Spa: Audi on pole, Peugeot caught out by the red flag!

Melo puts Ferrari on pole in GTE Pro - Armindo does the same for Porsche in GTE Am

Author: Franck Drui
6 May 2011 - 18:03
Spa: Audi on pole, Peugeot caught out by the red flag!

Audi scored a hat trick in qualifying for the Spa-Francorchamps 1000 kms. The Ingolstadt firm’s three R18 set the three quickest times with Timo Bernhard in the no. 1 Audi bagging pole in 2m 01.152s.

Peugeot was hoping to take advantage of the closing minutes of qualifying to make up for lost time, but the session was red-flagged and did not restart. In LM P2, pole went to Danny Watts in the Strakka Racing HPD ARX-01d in 2m 10.016s.

In Formula Le Mans, Phil Keen (Neil Garner Motorsport) did the fastest lap.

Melo puts Ferrari on pole in GTE Pro - Armindo does the same for Porsche in GTE Am

The LM GTE qualifying session for the Spa-Francorchamps 1000 kms was a closely-fought one. Ferrari dominated in GTE Pro and Porsche in GTE Am in the final session before the race.

Patrick Pilet in the no. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR was the first to set a time in LM GTE before being beaten by Nicolas Armindo in the sister car. Then the Ferrari drivers went for it. Dominik Farnbacher in the no. 88 Hankook Team Farnbacher F458 Italia took provisional pole in 2m 21.779s with Giancarlo Fisichella in the no. 51 AF Corse F458 hot on his heels in 2m 21.945s.

The Italian then put in a flyer to take first place in 2m 21.086s, but a few seconds later Jaime Melo in the no. 71 AF Corse Ferrari bested his team-mate with a lap in 2m 20.743s. Rob Bell’s last attempt in 2m 20.915s in the JMW Motorsport Ferrari wasn’t quite good enough to knock the Brazilian off pole.

In LM GTE Am, Marco Cioci in the no. 61 AF Corse F430 GT almost gave Ferrari a double pole in the GTE categories, but his lap in 2m 23.269s wasn’t quite quick enough to beat Armindo in the IMSA Porsche. The German held on to pole repeating his performance at Le Castellet in the first round of the LMS in April.

Pos#TeamDriverCarCatTimeGap
1 1 Audi Sport Team Joest T. Bernhard/R. Dumas/M. Rockenfeller Audi R18 TDI LM P1 2:01.502
2 2 Audi Sport Team Joest M. Fassler/A. Lotterer/B. Treluyer Audi R18 TDI LM P1 2:01.788 +0.286
3 3 Audi Sport North America D. Capello/T. Kristensen/A. McNish Audi R18 TDI LM P1 2:02.145 +0.643
4 10 Team Oreca Matmut N. Lapierre/L. Duval/O. Panis Peugeot 908 Hdi-FAP LM P1 2:05.482 +3.980
5 12 Rebellion Racing N. Prost/N. Jani Lola B10/60 Coupe - Toyota LM P1 2:06.797 +5.265
6 20 Quifel - ASM Team M. Amaral/O. Pla Zytek 09SC LM P1 2:07.290 +5.788
7 16 Pescarolo Team E. Collard/C. Tinseau/J. Jousse Pescarolo - Judd LM P1 2:07.528 +6.026
8 15 Oak Racing M. Lahaye/G. Moreau/P. Ragues Oak Pescarolo - Judd LM P1 2:07.729 +6.227
9 23 MIK Corse M. Cortes/F. Geri/G. Piccini Zytek 09 Hybrid LM P1 2:08.821 +7.319
10 42 Strakka Racing N. Leventis/D. Watts/J. Kane HPD ARX -01d LM P2 2:10.016 +8.514
11 46 TDS Racing M. Beche/P. Thiriet/J. Firth Oreca 03 - Nissan LM P2 2:10.141 +8.639
12 26 Signatech Nissan F. Mailleux/L. Ordoñez/S. Ayari Oreca 03 - Nissan LM P2 2:10.474 +8.972
13 7 Peugeot Sport Total M. Gene/A. Wurz/A. Davidson Peugeot 908 LM P1 2:10.725 +9.223
11 45 Boutsen Energy Racing D. Kraihamer/N. De Crem Oreca 03 - Nissan LM P2 2:11.183 +9.681
12 41 Greaves Motorsport K. Ojjeh/G. Chalandon/T. Kimnber-Smith Zytek Z11SN - Nissan LM P2 2:11.218 +9.716
13 40 Race Performance M. Frey/R. Meichtry/M. Rostan Oreca 03 - Judd LM P2 2:11.306 +9.804
17 44 Extreme Limite AM Paris F. Rosier/J. Luco/M. Basso Norma M200P - Judd LM P2 2:11.842 +10.340
18 9 Peugeot Sport Total P. Lamy/S. Bourdais/S. Pagenaud Peugeot 908 LM P1 2:12.108 +10.606
19 35 Oak Racing A. Barlesi/F. Da Rocha/P. Lafargue Oak Pescarolo - Judd LM P2 2:12.313 +10.871
20 39 Pecom Racing L. Perez-Companc/M. Russo/P. Kaffer Lola B11/40 - Judd LM P2 2:13.584 +12.082
21 92 Neil Garner Motorsport J. Hartshorne/S. Keating/P. Keen Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 FLM 2:13.592 +12.090
22 33 Level 5 Motorsports S. Tucker/C. Bouchut/J. Barbosa Lola Coupe - HPD LM P2 2:13.851 +12.349
23 43 RLR Msport B. Gates/R. Garofall/S. Phillips MG Lola EX265 - Judd LM P2 2:14.122 +12.620
24 91 Hope Racing L. Moro/S. Zhang/N. Marroc Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 FLM 2:14.431 +12.929
25 99 JMB Racing M. Rodrigues/J. Menahem/O. Lombard Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 FLM 2:17.120 +15.618
26 93 Genoa Racing E. Julian/C. Zugel/J. Petersen Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 FLM 2:18.219 +16.717
27 95 Pegasus Racing M. Schultis/P. Simon/J. Schell Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 FLM 2:18.757 +17.255
28 71 AF Corse J. Melo/T. Vilander Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 2:20.743 +19.241
29 66 JMW Motorsport R. Bell/J. Walker Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 2:20.915 +19.413
30 51 AF Corse G. Fisichella/G. Bruni Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 2:21.086 +19.584
31 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton M. Lieb/R. Lietz Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Pro 2:21.291 +19.789
32 55 BMW Motorsport A. Farfus/J. Muller BMW M3 LM GTE Pro 2:21.460 +19.958
33 89 Hankook Team Farnbacher D. Farnbacher/A. Simonsen Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 2:21.779 +20.277
34 56 BMW Motorsport A. Priaulx/U. Alzen BMW M3 LM GTE Pro 2:22.219 +20.717
35 76 IMSA Performance Matmut P. Pilet/W. Henzler Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Pro 2:22.955 +21.453
36 67 IMSA Performance Matmut N. Armindo/R. Narac Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Am 2:23.007 +21.505
37 58 Luxury Racing A. Beltoise/F. Jakubowski/J. Deletraz Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 2:23.063 +21.561
38 61 AF Corse P. Perazzini/M. Cioci/S. Lemeret Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 2:23.269 +21.767
39 82 CRS Racing K. Hummel/A. Christodoulou/P. Quaife Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 2:23.485 +21.983
40 75 Prospeed Competition M. Goosens/M. Holzer Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Pro 2:23.639 +22.137
41 60 Gulf AMR Middle East F. Giroix/R. Goethe/M. Wainwright Aston Martin Vantage LM GTE Am 2:23.727 +22.225
42 70 Kessel Racing M. Broniszewski/P. Peter Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 2:24.050 +22.548
43 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton H. Felbermayr Jr/B. Miller Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Am 2:24.599 +23.097
44 50 Larbre Competition P. Bornhauser/J. Canal/G. Gardel Corvette C6-ZR1 LM GTE Am 2:24.773 +23.271
45 65 Lotus Jetalliance J. Hirschi/J. Rossiter/J. Mowlem Lotus Evora LM GTE Pro 2:25.124 +23.622
46 62 CRS Racing P. Ehret/S. Lynn/R. Wills Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 2:25.617 +24.115
47 63 Proton Competition C. Ried/N. Hommerson Porsche 911 RSR (997) LM GTE Am 2:26.797 +25.295
48 59 Luxury Racing S. Ortelli/F. Makowiecki Ferrari F458 Italia LM GTE Pro 2:27.098 +25.596
49 57 Krohn Racing T. Krohn/N. Jonsson Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am 2:28.677 +27.175
50 8 Peugeot Sport Total F. Montagny/S. Sarrazin/N. Minassian Peugeot 908 LM P1 -:—.--- +—.---
51 13 Rebellion Racing A. Belicchi/J. Boullion Lola B10/60 Coupe - Toyota LM P1 -:—.--- +—.---
52 64 Lotus Jetalliance M. Rich/O. Slingerland Lotus Evora LM GTE Pro -:—.--- +—.---
53 72 AF Corse R. Kauffman/R. Aguas Ferrari F430 LM GTE Am -:—.--- +—.---
54 79 Jota S. Dolan/S. Hancock Aston Martin Vantage LM GTE Pro -:—.--- +—.---
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