Priaulx tests in Le Mans

Wednesday 27th April 2011, 2:29PM BST.

ANDY PRIAULX and the BMW Motorsport team have enjoyed a productive test at Le Mans ahead of the renowned 24-hour race in June.

Together with 52 other cars, the two BMW M3 GTs with car numbers 55 and 56 took to the Circuit de la Sarthe on Sunday, completing a total of 147 laps.

The team made full use of the only testing opportunity at the 13.629km track and collected a vast amount of valuable data that will be used in preparation before returning to Le Mans for the big race held on 11-12 June.

The No. 55 BMW M3 GT, with Augusto Farfus, Jorg Muller and Dirk Werner at the wheel, came third in the GTE Pro class after two four-hour test sessions with a lap time of 4-01.631 minutes.

Priaulx, Dirk Muller and Joey Hand shared driving duties in the second BMW M3 GT, finishing seventh after clocking a time of 4-03.856 minutes.