EL3 – Rebellion passes Toyota in Shanghai

The rain gave way to a beautiful blue sky. But be careful not to get a taste for it because tomorrow, for the race, the bad weather should be back. The times of this third free practice session should therefore be analyzed with caution.

The fact remains that Rebellion Racing gained confidence by signing the two best times of the session, dominated by the No. 13 R1 of Jani-Lotterer-Senna, credited with a lap in 1'45"137. As a reminder, last year, Sébastien Buemi set the best lap in the race in 1'45"892. The second R13, entrusted to Beche-Laurent-Menezes, follows at 0 »019 and precedes the two by a breath Toyota, which concede 0 »027 and 0 »184 to the reference mark. SMP Racing also places its two BR1-AERs in the same second.

Shod with Michelin tires, the No. 07 Oreca 31 fielded by DragonSpeed ​​for Maldonado-Davidson-Gonzalez climbed to the top of the hierarchy in LM P2 thanks to a lap completed in 1'50"907. She is ahead ofAlpine A470 n°36 and the two Oreca 07s from Jackie Chan DC Racing.

In GTE Pro, thanks to a lap completed in 1’59”628, theAston Martin Vantage AMR n°95 of Sorensen-Thiim took the lead. The top three is completed by the No. 66 Ford GT from Pla-Mücke and the Porsche 911 RSR n°92 from Christensen-Estre. The best of Ferrari is fourth, while Corvette Racing brings up the rear, but the 11 cars in the category are grouped into eight tenths.

Finally, the best time in GTE Am goes to the No. 488 Ferrari 61 GTE from Clearwater Racing.

Meet at 7 a.m. French time for qualifying.