Porsche nips Toyota for pole at Spa

Jani puts the #1 Porsche on pole

Neel Jani was the star of qualifying after setting a sensational lap to contribute toward a surprise pole position for Porsche LMP1 Team at Spa.

Along with Andre Lotterer, the Swiss ace combined to set an average of 1m54.097s to claim Porsches first pole of the season.

After Toyota had largely dominated the Free Practice sessions, it was the German manufacturer which took the first point of the Spa weekend ahead of the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps tomorrow.

G-Drive Racing took a second consecutive pole position in a remarkably close battle as the new era of the LMP2 class continues to thrill.

The second round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, begins tomorrow at 14:30 local time.

Ferrari take GT Pro Pole

The #71 AF Corse Ferrari of Sam Bird and Davide Rigon reprised their 2016 pole with another stellar display for the Prancing Horse at Spa this afternoon.

Davide Rigon’s best lap of 2m14.938s stood as the fastest of the 25-minute session and laid the foundation for Ferraris first class pole since Nurburgring last July.

Pedro Lamy again proved to be the class of the LMGTE Am field to complete a last minute snatch of pole from the Dempsey-Proton Porsche car in the #98 Aston Martin he shared with Paul Dalla Lana.

Results

Pos	No./Drivers	Team/Car	Class	Time	Behind	Gap
1	1 N. JANI / A. LOTTERER / N. TANDY	Porsche LMP Team	LMP1 H	1:54.097	0.000s	0.000s
2	7 M. CONWAY / K. KOBAYASHI / .	Toyota Gazoo Racing	LMP1 H	1:54.693	0.596	0.596
3	9 S. SARRAZIN / Y. KUNIMOTO / N. LAPIERRE	Toyota Gazoo Racing	LMP1 H	1:54.701	0.604	0.008
4	8 S. BUEMI / A. DAVIDSON / K. NAKAJIMA	Toyota Gazoo Racing	LMP1 H	1:54.907	0.810	0.206
5	2 T. BERNHARD / E. BAMBER / B. HARTLEY	Porsche LMP Team	LMP1 H	1:55.440	1.343	0.533
6	26 R. RUSINOV / P. THIRIET / A. LYNN	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	2:02.601	8.504	7.161
7	36 R. DUMAS / G. MENEZES / M. RAO	Signatech Alpine Matmut	LMP2	2:02.624	8.527	0.023
8	35 P. RAGUES / A. NEGRÃƒO / N. PANCIATICI	Signatech Alpine Matmut	LMP2	2:02.629	8.532	0.005
9	24 T. GRAVES / J. HIRSCHI / J. VERGNE	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	LMP2	2:02.632	8.535	0.003
10	13 M. BECHE / D. HEINEMEIER HANSSON / N. PIQUET JR	Vaillante Rebellion	LMP2	2:03.619	9.522	0.987
11	4 O. WEBB / D. KRAIHAMER / J. ROSSITER	Bykolles Racing Team	LMP1	2:03.827	9.730	0.208
12	34 N. MOORE / P. HANSON / K. CHANDHOK	Tockwith Motorsports	LMP2	2:04.176	10.079	0.349
13	28 F. PERRODO / B. HANLEY / E. COLLARD	TDS Racing	LMP2	2:05.058	10.961	0.882
14	37 D. CHENG / A. BRUNDLE / T. GOMMENDY	Jackie Chan DC Racing	LMP2	2:05.421	11.324	0.363
15	31 J. CANAL / N. PROST / B. SENNA	Vaillante Rebellion	LMP2	2:05.614	11.517	0.193
16	38 H. TUNG / O. JARVIS / T. LAURENT	Jackie Chan DC Racing	LMP2	2:14.220	20.123	8.606
17	71 D. RIGON / S. BIRD	AF Corse	LMGTE Pro	2:15.017	20.920	0.797
18	66 S. MÃœCKE / O. PLA / B. JOHNSON	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	LMGTE Pro	2:15.418	21.321	0.401
19	67 A. PRIAULX / H. TINCKNELL / L. DERANI	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	LMGTE Pro	2:15.565	21.468	0.147
20	51 J. CALADO / A. PIER GUIDI	AF Corse	LMGTE Pro	2:15.765	21.668	0.200
21	91 R. LIETZ / F. MAKOWIECKI	Porsche GT Team	LMGTE Pro	2:16.862	22.765	1.097
22	92 M. CHRISTENSEN / K. ESTRE	Porsche GT Team	LMGTE Pro	2:17.010	22.913	0.148
23	95 N. THIIM / M. SÃ˜RENSEN / R. STANAWAY	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	2:17.156	23.059	0.146
24	97 D. TURNER / J. ADAM / D. SERRA	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Pro	2:17.640	23.543	0.484
25	98 P. DALLA LANA / P. LAMY / M. LAUDA	Aston Martin Racing	LMGTE Am	2:18.659	24.562	1.019
26	77 C. RIED / M. CAIROLI / M. DIENST	Dempsey-Proton Racing	LMGTE Am	2:19.065	24.968	0.406
27	54 T. FLOHR / F. CASTELLACCI / M. MOLINA	Spirit of Race	LMGTE Am	2:19.658	25.561	0.593
28	61 W. MOK / K. SAWA / M. GRIFFIN	Clearwater Racing	LMGTE Am	2:20.915	26.818	1.257
29	86 M. WAINWRIGHT / B. BARKER / N. FOSTER	Gulf Racing UK	LMGTE Am	2:22.120	28.023	1.205
30	25 R. GONZALEZ / S. TRUMMER / V. PETROV	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	LMP2

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