Tom van Rompuy in disbelief after his pole position at Losail

A fanfare debut for the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R in WEC. The new car from Detroit (Michigan) took pole position in its first race in the World Championship.Endurance of the FIA ​​thanks to the steering wheel of Belgian rookie Tom van Rompuy.

« It's a good thing it's on screen because otherwise I wouldn't believe it! This is my first qualifying session in WEC, says Tom van Rompuy after his performance. We worked very hard this week to improve the car and improve ourselves. The team did a wonderful job, as did the guys at Corvette and Pratt Miller. In the end we made it all work, so it was a team effort. I was able to achieve a very good lap, and I am really surprised by this result »

« We couldn't be happier for Tom, the #81 Corvette team and all of TF Sport, adds Christie Bagne, manager of the Corvette z06 GT3.R program. Taking pole position in the first WEC race for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R is a great accomplishment for the team, Chevrolet, Pratt Miller and everyone at Corvette Customer Support, with a huge collaborative effort that made this possible. We look forward to an exciting race tomorrow for both TF Sport Corvettes. »

The start of the 1812 km of Qatar will be given this Saturday at 11:00 a.m. local time, 9:00 a.m. in France.

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