Supercup – Edwards on pole in Monaco, Ogier ahead of Loeb

Après s’être imposé dans la manche inaugurale de la saison 2013 de la Porsche Supercup à Barcelone, Sean Edwards aura une belle opportunité de réaliser un coup double ce week-end à Monaco puisqu’il a décroché la pole en réalisant un chrono de 1’36 »063 avec six dixièmes d’avance sur Kuba Giermaziak qui partira à ses côtés en première ligne. “My car was perfect, it was fantastic to drive it”, like the Briton who lives on the Rock. “The numerous yellow flags displayed made the qualifying session difficult. I think I could have had a better time, but I didn't really have a clear lap. This makes the pole all the more beautiful. I will obviously aim for a perfect start on Sunday and a second victory in Monaco. »

But the pole-sitter will also have to be wary of the German Michael Ammermüller and his teammate Jeroen Bleekemolen who will start on the second row. The Dutchman, double champion of the Porsche Supercup, will aim for a third success in the streets of Monte-Carlo. The latter benefits from the two-place penalty imposed on Christian Engelhart who ignored the yellow flags and will thus start from fifth place on the grid alongside Richie Stanaway.

Kevin Estre will start from seventh position after setting the sixth fastest time of the session. Jean-Karl Vernay took 11th place on the starting grid. “It was an exciting qualifying session.”, declares the winner of the International Cup Scholarship “I was even in the top five with my first set of tires. I now hope to be able to move up to a better position in the peloton. » But the French who will be the most observed will undoubtedly be Sébastien Ogier and Sébastien Loeb. The Volkswagen driver who is discovering the Porsche Supercup this week managed to secure 14th position, two places better than the nine-time world champion. WRC. “I was on the verge of despair. I didn’t have a single clear turn.”, explains the Alsatian. “I was about to set another best time when I suddenly found myself with two cars in the middle of the track. »

The Porsche Supercup race in Monaco will be contested on Sunday from 9:45 a.m.

Starting grid for the Porsche Supercup in Monaco

1. Sean Edwards (GB), Team Allyouneed by Project 1, 1:36.063 minutes
2. Kuba Giermaziak (PL), VERVA Racing Team, + 0.623 seconds
3. Michael Ammermüller (D), Lechner Racing Team, + 0.768
4. Jeroen Bleekemolen (NL), Lechner Racing Team, + 0.828
5. Christian Engelhart (D), FACH AUTO TECH, + 0.675 (penalized by 2 places)
6. Richie Stanaway (NZL), DAMS, +0,863
9. Klaus Bachler (A), FÖRCH Racing, + 1.115
11. Jean-Karl Vernay (F), MRS GT-Racing, + 1,235
16. Sébastien Loeb (F), Porsche AG, + 1.708
20. Michael Christensen (DK), DAMS, + 1.832