Lulham puts Verstappen Racing second in Portimão test

Chris Lulham put Verstappen Racing second on the timesheets in a paid test ahead of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season finale at Portimão. He set the team’s fastest lap, while Max Verstappen used his running to get reacquainted with the Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Lulham’s 1:43.076 was second only to Fabian Schiller’s 1:42.974 in the #17 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed car. Verstappen’s personal best was 1:43.646.

Verstappen drove the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 first, lapping in the low 1:44s before handing it to stand-in Ben Barnicoat. After several laps, Barnicoat passed the car to Lulham. Lulham completed one stint; Verstappen and Barnicoat each drove three times. Verstappen Racing completed 43 laps of the 4.692-kilometre circuit.

The two-hour session was chiefly an opportunity to work on set-up and build rhythm ahead of the official sessions, rather than a chase for outright lap times. The three drivers had one set of tyres to share.