Le Mans – Audi in the lead at the break

Although a few drops of rain appeared on the track this morning, the weather remained generally dry, which allowed the teams to run freely even if the track remained oily. Loïc duval took advantage of the last moments of the morning to set the best provisional time (3'27"732) with the No. 18 Audi R3 ultra. Tom Kristensen had to lose by three tenths with a #18 R2 e-tron which encountered some electrical problems at the start of the session. Sébastien Buemi proves that the Toyota TS030 est dans le rythme puisque le Suisse termine à cinq dixièmes du leader avec la n°8. La seconde R18 e-tron, la TS030 n°7 et la R18 ultra n°4 viennent compléter le top six avec une seconde de retard pour les deux dernières.

The No. 03 HPD ARX-21a of Strakka Racing is the first private LMP1 even if it is more than six seconds behind. Rebellion Racing's #12 Lola B60/12-Toyota followed nine seconds behind just ahead of Pescarolo's Dome S102.5 where Seiji Ara completed the required ten laps before having to pit at the end of the session. Victim of going off the track, Guillaume Moreau, the driver of the Oak Pescarolo n°15, was transferred to hospital for examinations.

The #35 Oak Racing Morgan leads the LMP2 class (3'41"615) with very good times set by Dominik Heinemeier-Hansson. Jota's No. 11 Zytek Z38SN-Nissan is four tenths ahead of Level 03 Motorsports' No. 33 HPD ARX-5b. Highcroft Racing's DeltaWing finished the morning with the 30th fastest time (3'47"980).

Ferrari dominates the GTE Pro with the #458 Luxury Racing F59 in the lead (3'58"869) with a one second lead ahead of the other #458 AF Corse F51. L'Aston Martin Vantage V8 No. 97 follows in third place. The No. 8 V99 Vantage, on the other hand, leads the GTE Am.

The Test day will resume at 14 p.m.