FIA WEC – Fuoco takes pole for Ferrari at WEC 6 Hours of Imola
Hyperpole glory for the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse at FIA WEC 6 Hours of Imola as Tifosi celebrate Antonio Fuoco’s epic lap of 1m29.466s to take his and Ferrari’s third WEC pole.
Fuoco sets pole time in last minutes to head the No.83 Ferrari AF Corse 499P of Robert Shwartzman by 0.419s
No.51 AF Corse 499P driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi makes it a 1-2-3 for the Prancing Horse with a best of 1m29.953s
No.6 Porsche Penske 963 of Kevin Estre is best of non-Ferraris in fourth place as he heads the sister No.5 Porsche Penske of Matt Campbell who recovers from trip across Tamburello gravel trap.
Manthey PureRxcing Porsche starts at the front in LMGT3
Round one winning Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 RSR LMGT3 driven by Aliaksandr Malykhin continues exceptional start to season with pole position.
Joining Malykhin on the front row is the Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3 which was driven by Ian James in qualifying. The UK born American citizen lapped with a time of 1m43.058s
Third in LMGT3 is the No.46 Team WRT BMW M4 which was driven by Ahmad Al Harthy. The Omani driver just outpaces the sister No.31 BMW M4 LMGT3 car with Darren Leung aboard.
Sarah Bovy in Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 car takes fifth position ahead of the No.88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang driven by local ace Giorgio Roda.
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