Antonio Fuoco reigns with Ferrari in qualifying for the 6h of Spa-Francorchamps, third act of FIA World Endurance Championship 2024. The Rossa stands out against the clock with a full five tenths of a lead Porsche Penske Motorsport #5 and Cadillac Racing #2.
Ferrari without rivals in Q2
Ferrari dominates Q2 in Spa and takes pole in the Ardennes. Fire #50 he scoffed Matt Campbell #5 and Alex Lynn #2, in action with Porsche and Cadillac respectively. The Porsche 963 #99 Proton Competition of Julien Andlauer followed in fifth place ahead of the Porsche Hertz JOTA #12 of Callum Ilott and the official 963 of Kevin Estre.
The leader of FP2 and FP3 had to settle for a placing outside the Top5, the transalpine preceded Brendon Hartley (Toyota GR #8), Charles Milesi (Alpine #36), Robert Kubica (AF Corse Ferrari #83 ) and Robin Frinjs (WRT #20).
Ferrari #51 and Toyota #7 out of Q1
James Calado (Ferrari #51) and Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota GR #7) were eliminated in the first qualifying session of the 6h of Spa. The Briton and the Japanese clocked the 11th and 15th overall times in that order, both more than 5 tenths from the top.
Also out of Q2 were Alpine #36 (12th place), BMW #15 (13th), Peugeot #93 (14th), Peugeot #94 (16th), Lamborghini Iron Lynx #63 (17th), Hertz JOTA Porsche #38 (18th) and Isotta Fraschini #11 (19th).
Bovy on pole in LMGT3
Sarah Bovy (Iron Dames Lamborghini #85) scores the first pole of the season after the results in the European Le Mans Series on its home track. The Belgian made the difference with a gap of 337 thousandths compared to Josh Caygill (United Autosports McLaren #95) e Ahmad Al Harthy (WRT BMW #46).
Manthey EMA Porsche #91 and the second McLaren driven by United #59 finish in order ahead of Heart of Racing Aston #27, VISTA AF Corse Ferrari #54, TF Sport Corvette #81, Akkodis ASP Lexus #78 and Pure Rxcing Porsche #92 .
Day to forget for Alex Malykhin #92, out against the barriers following the Raidillon. The championship leader suffered no consequences after a violent impact in one of the most iconic points in the world.
Tomorrow at 1.00 pm the start of the 6h Spa 2024, the third act of the FIA World Endurance Championship. As always, the entire competition can be followed live on Discovery +.
From Spa – Luca Pellegrini
