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Aston Martin Dominate Qualifying

Making their debut in the FIA GT, Aston Martin dominated qualifying for tomorrow's 500km race at Silverstone, with the pair of David Brabham and Darren Turner leading a 1-2 finish in both qualifying sessions

Brabham, son of multiple F1 Champion Jack Brabham, set the fastest lap in the first qualifying sessions this morning with a time of 1:15.792 - half a second faster than Peter Kox, in the second Aston Martin.

The legendary British marque has entered the race as a 'testing ground' ahead of next month's Le Mans 24 Hours, and the team have made an immediate impression and look favourites to win tomorrow's race, which will run around the shorter Silverstone track layout.

According to the Sporting Regulations of the FIA GT Championship, however, Aston Martin will not be eligible for points, but they could still win the "Tourist Trophy", which celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Third fastest was the Maserati of Thomas Biagi and Fabio Babini - the latter was the last GT winner at Silverstone, when the series visited the circuit in 2002.

FIA GT Combined Qualifying Results - Silverstone

Pos Cl. Drivers           Team                   Time              Laps
 1.  1  Brabham/Turner    Aston Martin DBR9      1:15.792           48
 2.  1  Kox/Lamy          Aston Martin DBR9      1:16.329 +  0.537  46
 3.  1  Babini/Biagi      Maserati MC12 GT1      1:16.608 +  0.816  37
 4.  1  Longin/Kumpen/H   Corvette C5R           1:16.610 +  0.818  42
 5.  1  Gardel/Gollin     Ferrari 550 Maranello  1:16.650 +  0.858  47
 6.  1  Bouchut/Fomenko   Ferrari 550 Maranello  1:16.650 +  0.858  19
 7.  1  Bartels/Scheide   Maserati MC12 GT1      1:16.806 +  1.014  34
 8.  1  Bertolini/Wendl   Maserati MC12 GT1      1:17.102 +  1.310  50
 9.  1  Peter/Buncombe/   Maserati MC12 GT1      1:17.251 +  1.459  49
10.  1  Deletraz/Piccin   Ferrari 575 Maranello  1:17.601 +  1.809  42
11.  1  Ruberti/Camathi   Saleen S7 R            1:17.638 +  1.846  38
12.  1  Melo/Belloc       Ferrari 575 Maranello  1:18.204 +  2.412  40
13.  1  Keen/Halliday     Lister Storm GT        1:18.465 +  2.673  45
14.  1  Ardizzone/Panza   Saleen S7 R            1:20.548 +  4.756  42
15.  2  Lieb/Rockenfell   Porsche 996 GT3 RSR    1:20.572 +  4.780  31
16.  2  Collard/Sugden    Porsche 996 GT3 RSR    1:21.070 +  5.278  25
17.  2  Balfe/Derbyshir   Mosler MT900R          1:21.152 +  5.360  31
18.  2  Tomlinson/Kane    TVR T400               1:21.809 +  6.017  41
19.  2  Collins/Cunning   Porsche 996 GT3 RSR    1:22.196 +  6.404  41
20.  2  Rosa/Drudi        Ferrari 360 Modena     1:22.404 +  6.612  41
21.  2  Keen/Taylor       Mosler MT900R          1:22.489 +  6.697  42
22.  2  Nielsen/Ehret     Porsche 996 GT3 RSR    1:22.728 +  6.936  27
23.  2  Whight/Whight/K   Mosler MT900R          1:23.411 +  7.619  49
24.  2  Eriksson/MacAri   Ferrari 360 Modena     1:24.401 +  8.609  40
25.  2  Ried/Ried         Porsche 996 GT3 RSR    1:24.530 +  8.738  48
26.  2  Vonka/Casadei                            1:25.991 + 10.199  17

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