GTP-Pro Class for qualify

A last-ditch effort by Dan Harper in the No. 48 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO earned him his second straight GTD PRO pole to close out the season.

Aaron Telitz in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 was denied his first career IMSA pole; he’d leapt to the top of the board with a 1m18.690s, which stood as the top time until, with less than two minutes left, Harper used a new set of Michelin tires to his advantage, laying down a 1m18.672s.

Harper improved to a 1m18.523s and secured the pole position, but not the fastest time in GTD PRO qualifying.
That belonged to title contender Albert Costa, who set a 1m18.430s with the No. 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3 in the closing seconds. But the No. 81 Ferrari carried a penalty from Practice 2 when its fuel pump failure was deemed the cause of an avoidable red flag, and thus it lost its fastest lap.

Costa fell back to a 1m18.763s to qualify fourth, behind Telitz and
the No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Z06 GT3.R of Nicky Catsburg in third.

Laurin Heinrich was fifth in the No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R, followed by Neil Verhagen (No. 1 Paul Miller BMW) and Sebastian Priaulx (No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mustang GT3).

Championship leader Antonio García qualified eighth in the No. 3 Corvette Racing Z06 GT3.R, four positions behind title rival Costa’s Ferrari.

The 2 Corvettes in GTD class did poorly, both near the end of the class

Bob Akin Award rivals Brendon Iribe (No. 70 Inception Racing Ferrari) and Orey Fidani (No. 13 AWA Corvette) qualified 15th and 19th respectively.

The 28th annual Motul Petit Le Mans starts tomorrow at 12:10pm ET.

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