Zandvoort – Race 1: Weerts offers pole to WRT

Had to wait for 3^e round of the season to see WRT secure its first Sprint Cup pole position of the year. On the side of Zandvoort and its seaside circuit, it was Charles Weerts in the No. 8 Audi R3 LMS GT2 EVO 32 who distinguished himself as the fastest man in the world. first qualifying of the weekend.

Sent onto the track while his teammate Dries Vanthoor waited in the garage, the Belgian completed his fastest lap in 1'33"145. The task was not easy for Charles Weerts since the gaps were tight on the line with less than 2 tenths between the 1^e and the 6^e (Aurélien Panis – Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO 2 No. 25 – Saintéloc Junior Team). Second under the checkerboard, Simon Gachet (Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO 2 No. 11 – Tresor By Car Collection) only finished 45 thousandths behind! On the Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO No. 53 from AF Corse, Ulysse de Pauw completed the Top 3 by just over a tenth.

Top 15 qualifiers for Race 1

See you at 14:00 p.m. this Saturday to follow Race 1 live on video on AUTOhebdo.