WEC-Imola: Malykhin wins Hyperpole
#92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 RSR LMGT3 in pole.
Round one winning #92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 RSR LMGT3 driven by Aliaksandr Malykhin continues exceptional start to season with pole position.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Aliaksandr Malykhin with #92 Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 RSR LMGT3 did set the fastest LMPGT3 lap in 1:42.365 and is the only LMGT3 under the 1:43 mark.
Alex Malykhin (Porsche 911 GT3 R #92): “To be honest, pole position came as a bit of a surprise – we had to carry extra weight after our victory in Qatar. However, that motivated us to work even harder in preparation. Both sessions went well for me. My first attempt was very clean, on the second lap I went harder. My engineer also helped me a lot. He kept me well informed via radio about how to manage overtaking traffic on the track. At least half of this result is thanks to him!” Source: Porsche
Joining Malykhin on the front row is the Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3 which was driven by Ian James in qualifying who lapped with a time of 1:43.058.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3 driven by Ian James lapped with a time of 1:43.058.
BMW M4 GT3 in third and fourth
Both BMW M Team WRT will start form second row as AL Harthy and D. Leung ended third and fourth of the Hyperpole session.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Ahmad Al Harthy Drove the #46 Team WRT BMW M4 in P3 lapping in 1:43.099
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. #31 BMW M4 LMGT3 with Darren Leung was fourth in 1:43.105
Iron Dames will start from third row.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Monza. Sarah Bovy in Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 #85 takes fifth position in 1:43.151
Note that there is less than 0.100 second between P2 and P5!
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