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Silverstone, Free 2: Peugeot’s Pagenaud stuns his rivals!

In LM GTE Pro JMW Motorsport laid down a marker

By Franck Drui

9 September 2011 - 19:53

The no. 8 Peugeot set the quickest time in the first free session, and its sister car (no. 7) in the hands of Simon Pagenaud topped the time sheets in the second one. Even though the Peugeot drivers reckoned that the 908 was not the ideal car to tackle the quick Silverstone curves, the Frenchman put in a stunning lap in 1m 44.945s beating the quickest of the Audis no. 2 (1m 46.690s) by almost 2 seconds!

The best time in LM P2 was set by the Race Performance Oreca 03-Judd in 1m 52.720, 5/10s quicker than the Strakka Racing HPD ARX-O1d.

Steave Keeting was the fastest man on the track in Formula Le Mans for the Neil Garner Motorsport squad, which is racing on home soil with a trio of British drivers.

In LM GTE Pro JMW Motorsport laid down a marker in its Ferrari F458 Italia GTC in 2m 03.006s, and the Imsa Performance Matmut Porsche dominated the GTE Am category in 2m 05.852s.

Tomorrow, Saturday, the third free practice session will take place between 09h00 and 10h00 local time.

Pos	#	Team	Driver	Car	Cat	Time	Gap
1	7	Peugeot Sport Total	S. Bourdais / S. Pagenaud	Peugeot 908	LM P1	1:44.945
2	2	Audi Sport Team Joest	T. Kristensen / A. McNish	Audi R18 TDI	LM P1	1:46.690	+1.745
3	1	Audi Sport Team Joest	T. Bernhard / M. Fässler	Audi R18 TDI	LM P1	1:47.068	+2.123
4	8	Peugeot Sport Total	F. Montagny / S. Sarrazin	Peugeot 908	LM P1	1:47.845	+2.900
5	24	Oak Racing	J. Nicolet / A. Premat / O. Pla	Oak Pescarolo - Judd	LM P1	1:49.018	+4.073
6	12	Rebellion Racing	N. Jani / N. Prost	Lola B10/60 Coupé - Toyota	LM P1	1:50.023	+5.078
7	16	Pescarolo Team	E. Collard / C. Tinseau / J. Jousse	Pescarolo - Judd	LM P1	1:50.640	+5.695
8	13	Rebellion Racing	A. Belicchi / J. Boullion	Lola B10/60 Coupé - Toyota	LM P1	1:50.652	+5.707
9	15	Oak Racing	M. Lahaye / G. Moreau / P. Ragues	Oak Pescarolo - Judd	LM P1	1:51.080	+6.135
10	23	MK Corse	M. Cortes / F. Geri / G. Piccini	Zytek 09 Hybrid	LM P1	1:51.851	+6.906
11	007	Aston Martin Racing	A. Fernandez / C. Klien / H. Primat	Lola Aston Martin	LM P1	1:52.449	+7.504
12	40	Race Performance	M. Frey / R. Meichtry / M. Rostan	Oreca 03 - Judd	LM P2	1:52.720	+7.775
13	42	Strakka Racing	N. Leventis / D. Watts / J. Kane	HPD ARX -01d	LM P2	1:53.255	+8.310
14	41	Greaves Motorsport	K. Ojjeh / O. Lombard / T. Kimber-Smith	Zytek Z11SN - Nissan	LM P2	1:53.292	+8.347
15	46	TDS Racing	M. Beche / P. Thiriet / J. Firth	Oreca 03 - Nissan	LM P2	1:53.701	+8.756
16	45	Boutsen Energy Racing	D. Kraihamer / T. Ebbesvik	Oreca 03 - Nissan	LM P2	1:53.851	+8.906
17	26	Signatech Nissan	F. Mailleux / L. Ordoñez / J. Vernay	Oreca 03 - Nissan	LM P2	1:54.005	+9.060
18	36	RML	T. Erdos / M. Newton / B. Collins	HPD ARX -01d	LM P2	1:54.845	+9.900
19	43	RLR Msport	B. Gates / R. Garofall / W. Hughes	MG Lola EX265 - Judd	LM P2	1:55.550	+10.605
20	39	Pecom Racing	L. Perez-Companc / M. Russo / P. Kaffer	Lola B11/40 - Judd	LM P2	1:56.636	+11.691
21	92	Neil Garner Motorsport	J. Hartshorne / S. Keating / P. Keen	Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09	FLM	1:58.187	+13.242
22	35	Oak Racing	J. Yvon / F. Da Rocha / P. Lafargue	Oak Pescarolo - Judd	LM P2	1:58.722	+13.777
23	95	Pegasus Racing	M. Schultis / P. Simon / J. Schell	Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09	FLM	2:00.500	+15.555
24	93	Genoa Racing	B. Kronfli / A. Mitchell / J. Grogor	Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09	FLM	2:01.144	+16.199
25	99	JMB Racing	K. Marcelli / C. Ducote / L. Moro	Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09	FLM	2:01.376	+16.431
26	66	JMW Motorsport	R. Bell / J. Walker	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	2:03.006	+18.061
27	59	Luxury Racing	S. Ortelli / F. Makowiecki	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	2:03.158	+18.213
28	55	BMW Motorsport	A. Farfus / J. Müller	BMW M3	LM GTE Pro	2:03.215	+18.270
29	77	Team Felbermayr-Proton	M. Lieb / R. Lietz	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Pro	2:03.438	+18.493
30	76	IMSA Performance Matmut	P. Pilet / W. Henzler	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Pro	2:03.510	+18.565
31	71	AF Corse	J. Melo / T. Vilander	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	2:03.601	+18.656
32	56	BMW Motorsport	A. Priaulx / U. Alzen	BMW M3	LM GTE Pro	2:03.693	+18.748
33	70	Kessel Racing	M. Broniszewski / P. Peter	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	2:03.891	+18.946
34	75	Prospeed Competition	M. Goossens / M. Holzer	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Pro	2:03.976	+19.031
35	51	AF Corse	G. Fisichella / G. Bruni	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	2:04.243	+19.298
36	79	Jota	S. Dolan / S. Hancock / C. Buncombe	Aston Martin Vantage	LM GTE Pro	2:05.206	+20.261
37	58	Luxury Racing	A. Beltoise / F. Jakubowski / N. Marroc	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	2:05.564	+20.619
38	89	Hankook Team Farnbacher	D. Farnbacher / A. Simonsen	Ferrari F458 Italia	LM GTE Pro	H 2:05.638	+20.693
39	67	MSA Performance Matmut	N. Armindo / R. Narac	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Am	2:05.852	+20.907
40	57	Krohn Racing	T. Krohn / N. Jönson / M. Rugolo	Ferrari F430	LM GTE Am	2:05.920	+20.975
41	63	Proton Competition	P. Long / G. Roda	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Am	2:06.581	+21.636
42	65	Lotus Jetalliance	J. Rossiter / J. Mowlem / K. Wendlinger	Lotus Evora	LM GTE Pro	2:07.248	+22.303
43	62	CRS Racing	P. Ehret / T. Mullen / R. Wills	Ferrari F430	LM GTE Am	2:07.464	+22.519
44	88	Team Felbermayr-Proton	C. Ried / H. Felbermayr Jr.	Porsche 911 RSR (997)	LM GTE Am	2:07.787	+22.842
45	82	CRS Racing	K. Hummel / A. Christodoulou / P. Quaife	Ferrari F430	LM GTE Am	2:07.790	+22.845
46	61	AF Corse	P. Perazzini / M. Cioci / S. Lemeret	Ferrari F430	LM GTE Am	2:08.079	+23.134
47	50	Larbre Competition	P. Bornhauser / J. Canal / G. Gardel	Corvette C6-ZR1	LM GTE Am	2:08.085	+23.140
48	60	Gulf AMR Middle East	F. Giroix / R. Goethe / M. Wainwright	Aston Martin Vantage	LM GTE Am	2:08.636	+23.691
49	64	Lotus Jetalliance	L. Lichtner-Hoye / M. Rich / D. Heinemeier	Lotus Evora	LM GTE Pro	2:11.441	+26.496