Estoril, FP3: Jani and Armindo up the pace!

Jani went pedal to the metal in the no. 12 Rebellion

Estoril, FP3: Jani and Armindo up the pace!
Author: Franck Drui
24 September 2011 - 12:39

This morning the drivers took part in the third free practice session for the Estoril 6 Hours. Neel Jani went pedal to the metal in the no. 12 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota, and got round in 1m 30.034s beating Julien Jousse in the Pescarolo-Judd who lapped in 1m 30.703s.

Mathias Beche in the TDS Racing Oreca 03-Nissan topped the time sheets in LM P2 in 1m 31.693s followed by the Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN-Nissan.

In Formula Le Mans, Nicolas Marroc upped the pace setting a 1m 36.693s early on which wasn’t beaten. This puts JMB Racing in the position of favourite for the race, while Pegasus Racing is gunning for the title.

In LM GTE Nicolas Armindo put in a stunning lap in the no. 67 Porsche 997 in 1m 39.493s. It was not only the fastest time in GTE Am, but was also quicker than all the LM GTE Pros!

In the latter category Richard Lietz in his Porsche came out on top with a time of 1m 39.618s for Felbermayr-Proton, just ahead of Rob Bell in the JMW Motorsport Ferrari F458 Italia who got round in 1m 39.625s.

Pos#TeamDriverCarCatTimeGap
1 12 Rebellion Racing N. Jani / N. Prost Lola B10/60 Coupé - Toyota LM P1 1:30.034
2 16 Pescarolo Team E. Collard / C. Tinseau / J. Jousse Pescarolo - Judd LM P1 1:30.703 +0.669
3 46 TDS Racing M. Beche / P. Thiriet / J. Firth Oreca 03 - Nissan LM P2 1:31.693 +1.659
4 13 Rebellion Racing A. Belicchi / J. Boullion Lola B10/60 Coupé - Toyota LM P1 1:31.968 +1.934
5 41 Greaves Motorsport K. Ojjeh / O. Lombard / T. Kimber-Smith Zytek Z11SN - Nissan LM P2 1:32.365 +2.331
6 45 Boutsen Energy Racing D. Kraihamer / T. Ebbesvik Oreca 03 - Nissan LM P2 1:32.480 +2.446
7 42 Strakka Racing N. Leventis / D. Watts / J. Kane HPD ARX - 01d LM P2 1:32.750 +2.716
8 40 Race Performance M. Frey / R. Meichtry / J. Hirschi Oreca 03 - Judd LM P2 1:33.967 +3.933
9 39 Pecom Racing L. Perez Companc / M. Russo / P. Kaffer Lola B11/40 - Judd LM P2 1:34.604 +4.570
10 43 RLR Msport B. Gates / R. Garofall / W. Hughes MG Lola EX265 - Judd LM P2 1:34.891 +4.857
11 44 Extreme Limite AM Paris F. Rosier / M. Mello-Breyner / P. Mello-Breyner Norma M200P - Judd LM P2 1:36.652 +6.618
12 99 JMB Racing P. Kutemann / N. Marroc Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 FLM 1:36.734 +6.700
13 92 Neil Garner Motorsport J. Hartshorne / T. Graves / A. Kapadia Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 FLM 1:37.261 +7.227
14 95 Pegasus Racing M. Schultis / P. Simon / J. Schell Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 FLM 1:37.896 +7.862
15 67 IMSA Performance Matmut N. Armindo / R. Narac Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Am 1:39.493 +9.459
16 77 Team Felbermayr - Proton M. Lieb / R. Lietz Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Pro 1:39.618 +9.584
17 66 JMW Motorsport R. Bell / J. Walker Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 1:39.625 +9.591
18 75 Prospeed Competition M. Goossens / M. Holzer Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Pro 1:39.864 +9.830
19 76 IMSA Performance Matmut P. Pilet / W. Henzler Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Pro 1:39.937 +9.903
20 89 Hankook Team Farnbacher D. Farnbacher / A. Simonsen Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 1:40.379 +10.345
21 71 AF Corse J. Melo / T. Vilander Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 1:40.382 +10.348
22 51 AF Corse G. Fisichella / G. Bruni Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 1:40.520 +10.486
23 79 Jota S. Dolan / S. Hancock Aston Martin Vantage LM GTE Pro 1:40.580 +10.546
24 90 JMB Racing S. Ayari / M. Rodrigues / P. Ballay Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 1:40.642 +10.608
25 61 AF Corse P. Perazzini / M. Cioci / S. Lemeret Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 1:42.101 +12.067
26 82 CRS Racing K. Hummel / A. Christodoulou / P. Quaife Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 1:42.402 +12.368
27 88 Team Felbermayr - Proton C. Ried / H. Felbermayr Jr. Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Am 1:42.766 +12.732
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