IMSA: Blomqvist puts #60 Acura on pole for Rolex 24

In the first qualifying session in the new IMSA GTP era, Tom Blomqvist put the #60 Meyer Shank Racing GTP Acura on pole for next weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona.

On his final lap, Blomqvist turned a lap of 1m34.031s to beat the #7 Porsche of Felipe Nasr by just 0.083s.

In a session marked by a brief stoppage to clear debris from another competitor’s crash, Blomqvist took advantage of a fresh set of Michelin tires to vault to pole as the checkered flag fell to end the 15-minute qualifying.  The pole position is the first for any manufacturer in the new hybrid-powered GTP era of IMSA competition, and the second consecutive pole at Daytona for Acura.

Porsche 963, Porsche Penske Motorsport (#7), Felipe Nasr (BR), Matt Campbell (AUS), Michael Christensen (DK)

“It was a bit wild,” said the defending IMSA Prototype champion to IMSA TV. “I had no real reference to be honest, I had to wing that one a bit.

“I knew I had a good car, I knew if it was under me that I could do the job, but the tires weren’t even up to temperature so I had to lick the stamp and send it sorta thing.

“Great job by the team, Acura, HPD and Oreca; it’s really promising ahead of next weekend. A lot of work still ahead of us to be back here [in Victory Lane] next weekend.

“Maybe I’ve been lucky with genetics that some things don’t faze me, I dunno. I’ve got a lot of confidence after last year and the team has a lot of faith in me to do the job, which makes my life more relaxing in the car, and that enables me to extract the right kind of performance.”

#60: Meyer Shank Racing W/Curb-Agajanian, Acura ARX-06, GTP: Tom Blomqvist, Motul Pole Award

Team boss Mike Shank said: “I’m so relieved – tribute to HPD, Acura and Honda, all the engineers and mechanics at MSR and, of course, our badass driver Tom Blomqvist. To get one lap to do it… we thought we were screwed when the red flag came out. It was on him today, he is a rockstar, he’s the future and we love having him on board.

“Pole matters when you have high-stakes OEM racing like this. We have to come out here and prove ourselves.

“We’ve got a lot to go on next week, we know that, but this confirms all the work that all the folks have put in. That’s more joy than I’ve felt in a long time.”

“I’m happy with my fastest lap,” said 2nd quick Felipe Nasr. “It’s incredible how much progress we’ve made over the weekend. We’ve now got a better understanding of the quirks of the car and the new tires. Ultimately, our focus is now on the race and the preparation for it. Pole position would’ve been nice, but we’re looking at the big picture – which is the race this coming weekend.”

Ricky Taylor, who did not have a final run, was third quick in the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Acura in third, 0.167s. Taylor set the two quickest times in qualifying prior to a red flag for an accident by Nick Tandy in the No. 6 Porsche at the Le Mans Chicane with seven minutes to go.

#10: Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06, Acura ARX-06, GTP: Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Louis Deletraz, Brendon Hartley

Bourdais had sat idle for the majority of the session, but emerged from the pits to put up the 4th quick time in the #01 Ganassi Cadillac, just nipping his teammate Alex Lynn in the #02 Ganassi Cadillac who rounded out the top-5.

The #31 Action Express Cadillac was 6th fastest with Pipo Derani at the wheel while the two BMW M Hybrid V8s brought up the rear of the nine-car GTP field, led by Phillip Eng in the No. 24 entry, who was less than two-tenths ahead of teammate Nick Yelloly in the No. 25 machine.

Nick Tandy pulled out all stops in the #6 Porsche: the outright Le Mans winner of 2015 set top times in the first two sectors and was on course for pole position – only to lose the rear of his Porsche 963 when braking for the last chicane. The vehicle shot over the grass and crashed into the tire barrier. Despite damage to the front of the car, Tandy managed to drive slowly back to the pits – however, the stewards had already red-flagged the session. The IMSA regulations clearly state that the driver who caused a red flag in qualifying has their two fastest lap times voided. As a result, the No. 6 car will take up the race from the back of the GTP field.

Porsche 963, Porsche Penske Motorsport (#6), Nick Tandy (UK), Mathieu Jaminet (F), Dane Cameron (USA)

“First of all, I want to thank the team for putting a great car on the track for me today. The new Porsche 963 has never felt so good under such conditions with an open track and the proviso to go max attack. It was simply outstanding! I was on track to set a new personal best, I only had to get through the chicane – but it didn’t work out. The left front wheel locked up under braking and I ended up in the dirt off the racing line. I tried to salvage the car before the second curb, but the rear kicked out. I lost control. Luckily, the damage isn’t too bad. I’ll focus on the positives: the teamwork has been great over the last few days and the car is simply stunning. The 963 is a lot of fun to drive.”

Mercedes AMG on GTD Pole

Philip Ellis scored GTD pole in the #57 Mercedes, leading a Mercedes-AMG sweep of the top four starting positions in the production-based ranks.

The Winward Racing driver reeled off a best lap of 1:46.093 to edge out the No. 75 SunEnergy1 Racing entry of Fabian Schiller by 0.219 seconds.

WeatherTech Racing will start from the pole position in GTD Pro.  Maro Engel (Germany) had the controls of the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Mercedes-Benz of Billings, Montana support for the 15-minute qualifying session this afternoon. The Mercedes Factory Driver posted a time of 1:46.784 good for the pole position.

Ben Barnicoat, in the SealMaster liveried No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3, qualified third in GTD PRO behind the #79 Weathertech Mercedes and the #23 Aston Martin.

“Putting the car on pole is definitely a good start to the Rolex 24,” Engel said. “We missed some practice time with the WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, but we showed well in practice last night and had a good run in qualifying. The car was really good in the session. I was able to get a little faster each lap. As you can see the GTD Pro field is very close, so we are looking forward to a good race next weekend.”

#79: WeatherTech Racing, Mercedes AMG GT3, GTD PRO: Maro Engel, Motul Pole Award. LAT Photo for IMSA

Jules Gounon (France) likes the effort of the team and the qualifying result.

“Amazing. We were able to fix our issues,” Gounon said. “We had a fuel leak that we were able to fix, or we may have lost our baby. Being on pole is great. We have some early points that always helps. The WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 on pole is great and a great way to start the season.”

LMP2, LMP3 Poles

Ben Keating won the pole in LMP2 in his No. 52 PR1 / Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca 07 Gibson, outpacing the nearest competition by more than a second.

Keating’s 1:40.541 lap time was 1.210 seconds ahead of Francois Heriau in the No. 35 TDS Racing Oreca, with Steven Thomas’ sister TDS machine set to line up third on the grid in class.

LMP3 pole went to the No. 33 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P320 Nissan of 18-year old Chilean driver Nico Pino, who put up a lap of 1:43.197 to edge out Dakota Dickerson in the No. 36 Andretti Autosport entry by 0.110 seconds.

Pino, who set the team’s quickest lap of the weekend in the second test session on Saturday (with a lap at 1:42.961) held that position after the 15-minute qualifying session, culminating in the team’s second IMSA WeatherTech series pole (the first pole coming last season at Road America) with a lap at 1:43.197.

“This is so special,” said Pino. “To take my first ever pole position at Daytona is amazing. This is a special race for every driver, and it’s a great way to start the season. I had expected oversteer, given how green the track was, but we had a bit of understeer, so we have to work on that – but I think there were four or five tenths left in the car. Now, we need to work on strategy – but it’s good to know we have a clear track in front of us, in terms of LMP3 cars.

“It’s going to be challenging,” continued Pino. “You have to take extra precautions out there, especially with all the LMP2s and hybrid cars out there. If we can survive the first couple of hours when everything is so frantic, and be in a good position, we can go for the win. I’m looking forward to the best result possible – and hopefully taking the watch!”

Qualifying Results By Qualifying Driver

Pos

Class

No. / Team

Car

Driver

Time

Lap

Total

Behind

Gap

Mph

1

GTP

60 Meyer Shank Racing w / Curb Agajanian

Acura ARX-06

Tom Blomqvist

1:34.031

8

8

0.000 0.000

136.295

2

GTP

7 Porsche Penske Motorsports

Porsche 963

Felipe Nasr

1:34.114

6

6

0.083

0.083

136.175

3

GTP

10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06

Acura ARX-06

Ricky Taylor

1:34.198

6

7

0.167

0.084

136.054

4

GTP

01 Cadillac Racing

Cadillac V-LMDh

Sebastien Bourdais

1:34.262

4

4

0.231

0.064

135.961

5

GTP

02 Cadillac Racing

Cadillac V-LMDh

Alex Lynn

1:34.389

3

3

0.358

0.127

135.778

6

GTP

31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-LMDh

Cadillac V-LMDh

Pipo Derani

1:34.608

6

6

0.577

0.219

135.464

7

GTP

24 BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

Philipp Eng

1:34.723

6

6

0.692

0.115

135.300

8

GTP

25 BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

Nick Yelloly

1:34.846

4

7

0.815

0.123

135.124

9

LMP2

52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

Ben Keating

1:40.541

4

6

6.510

5.695

127.470

10

LMP2

35 TDS Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

Francois Heriau

1:41.751

4

6

7.720

1.210

125.954

11

LMP2

11 TDS Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

Steven Thomas

1:41.813

4

6

7.782

0.062

125.878

12

LMP2

88 AF Corse

ORECA LMP2 07

Francois Perrodo

1:41.942

4

5

7.911

0.129

125.718

13

LMP2

04 Crowdstrike Racing by APR

ORECA LMP2 07

George Kurtz

1:41.951

4

6

7.920

0.009

125.707

14

LMP2

51 Rick Ware Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

Eric Lux

1:42.111

5

6

8.080

0.160

125.510

15

LMP2

20 High Class Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

Dennis Andersen

1:42.277

4

5

8.246

0.166

125.306

16

LMP3

33 Sean Creech Motorsport

Ligier JS P320

Nico Pino

1:43.197

5

9

9.166

0.920

124.189

17

LMP3

36 Andretti Autosport

Ligier JS P320

Dakota Dickerson

1:43.307

8

8

9.276

0.110

124.057

18

LMP3

38 Performance Tech Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

Cameron Shields

1:43.351

6

8

9.320

0.044

124.004

19

LMP3

43 MRS GT-Racing

Ligier JS P320

Guilherme de Oliveira

1:43.557

6

8

9.526

0.206

123.758

20

LMP3

74 Riley

Ligier JS P320

Gar Robinson

1:43.840

9

9

9.809

0.283

123.420

21

LMP3

85 JDC Miller MotorSports

Duqueine D08

Luca Mars

1:43.883

5

7

9.852

0.043

123.369

22

LMP2

18 Era Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

Dwight Merriman

1:43.965

4

5

9.934

0.082

123.272

23

LMP3

87 FastMD Racing

Duqueine D08

Yu Kanamaru

1:44.237

5

8

10.206

0.272

122.950

24

LMP3

13 AWA

Duqueine D08

Orey Fidani

1:45.822

9

9

11.791

1.585

121.109

25

GTD

57 Winward Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

Philip Ellis

1:46.093

6

7

12.062

0.271

120.799

26

LMP3

17 AWA

Duqueine D08

Anthony Mantella

1:46.187

5

8

12.156

0.094

120.692

27

GTD

75 Sun Energy 1

Mercedes-AMG GT3

Fabian Schiller

1:46.312

5

7

12.281

0.125

120.551

28

GTD

32 Team Korthoff Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

Mikael Grenier

1:46.705

4

7

12.674

0.393

120.107

29

GTDPRO

79 WeatherTech Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

Maro Engel

1:46.784

7

8

12.753

0.079

120.018

30

GTDPRO

23 Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

Ross Gunn

1:46.825

7

8

12.794

0.041

119.972

31

GTD

93 Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR

Acura NSX GT3

Kyle Marcelli

1:46.867

4

8

12.836

0.042

119.924

32

GTDPRO

14 Vasser Sullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

Ben Barnicoat

1:46.923

8

8

12.892

0.056

119.862

33

GTD

66 Gradient Racing

Acura NSX GT3

Mario Farnbacher

1:46.960

4

8

12.929

0.037

119.820

34

GTD

70 Inception Racing

McLaren 720S GT3

Marvin Kirchhofer

1:46.979

6

7

12.948

0.019

119.799

35

GTD

27 Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

Roman De Angelis

1:47.088

7

7

13.057

0.109

119.677

36

GTD

12 VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

Aaron Telitz

1:47.361

7

7

13.330

0.273

119.373

37

GTDPRO

3 Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD

Antonio Garcia

1:48.077

7

7

14.046

0.716

118.582

38

GTDPRO

64 TGM / TF Sport

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

Owen Trinkler

1:48.081

5

8

14.050

0.004

118.577

39

GTDPRO

63 Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

Andrea Caldarelli

1:48.233

7

8

14.202

0.152

118.411

40

GTD

47 CETILAR RACING

Ferrari 296 GT3

Antonio Fuoco

1:48.309

5

6

14.278

0.076

118.328

41

GTD

19 Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

Franck Perera

1:48.432

8

8

14.401

0.123

118.194

42

GTDPRO

95 Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

Bill Auberlen

1:48.505

6

6

14.474

0.073

118.114

43

GTD

1 Paul Miller Racing

BMW M4 GT3

Madison Snow

1:48.526

5

5

14.495

0.021

118.091

44

GTD

96 Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

Robby Foley

1:48.756

6

6

14.725

0.230

117.841

45

GTD

44 Magnus Racing

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

John Potter

1:48.820

8

8

14.789

0.064

117.772

46

GTD

16 Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

Jan Heylen

1:48.942

6

7

14.911

0.122

117.640

47

GTDPRO

9 Pfaff Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

Laurens Vanthoor

1:48.977

6

7

14.946

0.035

117.603

48

GTD

83 Iron Dames

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

Rahel Frey

1:48.991

7

7

14.960

0.014

117.587

49

GTD

78 US RaceTronics

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

Misha Goikhberg

1:49.075

6

7

15.044

0.084

117.497

50

GTD

21 AF Corse

Ferrari 296 GT3

Miguel Molina

1:49.265

7

8

15.234

0.190

117.293

51

GTD

77 Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

Kevin Estre

1:49.358

7

8

15.327

0.093

117.193

52

GTD

92 Kellymoss with Riley

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

Jeroen Bleekemolen

1:49.373

5

7

15.342

0.015

117.177

53

GTDPRO

62 Risi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

Daniel Serra

1:49.495

5

7

15.464

0.122

117.046

54

GTD

91 Kellymoss with Riley

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

Julien Andlauer

1:49.507

5

8

15.476

0.012

117.033

55

GTD

80 AO Racing

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

Harry Tincknell

1:49.644

8

8

15.613

0.137

116.887

56

LMP2

8 Tower Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

John Farano

1:49.679

2

4

15.648

0.035

116.850

57

GTD

023 Triarsi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

Alessio Rovera

1:49.763

8

8

15.732

0.084

116.760

58

GTD

53 MDK Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

Jan Magnussen

1:50.628

4

7

16.597

0.865

115.847

59

GTD

42 NTE Sport

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

Don Yount

1:50.873

8

8

16.842

0.245

115.591

60

LMP2

55 Proton Competition

ORECA LMP2 07

Fred Poordad

1:50.969

2

4

16.938

0.096

115.491

61

GTP

6 Porsche Penske Motorsports

Porsche 963

Nick Tandy

No Time

3

 

Qualifying Results by Car

Pos

Pic

No.

Class

Drivers*

Team

Car

Time

Lap

Total

Behind / Gap / Mph

1

1

60

GTP

T. Blomqvist / C. Braun / H. Castroneves / S. Pagenaud

Meyer Shank Racing w / Curb Agajanian

Acura ARX-06

1:34.031

8

8

+0.000 +0.000 136.295

2

2

7

GTP

M. Campbell / F. Nasr / M. Christensen

Porsche Penske Motorsports

Porsche 963

1:34.114

6

6

+0.083 +0.083 136.175

3

3

10

GTP

R. Taylor / F. Albuquerque / L. Deletraz / B. Hartley

Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06

Acura ARX-06

1:34.198

6

7

+0.167 +0.084 136.054

4

4

01

GTP

S. Bourdais / R. van der Zande / S. Dixon

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac V-LMDh

1:34.262

4

4

+0.231 +0.064 135.961

5

5

02

GTP

E. Bamber / A. Lynn / R. Westbrook

Cadillac Racing

Cadillac V-LMDh

1:34.389

3

3

+0.358 +0.127 135.778

6

6

31

GTP

P. Derani / A. Sims / J. Aitken

Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-LMDh

Cadillac V-LMDh

1:34.608

6

6

+0.577 +0.219 135.464

7

7

24

GTP

P. Eng / A. Farfus / M. Wittmann / C. Herta

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

1:34.723

6

6

+0.692 +0.115 135.300

8

8

25

GTP

C. De Phillippi / N. Yelloly / S. van der Linde / C. Herta

BMW M Team RLL

BMW M Hybrid V8

1:34.846

4

7

+0.815 +0.123 135.124

9

1

52

LMP2

B. Keating / P. Chatin / A. Quinn / N. Lapierre

PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:40.541

4

6

+6.510 +5.695 127.470

10

2

35

LMP2

F. Heriau / G. van der Garde / J. Pierson / J. Van Uitert

TDS Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

1:41.751

4

6

+7.720 +1.210 125.954

11

3

11

LMP2

S. Thomas / M. Jensen / S. Huffaker / R. VeeKay

TDS Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

1:41.813

4

6

+7.782 +0.062 125.878

12

4

88

LMP2

F. Perrodo / M. Vaxiviere / J. Canal / N. Nielsen

AF Corse

ORECA LMP2 07

1:41.942

4

5

+7.911 +0.129 125.718

13

5

04

LMP2

G. Kurtz / B. Hanley / M. McMurry / E. Gutierrez

Crowdstrike Racing by APR

ORECA LMP2 07

1:41.951

4

6

+7.920 +0.009 125.707

14

6

51

LMP2

E. Lux / D. Defrancesco / A. Cindric / P. Fittipaldi

Rick Ware Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

1:42.111

5

6

+8.080 +0.160 125.510

15

7

20

LMP2

D. Andersen / E. Jones / A. Fjordbach / R. Marciello

High Class Racing

ORECA LMP2 07

1:42.277

4

5

+8.246 +0.166 125.306

16

1

33

LMP3

L. Willsey / J. Barbosa / N. Pino / D. Soufi

Sean Creech Motorsport

Ligier JS P320

1:43.197

5

9

+9.166 +0.920 124.189

17

2

36

LMP3

J. Andretti / G. Chaves / D. Dickerson / R. Lindh

Andretti Autosport

Ligier JS P320

1:43.307

8

8

+9.276 +0.110 124.057

18

3

38

LMP3

J. DeAngelis / C. Allen / C. Bloum / C. Shields

Performance Tech Motorsports

Ligier JS P320

1:43.351

6

8

+9.320 +0.044 124.004

19

4

43

LMP3

S. Alvarez / J. French / G. de Oliveira / D. Frost

MRS GT-Racing

Ligier JS P320

1:43.557

6

8

+9.526 +0.206 123.758

20

5

74

LMP3

G. Robinson / F. Fraga / J. Burdon / G. van Berlo

Riley

Ligier JS P320

1:43.840

9

9

+9.809 +0.283 123.420

21

6

85

LMP3

T. Bechtolsheimer / T. van der Helm / L. Mars

M. Filippi

JDC Miller MotorSports

Duqueine D08

1:43.883

5

7

+9.852 +0.043 123.369

22

8

18

LMP2

D. Merriman / R. Dalziel / C. Rasmussen / O. Jarvis

Era Motorsport

ORECA LMP2 07

1:43.965

4

5

+9.934 +0.082 123.272

23

7

87

LMP3

Y. Kanamaru / A. Serravalle / N. Boulle / J. Vance

FastMD Racing

Duqueine D08

1:44.237

5

8

+10.206 +0.272 122.950

24

8

13

LMP3

O. Fidani / M. Bell / L. Kern / M. Kranz

AWA

Duqueine D08

1:45.822

9

9

+11.791 +1.585 121.109

25

1

57

GTD

R. Ward / P. Ellis / I. Dontje / L. Auer

Winward Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:46.093

6

7

+12.062 +0.271 120.799

26

9

17

LMP3

A. Mantella / W. Boyd / N. Varrone / T. Merrill

AWA

Duqueine D08

1:46.187

5

8

+12.156 +0.094 120.692

27

2

75

GTD

L. Stolz / K. Habul / F. Schiller / A. Jefferies

Sun Energy 1

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:46.312

5

7

+12.281 +0.125 120.551

28

3

32

GTD

M. Skeen / M. Grenier / K. Koch / M. Goetz

Team Korthoff Motorsports

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:46.705

4

7

+12.674 +0.393 120.107

29

1

79

GTDPRO

C. MacNeil / D. Juncadella / J. Gounon / M. Engel

WeatherTech Racing

Mercedes-AMG GT3

1:46.784

7

8

+12.753 +0.079 120.018

30

2

23

GTDPRO

R. Gunn / A. Riberas / D. Pittard

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

1:46.825

7

8

+12.794 +0.041 119.972

31

4

93

GTD

A. Harrison / D. Formal / K. Marcelli / R. Briscoe

Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR

Acura NSX GT3

1:46.867

4

8

+12.836 +0.042 119.924

32

3

14

GTDPRO

J. Hawksworth / B. Barnicoat

M. Conway

Vasser Sullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

1:46.923

8

8

+12.892 +0.056 119.862

33

5

66

GTD

S. Monk / K. Legge

M. Farnbacher / M. Miller

Gradient Racing

Acura NSX GT3

1:46.960

4

8

+12.929 +0.037 119.820

34

6

70

GTD

B. Iribe / F. Schandorff / O. Millroy / M. Kirchhofer

Inception Racing

McLaren 720S GT3

1:46.979

6

7

+12.948 +0.019 119.799

35

7

27

GTD

R. De Angelis / M. Sorensen / I. James / D. Turner

Heart of Racing Team

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

1:47.088

7

7

+13.057 +0.109 119.677

36

8

12

GTD

A. Telitz / F. Montecalvo / K. Kirkwood / P. Thompson

VasserSullivan

Lexus RC F GT3

1:47.361

7

7

+13.330 +0.273 119.373

37

4

3

GTDPRO

A. Garcia / J. Taylor / T. Milner

Corvette Racing

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD

1:48.077

7

7

+14.046 +0.716 118.582

38

5

64

GTDPRO

T. Giovanis / H. Plumb / M. Plumb / O. Trinkler

TGM / TF Sport

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

1:48.081

5

8

+14.050 +0.004 118.577

39

6

63

GTDPRO

A. Caldarelli / M. Bortolotti / J. Pepper / R. Grosjean

Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

1:48.233

7

8

+14.202 +0.152 118.411

40

9

47

GTD

R. Lacorte / G. Sernagiotto / A. Fuoco / A. Balzan

CETILAR RACING

Ferrari 296 GT3

1:48.309

5

6

+14.278 +0.076 118.328

41

10

19

GTD

R. Giammaria / F. Perera / C. Schiavoni / R. Ineichen

Iron Lynx

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

1:48.432

8

8

+14.401 +0.123 118.194

42

7

95

GTDPRO

B. Auberlen / C. Hull / B. Spengler / J. Edwards

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

1:48.505

6

6

+14.474 +0.073 118.114

43

11

1

GTD

B. Sellers / M. Snow / C. Lewis / M. Martin

Paul Miller Racing

BMW M4 GT3

1:48.526

5

5

+14.495 +0.021 118.091

44

12

96

GTD

P. Gallagher / R. Foley

M. Dinan / J. Klingmann

Turner Motorsport

BMW M4 GT3

1:48.756

6

6

+14.725 +0.230 117.841

45

13

44

GTD

J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly / N. Thiim

Magnus Racing

Aston Martin Vantage GT3

1:48.820

8

8

+14.789 +0.064 117.772

46

14

16

GTD

R. Hardwick / J. Heylen / Z. Robichon / D. Olsen

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

1:48.942

6

7

+14.911 +0.122 117.640

47

8

9

GTDPRO

Bachler / P. Pilet / Vanthoor

Pfaff Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

1:48.977

6

7

+14.946 +0.035 117.603

48

15

83

GTD

R. Frey / S. Bovy / M. Gatting / D. Pin

Iron Dames

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

1:48.991

7

7

+14.960 +0.014 117.587

49

16

78

GTD

M. Goikhberg / L. Spinelli / B. Hites / M. Mapelli

US RaceTronics

Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2

1:49.075

6

7

+15.044 +0.084 117.497

50

17

21

GTD

S. Mann / L. Perez Companc / M. Molina / F. Castellacci

AF Corse

Ferrari 296 GT3

1:49.265

7

8

+15.234 +0.190 117.293

51

18

77

GTD

A. Brynjolfsson / T. Hindman / M. Root / K. Estre

Wright Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

1:49.358

7

8

+15.327 +0.093 117.193

52

19

92

GTD

D. Brule / A. Udell / A. Davis / J. Bleekemolen

Kellymoss with Riley

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

1:49.373

5

7

+15.342 +0.015 117.177

53

9

62

GTDPRO

A. Pier Guidi / J. Calado / D. Serra / D. Rigon

Risi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

1:49.495

5

7

+15.464 +0.122 117.046

54

20

91

GTD

A. Metni / K. van Berlo / J. Evans / J. Andlauer

Kellymoss with Riley

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

1:49.507

5

8

+15.476 +0.012 117.033

55

21

80

GTD

P. Hyett / S. Priaulx / G. Jeannette / H. Tincknell

AO Racing

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

1:49.644

8

8

+15.613 +0.137 116.887

56

9

8

LMP2

J. Farano / S. McLaughlin / J. Newgarden / K. Simpson

Tower Motorsports

ORECA LMP2 07

1:49.679

2

4

+15.648 +0.035 116.850

57

22

023

GTD

O. Triarsi / C. Scardina / A. Rovera / A. Bertolini

Triarsi Competizione

Ferrari 296 GT3

1:49.763

8

8

+15.732 +0.084 116.760

58

23

53

GTD

M. Kvamme / T. Estep / J. Magnussen / J. Hart

MDK Motorsports

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

1:50.628

4

7

+16.597 +0.865 115.847