Pagenaud takes pole for De Ferran
De Ferran Motorsports' Simon Pagenaud beat Highcroft rival David Brabham to pole position as the American Le Mans Series resumed at Lime Rock
The two LMP1 Acuras had a frenetic battle for pole around the short track, with Brabham looking uncatchable early on before Pagenaud produced a 46.971s lap that gave him first place by nearly four tenths of a second. Despite Brabham's best efforts, fading tyres and increasing drizzle meant the Highcroft driver could not get any closer.
Adrian Fernandez completed another Acura one-two-three as he took LMP2 pole for his eponymous team, a few tenths ahead of the Dyson Lola-Mazdas.
The Corsa Ginetta-Zytek will start sixth for its first race in full hybrid configuration.
Jaime Melo put Risi Ferrari on top in GT2 by just 0.064s over Flying Lizard Porsche's Patrick Long. The latter repeatedly closed in on Melo's early provisional pole lap, then edged ahead, only for Melo to respond with a 54.665s to reclaim the class top spot.
Pos Cl Drivers Car Time 1. P1 de Ferran/Pagenaud Acura ARX 02a 46.971s 2. P1 Brabham/Sharp Acura ARX 02a 47.345s 3. P2 Fernandez/Diaz Acura ARX-01B 48.281s 4. P2 Leitzinger/Franchitti Lola B09 86 Mazda 48.477s 5. P2 Dyson/Smith Lola B09 86 Mazda 48.661s 6. P1 Mowlem/Johansson Ginetta-Zytek 09HS 49.464s 7. P1 Field/Field/Ducote Lola B06/10 49.935s 8. P1 Burgess/McMurry Lola B06/10 53.523s 9. GT2 Melo/Kaffer Ferrari 430 54.665s 10. GT2 Bergmeister/Long Porsche 911 RSR 54.729s 11. GT2 Henzler/Miller Porsche 911 RSR 55.026s 12. GT2 Hand/Auberlen BMW E92 M3 55.049s 13. GT2 Mueller/Milner BMW E92 M3 55.050s 14. GT2 Murry/Robertson/Robertson Doran Ford GT-R 55.118s 15. GT2 Westbrook/Stuck Porsche 911 RSR 55.387s 16. GT2 Farnbacher/James Panoz Esperante 55.542s 17. GT2 Feinberg/Hall Dodge Viper 56.736s 18. GT2 van Overbeek/Neiman Porsche 911 RSR 57.405s 19. Ch Hoaglund/Faieta Porsche 911 GT3 59.618s 20. Ch Snow/Snow Porsche 911 GT3 59.971s 21. Ch Brown/Sweedler Porsche 911 GT3 1m00.459s 22. Ch Parker/Pickering Porsche 911 GT3 1m01.645s 23. P2 van der Steur/Pecorari Radical SR9 24. Ch Baker/Cosmo Porsche 911 GT3
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