24h Le Mans
Yesterday, the 62 cars competing in the 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans (11-12 June 2022) were out on track for Test Day. Conditions were optimal and the teams came away with some precious data ahead of the race. Here are a few numbers we noted after the day’s track sessions.
The fastest lap time recorded on Test Day, clocked by José María López at the wheel of the Toyota Gazoo Racing #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid. An average speed of 233.7 kph and two tenths faster than the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH fielded by Glickenhaus Racing. Remember that last year, Olivier Pla scored the fastest lap at 3:29.115 in that car.
The number of laps completed by the Toyota Gazoo Racing #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid. A total 1,444.35 kilometres. Last year, the winning #7 Toyota completed a total 5,055.24 km.
The first five cars in the LMP2 class standings all recorded lap times within less than a second of each other. The United Autosports USA #22 Oreca 07-Gibson was just in front of JOTA (Oreca #38), its sister car (#23 Oreca), Realteam by WRT (#41 Oreca) and Idec Sport (#48 Oreca).
This is the highest speed recorded during Test Day. Both the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid and the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH were clocked at this speed.
Top speeds in the other classes:
LMP2 JOTA #38 Oreca 07-Gibson – 326.8 kph
LMGTE Pro AF Corse #51 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - 301.3 kph
LMGTE Am Spirit of Race #55 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo - 302.2 kph
The highest track temperature recorded, in degrees Celsius, yesterday. Conditions were dry all day and teams were able to test different tyres. The air temperature reached a high of 22.8 °C.
The cars will be back on the track at 14:00 on Wednesday for the first free practice session. Then qualifying will begin (19:00-20:00), followed by FP2 (22:00-midnight).
