US EditionLe Mans: Toyota Hypercar Narrowly Ahead of Ferrari on 2025 Test Day
- Brendon Hartley topped the timesheets in the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid during the second session of the Le Mans Test Day before the 24 Hour race next weekend.
- The test day included two three-hour sessions interrupted by three red flags caused by mechanical issues with a BMW, a crash by Giorgio Roda at Indianapolis, and Brenton Grove hitting barriers at Porsche Curves.
- Ferrari's James Calado and Alpine's Mick Schumacher finished second and third with lap times of 3:26.777 and 3:27.313 respectively, while Pietro Fittipaldi led LMP2 at 3:35.770 and Jose Maria Lopez was fastest in LMGT3 at 3:55.276.
- Hartley's best lap of 3:26.246 was 0.531 seconds quicker than Calado's time and faster than last year's Test Day record of 3:26.9 set by Kévin Estre.
- Toyota's top performance suggests a narrow advantage over Ferrari heading into the race, although teams continue testing tire compounds and long runs as track conditions evolve.
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Le Mans 2025 test day afternoon results: Toyota and Ferrari battle at the top amid multiple interruptions
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Toyota narrowly leads Ferrari in Hypercar as 2025 Le Mans test day ends
Toyota topped the times at the Le Mans Test Day as track running ahead of next weekend’s double-points round of the World Endurance Championship kicked off on Sunday. Brendon Hartley led the way aboard the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar with a 3m26.246s set early in the second of two three-hours sessions on the full Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans. That gave him half a second ...Keep reading
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