PAUL RICARD, Fr — Peugeot turned in the top time at the Paul Ricard track near Marseille Friday in preparation for the first race of the Le Mans Series opener. The Peugeot HD 908, which is run by the Oreca Team was about a quarter second than the Audi R-15-plus in the opening practice session. Other time information is as follows:

Pos Drivers                       Class/Team/Car        Time       Gap   Laps
1. Panis/Lapierre/Sarrazin       P1 ORECA Peugeot      1m44.154s          28
2. Capello/Kristensen/McNish     P1 Audi               1m44.397s  +0.243  19
3. Ayari/Andre/Duval             P1 ORECA              1m44.660s  +0.506  21
4. Prost/Jani                    P1 Rebellion Lola     1m44.800s  +0.646  25
5. Belicchi/Boullion/Smith       P1 Rebellion Lola     1m45.568s  +1.414  22
6. Fernandez/Primat/Mucke        P1 Aston Martin       1m46.009s  +1.855  22
7. Ragues/Mailleux/Ickx          P1 Signature Aston    1m47.107s  +2.953  27
8. Leventis/Watts/Kane           P2 Strakka HPD        1m48.160s  +4.006  24
9. Mansell/Mansell/Mansell       P1 Beechdean Ginetta  1m48.272s  +4.118  11
10. Amaral/Pla/Hughes             P2 Quifel Ginetta     1m49.065s  +4.911  20
11. Erdos/Newton/Wallace          P2 RML Lola           1m49.551s  +5.397  21
12. Geri/Piccini/Piccini          P2 Racing Box Lola    1m50.221s  +6.067  21
13. Hein/Moreau                   P2 Oak Pescarolo      1m50.924s  +6.770  21
14. Ojjeh/Greaves/Ebbesvik        P2 Bruich. Ginetta    1m50.943s  +6.789  23
15. Salini/Salini/Gommendy        P2 WR-Zytek           1m53.047s  +8.893  24
16. Cioci/Perazzini/Ardizzone     P2 Racing Box Lola    1m53.514s  +9.360  23
17. Toulemonde/Zollinger/Zampatti LC Formula Le Mans    1m56.150s +11.996  25
18. Zacchia/Moro/Kaufmann         LC Formula Le Mans    1m56.514s +12.360  27
19. Beche/Pillon/Capillaire       LC Formula Le Mans    1m56.579s +12.425  25
20. Frey/Meichtry/Dueck           P2 Race Perf. Radical 1m56.617s +12.463  21
21. Kraihamer/de Crem/Delhez      LC Formula Le Mans    1m56.854s +12.700  23
22. Pourtales/Noda/Kennard        P2 KSM Lola           1m56.938s +12.784  10
23. Stirling/Hines/Piscopo        LC Formula Le Mans    1m58.539s +14.385  27
24. Schell/Metz/da Rocha          P2 Pegasus Courage    1m58.671s +14.517  14
25. Gardel/Goueslard/Canal       GT1 Larbre Saleen      1m58.955s +14.801  17
26. Kirkaldy/Mullen              GT2 CRS Ferrari        1m58.979s +14.825  20
27. Barlesi/Cicognani/Chalandon   LC Formula Le Mans    1m59.639s +15.485  25
28. Bruni/Melo                   GT2 AF Cornse Ferrari  1m59.971s +15.817  20
29. Kutemann/Basso/Hartshorne     LC Formula Le Mans    2m00.095s +15.941  22
30. Holzer/Westbrook             GT2 Prospeed Porsche   2m00.401s +16.247  16
31. Bell/Turner                  GT2 JMW Aston Martin   2m00.437s +16.283  23
32. Lieb/Lietz                   GT2 Felbermayr Porsche 2m00.468s +16.314  20
33. Farnbacher/Simonsen          GT2 Farnbacher Ferrari 2m00.713s +16.559  26
34. Fisichella/Vilander/Alesi    GT2 AF Corse Ferrari   2m00.757s +16.603  23
35. Ehret/Quaife/Kaffer          GT2 CRS Ferrari        2m00.958s +16.804  21
36. Companc/Russo                GT2 AF Corse Ferrari   2m01.159s +17.005  26
37. Narac/Pilet                  GT2 IMSA Porsche       2m01.422s +17.268  24
38. Dumbreck/Coronel/Bleekemolen GT2 Spyker             2m01.846s +17.692  23
39. Ragginger/Ried/Long          GT2 Felbermayr Porsche 2m02.616s +18.462  21
40. Muller/Werner                GT2 BMW                2m02.923s +18.769  29
41. Lahaye/Nicolet                P2 Oak Pescarolo      no time