8 drivers, 7 teams under 1:29 at Barcelona Test

ELMS

Apr 10

Written By Car Racing Reporter

Both days of the ELMS Official Test saw eight drivers with 7 teams lapping under 1m29’’.

Table 1: Drivers under the 1:29’ mark for ELMS Official test combined sessions

Car Racing Reporter compilation based on ELMS official results.

Arthur Leclerc sets Benchmark

📷 Luc Warnotte at **Barcelona Official Test**

Arthur Leclerc did set the Benchmark of the 4.657km Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 1m28.254 with the #65 Panis Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson.

Two United Autosports Oreca 07 - Gibson in top 3 overall

United Autosports has two cars in P2 and P3 of fastest laps during Barcelona Offcial Test AND a third driver under the 1:29’’ mark.

Benjamin Hanley was the second fastest of Tuesday sessions in 1:28.493 which was the fastest lap of the afternoon session (session 5).

His teammate Marino Sato in United Autosports Oreca #22 did set the fastest lap during the first session Monday morning in 1:28.979 which is the eighth performance of both days test.

Paul Di Resta with United Autosports #23 Oreca was third best during both days in 1:29.590.

COOL Racing fourth

Ritomo Miyazaki was fourth best with #37 COOL Racing Oreca 07 - Gibson in 1:28.876 which was second best during the Tuesday afternoon session (session 5).

IDEC Sport in top 5

Reshard De Gerus with #28 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson was fifth best of both days (third of session 4), 0,691 slower than Leclerc’s Benchamrk.

DKR engineering sixth

Laurents Hörr was the fourth fastest during Tuesday morning session (session 4) with #3 DKR Engineering Oreca and tops LMP2-PRO AM class during both days test. His fastest lap is sixth overall of combined sessions.

Inter Europol Competition

Tom Dillmann with Oreca #43 was seventh overall of the five combined sessions thanks to the third best performance of the last session in 1:28.975, just 0,004’’ fastest than Marino Sato who is the last driver with a fastest lap below the 1:29’ mark.