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WALKENHORST MOTORSPORT TO START THE 24 HOURS OF SPA FROM 5th AND 14th POSITIONS
Everything is ready for the classic endurance race in the Ardennes: Walkenhorst Motorsport secured a promising starting position for the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) in Super Pole qualification on Friday evening. Sheldon van der Linde (RSA) claimed fifth place in the #34 BMW M6 GT3, Thomas Neubauer (FRA) finished the final qualifying session in … Continue reading
BEST PORSCHE 911 GT3 R TACKLES THE 24 HOURS OF SPA FROM NINTH PLACE
The two best-placed Porsche customer teams take up the 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps tomorrow from positions nine and 20. In the Super Pole session on Friday evening, Porsche works driver Mathieu Jaminet turned the ninth fastest lap with GPX Racing’s 911 GT3 R. In the 20-minute shootout, the top 20 vehicles from Thursday’s qualifying competed … Continue reading
24 HOURS OF SPA SUPER POLE FOR MERCEDES-AMG TEAM AKKA ASP
For the second year in succession Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP will start the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa at the very front of the grid after a scintillating lap by Raffaele Marciello secured top spot in Friday’s Super Pole. The Italian confirmed his status as one of the fastest drivers in any discipline by emerging … Continue reading
DIFFICULT SUPER POLE FOR FERRARI AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
The fight for Super Pole, which involved the twenty fastest cars in yesterday’s qualifying, saw the two Iron Lynx Ferraris take thirteenth and eighteenth place on the grid. The session was held on a track declared wet due to a light downpour, with the drivers using slicks. Alessandro Pier Guidi and Davide Rigon took the … Continue reading
MERCEDES-AMG LEADS THE CHARGE TO SUPER POLE IN 24 HOURS OF SPA QUALIFYING
Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP will chase its second successive Super Pole at the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa tomorrow evening after it’s #88 crew topped qualifying, while all nine brands contesting this year’s race will be represented in the deciding shootout. Tonight’s session also saw the Pro-Am and Am Cup pole winners decided as Garage … Continue reading
TWO PORSCHE 911 GT3 R WILL FIGHT FOR POLE POSITION AT SPA
In qualifying for the Spa 24 Hours, two 911 GT3 R racers fielded by Porsche’s customer teams have made it into the Super Pole. The final hunt for the 20 best grid spots will be held on Friday between 7.50 am and 8.20 am (CEST). After multiple qualifying sessions, GPX Racing’s 500+PS entry emerged as … Continue reading
TWO FERRARIS IN SUPER POLE AT 24 HOURS OF SPA
In a session twice interrupted by the red flag and heavily affected by traffic, the two Ferraris of Iron Lynx qualified for Friday evening’s Super Pole, which will decide the starting grid for the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Pro. The 488 GT3 Evo 2020s #71 and #51 wrapped up the session, respectively, in fourteenth and sixteenth … Continue reading
BEST PORSCHE 911 GT3 R STARTS THE 24 HOURS OF SPA FROM POSITION SIX
Porsche customer teams have secured solid starting positions for the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. In the Super Pole, a shootout over two flying laps of the 20 fastest cars from the qualifying, the Porsche Young Professional Thomas Preining was fastest at the wheel of a 911 GT3 R. The 22-year-old Austrian lapped the 7.004-kilometre Ardennes … Continue reading
MARCIELLO MASTERS CHALLENGING CONDITIONS TO SECURE 24 HOURS OF SPA POLE FOR MERCEDES-AMG TEAM AKKA ASP
Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP will start this year’s Total 24 Hours of Spa from the front of the grid after a blistering lap by Raffaele Marcello secured top spot in tonight’s Super Pole session. The deciding shootout was staged on a slippery surface and with darkness quickly descending on Spa-Francorchamps, yet this did nothing to … Continue reading
