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Qualifying
Stuttgart. Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium hosts round two of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC on Saturday. The
The customer squads Dempsey Proton Racing and Gulf Racing contest the GTE AM class with the
Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser, Head of
Richard Lietz (911 RSR #91): “We were hoping we’d do a little better in qualifying, but the grip wasn’t quite what we wanted in my first lap. If the temperature gets warmer our tyres should perform better, so in this regard I’m feeling quite optimistic.”
Frédéric Makowiecki (911 RSR #91): “Our qualifying went well. Let’s see what effect the difference to the top qualifying time will have on Saturday’s race.”
Michael Christensen (911 RSR #92): “I’m not completely happy with our qualifying performance, but we’ll see what happens in the race. Six hours is a long time and we’ve been very sparing with our tyres.”
Kévin Estre (911 RSR #92): “You noticed how every manufacturer had a different strategy when it came to using fresh sets of tyres. We were very conservative in qualifying, but it’s what happens in the end that counts.”
Matteo Cairoli,
The six-hour race takes off on Saturday, 6 May, at 14.30 hours. Eurosport telecasts the final phase of the race as well as the podium ceremony live from 19.30 to 20.40 hrs. The FIA WEC app is free in its basic version, and offers live streaming of the complete race as well as the time-keeping for a fee.
GTE-Pro class
1. Rigon/Bird (I/GB), Ferrari 488 GTE, 2:15.018 minutes
2. Mücke/Pla/Johnson (D/F/USA), Ford GT, + 0.401 seconds
3. Priaulx/Tincknell/Derani (GB/GB/BRA), Ford GT, + 0.548
4. Calado/Pier Guidi (I/I), Ferrari 488 GTE, + 0.748
5. Lietz/Makowiecki (A/F),
6. Christensen/Estre (DK/F),
7. Thiim/Soerensen/Stanaway (DK/DK/NZ), Aston Martin, + 2.139
8. Turner/Adam/Serra (GB/GB/BRA), Aston Martin, + 2.623
GTE-Am class
1. Dalla Lana/Lamy/Lauda (CAN/P/A), Aston Martin, 2:18.659 minutes
2. Ried/Cairoli/Dienst (D/I/D),
3. Flohr/Castellacci/Molina (CZE/I/E), Ferrari 488 GTE, + 0.999
4. Mok/Sawa/Griffin (MYS/J/IRL), Ferrari 488 GTE, + 2.256
5. Wainwright/Barker/Foster (GB/GB/GB),
Full points standings: http://www.fiawec.com/courses/classification.html
Full results: http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com
All reports on the previous season can be found in our archive.