+1 (310) 993-6440Audi on pole at Le Mans pole, top 6 within 0.6 seconds
June 10, 2011 by Ernie
Filed under The Scene / Events
The new Audi R18 driven by André Lotterer, proved to be on the pace at Le Mans. as he put the #2 car on pole position for this weekend’s Le Mans. Audi #1 is in second place, followed by two Peugeots, another Audi and the final official Peugeot 908 in 6th place. All top six positions were covered within 0.6 seconds.
LMP2. It has not been quiet in this category either. Finally the Oreca-Nissan of Signatech, #26 (Mailleux / Ayari / Ordain) confirmed his excellent early evening run. The Franco-Spanish trio of Philip Sinault Strakka Racing ahead of more than one second. The other Oreca-Nissan Oreca Matmut, #48.
In LM GTE Pro, the second official BMW M3 (# 56) is made up for its sister car, that had an accident in the earlier session. The #55 retains the third position, while the #56 set the best time just moments before the red flag of 22:15, facing the Italia Ferrari 458 #51 of the Italian team AF Corse. Ferrari took pole position of the LM GTE Am ahead of two Porsches, Felbermayr-Proton (#63) and the French team Larbre Competition (#70).
Source: Le Mans Live.com
