Castroneves (Acura) and Tandy (Porsche) on pole at Road Atlanta

At Road Atlanta, no one could do better thanHelio Castroneves. The Acura Team Penske driver set the fastest time in qualifying. The Brazilian completed his lap in 1'8"674 and will therefore start from first position with his teammate Ricky Taylor.

On the timesheet, Hélio Castroneves was only 56 thousandths ahead of his compatriot Felipe Nasr (Whelen Engineering Racing) who will share his Cadillac DPi VR with Pipo Derani and Felipe Albuquerque.

The third fastest time in the qualifying session goes to Dane Cameron (Penske Acura). The American and his teammate Juan Pablo Montoya will try to achieve their second victory after that obtained at Daytona in early August.

Dans la catégorie GTLM, les qualifications ont été très disputées. En effet, les six premiers pilotes se sont tenus en moins de deux dixièmes de seconde. Avec un temps de 1’16“167, la pole est revenue à Nick Tandy (Team Porsche).

In the fight for pole position, Antonio Garcia will start second at Road Atlanta. With the Corvette from the Corvette Racing team, the Spaniard completed his lap in 1'16"181, barely 14 thousandths behind Nich Tandy! Tommy Milner placed his Corvette in third place after a time only 55 thousandths slower than that of the pole sitter.