Test Day resumed at 14:00 this Sunday afternoon under more favourable conditions, with lower humidity and higher temperatures in Le Mans, and there were no interruptions to the second session. So, apart from a few minor spins, the teams had the full four hours to complete their testing programme. They should all therefore be ready for Race Week – except perhaps for the AF Corse #21 Ferrari that suffered some damage when it went off at Indianapolis with Simon Mann at the wheel just after 16:00.

A glance at the time sheets reveals that Romain Dumas (#708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH) set the first benchmark half an hour into the session at 3:30.104. His Argentinian rival, “Pechito” Lopez then took the lead, dipping under the 3-minute 30-second mark (3:29.896), while French team Alpine appeared to have trouble reaching peak speed and keeping up with rivals Toyota and Glickenhaus. Elsewhere, we got a glimpse of how the three-way battle in GTE Pro might pad out, with the Ferraris and Porsches recovering to chase the Chevrolet Corvette C8.Rs which dominated the morning session.

The Top 5 at the end of the second session:

1. #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid – Toyota Gazoo Racing – 3:29.896

2. #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH – Glickenhaus Racing – 3:30.104

3. #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid – Toyota Gazoo Racing – 3:30.490

4. #709 Glickenhaus 007 LMH – Glickenhaus Racing – 3:30.822

5. #22 Oreca 07-Gibson – United Autosports – 3:32.099 (the leading LMP2)

The best times in the other classes:

LMGTE Pro #64 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R – Corvette Racing – 3:54.001

LMGTE Am #57 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo – Kessel Racing – 3:54.827

The car that completed the highest number of laps was the #7 Toyota, which went round the track a total 53 times. A final noteworthy fact: the latter car suffered a minor spin off track which brought the session to an early close, with four minutes to go.

The cars will be back on the track at 14:00 on Wednesday for the first official free practice session. Meanwhile, browse through these pictures from this afternoon’s test session.