Audi shows its hegemony after the first 4 hours of free practice at Le Mans. Audi is stronger than Toyota is a few seconds faster than the Japanese brand Toyota, later after the strategy and reliability it should realize this advantage on the track.
During the first part of the session the cars have been in contact with the track and after the previous days weather has been drying slowly track, a red flag was out and would stop the session endangered by water and oil could make the track slippery (very important in career potential problems of mechanical failures by other drivers)
The car number 2 has been shown aboard faster Duval, Kristensen and McNish followed by the dorsal one Lotterer, Fassler and Tréluyer and the other Audi where the Spanish Marc Gené is driving with DiGrassi and Jarvis
Toyota have been followed with 2 cars and 2 Rebellion (Lola Toyota) translates the difference between a 4 and 8 seconds, to keep in mind are much more prepared than last year and are struggling against Audi in face to face in the WEC previous races, could give surprise due their system that loads a superbattery that gathers energy from braking and automatically gives 300 extra horses.
The first car out on track and give a complete lap has been the dorsal 40 Oreca 03 Nissan by Frenchman Thomas Dagoneau. Several mistakes by several pilots during the first hour where the asphalt still was not in the best conditions, without consequences. Within an hour of beginning the dorsal 41 with a Caterham Eric Lux has been off the track at the first chicane left has done to stop the session for a few minutes. Within 40 minutes left another
red flag stopped the session strong Ferrari out for 57 in the first downhill curves S, would stop and end the session
In LMP2 the differences several cars in a few seconds, the fastest 35 and Morgan Nissan Oreca 03 Nissan 46 and 26
In GT the things on the pole and the race will be decided by tenths between several cars will be very tight fight, any errors will be paid dearly.