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The qualifying in the WEC takes real teamwork. Two drivers must qualify one car for the race. The grid positions are determined by the average of the two fastest timed qualifying laps of each of these drivers.
Hartmut Kristen,
Patrick Pilet (#91): “The first grid row is a decent result, although it proved difficult today not to overtax the tyres too much. In any case, we have a great car for the race.”
Nick Tandy (#91): “That was a very good qualifying. Our tyres performed really well over the first laps. Our work in free practice paid off. We have a good car for the race. The 911 RSR runs beautifully on the new tyres, and this bodes well for the rest of the season.”
Marco Holzer (#92): “My first laps didn’t go so well, I could have possibly done a little better. But we can be satisfied with third place on the grid.”
Frédéric Makowiecki (#92): “The conditions were a little different today compared to free practice. It was colder and therefore the track temperatures were lower. So first we had to adjust to this. But the car ran smoothly and I’m feeling very confident for the race.”
Qualifying result
GTE-Pro class
1. Bruni/Vilander (I/SF), Ferrari 458 Italia, 1:58,524 minutes
2. Bergmeister/Pilet/Tandy (D/F/GB),
3. Holzer/Makowiecki//Lietz (D/F/A),
4. Rigon/Calado (I/GB), Ferrari F458 Italia, + 0,716
5. Turner/Mücke (GB/D), Aston Martin Vantage, + 0,829
6. Griffin/Parente (IRL/P), Ferrari F 458 Italia + 1,097
GTE-Am class
1. Wyatt/Rugolo/Bird (AUS/I/GB), Ferrari F 458 Italia, 1:59,932 minutes
2. Dalla Lana/Lamy/Nygaard (CDN/P/DK), Aston Martin Vantage, + 0,991 seconds
3. Perez Companc/Cioci/Venturi (ARG/I/I), Ferrari F 458 Italia, + 1,039
4. Poulsen/Hansson/Thiim (DK/DK/DK), Aston Martin Vantage, + 1,050
5. Collard/Perrodo/Vaxivière (FRA/FRA/FRA),
6. Ried/Bachler/Al Qubaisi (D/A/UAE),
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