FIA GT1: Nissan flies through qualifying

The pre-qualifying contested yesterday gave a glimpse of a new domination of the Lamborghini Murielago during this third meeting of the season. This was without counting on repeated transmission problems which affected three of the four Italians, including that of Winkelhock-Basseng, best time in Q1. Karl Wendlinger having failed to keep up the pace of the Nissan GT-Rs in Q3, three of the latter monopolized the top 3, there?Aston Martin DB9 Young Driver from Mücke-Turner slots into 4th place. A penalty for changing the engine will demote it to 5th on the grid, in favor of? Campbell Walter-Brabham's Nissan Sumo.

Of the Japanese manufacturer's drivers, Richard Westbrook ultimately emerged as the best performer, ahead of Enrique Bernoldi and Lucas Luhr, taking his first pole in the discipline. “ It?s brilliant to have three Nissans at the top. I am surrounded by “teammates” and it’s good company, I must say. All the hard work is starting to pay off, but to be honest, this circuit suits our car perfectly. If we don't win this weekend, there will be little hope for the rest of the season, especially at the Sachsenring. Anyway, thanks to my partner (Peter Dumbreck) to have managed to pass Q2 with a single set of tires », Confided the British pole sitter, resident of the JR Motorsport team.

The start of the qualifying race will be at 18:15 p.m. French time.