day for the ALMS teams, in preparation for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Sonoma
presented by Fosters at Sears Point Raceway, with a ninety minute session just
after midday. Audi factory team pilot Tom Kristensen, doing a one-off at Sears
with the ADT/Champion R8 team, turned the third-fastest lap of the day at 1:24.842
in a car he will share with Andy Wallace and Johnny Herbert, who also did stints
in Champion's 2001 R8 during the testing session.
Defending American Le Mans Series champion Emanuele Pirro waited until the end
of the session Friday to set the fastest time of the day in Champion's 2000
R8. Pirro turned a lap of 1:23.987 (108.445 mph) on the 2.53-mile road racing
circuit in the final moments of a two-hour session. Pirro, driving the Audi
Sport Team Joest Audi R8, eclipsed a lap of 1:24.027 that had been set by the
Panoz LMP-1 driven by David Brabham. Pirro will co-drive with Rinaldo Capello
and Frank Biela.
Saturday will be very busy for the ALMS teams, with one
hour of practice early in the morning, followed by a further one hour just prior
to the lunch break. A 20-minute Qualifying session for Sunday's two-hour, 45-minute
race is scheduled for mid-afternoon. There will be Live timing and scoring on
the Internet for all sessions.
See the IMSA website for the full live timing and scoring schedule.
1. Biela/Pirro/Capello, Audi R8, 1:23.987.
2. Magnussen/Brabham, Panoz LMP-1, 1:24.027.
3. Herbert/Wallace/Kristensen, Audi R8, 1:24.842.
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Champion's 2000 R8 set fast time of the Test Day