Giovinazzi and Vanthoor top the combined practices this Friday at Imola with the same fastest lap. Six drivers are within the 0.5” mark with 2 Ferrari 499P, two BMW M Hybrid V8, one Alpine A424 and one Cadillac V_Series.R
Giovinazzi and Vanthoor in 1:31.040
Second practice ended with most drivers improving their 1st practice fastest lap. Antonio Giovinazzi sets the benchmark of combined session with a 1:31.040 in Ferrari 499P #51. Dries Vanthoor with #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 couldn’t get closer as he did drive his fastest lap in exactly the same time.
📷© Luc Warnotte at Imola. Ferrari 499P #51.
📷© Luc Warnotte at Imola. BMW M Hybrid V8 #15
Four drivers within the 0.5” mark.
Schumacher third
📷© Luc Warnotte at Imola. Alpine A 424 #36.
Third was the #36 Alpine A424, as Mick Schumacher achieved his best lap time with a 1:31.283s
Second Ferrari and BMW fourth and fifth
Antonio Fuoco was second of FP1 and improved his fastest lap during the afternoon session with a 1:31.394 while Robin Frijns got the BMW M Hybrid V8 #20 in the top 5 with a 1:31.518.
#38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R
📷© Luc Warnotte at Imola. Sebastien Bourdais literally flying with his #38 Cadillac V-Series.R at “Variante Alta”.
Sebastien Bourdais closes the top 6 within 0.5 sec. from Giovinazzi’s fastest lap with a 1:31.523.
Top 11 classification by driver after FP2
Source: FIA WEC
11 drivers drove their fastest lap within one second mark of Givonazzi’s fastest lap of the day.
Imola Schedule
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
10:40 11:40 FIA WEC FREE PRACTICE 3
14:30 14:42 FIA WEC QUALIFYING - LMGT3
14:50 15:00 FIA WEC QUALIFYING - HYPERPOLE LMGT3
15:10 15:22 FIA WEC QUALIFYING - HYPERCAR
15:30 15:40 FIA WEC QUALIFYING - HYPERPOLE HYPERCAR
SUNDAY, APRIL 20
13:00 19:00 FIA WEC Six Hours of Imola
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