FIA GT3: Sainteloc Audi quickest in first practice at Navarra

FIA GT3 Navarra Sainteloc

Dino Lunardi put the nr15 Sainteloc Audi R8 LMS at the top of the time sheets in the first Free Practice session of the FIA GT3 European Championship event at Navarra in Spain. The French driver posted a 1:41.224 lap.

The session restarted and it was Championship leader Francesco Castellacci in the nr50 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia who set the pace. At the end of Free Practice the Ferrari was just 0.039s behind the lead Audi.

The nr3 Graff Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of Mike Parisy was 3rd fastest, 0.439s behind the lead car and 0.055s ahead of the nr6 Need for Speed Team Schubert BMW in 4th.


Free Practice 1
PosCarClassDriversCarTimeLapsGap
115GT3Jerome Demay/Dino LunardiAudi R8 LMS01:41.22424
250GT3Federico Leo/Francesco CastellacciFerrari 458 Italia01:41.263270.039
33GT3Philippe Giauque/Mike ParisyMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT301:41.663250.439
46GT3Edward Sandström/Abdulaziz Al FaisalBMW Z4 GT301:41.718190.494
533GT3Enzo Ide/Greg FranchiAudi R8 LMS01:41.944200.720
614GT3Mikko Eskelinen/Christoffer NygaardFord GT01:42.033230.809
724GT3Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof/Albert von Thurn und TaxisLamborghini Gallardo LP60001:42.200250.976
835GT3Hoevert Vos/Jeroen den BoerBMW Z4 GT301:42.200250.976
938GT3Giacamo Petrobelli/Carlos IacomelliFerrari 458 Italia01:42.211150.987
1051GT3Daniel Brown/Glynn GeddieFerrari 458 Italia01:42.313261.089
1144GT3Dominik Baumann/Brice BosiMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT301:42.359271.135
127GT3Csaba Walter/Claudia HürtgenBMW Z4 GT301:42.510251.286
1323GT3Zakary Brown/Matthew BellAudi R8 LMS01:42.512291.288
1436GT3Harrie Kolen/Nicky CatsburgBMW Z4 GT301:42.618241.394
1522GT3Mark Patterson/Joseph OsborneAudi R8 LMS01:42.675281.451
164GT3Joakim Lambotte/Gregoire DemoustierMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT301:42.866291.642
1711GT3Leonid Machitski/Jarek JanisMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT301:42.914271.690
181GT3Paul van Splunteren/Maxime SouletPorsche 911 GT3 R01:43.242232.018
199GT3Gael Lesoudier/Maxime MartinAston Martin DBRS 901:43.436112.212
2045GT3Filip Sladecka/Patrick HirschMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT301:43.588262.364
2116GT3Pierre Hirschi/Lionel MazarsAudi R8 LMS01:43.705272.481
2212GT3Jan Stovicek/Jakub KnollMercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT301:43.753282.529
232GT3Petri Lappalainen/Jan HeylenPorsche 911 GT3 R01:44.409193.185
248GT3Frederic Gabillon/Jean-Charles BattutAston Martin DBRS 901:44.55023.326





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