Ferrari 1-2 in FP1 at COTA for Lone Star Le Mans

Antonio Giovinazzi and Antonio Fuoco get Ferrari 499P on top of First Free Practice this morning at the Circuit of The Americas.

Ferrari 1-2 with both Antonios factory drivers

Antonio Giovinazzi did set his fastest lap in his third lap early in the session with a 1:53.824 scoring the benchmark of the session in the #51 Ferrari 499P.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Circuit of The Americas. #51 Ferrari 499P

Antonio Fuoco was 0.205 seconds slower in sister #50.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Circuit of The Americas. #50 Ferrari 499P

Alpine third and fifth

Victor Martins aboard the #36 Alpine Endurance Team A424 was third fastest in the session with a 1:54.223 while his teammate Charles Milesi, ended fifth with a 1:54.336 in sister #35.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Circuit of The Americas. #36 Alpine Endurance Team Alpine A424 left; sister #35 right

Toyota fourth and sixth

Both Toyota TR010 Hybrid were a long time third and fourth during the session with Ryo HIRAKAWA ending fourth overall and the fastest of the Toyota factory drivers in Toyota TR010 Hybrid #8 with a 1:54.321. Nick De Vries was sixth overall in sister #7.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Circuit of The Americas. Toyota TR010 Hybrid #8 left; sister #7 right.

Schedule

Friday 4 September, next session at 4 p.m.

Saturday 5 September

• 11 a.m.: third free practice 1 hour

• 3.40 p.m.: Qualifying

• 4 p.m.: Hyperpole

Sunday 6 September: The race will start at 1 p.m. and finish six hours later.

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