Qualify Results

Local favourite Eduardo Barrichello delivered the goods in LMGT3.
The Brazilian scored Racing Spirit of Leman its first ever WEC pole with a 1m33.849s in the category’s Hyperpole session aboard the team’s No. 10 Vantage AMR LMGT3.

“Such a special moment for me here. My family [is] here, my friends are here, and I’m so happy to be here,” Barrichello said, after WEC rookie Anthony McIntosh put the car into the top 10.
The pair of AKKODIS ASP Lexus RC F LMGT3s were fast in the shootout session, but neither Clemens Schmid nor Finn Gehrsitz could find a way to better Barrichello’s best time.

The pole margin was tiny, though, as Schmid was just 0.024s behind with its best lap in the No. 87 Lexus. Gehrsitz was only 0.1s off in the No. 78 on the new Goodyear Eagle hard tires.
Elsewhere, it was a successful afternoon for the Iron Lynx and United Autosports. Lin Hodenius put the No. 61 Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 on the second row in fourth. The two United McLarens looked strong and will start fifth and sixth.

Further down the order, the Iron Dames Porsche made it into Hyperpole for the first time this season. Rahel Frey followed up Celia Martin’s qualifying run to put the No. 85 Porsche seventh.

Both Corvettes made it in, too. The No. 33 Z06 LMGT3.R will line up ninth, behind the No. 88 Proton Mustang and ahead of TF Sport’s No. 81 Vette.

The top two cars in the championship standings will start outside the top 10, with the No. 21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari only managing 15th in qualifying, and the points-leading No. 92 Manthey 1st Phorm Porsche 13th after Ryan Hardwick missed the cut by 0.2s.

“We’re championship leaders and won the last race at Le Mans. We’re carrying a lot of success ballast. We’re really heavy and losing a lot of time, especially at the end of the lap, but it’s ok. The other contenders are at the back too,” Hardwick said.
It was also a tough qualifying for WRT’s BMW M4 GT3 Evos, which will line up 14th and 18th. The Heart of Racing Aston Martin also failed to make Hyperpole with Ian James putting the No. 27 Vantage 12th.

Sunday's race will start at 11:30 a.m. local time.