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Estoril, FP3: Jani and Armindo up the pace!

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

By 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	#	Team	Driver	Car	Cat	Time	Gap
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