ELMS: Bovy, Julien, Roda and van Uitert will start from pole in their class

ELMS

May 4

Bovy and Roda did clinch their second consecutive pole during qualifying today respectively in LMGT3 and LM2 Pro-Am. Julien in LMP3. van Uitert will start from pole since setting the fastest lap in LMP2.

📷 Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet. #28 IDEC Sport Oreca.

Job van Uitert with #28 IDEC Sport Oreca did set the fastest lap in 1:40.104 beating Louis Deletraz fastest lap twice in a row in his two last flying laps. #28 IDEC Sport and #14 AO by TF will start tomorrow’s 4 Hours of Le Castellet from first row at the 5.771km Circuit Paul Ricard.

📷 Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet. #14 AO by TF Sport Oreca

Louis Deletraz with #14 AO by TF was ahead of the 14 LMP2 until the very last seconds of the LMP2 qualifying session until Job van Uitert crossed the line 0.07 sec. ahead of checkered flag with a faster lap and again in his last lap. Deletraz will start from first row though with less used tires!

📷 Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet. #9 Iron Lynx - Proton Oreca

Matteo Cairoli confirmed his P1 during FP2 by setting the third fastest lap of the LMP2 qualifying session in #9 Iron Lynx - Proton Oreca.

AF Corse fastest in LMP2 Pro/Am.

📷 Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet. #77 Proton Competition Oreca.

Second pole position of the season for Giorgio Roda with #77 Proton Competition Oreca in LMP2 Pro-Am in 1:43.067, 0.378 sec. ahead of defending Team Champion #83 AF Corse with Francois Perrodo. The #83 AF Corse look stronger for the race as Matthieu Vaxivière and Alessio Rovera dominated LMP2 Pro-Am class during Free Practices respectively in 1:41.969 and 1:42.008.

DKR Engineering Duqueine in LMP3

📷 Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet. #15 RLR M Sport Ligier.

Gael Julien won the LMP3 qualifying session with #15 RLR M Sport Ligier in 1:48.867 after a very tight and competitive session (top 4 within 0.35 sec.) beating former Barcelona pole sitting Manuel Espirito Santo with #17 COOL Racing Ligier by 0.124 sec.

Sarah Bovy clinched second pole this season in LMGT3

📷 Luc Warnotte at Barcelona. Sarah Bovy with #83 Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3 R.

Sarah Bovy did set the LMGT3 benchmark of 1:56.003 with the #83 Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3 R, doubling their standing points in the Championship. Bovy was 0.280 seconds sec. faster than Spirit of Race Ferrari 296 GT3 of Duncan Cameron, second in class. Bovy will start from pole tomorrow’s race in LMGT3 class

CLICK HERE for Qualifying results of the 4 Hours of Le Castellet.