After Ferrari during the lunch session, it was the Porsche 963 of championship leaders Laurens Vanthoor, André Lotterer and Kevin Estre which was the fastest, 121 thousandths ahead of the No. 50 499P of Molina-Nielsen-Fuoco . But with a best time of 2.04.162, she was still almost four seconds behind last year's pole. “The track still seems green, very slippery, we are having difficulty getting the tires to work correctly, admitted Dries Vanthoor, the driver of the No. 15 BMW WRT prototype, only seventeenth at 3.6. Before reassuring his fans: We haven't ridden in qualifying mode yet. We're preparing for the race.”
As was the case for the majority of competitors. After Lamborghini and Alpine in the morning, it was Cadillac (at 179 thousandths) and Toyota which stood out by finishing in 3rd and 4th place, while the Peugeot 9×8, without Stoffel Vandoorne retained in Berlin, remained very discreet.
Kubica: “The Raidillon more dangerous than in F1”
Eighth in the third Ferrari, the yellow one, Robert Kubica had fun: “The Raidillon in F1 was not a corner. In Hypercar, with little downforce, it is more difficult and therefore clearly more dangerous than in Formula 1. It’s exciting again.”
Bovy's Lambo 2nd in GT
Little surprise in GT with the best time from Ritomo Miyata's Lexus, 115 thousandths ahead of the Lamborghini of the very popular Sarah Bovy and the Irons Dames. The No. 46 BMW M4 WRT of Martin-Rossi-Al Harty was in 3rd place. But here too we are far from the times that these GT3s can achieve in the hands of the pros. Tom Van Rompuy's Corvette had to settle for 11th place. However, our compatriot hopes to be able to aim for a second pole this afternoon on his circuit. A similar objective for our “pink Panther” who will aim for the top of the ranking this Friday afternoon from 2:45 p.m. with the start of qualifying.
