Preparations for the first qualifying practice session this evening saw Toyota Gazoo Racing’s No.8 entry head the pair of Glickenhaus 007LMH Hypercars.

Corvette similarly enjoyed a 1-2 in LMGTE Pro, while in LMP2 it was the No.23 United Autosports USA entry topping the times.

LMGTE Am witnessed a good session for the ‘stars n stripes’ Weathertech Porsche entry as it led a pair of Aston Martins.

Hypercar  

• No.8 Toyota is quickest as Brendon Hartley sets the best lap of 3m29.411s with 20-minutes of three-hour session remaining
• Kiwi heads No.709 Glickenhaus entry by 0.476s
• Franck Mailleux had led the pack by setting an early session flyer with a 3m29.917s
• The Frenchman’s time was just 0.021s shy of José María López's quickest time of last Sunday’s test day
• Pipo Derani made it a 1-2 for most of the session in the No.708 Glickenhaus 007LMH with a time just 0.185s from the sister car and was eventually placed third
• Toyota Gazoo Racing’s No.7 GR010-Hybrid Hypercar places fourth as Kamui Kobayashi peaks on a 3m30.403s
• Alpine ELF Team ends session fifth on a 3m32.075 set by Andre Negrao in WEC points leading entry

LMGTE Pro  

• Corvette Racing’s Tommy Milner claims best free practice time for American entered squad as No.64 car heads stablemates in No.63 entry
• Milner’s 3m53.360s set early in session heads Antonio Garcia’s 3m54.339s effort in No.63 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R
• No.92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 third as 3m54.552s set by Michael Christensen stands as the fastest Porsche lap
• Gimmi Bruni’s 3m54.081s in the final hour sees Porsche GT Team place third and fourth
• Antonio Fuoco sets fifth-best time in LMGTE Pro aboard No.52 AF Corse Ferrari
• Sixth in class is Riley-entered Ferrari 488 GTE Evo as former Ferrari factory driver Sam Bird sets the best lap of 3m54.601s
• Problems for Spa winning No.51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo as car spends the majority of the session in pit box due to a technical issue, but James Calado manages to set seventh-best time in class in final 15 minutes of the session

LMP2   

• Alex Lynn stops clocks on a 3m30.238s best to take the best lap in LMP2 for the No.23 United Autosports USA entry he shares with Oliver Jarvis and youngest ever participant at Le Mans, Joshua Pierson
• Antonio Felix da Costa blasts to a late set second-fastest time in the final minutes of the session in No.38 JOTA car with a 3m31.624s
• Lap helps to soothe earlier difficulties after Will Stevens went off at first Mulsanne chicane and had to be towed from the gravel trap
• No.9 Prema Orlen Team third as Robert Kubica sets an early flyer of 3m31.881s
• 2021 LMP2 winners WRT fourth quickest as Spa sensation Robin Frijns sets 3m32.158 best
• Vector Sport also loses time in session after Ryan Cullen stops just after Dunlop bridge and has to be retrieved under Full Course Yellow
• No.35 Ultimate entry of Mathieu Lahaye has an early incident and damages the rear of the car but makes it back to the pits
• The incident for No.45 Algarve Pro entry in final moments sees heavy damage inflicted by Steven Thomas at the final chicane

LMGTE Am   

• No.79 Weathertech Porsche heads LMGTE Am with Julien Andlauer’s rapid 3m55.082 is almost a full second ahead of the competition in the bumper 23-car category
• GR Racing make it a Porsche 1-2 as British entered car places second with Ben Barker lapping in an impressive 3m55.941s
• TF Sport Aston Martin third as Marco Sorensen peaks with a 3m55.997s to head former teammate Nicki Thiim in No.98 Northwest AMR car
• D’Station Aston Martin makes it three Vantages in the top five as Tomonobu Fuji sets the quickest lap