypercar H | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | Conway M. Kobayashi K. Lopez J. |
 |
Toyota GR010 HYBRID
|
1:48.473 | 0.000 | 50 |
| 2 | 8 | Hypercar H | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING | Buemi S. Hartley B. Hirakawa R. |
 |
Toyota GR010 HYBRID
|
1:48.481 | 0.008 | 68 |
| 3 | 5 | Hypercar H | PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT | Cameron D. Christensen M. Makowiecki F. |
 |
Porsche 963
|
1:49.073 | 0.600 | 36 |
| 4 | 2 | Hypercar H | CADILLAC RACING | Bamber E. Lynn A. Westbrook R. |
 |
Cadillac V-Series.R
|
1:49.182 | 0.709 | 47 |
| 5 | 6 | Hypercar H | PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT | Estre K. Lotterer A. Vanthoor L. |
 |
Porsche 963
|
1:49.285 | 0.812 | 48 |
| 6 | 94 | Hypercar H | PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES | Duval L. Menezes G. Muller N. |
 |
Peugeot 9X8
|
1:49.302 | 0.829 | 54 |
| 7 | 93 | Hypercar H | PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES | Fuoco A. Molina M. Nielsen N. |
 |
Peugeot 9X8
|
1:49.568 | 1.095 | 44 |
| 8 | 50 | Hypercar H | FERRARI AF CORSE | Di Resta P. Jensen M. Vergne J. |
 |
Ferrari 499P
|
1:49.954 | 1.481 | 56 |
| 9 | 4 | Hypercar | FLOYD VANWALL RACING TEAM | Dillmann T. Guerrieri E. Villeneuve J. |
 |
Vanwall Vandervell 680
|
1:50.038 | 1.565 | 41 |
| 10 | 22 | LM P2 | UNITED AUTOSPORTS | Lubin F. Hanson P. Albuquerque F. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:50.577 | 2.104 | 58 |
| 11 | 63 | LM P2 | PREMA RACING | Pin D. Bortolotti M. Kvyat D. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:50.860 | 2.387 | 58 |
| 12 | 48 | LM P2 | HERTZ TEAM JOTA | Beckmann D. Ye Y. Stevens W. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:51.000 | 2.527 | 62 |
| 13 | 28 | LM P2 | JOTA | Heinemeier-Hansson D. Fittipaldi P. Rasmussen O. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:51.000 | 2.527 | 55 |
| 14 | 31 | LM P2 | TEAM WRT | Gelael S. Habsburg F. Frijns R. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:51.156 | 2.683 | 63 |
| 15 | 708 | Hypercar | GLICKENHAUS RACING | Dumas R. Briscoe R. Pla O. |
 |
Glickenhaus 007
|
1:51.173 | 2.700 | 39 |
| 16 | 36 | LM P2 | ALPINE ELF TEAM | Vaxiviere M. Canal J. Milesi C. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:51.286 | 2.813 | 60 |
| 17 | 23 | LM P2 | UNITED AUTOSPORTS | Pierson J. Blomqvist T. Jarvis O. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:51.317 | 2.844 | 49 |
| 18 | 41 | LM P2 | TEAM WRT | Andrade R. Kubica R. Deletraz L. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:51.432 | 2.959 | 39 |
| 19 | 34 | LM P2 | INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION | Ugran F. Viscaal B. Caldarelli A. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:51.601 | 3.128 | 49 |
| 20 | 9 | LM P2 | PREMA RACING | Smiechowski J. Scherer F. Costa A. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:51.613 | 3.140 | 60 |
| 21 | 10 | LM P2 | VECTOR SPORT | Cullen R. Kaiser M. Aubry G. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:51.877 | 3.404 | 61 |
| 22 | 35 | LM P2 | ALPINE ELF TEAM | Negrão A. Rojas M. Caldwell O. |
 |
Oreca 07 – Gibson
|
1:53.230 | 4.757 | 49 |
| 23 | 56 | LM GTE Am | PROJECT 1 – AO | Hyett P. Jeannette G. Cairoli M. |
 |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19
|
1:59.170 | 10.697 | 50 |
| 24 | 60 | LM GTE Am | IRON LYNX | Schiavoni C. Cressoni M. Picariello A. |
 |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19
|
1:59.267 | 10.794 | 53 |
| 25 | 85 | LM GTE Am | IRON DAMES | Bovy S. Gatting M. Frey R. |
 |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19
|
1:59.270 | 10.797 | 59 |
| 26 | 77 | LM GTE Am | DEMPSEY – PROTON RACING | Ried C. Pedersen M. Andlauer J. |
 |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19
|
1:59.302 | 10.829 | 59 |
| 27 | 88 | LM GTE Am | PROTON COMPETITION | Hardwick R. Robichon Z. Tincknell H. |
 |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19
|
1:59.305 | 10.832 | 53 |
| 28 | 57 | LM GTE Am | KESSEL RACING | Kimura T. Huffaker S. Serra D. |
 |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
|
1:59.332 | 10.859 | 17 |
| 29 | 54 | LM GTE Am | AF CORSE | Flohr T. Castellacci F. Rigon D. |
 |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
|
1:59.392 | 10.919 | 48 |
| 30 | 86 | LM GTE Am | GR RACING | Keating B. Varrone N. Catsburg N. |
 |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19
|
1:59.497 | 11.024 | 54 |
| 31 | 83 | LM GTE Am | RICHARD MILLE AF CORSE | Wainwright M. Pera R. Barker B. |
 |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
|
1:59.735 | 11.262 | 39 |
| 32 | 33 | LM GTE Am | CORVETTE RACING | Costantini S. Mann S. De Pauw U. |
 |
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R
|
1:59.863 | 11.390 | 55 |
| 33 | 21 | LM GTE Am | AF CORSE | Perez Companc L. Wadoux L. Rovera A. |
 |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo
|
2:00.063 | 11.590 | 51 |
| 34 | 25 | LM GTE Am | ORT BY TF | Al Harthy A. Dinan M. Eastwood C. |
 |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR
|
2:00.183 | 11.710 | 45 |
| 35 | 777 | LM GTE Am | D’STATION RACING | Hoshino S. Stevenson C. Fujii T. |
 |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR
|
2:00.372 | 11.899 | 34 |
| 36 | 98 | LM GTE Am | NORTHWEST AMR | Northwest Amr
Dalla Lana P. Jefferies A. Thiim N. Merrill T. |
 |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR
|
2:00.438 | 11.965 | 46 |
| 37 | 51 | Hypercar H | FERRARI AF CORSE | Pier Guidi A. Calado J. Giovinazzi A. |
 |
Ferrari 499P
|
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