In
the LMGTE Am, the Ferrari of Cetilar Racing and Inception Racing will fight for
pole after closing in third and fourth.
LMGTE Pro. At the end of the sixty-minute
preliminary session to decide the starting grid for the 24 Hours of Le Mans,
the Ferrari #52 car, driven by Daniel Serra, clocked the best lap of 3:46.011.
The time, set on lap 11, was 570 thousandths quicker than that turned in by
James Calado in the 488 GTE #51.
LMGTE Am. On its debut in the French
marathon, Inception Racing earned the right to fight for the Hyperpole with the
fourth quickest time, 3:49.462 recorded by Ben Barnicoat. However, the British
team's car trailed the leaders of the championship ranking, Cetilar Racing,
which closed in third position 482 thousandths behind the Porsche of Dempsey –
Proton Racing, at the top of the standings. Despite being excluded from the
fight for the top three rows, the other Ferraris held the positions immediately
behind.
Iron Lynx #80 finished seventh in 3:49.693, showing the even balance
between the cars, 17 of which were bunched within less than two seconds of each
other. The 488 GTE of Car Guy by Kessel Racing claimed eighth place, the two AF
Corse entries, #54 and #83, tenth and eleventh, and the Rinaldi Racing Ferrari
fourteenth. The other two Iron Lynx cars, #85 and #60, are on row nine, while
Spirit of Race and JMW Motorsport are in twenty-first and twenty-second
positions.