Lynn for Algarve Pro Racing tops qualifying.

ELMS

Sep 23

Algarve Pro Racing and Racing Team Turkey clinch the pole point in LMP2 and LMP2 PRO-AM, increasing the gap with competitors in class and overall championships. Proton Competition tops LMGTE class in four hours of Spa-Francorchamps qualifying session for fifth round of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS).

Algarve Pro Racing tops LMP2

📷 Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps. #25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca

Current championship leading trio Lynn, Allen and Simpson with #25 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca will start from pole tomorrow at 11:30 am thanks to Alex Lynn who did set the fastest lap of the day in 2:03.56.

📷 Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps.

The #22 United Autosports USA Oreca 07 - Gibson will also start from first row since Phil Hanson was second best of the session in 2:03.672, 0.108sec. slower. #28 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson will start from second row thanks to Laurents Hôrr who was third fastest in 2:03.789, 0.225 slower.

Racing Team Turkey tops LMP2 PRO-AM.

📷 Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps. Racing Team Turkey #34 Oreca.

Salih Yoluc with Racing Team Turkey #34 Oreca will start from pole of the LMP2 PRO-AM class after setting the Benchmark in class. As the LMP2 PRO-AM cars are starting in a second wave after the LMP2 cars, it is quite a gap to fill for Yoluc’s teammates Louis Deletraz and Charlie Eastwood in the hunt for overall win, considering that Yoluc will start the race at a pace that is 1.5” slower than the fastest platinum drivers in LMP2 class.

📷 Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps.

Yoluc’s followers in class during qualifying are Giorgio Roda in #99 Proton Competition Oreca 07 - Gibson 0.6530 slower and Tom Van Rompuy with #3 DKR Engineering Oreca 07 - Gibson, 1.891 sec. slower.

LMP3 class

Despite Oscar Tunjo with #12 WTM by Rinaldi Racing Duqueine M30 - D08 - Nissan was the fastest in LMP3 class in 2:10.554, the team was disqualified as the bronze driver Kratz did not take part in FP2 for being allowed to the race.

📷 Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps.

As a result, Manuel Espirito Santo with #8 Team Virage Ligier JS P320 - Nissan was second best, 0.7310 sec. slower than Tunjo will start from pole and Ryan Harper-Ellam with #7 Nielsen Racing Ligier JS P320 - Nissan, third, will start from first row also.

LMGTE class

📷 Luc Warnotte at Spa-Francorchamps. #16 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR-19

Ryan Hardwick was the fastest in LMGTE class with #16 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR-19. Quite a performance for the American bronze driver considering his car is 25kg heavier than the other Porsche 911 RSR-19 due to previous wins handicaps. Hardwick was more than 1 sec. faster than most class competitors. A positive sign for Robichon and Picariello who’ll relay him on board of the current leading car in the championship.

Hardwick was 0.654 sec. faster than Arnold Robin (second) with #72 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR and 0.977 faster than Martin BERRY (third) driving #66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 488 GTE Evo.

.Live streaming of qualifying and the race is still available on the official ELMS website at www.europeanlemansseries.com, and is available to view free of charge.