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Qualifying report

Tequila Patron ESM Ligiers qualify for Spa

Two-car team clocks in at seventh and ninth.

#30 Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX 03B - HPD: Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel, David Heinemeier-Hansson

#30 Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX 03B - HPD: Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel, David Heinemeier-Hansson

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#30 Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX 04B-Honda: Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel, David Heinemeier-Hansson
#30 Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX 04B-Honda: Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel, David Heinemeier-Hansson
#31 Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX 04B-Honda: Ed Brown, Johannes van Overbeek, Jonathon Fogarty
#31 Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX 04B-Honda: Ed Brown, Johannes van Overbeek, Jonathon Fogarty

Tequila Patrón ESM continued its progress with the Ligier JS P2 prototype machines today during qualifying for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s (FIA WEC) 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps. Since taking possession of the race cars on Monday, Tequila Patrón ESM has tested in the rain at Magny-Cours, transported the cars to Belgium, practiced in the rain and dry, and then qualified seventh and ninth for Saturday’s second round of the FIA WEC.

Today’s qualifying effort continues Tequila Patrón ESM’s streak of new for 2015. Tequila Patrón ESM is breaking new ground in the LMP2 class as the first team to run a Ligier JS P2 Honda with Dunlop tires at Spa-Francorchamps.

Per the FIA WEC rules, the quickest lap time from each team’s two qualifying drivers are averaged in order to determine the starting position.

Ryan Dalziel and David Heinemeier Hansson qualified the No. 30 Tequila Patrón ESM Ligier JS Honda. The average lap time of the No. 30 team was 2:09.989, resulting in a seventh-place start in the LMP2 class. Dalziel and Heinemeier Hansson are co-driving with Tequila Patrón ESM driver/owner Scott Sharp during the six-hour endurance challenge on Saturday.

Ed Brown and Johannes van Overbeek qualified the No. 31 Tequila Patrón ESM Ligier JS Honda. The average lap time of the No. 31 team was 2:16.721, resulting in a ninth-place start in the LMP2 class. Brown and van Overbeek are co-driving with Jon Fogarty for Saturday’s main event.

Green flag for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps takes place at 2:30 p.m. CET/8:30 a.m. ET on Saturday.

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