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Imola, FP 2: Peugeot tops rainy session

Only 29 cars set a time

By Franck Drui

1 July 2011 - 20:54

A storm soaked the track mid-afternoon so only 29 cars took part in the second free session reduced to 60 minutes. At the end, the two Peugeot 908s topped the time sheets with no. 8 in front of no. 7. They were followed by the no. 46 LM P2 Oreca 03-Nissan entered by TDS Racing.

At 15h00, a violent storm hit the Imola circuit. Only 28 cars took to the very wet track between 17h00 and 18h00. Some of the front-runners like .the No. 1 Audi R18 TDI, the no. 13 Rebellion Racing Lola B10/60 Coupé, the no. 16 Pescarolo– Judd of Team Pescarolo, the no. 41 Greaves Motorsport LM P2 Zytek Z11SN – Nissan, the AF Corse Ferraris and the no. 50 Corvette C6-ZR1 entered by Larbre Compétition did not leave their pits.

The classification throws little light on the strengths of the various teams. At the end the two Peugeot 908s finished on top in front of the first LM P2, the no. 46 LM P2 Oreca 03-Nissan entered by TDS Racing. The no. 2 Audi R18 TDI was fourth, over 4 seconds slower than the quickest French car.

The first LM GTE Pro, the no. 75 Prospeed Porsche 911 RSR was tenth in front of the first LM GTE AM, the no. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 RSR.

The cars will start the third and last session at 08h55 tomorrow morning for 60 minutes on what should be a dry track.

Pos	#	Team	Driver	Car	Cat	Time	Gap
1	7	Peugeot Sport Total	S. Bourdais/A. Davidson	Peugeot 908	LM P1	1:52.553
2	8	Peugeot Sport Total	F. Montagny/S. Sarrazin	Peugeot 908	LM P1	1:53.302	+0.749
3	46	TDS Racing	M. Beche/P. Thiriet/J. Firth	Oreca 03 - Nissan	LM P2	1:54.457	+1.904
4	2	Audi Sport Team Joest	T. Kristensen/A. McNish	Audi R18 TDI	LM P1	1:56.804	+4.251
5	39	Pecom Racing	L. Perez-Companc/M. Russo/P. Kaffer	Lola B11/40 - Judd	LM P2	1:58.062	+5.509
6	12	Rebellion Racing	N. Jani/N. Prost	Lola B10/60 Coupe - Toyota	LM P1	1:58.111	+5.558
7	15	Oak Racing	P. Ragues/G. Moreau	Oak Pescarolo - Judd	LM P1	1:59.785	+6.232
8	45	Boutsen Energy Racing	D. Kraihamer/N. De Crem	Oreca 03 - Nissan	LM P2	1:59.250	+6.697
9	26	Signatech Nissan	F. Mailleux/L. Ordoñez/S. Ayari	Oreca 03 - Nissan	LM P2	1:59.776	+7.223
10	75	Prospeed Competition	M. Goossens/M. Holzer	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Pro	2:00.407	+7.854
11	67	IMSA Performance Matmut	N. Armindo/R. Narac	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Am	2:01.257	+8.704
12	40	Race Performance	M. Frey/R. Meichtry/M. Rostan	Oreca 03 - Judd	LM P2	2:01.636	+9.083
13	36	RML	T. Erdos/M. Newton/B. Collins	HPD ARX -01d	LM P2	2:02.115	+9.562
14	76	IMSA Performance Matmut	P. Pilet/W. Henzler	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Pro	2:02.327	+9.774
15	44	Extreme Limite AM Paris	F. Rosier/M. Basso	Norma M200P - Judd	LM P2	2:02.537	+9.984
16	56	BMW Motorsport	D. Werner/P. Lamy	BMW M3	LM GTE Pro	2:03.049	+10.496
17	92	Neil Garner Motorsport	J. Hartshorne/S. Keating/P. Keen	FLM - Oreca - 09	FLM	2:03.246	+10.693
18	82	CRS Racing	K. Hummel/A. Christodoulou/P. Quaife	Ferrari F430	LM GTE Am	2:04.055	+11.502
19	43	RLR Msport	B. Gates/R. Garofall/S. Phillips	MG Lola EX265 - Judd	LM P2	2:04.897	+12.344
20	57	Krohn Racing	T. Krohn/N. Jonsson/M. Rugolo	Ferrari F430	LM GTE Am	2:05.546	+12.993
21	79	Jota	S. Dolan/S. Hancock	Aston Martin Vantage	LM GTE Pro	2:06.03	+13.479
22	95	Pegasus Racing	M. Schultis/P. Simon/J. Schell	FLM - Oreca - 09	FLM	2:06.569	+14.016
23	89	Hankook Team Farmbacher	D. Farnbacher/A. Simonsen	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	2:06.913	+14.360
24	58	Luxury Racing	A. Beltoise/F. Jakubowski/R. Firman	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	2:07.081	+14.528
25	66	JMW Motorsport	R. Bell/J. Walker	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	2:07.325	+14.772
26	35	Oak Racing	A. Barlesi/F. Da Rocha/P. Lafargue	Oak Pescarolo - Judd	LM P2	2:08.182	+15.629
27	64	Lotus Jetalliance	O. Slingerland/M. Rich/L. Lichtner-Hoyer	Lotus Evora	LM GTE Pro	2:08.864	+16.311
28	62	CRS Racing	P. Ehret/S. Lynn/R. Wills	Ferrari F430	LM GTE Am	2:09.779	+17.226
29	55	BMW Motorsport	A. Farfus/J. Muller	BMW M3	LM GTE Pro	2:12.048	+19.495
30	1	Audi Sport Team Joest	T. Bernhard/M. Fassler	Audi R18 TDI	LM P1	-.—.---	+—.---
31	13	Rebellion Racing	A. Belicchi/J. Boullion	Lola B10/60 Coupe - Toyota	LM P1	-.—.---	+—.---
32	16	Pescarolo Team	E. Collard/C. Tinseau/J. Jousse	Pescarolo - Judd	LM P1	-.—.---	+—.---
33	23	MIK Corse	M. Cortes/F. Geri/G. Piccini	Zytek 09	LM P1	-.—.---	+—.---
34	33	Level 5 Motorsports	S. Tucker/C. Bouchut/J. Barbosa	Lola Coupe - HPD	LM P2	-.—.---	+—.---
35	41	Greaves Motorsport	K. Ojjeh/O. Lombard/T. Kimber-Smith	Zytek Z11SN - Nissan	LM P2	-.—.---	+—.---
36	42	Strakka Racing	N. Leventis/D. Watts/J. Kane	HPD ARX -01d	LM P2	-.—.---	+—.---
37	49	Oak Racing	J. Nicolet/A. Premat	Oak Pescarolo - Judd	LM P2	-.—.---	+—.---
38	50	Larbre Competition	P. Bornhauser/J. Canal/G. Gardel	Corvette C6-ZR1	LM GTE Am	-.—.---	+—.---
39	51	AF Corse	G. Fisichella/G. Bruni	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	-.—.---	+—.---
40	59	Luxury Racing	S. Ortelli/F. Makowiecki	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	-.—.---	+—.---
41	61	AF Corse	P. Perazzini/M. Cioci/S. Lemeret	Ferrari F430	LM GTE Am	-.—.---	+—.---
42	63	Proton Competition	P. Long/G. Roda	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Am	-.—.---	+—.---
43	65	Lotus Jetalliance	J. Rossiter/J. Mowlem/J. Hirschi	Lotus Evora	LM GTE Pro	-.—.---	+—.---
44	71	AF Corse	J. Melo/T. Vilander	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	-.—.---	+—.---
45	77	Team Felbermayr - Proton	M. Lieb/R. Lietz	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Pro	-.—.---	+—.---
46	88	Team Felbermayr-Proton	C. Ried/H. Felbermayr Jr.	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Am	-.—.---	+—.---
47	91	Hope Racing	L. Moro/S. Zhang/T. Graves	FLM - Oreca - 09	FLM	-.—.---	+—.---
48	93	Genoa Racing	E. Julian/C. Zugel/J. Petersen	FLM - Oreca - 09	FLM	-.—.---	+—.---
49	99	JMB Racing	C. Ducote/K. Marcelli/N. Marroc	FLM - Oreca - 09	FLM	-.—.---	+—.---