+ Result: Free Practice 2, Misano
Clement Seyler helped Racing Spirit of Léman to the top of the pack in second practice at Misano, returning Aston Martin to the head of the times for the first time this season.
The Luxembourg driver took his chance after a mid-session red flag to emerge fastest as lap times tumbled, his 1:41.3s best proving just enough to hold off a late challenge from Charlie Robertson’s Elite McLaren, with Seyler and team-mate Pedro Garcia finishing 0.07s ahead. It marked the first time an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo has topped a GT4 Europe session since Qualifying at the Nürburgring last year.
Robertson and Ravi Ramyead completed a sweep of top Pro-Am times in second, with Robertson’s late improvement putting the #71 McLaren fractions ahead of Sacha Bottemanne and Viny Beltramelli’s Team Speedcar Audi. Lluc Ibañez and Alex Papadopulos were fourth in their NM Racing Team Mercedes-AMG ahead of McKenzy Cresswell and Charlie Hart in the #78 Elite McLaren. Paul Petit and Gregory Guilvert completed the top six in the #8 Team Speedcar Audi.
Pro-Am points leaders Joakim Walde and Victor Bouveng were third in class and 10th overall, while Mikael and Christoffer Brunnhagen continued to set the Am pace in their GR Sweden Supra. They finished just ahead of Max Kronberg/Daniel Blickle’s W&S Motorsport Porsche and Julien Ripert, whose Audi caused the sole stoppage in the session after hitting the barriers at Turn 8.
Qualifying is scheduled for 11:10 on Saturday.