Zonta gives Lamborghini first pole

The former grand prix driver topped the times in the final section of the three-round qualifying session with a 1m36.118s laps aboard the best of the Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Murcielago R-SVs. That means team-mate Frank Kechele will start tomorrow morning's qualifying race from the pole.

Zonta said: "I am very happy to be on pole. Our car suits this track and I like it as well. You have to remain focused because it is very easy to make a mistake and lock a wheel."

Second place went to Alessandro Pier Guidi, who shares his Vitaphone-run Hegersport Maserati MC12 with Nico Verdonck. His time was two tenths slower than the pole-winner.

Neel Jani ended up third-fastest in the best of the Matech Ford GTs. He ended up a tenth ahead of Maxime Martin in the Marc VDS-run Ford.

Championship leaders Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini (Vitaphone) will start 13th after the former failed to make it through to Q3.

Pos  Drivers                 Car           Time       Session
 1.  Zonta/Kechele           Lamborghini   1m36.118s  Q3
 2.  Pier Guidi/Verdonck     Maserati      1m36.329s  Q3
 3.  Jani/Amindo             Ford          1m36.407s  Q3
 4.  Martin/Leinders         Ford          1m36.410s  Q3
 5.  Turner/Enge             Aston Martin  1m36.484s  Q3
 6.  Kox/Haase               Lamborghini   1m36.877s  Q3
 7.  Campbell-Walter/Hughes  Nissan        1m37.520s  Q3
 8.  Hirschi/Piccione        Aston Martin  1m38.090s  Q3
 9.  Bernoldi/Ramos          Maserati      1m36.950s  Q2
10.  Longin/Müller           Maserati      1m36.992s  Q2
11.  Westbrook/Mutsch        Ford          1m37.019s  Q2
12.  Hennerici/Margaritis    Corvette      1m37.097s  Q2
13.  Bertolini/Bartels       Maserati      1m37.163s  Q2
14.  Bouchut/Basseng         Lamborghini   1m37.231s  Q2
15.  Makowiecki/Clairay      Aston Martin  1m37.873s  Q2
16.  Wendlinger/Moser        Nissan        1m38.537s  Q2
17.  Dumbreck/Krumm          Nissan        1m37.381s  Q1
18.  Ara/Nilsson             Nissan        1m37.493s  Q1
19.  Huisman/Kuismanen       Corvette      1m37.730s  Q1
20.  Schwager/Pastorelli     Lamborghini   1m38.583s  Q1
21.  Bobbi/Palttala          Ford                     Q1