3 Audi and 3 McLaren in top 10 of Test Day 1 in Spa

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Three Audi and Three McLaren are in top 10 of combined session fastest lap during the first Test Day in Spa for the next CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa. Two Mercedes-AMG, one Aston Martin and one Lamborghini complete the top 10.

Paul Evrard fastest of the day

Paul Evrard with #25 Saintéloc Racing Audi was the fastest of the morning session with a 2:16.223 which is the benchmark of the day.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2025. #25 Saintéloc Racing Audi

Two McLaren in top 3

Louis Prette in #58 Garage 59 McLaren was second fastest with a 2:16.229, 0.078” fastest than sister #188 Garage 59 driven by Jack Hawksworth with a 2:16.307. Those are the top three of the morning session and the combined test day 1 session as well.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2025. #33 Verstappen dot com Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo (left); #777 Al Manar Racing by Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 EVO (right).

Two additional Audi in top 10

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2025. #50 Sainteloc Racing Audi (left); #27 QMMF By Sainteloc Audi (right).

Lorens Lecertua driving #50 Sainteloc Racing Audi was the fastest of the afternoon session with a 2:16.331 which is the fourth of the day. Julian Hanses got his #27 QMMF By Sainteloc Audi in P8 of the day set during the afternoon session with a 2:16.635.

Mercedes-AMG works drivers in top 5 of afternoon session

Fabian Schiller with #17 M-AMG Team GetSpeed Mercedes was second of session 2 which is the fifth fastest lap of the day. Maro Engel in #48 Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-Filter Mercedes AMG is ninth of the day (fourth of session 2) with a 2:16.635.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2025. #17 M-AMG Team GetSpeed Mercedes (left); #48 Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-Filter Mercedes AMG (right)

A third McLaren in top 10

Michael Porter with #5 Optimum Motorsport McLaren was third of session 2 which is the sixth of the day with a 2:16.598.

#5 Optimum Motorsport McLaren

#5 Optimum Motorsport McLaren

#33 Verstappen.com Racing Aston Martin Vantage ninth

Thierry Vermeulen driving #33 Verstappen.com Racing Aston Martin Vantage did set the fourth fastest lap of session 1 with a 2:16.728 which is the ninth of the day.

#33 Verstappen.com Racing Aston Martin Vantage

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2025. #33 Verstappen.com Racing Aston Martin Vantage

#63 Lamborghini tenth

Mirko Bortolotti closes the top 10 with #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini with a 2:16.770 set during session 2.

#63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps 2025. #63 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini

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