Toyota Gazoo Racing has locked out the entrance row for the 2024 FIA WEC 6 Hours of São Paulo after a dominant efficiency in Hypercar Hyperpole from the pair of GR010 HYBRIDs.
The quickest of the 2 was the No. 7, with Kamui Kobayashi scoring the Japanese model its first pole of the season with a 1m23.140s set with 3.5m remaining.
The opposite 9 drivers within the closing shootout pushed onerous to higher that lap on their closing flyers however misplaced chunks of time within the tight, twisty second sector as the height efficiency from the tires pale.
Sebastien Buemi would come shut within the sister automotive, however the Swiss might solely handle a 1m23.262s to assert second spot on the grid.
Row two for Sunday’s race can be occupied by the No. 5 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 pushed by Matt Campbell and the Cadillac V-Collection.R steered by Alex Lynn.
The second manufacturing facility Porsche — the championship chief — took fifth alongside the Le Mans-winning No. 50 Ferrari that ended up 0.4s off pole with Antonio Fuoco on the controls.
Each JOTA Porsches will begin seventh and eighth, whereas the No. 51 Ferrari will line up ninth in entrance of the No. 20 WRT BMW M Hybrid V8 that might solely handle tenth.
It was a troublesome qualifying session for the French producers. Neither Alpine nor Peugeot bought a automotive into the highest 10 throughout qualifying, with the No. 36 A424 coming closest, qualifying eleventh after lacking out by below 0.2s.
The No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari additionally didn’t get in and can begin fifteenth behind the No. 15 WRT BMW that, in contrast to the sister automotive, was unable to sneak into the highest 10.
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LMGT3 noticed Sarah Bovy and Iron Dames storm to pole place for the second time this season
The Belgian, who topped qualifying to set the Hyperpole discipline, set a blistering 1m34.413s within the closing shootout to get the higher of the 2 United McLarens and the Pure Rxcing Porsche which discovered themselves in competition for pole.
The time was simply shy of 0.4s up on the Pure Rxcing 911, which can begin alongside the No. 85 Lamborghini on the entrance row after a number of enhancements throughout the Hyperpole session from Alex Malykhin.
Row two on the grid can be occupied by the 2 United McLaren GT3 Evos, with Josh Caygill placing the No. 95 third and James Cottingham placing the No. 59 fourth with occasions below 0.5s off pole.
Fifth was the Manthey EMA Porsche, which is joint prime within the championship standings and is carrying essentially the most success ballast this weekend.
The No. 31 Workforce WRT BMW M4 LMGT3, one other automotive in competition for the title, will begin sixth.
Solely 9 automobiles set occasions within the Hyperpole for the LMGT3 class, as Thomas Flohr within the No. 54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari was compelled to park up early for inflicting a purple flag.
Flohr had a spin at Flip 5 on chilly tires at first of the session, prevented the promoting boards on the apex, however ended up stranded on the apex, bringing the session to a halt with 8m remaining. The No. 54 will begin tenth in consequence.
Forward of Hyperpole for the GT3 automobiles, a few key automobiles didn’t make the reduce within the first qualifying session. The No. 77 Proton Competitors Mustang and No. 46 WRT BMW ended up eleventh and twelfth after Ryan Hardwick and Ahmad Al Harthy’s efforts respectively.
Christian Ried on his return to the cockpit ended up seventeenth within the No. 88 Proton Mustang.
Sunday’s race is about to begin at 11:30 a.m. native time in Brazil.
