Ferrari stormed to a shock pole place for the opening spherical of the World Endurance Championship in Sebring on their return to prime degree sports activities automotive racing.
The brand new 499P Hypercar secured pole forward of the 2 Toyotas courtesy of the quantity 50 automotive pushed by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen. The second Ferrari, quantity 51, will line up fourth on the grid, forward of the quantity two Cadillac and two Porsches.
The solar was already setting over the Florida horizon because the 15 minute session started to resolve Hypercar and general pole place for tomorrow’s 100 Miles of Sebring. As lots of the vehicles took to the monitor, there have been early considerations for the quantity 93 Peugeot which stopped briefly on monitor, and appeared to undergo an influence cycle earlier than carrying on its approach.
The primary crew to set a lap time was the quantity 5 Porsche pushed by Michael Christensen, with the quantity 708 Glickenhaus leaping into second place courtesy of Oliver Pla, six tenths behind. However the occasions weren’t near the last word tempo and the quantity 94 Peugeot went simply quickest of all with Loic Duval’s first effort of a 1’51.858.
The quantity eight Toyota was the subsequent to decrease the benchmark to a 1’49.090 with Brendon Hartley on the wheel. However that was simply crushed by Christensen within the quantity 5 Porsche, who lopped 1.7 seconds off the benchmark.
Ferrari’s first consultant flying lap was ok to place the quantity 51 499P on provisional pole, however just for a matter of seconds as Hartley improved to interrupt into the 1’45s for the primary time within the session. Kamui Kobayashi couldn’t match his crew mate within the quantity seven Toyota and moved into second, however each Ferraris have been bettering on their second efforts and Antonio Fuoco stormed to the highest of the occasions with a 1’45.067, two tenths faster than the 2 Toyotas.
The Toyotas returned to the pit lane however Kobayashi and Hartley climbed out of the vehicles, content material with not heading again out for a closing try. With no different vehicles bettering within the closing minute, Ferrari’s pole place was all however assured.
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When the chequered flag flew, the quantity 50 Ferrari of Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen had secured the primary pole of the season on the 499P’s racing debut. The quantity eight Toyota of Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa have been second forward of Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Jose Maria Lopez within the second Toyota.
The second quantity 51 Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and James Calado will begin fourth, forward of the quantity two Cadillac of Alex Lynn, Earl Bamber and Richard Westbrook. The 2 Porsches will line up sixth and seventh, forward of the 2 Peugeots. The 2 non-hybrid Hypercars of Glickenhaus and Vanwall will begin tenth and eleventh, respectively.
Within the LMP2 class, pole was secured by United Autosports with the quantity 23 automotive of Oliver Jarvis, Tom Blomqvist and Joshua Pierson forward of the quantity 28 Jota entry, whereas the Iron Dames Porsche of Sarah Bovey, Michelle Gatting and Rahel Frey secured pole place in GT Am.
1000 Miles of Sebring Hypercar qualifying outcomes
Pos | No. | Group | Automotive | Drivers |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 50 | Ferrari AF Corse | Ferrari 499P | Antonio Fuoco/Miguel Molina/Nicklas Nielsen |
2 | 8 | Toyota | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | Sébastien Buemi/Brendon Hartley/Ryo Hirakawa |
3 | 7 | Toyota | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | Mike Conway/Kamui Kobayashi/Jose Maria Lopez |
4 | 51 | Ferrari AF Corse | Ferrari 499P | Alessandro Pier Guidi/James Calado/Antonio Giovinazzi |
5 | 2 | Cadillac | Cadillac V-Sequence.R | Earl Bamber/Alex Lynn/Richard Westbrook |
6 | 6 | Porsche Penske | Porsche 963 | Kévin Estre/André Lotterer/Laurens Vanthoor |
7 | 5 | Porsche Penske | Porsche 963 | Dane Cameron/Michael Christensen/Frédéric Makowiecki |
8 | 94 | Peugeot | Peugeot 9X8 | Loic Duval/Gustavo Menezes/Nico Müller |
9 | 93 | Peugeot | Peugeot 9X8 | Paul Di Resta/Mikkel Jensen/Jean-Éric Vergne |
10 | 708 | Glickenhaus | Glickenhaus 007 | Romain Dumas/Ryan Briscoe/Olivier Pla |
11 | 4 | Floyd Vanwall | Vanwall Vandervell 680 | Tom Dillmann/Esteban Guerrieri/Jacques Villeneuve |
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