Test Day – A Ferrari the fastest of the morning, alert at Peugeot

Driving began this Sunday on the Le Mans circuit with the first part of the Test Day. The #50 Ferrari set the best time, while the #93 Peugeot encountered a problem.

Published on 04/06/2023 à 13:16

Valentin GLO

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Test Day – A Ferrari the fastest of the morning, alert at Peugeot

Antonio Fuoco fastest of the morning at Le Mans - Photo Frédéric Le Floc'h / DPPI

The morning session of Test Day 24 Hours of Le Mans 2023 started at 10:00 a.m. this Sunday.
It was the LM P2s which covered the most laps during the morning.
As for the Hypercar category, the Peugeot No. 94 was the most diligent with 31 laps completed, ahead of the Toyota n°8 (30) and the Ferrari No. 51 (30).
On the clock, the fastest of the morning was the #499 Ferrari 50P in 3'30''686 driven by Antonio Fuoco.
The #94 Peugeot took second place in 3'31"346. Third position for Porsche 963 from Hertz Team JOTA in 3'31"477.
A red flag was displayed at 12:20 p.m. after the #93 Peugeot stopped on track. An alert has been detected on the car.
The session ended with another red flag after the #7 Toyota went off track while Mike conway was behind the wheel.
The challenge of this Test Day for newcomers to Le Mans is to complete the 10 laps allowing them to compete in the race next weekend. Mission accomplished for Dorian Pin (Prema) with 13 laps covered during this morning.
Resumption at 15:30 p.m. for three additional hours of driving on the Circuit de la Sarthe.

The complete ranking of the morning HERE

Top 5 Hypercars

1. Ferrari 499P #50 Ferrari AF Corse – Antonio Fuoco / Miguel Molina / Nicklas Nielsen – 3'30''686
2. Peugeot 9X8 #94 Peugeot TotalEnergies – Loïc duval / Gustavo Menezes / Nico Müller – 3'31''346
3. Porsche 963 #38 Hertz Team JOTA – Antonio Felix Da Costa / Will Stevens / Yifei Ye – 3'31''477
4. Ferrari 499P #51 Ferrari AF Corse – Alessandro Pier Guidi / James Calado / Antonio Giovinazzi – 3'31''636
5. Toyota GR010 Hybrid #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Mike Conway / Kamui Kobayashi / Jose Maria Lopez – 3'31''856

The best times in the other three categories:

LMP2: Oreca 07-Gibson #47 COOLRacing – Reshad de Gérus / Vladislav Lomko / simon pagenaud – 3'36''409
LMGTE Am: Ferrari 488 GTE Evo #66 JMW Motorsport – Thomas Neubauer / Louis Prette / Giacomo Petrobelli – 3'56''623
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 #24 Hendrick Motorsports – Jimmie Johnson / Mike Rockenfeller / Jenson Button – 3'56''880

IN PICTURES – The 2nd day of the 24 Hours of Le Mans weigh-in