All FIA World Endurance Championship competitors took to the track at 1225 hours (local time) for a 20-minute warm up, a last opportunity to check all is well before the race which will start at 1600 hours.
It was the No.1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro of Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer which was quickest, but warm up times are almost never representative of the cars’ true potential as drivers avoid taking any risks just hours before a race. All credit though to Krohn Racing’s Nic Jönsson who put in a great performance in the No.57 Ferrari 458 in LMGTE Am to finish amongst the LMGTE Pro runners.
The drivers now have to prepare for an autograph session which will take place in the pit lane from 1405-1435 hours, almost at the same time as the pit walk which is open to everyone, scheduled from 1400-1545 hours. The pre-grid activities will start at 1510 hours.
Of note is that the No.13 Rebellion Racing Lola-Toyota, in the hands of Andrea Belicchi and Harold Primat, will race with a new chassis following an incident in practice yesterday morning, all the other teams having approved the change. The car will start from the back of the grid as it didn’t take part in qualifying yesterday.
Rendez-vous at 1600 hours for the live text service, but also importantly the whole race broadcast live and in full on our site or on www.lemans-tv.com.
Fiona Miller
Photo: SAKHIR (BAHRAIN), BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF BAHRAIN, FRIDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2012. The No.57 Krohn Racing Ferrari 458 Italia.
