ELMS @ 4 Hours of Portimao 2021: Qualifications results
📷 Luc Warnotte 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021.
Charles Milesi will start in pole tomorrow being the fastest in LMP2 qualifications as he did at Francorchamps. A serious change for the #37 Cool Racing team after being rather anonymous during the free practices.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 4 Hours of Spa and instant photo from Youtube TV
Ferdinand Habsburg did the second best time in qualifications. The new team for Sophia Flörsch in the #24 ‘Drive Fast, Act Faster’ ORECA 07 LMP2 (in place of Diego Menchaca) will start in front row. Note the Change of livery in front of the car since the German driver is part of the team.
The 20 years old German started in ELMS LMP2 in 2020 at Le Castellet 240 with Beitske Visser for Richard Mille Racing Team.
This season, Sophia is running in the FIA World Endurance Championship on #1 Richard Mille Racing Team Oreca with Tatiana Calderón and Beitske Visser.
The German racer ran also the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020 where she finished in 9th place alongside Visser and Tatiana Calderón. For the 2021 edition, she had an accident when Franco Colapinto lost control of his #26 G-Drive Aurus spun across the track and struck the front of Sophia Floersch car. Floersch #1 Oreca spun around, slammed the wall and found herself stranded in the middle of the track. Then the next pack of racers entered the S-turns. With nowhere to go, racing Team India’s Eurasia Ligier slammed into Floersch. It was spectacular but luckily Sophia was not hurt.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 4 Hours of Spa
Nick De Vries puts his G-Drive Racing Aurus #26 in P3.
📷 Luc Warnotte 24 Hours of Le Mans 2021.
After skipping the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Maxime Robin - Vincent Capillaire - Arnold Robin are back at Portimao with their Graff Racing LMP2 ORECA 07 #39.
Tight battle in LMP3
📷 Luc Warnotte 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021.
W. Boyd was fastest LMP3 with his #2 United Autosports Ligier JS P320-Nissan
📷 Luc Warnotte 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021.
U. De Wilde did the second best time with his #13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P320-Nissan for only 0,059 sec.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 4 Hours of Spa
Laurents Hörr did drive the #4 DKR Engineering Duqueine to P3. Considering their rival for the championship are only 9th in the class (M. Bell with #19 Cool Racing Ligier), the tandem Hörr-De Barbuat is maximizing their chance to clinch the 2021 LMP3 championship.
LMGTE: Aston Martin, Porsche, Ferrari were the fastest
📷 Luc Warnotte 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021.
Ross Gunn driving the #95 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage will start in pole of the LMGTE class after he ran a magical lap almost 1/2 second faster than his closest rival.
📷 Luc Warnotte 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021.
Gianmaria Bruni is second with his #77 Porsche 911 RSR-19 from Proton Competition.
📷 © Luc Warnotte @ 4 Hours of Spa
Alessio Rovera with his #88 AF Corse did the 3rd best performance, 0,294 sec. faster than M. Molina with whom they will fight to clinch the championship tomorrow.
