The Spa-Francorchamps circuit hosted qualifying for round three of the FIA World Endurance Championship, in which the Ferrari 499Ps took second and third place. The times posted by Miguel Molina at the wheel of the number 50 Hypercar and Antonio Giovinazzi in the number 51 mean the Prancing Horse cars will set off from a favourable position in the 6 Hours of Spa on Saturday, 29 April at 12.45 p.m. (local time).
The session ran on a dry track in the afternoon, with an air temperature of 16°C and asphalt at just under 22°C. A red flag interrupted the middle part of the fifteen-minute timed session, obliging the crews to optimise their attempts to set the best time. On lap four, Molina stopped the clock at 2’00”836, setting the benchmark that sealed a place on the front row for the 499P shared with Antonio Fuoco and Nicklas Nielsen.
Giovinazzi’s performance improved in the last part of the session when he lapped the 7.004-kilometre Belgian track in 2'00”777. The time, which would have been worth pole position for the number 51 Ferrari, was cancelled because of a Track Limit infringement at Turn 7. The crew, comprising the driver from Puglia, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado, will thus start from third due to their best time (2'00”973), 161 thousandths of a second behind the number 7 Toyota that will set off from pole.