On the historic French circuit, the factory-entered Ferrari – AF Corse 499Ps completed 134 laps, while the number 83 car of AF Corse, logged 70 laps.

FP1. In the first session, held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. local time on a dry track, with air and track temperatures peaking at 19°C and 21°C respectively, the drivers and team began work on fine-tuning the set-up ahead of the most eagerly anticipated week of the year.

At the chequered flag, the fastest Ferrari was the Giallo Modena-liveried 499P, driven by official Prancing Horse drivers Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica, and Phil Hanson, who achieved a best time of 3’27’’010.

The number 51 car, crewed by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi, posted the fourth-fastest lap (3’28’’843), while the number 50 of Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen recorded the eighth-fastest time (3’29’’193).

FP2. The three-hour afternoon session, heavily interrupted by a red flag, took place under conditions similar to the morning, although temperatures rose to over 21°C in the air and 33°C on the track. 

After completing 74 laps in FP1, the Ferrari – AF Corse team’s two 499Ps continued their programme, logging a further 60 laps, evenly split between the two crews. The fastest Ferrari was the number 51, which finished second overall with a time of 3’26’‘777 – just 00’’531 behind the number 8 Toyota. The number 50 car placed seventh, posting a time of 3’27’’516.

The number 83 Ferrari secured fifth place with a fastest lap of 3’27’’357. Ye-Kubica-Hanson completed 36 laps.

The programme. On Wednesday 11, drivers and teams will return to the track for two further free practice sessions (at 2.00–5.00 p.m. and at 10.00 p.m.–midnight), separated by Qualifying at 7.30–8.00 p.m., which will determine the cars eligible for the sessions that set the starting grid. The new Hyperpole format sees the 15 fastest crews from Qualifying progress to the opening session (at 9.05–9.15 p.m.), with the top 10 from that session earning a place in Hyperpole 2 at 9.40–9.55 p.m. Also scheduled on Thursday 12 are Free Practice 3 and Free Practice 4 (at 2.45–5.45 p.m. and at 11.00 p.m.–midnight, respectively).

The 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans will get underway at 4.00 p.m. on Saturday 14 June.