FP3 – Toyota takes the lead in Austin

Si certains observateurs s’inquiétaient hier de l’écart séparant Porsche et Toyota, le manufacturier nippon les a rassurés ce matin. La TS050 Hybrid n°8 de Buemi-Nakajima-Sarrazin set the best time in the third free practice session for the 6 Hours of the Circuit of the Americas in 1'45"712. The No. 919 2 Hybrid of Bamber-Bernhard-Hartley is second at 1 seconds, the top three being completed by the second Porsche, which concedes more than two seconds to the benchmark brand, as does the second TS753 Hybrid, fourth. .

Already in good spirits in Mexico as well as yesterday, Matthieu Vaxivière was the most visible in LM P2, in 1’53”541. The #07 Oreca 28 of TDS Racing which he shares with François Perrodo and Emmanuel Collard was ahead of the #0 of Jackie Chan DC Racing by 041”37 and the #0 Oreca 716 of CEFC Manor by 07”24 TRS Racing led by Jean-Eric Vergne. Fast yesterday, the #07 Oreca 26 of G-Drive Racing brings up the rear, at 3”1.

The #66 Ford GT from Mücke-Pla was the fastest in the GTE Pro in 2:02. The two follow Ferrari 488 GTE at 0”8. The two Porsche 911 RSRs are 1”3 and the Aston Martin Vantage a little further still.

The No. 95 of Sorensen-Thiim was even preceded by Dalla's sister car Lana-Lamy-Lauda, ​​credited with the best time in GTE Am ahead of the No. 488 and 54 Ferrari 61 GTEs.

See you at 23:35 p.m. for qualifying.