Toyota received’t have all of it their manner within the hypercar catergory on the centenary version of the 24 Hours of Le Mans after Ferrari locked out the entrance row.
Antonio Fuoco handled visitors on his quickest lap however that didn’t deter the 27-year-old Italian from placing collectively a lap time of three:22.982, in response to the organisers.
Fuoco’s Ferrari AF Corse teammate Alessandro Pier Guidi produced his quickest flying lap in hyperpole qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a brisk 3:23.897.
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THERE WAS HEARTBREAK FOR THE #3 CADILLAC V-SERIES.R AT THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS HYPERPOLE
The hyperpole session was crimson flagged 5 minutes to its shut after Sebastian Bourdais was compelled out of his #3 Cadillac V-Series .R that caught hearth on the chicane of the Mulsanne Straight.
The Frenchman had his lap time of three:24.908 deleted after as a result of that automobile inflicting the crimson flag, he was third quickest at the moment, in response to Motorsport.com.
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— Ferrari Hypercar (@FerrariHypercar) June 9, 2023
TOYOTA AND PORSCHE WILL START ON THE SECOND ROW OF THE GRID RESPECTIVELY
New Zealand’s Brendon Hartley posted the third quickest time of the session within the #8 Toyota and Felipe Nasr drove the #75 Porsche 963 to fourth spot.
IDEC SPORT FASTEST IN LMP2
In the LMP2 class, the #48 IDEC Sport Oreca-07 clinched class pole position with Paul-Loup Chatin clocking a time of three:32.923. While the LMGTE AM pole went to Corvette’s Ben Keating clocking a time of three:52.376 on the ultimate lap.
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The century of the most important race in endurance racing will happen on Saturday, 10 June to Sunday, 11June 2023.
Watch the highlights of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Hyperpole session:
Hypercar beginning grid for twenty-four Hours of Le Mans:
1. #50 Ferrari 499P | Ferrari AF Corse – Antonio Fuoco*/Miguel Molina/Nicklas Nielsen – 3:22.982
2. #51 Ferrari 499P | Ferrari AF Corse – Alessandro Pier Guidi*/James Calado/Antonio Giovinazzi – 3:23.755
3. #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid | Toyota Gazoo Racing – Sébastien Buemi/Brendon Hartley*/Ryō Hirakawa – 3:24.451
4. #75 Porsche 963 | Porsche Penske Motorsport – Felipe Nasr*/Mathieu Jaminet/Nick Tandy – 3:24.531
5. #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid | Toyota Gazoo Racing – Mike Conway/Kamui Kobayashi*/José María López – 3:24.933
6. #2 Cadillac V-Series.R | Cadillac Racing – Earl Bamber*/Alex Lynn/Richard Westbrook – 3:25.170
7. #5 Porsche 963 | Porsche Penske Motorsport – Dane Cameron*/Michael Christensen/Frédéric Makowiecki – 3:25.176
8. #3 Cadillac V-Series.R | Cadillac Racing – Sébastien Bourdais*/Renger Van Der Zande/Scott Dixon – 3:25.521
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