FFSA GT – Ekris and CMR dominate qualifying at Pau

Q1

The No. 8 Team SpeedCar of Robert Consani and Benjamin Lariche took control of the session with a reference lap completed by the former rally driver in 1'22″423. But the former rally driver hit the rail in the final moments of the session, the consecutive pile-up notably involving the #4 BMW M9 – BMW Team France and the McLaren 570S n°99 – Las Moras Racing Team.

The Ginetta G55's time was finally canceled by the stewards for having caused the red flag, thus offering pole position to the #4 BMW M888 - Ekris Motorsports of the Koebolt - van der Ende tandem, best time in 1'22"702 . Consani and Lariche will nevertheless start from the front row, with a second best time established in 1'22″707.

Alain Ferté, associé à Grégoire Demoustier sur le Porsche Cayman Clubsport GT4 de Energy by ART, se classe troisième à 0″078 et s’élancera au côté de la Ginetta n°666 CMR de Fabian Michal et Georges Cabannes, meilleur temps en catégorie Am.

Q2

The second part of qualifying, decisive for the starting grid for the Sunday race, initially saw Gaël Castelli (Ginetta G55 n°444 – Team SpeedCar) sign the best time in 1'21″750 ahead of the Ginetta n°26 – CMR of Soheil Ayari and Nicolas Tardif, credited with a reference lap in 1'21″769.

But as in Q1, a red flag was displayed at the end of the session, caused by the #55 Ginetta G444, the latter losing its best time. The pole thus falls to the hands of the Ginetta G55 n°26 of Ayari and Tardif, who will start at the front alongside the Castelli – Wallgren duo, thanks to their second best time in 1'21″910.

The Porsche Cayman Clubsport GT4s were unable to reach the front row, since the n°1 of Pla – Sancinéna and n°22 of Beltoise – Estèves were 0″175 and 0″405 behind the poleman.

The two examples of Saintéloc Racing from Dumez – Simonet and Rodrigues – Guilvert follow five tenths ahead of Ricardo van der Ende who places the No. 4 Ekris Motorsport BMW M888 in seventh place at seven tenths.

Mike Parisy hoists the Cayman Clubsport GT4 n°30 – CD Sport into eighth position at 0″766 ahead of Simon Gachet (McLaren 570S n°3 – Energy by ART) and Morgan Moullin-Traffort (Porsche Cayman Clubsport GT4 n°31 – CD Sport ).

Jean-Philippe and Paul Lamic (Ginetta G55 n°54 – Vic'Team) set the best time in Am.

Q1 ranking

Q2 ranking