The final free practice session before qualifying and Hyperpole for the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo took place in warm and cloudy conditions at Interlagos this morning
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing topped the times, with Ryō Hirakawa stopping the clocks on a best of 1m23.695 in the #8 GR010 Hybrid Hypercar as the final qualifying simulations took place
Hirakawa will share the #8 entry with just Brendon Hartley this weekend, as the pair’s regular partner Sébastien Buemi races elsewhere and misses his first FIA WEC event since the 6 Hours of Shanghai back in 2012
The nearest challenger to Toyota was the #50 Ferrari AF Corse as Antonio Fuoco set a 1m24.185s, albeit 0.490s adrift of Hirakawa’s best
BMW M Team WRT placed third, with Dries Vanthoor peaking on a 1m24.287s in #15 M Hybrid V8 Hypercar
The Dutchman’s time was just a fraction clear of the #7 Toyota, as Mike Conway lapped the track in 1m24.349s
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA continues to be a threat, with the #12 V-Series.R driven by Alex Lynn just 0.019s behind the Toyota in fifth
Completing the Hypercar top six in FP3 was the #35 Alpine Endurance Team entry, with Paul-Loup Chatin setting the best time for Les Bleus
The top ten was rounded out by the #99 Proton Competition Porsche, #83 Ferrari, #94 Peugeot and #36 Alpine
Friday pace-setters Porsche Penske Motorsport appeared to concentrate on long stint data-gathering, propping up the order in 17th and 18th positions in the session with the #5 heading the #6
LMGT3
TF Sport emerged on top in LMGT3, as young British talent Jonny Edgar powered to a 1m34.414s lap in the #33 Corvette
That peak lap by Edgar proved to be 0.071s quicker than Eduardo Barrichello in the #10 Racing Spirit of Léman Aston Martin Vantage
Local hero Barrichello continues to impress in his rookie FIA WEC campaign, as his legendary father Rubens looks on from the team garage
Third-quickest in LMGT3 was the #88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang, with Giammarco Levorato setting the car’s best lap of 1m34.485s
The #87 Akkodis ASP Team Lexus concluded the session in fourth, with Clemens Schmid at the wheel as the Jérôme Policand-run team targets its first triumph in the championship this weekend
Fifth was the #59 United Autosports McLaren, making it five different manufacturers inside the top five at Interlagos. Sean Gelael set a time of 1m34.659s
The top six was rounded out by the #78 Lexus, piloted by one of 2025’s most impressive rookies so far, Finn Gehrsitz
Qualifying and Hyperpole are set to start at 14:45 local time (19:45 CET).
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