Sebring – Marcel Fässler breaks the record!

Since the start of the week, Marcel Fässler has been particularly energetic at the wheel of the No. 18 Audi R1 e-tron quattro. It was therefore very logical that he was put in charge of the qualification. And the Swiss acquitted himself of the task very well, completing a lap of the Florida track in 1'43"886. The double winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans won his first pole position for Audi Sport Team Joest, his first in LM P since the Spa round of the 2006 Le Mans Series. “Getting out of the car and seeing my name at the top of the timesheet was an extremely good feeling, underlines the world championEndurance 2012. It was an incredible duel with Allan, and I ultimately emerged victorious. Apart from the fact that it was a great qualifying session, it's obviously a very good starting point for the race on Saturday. »

And the Swiss added style, since he improved by almost two seconds on the pole signed by the Audi R18 TDI last year, and erased the previous record in qualifying on this track. A record signed by Marco Werner (1'44"974) in 2007. In terms of statistics, we should also note that this is Audi's 10th pole position at Sebring in 14 attempts.

Second by only 0, Allan McNish didn't look like he was having a bad day, preferring to emphasize the intensity of the fight between him and his stablemate. “What a qualifying session, exclaimed the Scot as he got out of his Audi n°2 which he shares with Tom Kristensen and Lucas di Grassi. Although we expected this to turn into an internal Audi duel, we didn't think the outcome would be so close. »

Start of the race tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. local time (15:30 p.m. French time). Benoît Tréluyer will be responsible for the first stint on the No. 1, and will have to fend off attacks from Tom Kristensen, who will start the race at the wheel of the No. 2.