Porsche 911 GT3 R on second grid row at Spa-Francorchamps

Comments of the Super Pole

Timo Bernhard, team owner KÜS Team75 Bernhard: “I’m very pleased to head into the 24-hour race from the second grid row. The team did a great job. Laurens drove brilliantly in the Super Pole, Michael and Kévin did a lot to optimise the car in the qualifying. Now we have to switch to racing mode, the hard work is still ahead of us.”

Laurens Vanthoor (911 GT3 R #117): “I’m completely satisfied. The team were fantastic and the second grid row is a good starting position for the race. We encountered a lot of traffic in qualifying, but whenever we get a clear run we’re very fast. You saw this today.”

Michael Christensen (911 GT3 R #117): “That was a great performance from Larens and the entire team. We wanted to push in qualifying so that we could grab a spot as far up the grid as possible. Laurens pulled out all stops with the car today, now we’re turning our attention to the race.”

Kévin Estre (911 GT3 R #117): “Our aim was to be among the top ten. Laurens then managed to turn a super lap. Now we have to show that we can maintain this performance over the 24 hours of the race.”

Result Super Pole
Pro-class

1. Fisichella/Cioci/Calado (ITA/ITA/GBR), Ferrari GT3, 2:17.390 minutes
2. Bortolotti/Engelhart/Caldarelli (ITA/DEU/ITA), Lamborghini Huracan GT3, +0.057 sec.
3. de Philippi/Mies/Vervisch (USA/DEU/BEL), Audi R8 LMS, +0.240 sec.
4. Estre/Christensen/Vanthoor (FRA/DNK/BEL), Porsche GT3 R, +0.284 sec.
5. Al Harthy, Yoluc/Adam/Hankey (OMA/GBR/GBR/GRB), Aston Martin V12 GT3, +0.284 sec.

Pro-Am class

1. Al Harthy/Yoluc/Adam/Hankey (OMA/GBR/GBR/GBR), Aston Martin V12 GT3, 2:17.674 minutes
2. Allemann/Bohn/Müller/Jaminet (CHE/DEU/DEU/FRAU), Porsche GT3 R, + 1.469 sec.
3. Fleming, Leventis, Williamson/Webb (GBR/GBR/GBR/GBR), McLaren 650 S GT3, + 1,545 sec.
9. Häring/Renauer/Renauer/Lieb (DEU/DEU/DEU/DEU), Porsche GT3 R, + 1.981 sec.