Porsche takes pole position in Shanghai

The outcome of qualifying for the 6h of Shanghai in China will remain as one of the highlights of this 2014 season of the World Championship.Endurance. As a reminder, pole position is determined by the average of four laps, the two best of the two drivers requisitioned for the occasion. And this morning, the Porsche 919 Hybrid n°14 led by Neel Jani and Frenchman Romain Dumas (associated with Marc Lieb), and the Toyota TS040 Hybrid n°8 Sébastien Buemi and Anthony Davidson were unable to decide between themselves, signing exactly the same time in 1’48″300! Having made its effort before the Japanese, it is the German prototype which will start from pole tomorrow for the race.

Behind this master duo, it is the two other LM P1-H of the two brands that we will find on the second row, with the 919 Hybrid n°20 of the Webber trio? Hartley? Bernhard and Wurz's No. 7 Toyota? Nakajima? Sarrazin. The two Audis follow on the third row but seem to be in more difficulty on the Chinese track. In LM P1-L, the two Rebellion R-Ones are ahead of the CLM P1/01, ahead of the four best LM P2s.

In LM P2, pole position went to the No. 2 Ligier JS P26 of G-Drive Racing driven by the Canal trio? Pla? Rusinov. The first row will be completed by the Oreca 03R from Bradley's KCMG? Howson? Imperatori, while the No. 37 SMP Racing Oreca of Anton Ladygin-Viktor Shaitar-Kirill Ladygin takes 3rd place in the category.

In GT, whether in Pro or Am, the Aston Martin Vantage dominated the proceedings, with the #97 of Darren Turner and Stefan Mücke on pole in GTE Pro ahead of the two Porsche 911s from Team Manthey. In GTE Am, the #98 Vantage of the Dalla Lana trio? Lammy? Nygaard beat the Porsche 911 RSR in the ProSpeed ​​Competition where we find Matthieu Vaxivière, Emmanuel Collard and François Perrodo.