Spa ELMS: Lapierre delivers pole for Dragonspeed
The #21 Dragonspeed carried their practice form into qualifying, with two-time Le Mans class winner Nicolas Lapierre taking pole position for the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
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Lapierre set the pace straight away with a 2m06.603s, the early benchmark proving enough for Dragonspeed to take their second pole of the season.
The championship leading squad of Thiriet by TDS Racing qualified second with Mathias Beche delivering a time of 2m07.048s.
The #38 G-Drive entry, winner at Silverstone, qualified third in the hands of Harry Tincknell with Tristan Gommendy propelling the #33 Eurasia entry to fourth.
The #25 Algarve Pro car, driven by Andrea Pizzitola, was the leading Ligier in fifth.
Graff takes late LMP3 pole
Paul Ricard winners #9 Graff Racing took a surprise pole position with Enzo Guibbert setting a time of 2m14.390s in the dying minutes of the qualifying.
The #3 United Autosports likewise improved late in the session to take second, relegating the #26 Tockwith Motorsport car down to third place.
The championship leading #2 United Sports entry finished a lowly fifth after Alex Brundle ran wide on his final lap, nearly avoiding the barriers.
GTE: AT Racing takes first Ferrari pole of the season
In the GTE class, the #56 AT Racing of Alessandro Pier Guidi and the Alexander Talkanitsa father-son duo claimed Ferrari’s first pole of the season.
Pier Guidi set a time of 2m17.038s, three tenths clear of the #88 Proton Porsche of Gianluca Roda, Christian Ried and Matteo Cairoli.
The #55 AF Corse of Duncan Cameron, Matt Griffin and Aaron Scott finished third while the sole Aston Martin entry could qualify no higher than fifth.
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