Le Mans 24 Hours: G-Drive sets LMP2 pace at Le Mans

The G-Drive Morgan Nissan sets the LMP2 class pace on the first day of testing for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours.
G-DRIVE RACING MORGAN - Nissan Roman RUSINOV Olivier PLA Julien CANAL
G-DRIVE RACING MORGAN - Nissan Roman RUSINOV Olivier PLA Julien CANAL
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FIA World Endurance front runners G-Drive has made a strong start in its quest to challenge for LMP2 honours at the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hours by pacing the first꧙ day of testing in a competitive field.

The Onroak Automotive assisted outfit had been seventh quickest in the morning session, but the No.26 car shar﷽ed by Roman Rusinov, Olivier Pla and Julien Canal would hit the front in the afternoon courtesy of a 3m37.795secs lap from Rusinov - alre💮ady faster than last year's pole position.

Indeed, though G-Drive has tasted sucღcess in WEC this year with the Morgan-Nissan, the slim entry of between four and five cars in that series offers few reference p🎀oints in a sizeable LMP2 Le Mans field of 18 entries.

With this in mind, Onroak Automotive and OAK Racing President Jacques Nicole🍎t was impr🅰essed to be out front at this early stage.

"It's been a good day's work for G-Drive Racing,ܫ which e♔nded with Rusinov's fantastic time of 3.37, which is better than last year's pole. I am very pleased with this and I hope that it's a good omen for the next weekend."

G-Drive will be represented by two entries in this year's LMP2 class, albeit with different machines, with a G-Drive by OAK Racing Liger JS Nissan to be🥀 driven by Jann Mardenborough, Alex Brundle and Mark Shulzhitskiy.

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