Asian Le Mans News: 4 Hours of Dubai Qualifying Reports
Giorgio Roda (pictured) took the top spot for both 4 Hours of Dubai races in UAE, with two fastest laps in tricky track conditions at the Dubai Autodrome. The dusty conditions caused cars to lose grip during the 15-minute session.
The #5 United Autosports Oreca-Gibson took early control of the LMP2 qualifying session, with Roda posting a 1m48.283 lap, 0.2 seconds ahead of the #49 High Class Racing driven by Jens Reno Moller and over a second ahead of George Kutrz in the #4 Crowdstrike Racing by APR.
Roda then improved to a 1m47.996 on the next lap, a time that stood until the checkered flag. Moller also improved his time to a 1m48.531, but was 0.535s behind Roda and couldn’t improve before the checkered flag.
John Falb moved up the order to claim third place for this afternoon’s race with a 1m49.316, with Horst Felbermayr Jr moving up to claim 4th.
Championship leader Roberto Lacorte struggled with grip in the early stages but managed to get two good laps in to finish 7th for Race 1.
LMP2 Qualifying Result for Race 1
LMP2 Qualifying Result for Race 2
ANOTHER DOUBLE POLE FOR CLX MOTORSPORT
After scoring two poles in Sepang, Paul Lanchere took another double pole in for the 4 Hours of Dubai.
The French driver struggled with grip in the early stages of the 15-minute session, losing laps to track limit violations, but came good in the final five minutes.
The early pace was set by Tim Whale in the #94 High Class Racing Ligier, with the #8 Team Virage of Romain Vozniak keeping pace. Whale set a best lap of 1m57.080 after 10-minutes of running with Vozniak just two tenths behind.
However, Lanchere posted a 1m56.438 lap with three minutes left on the clock to claim pole position for race 1 and then posted two more sub 1m57 laps to claim pole for Sunday’s race at the checkered flag.
The #8 Team Virage Ligier finished in second place with a 1m56.801. The #49 High Class Racing will head row 2, with the #13 Inter Europol Competition of Alex Bukhantsov claiming 4th.
LMP3 Qualifying Result for Race 1
LMP3 Qualifying Result for Race 2
FRONT ROW LOCKOUT FOR GETSPEED IN DUBAI
Qualifying for the 20 strong GT grid saw the two Getspeed Mercedes-AMGs take first and second places for both races 4 Hours of Dubai races, with Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi in the #37 QMMF by Getspeed take a double pole ahead of Steve Jans in the #9 Mercedes-AMG.
The session started with several cars taking the top spot on the timing screens before Jans posted a 2m00.408 lap on his first fast lap. Championship leader Dustin Scott Blattner made a bid for the pole in the #74 Kessel Racing Ferrari with a 2m00.183 but was bumped down a place when Jans posted the first sub 2-minute lap with a 1m59.771.
Al-Khelaifi then made a bid for pole, but Track Limits denied the Qatari driver. However, at the checkered flag the #37 Mercedes-AMG went to the top of the timing screens with a 1m59.595, 0.176s ahead of the #9 car in second place. The #74 Ferrari will start this afternoon’s race in third, with the #87 Origine Motorsport Porsche 911 of Bo Yuan also on Row 2.
GT Qualifying Result for Race 1
GT Qualifying Result for Race 2