Le Mans 24 Hours 2014 Thursday: final qualifying
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So, Kazuki Nakajima takes pole position for the #7 Toyota. That's Toyota's first pole at Le Mans since Martin Brundle back in 1999.
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Fastest in the subordinate classes are:
LMP2 - Tristan Gommendy (#46 TDS Ligier)
GTE Pro - Gianmaria Bruni (#51 AF Corse Ferrari)
GTE Am - Sam Bird (#81 AF Corse Ferrari)
LMP2 - Tristan Gommendy (#46 TDS Ligier)
GTE Pro - Gianmaria Bruni (#51 AF Corse Ferrari)
GTE Am - Sam Bird (#81 AF Corse Ferrari)
Overall standings
1 #7 Toyota, 3m21.789s
2 #14 Porsche, 3m22.146s
3 #8 Toyota, 3m22.523s
4 #20 Porsche, 3m22.908s
5 #3 Audi, 3m23.271s
6 #2 Audi, 3m24.276s
7 #1 Audi, 3m25.814s
8 #12 Rebellion, 3m29.763
9 #13 Rebellion, 3m31.608s
1 #7 Toyota, 3m21.789s
2 #14 Porsche, 3m22.146s
3 #8 Toyota, 3m22.523s
4 #20 Porsche, 3m22.908s
5 #3 Audi, 3m23.271s
6 #2 Audi, 3m24.276s
7 #1 Audi, 3m25.814s
8 #12 Rebellion, 3m29.763
9 #13 Rebellion, 3m31.608s
The Nissan ZEOD RC got its time down to 3m50.185s in that session. It was parked itself in the no-man's land between the LMP2s and the GTE cars.
Breaking news
Race control indicates that "several cars" are being investigated for speeding in slow zones.
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Disappointment for the KCMG ORECA, which ended up seventh in class after slow zones ruined Matt Howson's final qualifying run. @MHowsonRacing: "Well, the slow zones ruined our last minute charge on the 'super' soft so we qualify a solid 7th, top 7 covered by 1 second over a 4 min lap!"
LMP2 standings
1 #46 Ligier, 3m37.609s
2 #38 Zytek, 3m37.674s
3 #35 Ligier, 3m37.892s
4 # 26 OAK Morgan, 3m38.000s
5 #36 Signatech ORECA, 3m38.089s
6 #48 Murphy ORECA, 3m38.207s
1 #46 Ligier, 3m37.609s
2 #38 Zytek, 3m37.674s
3 #35 Ligier, 3m37.892s
4 # 26 OAK Morgan, 3m38.000s
5 #36 Signatech ORECA, 3m38.089s
6 #48 Murphy ORECA, 3m38.207s
GTE Pro standings
1 #51 Ferrari, 3m53.700s
2 #73 Chevrolet, 3m54.777s
3 #97 Aston Martin, 3m54.891s
4 #74 Chevrolet, 3m55.190s
5 #52 Ferrari, 3m55.347s
6 #92 Porsche, 3m55.516s
1 #51 Ferrari, 3m53.700s
2 #73 Chevrolet, 3m54.777s
3 #97 Aston Martin, 3m54.891s
4 #74 Chevrolet, 3m55.190s
5 #52 Ferrari, 3m55.347s
6 #92 Porsche, 3m55.516s
GTE Am standings
1 #81 Ferrari, 3m54.665s
2 #98 Aston Martin, 3m55.644s
3 #95 Aston Martin, 3m55.944s
4 #61 Aston Martin, 3m55.977s
5 #72 Ferrari, 3m56.063s
6 #88 Porsche, 3m56.974s
1 #81 Ferrari, 3m54.665s
2 #98 Aston Martin, 3m55.644s
3 #95 Aston Martin, 3m55.944s
4 #61 Aston Martin, 3m55.977s
5 #72 Ferrari, 3m56.063s
6 #88 Porsche, 3m56.974s
That's it for our coverage of qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Interesting, wasn't it? Plenty to be intrigued about ahead of the race. Remember to keep checking autosport.com throughout Friday for the latest from the Le Mans paddock.
See you on Saturday morning for build-up to the start of the 2014 edition of the classic French enduro. Until then, we'll leave you with this:
Toyota beats Porsche to pole
Interesting, wasn't it? Plenty to be intrigued about ahead of the race. Remember to keep checking autosport.com throughout Friday for the latest from the Le Mans paddock.
See you on Saturday morning for build-up to the start of the 2014 edition of the classic French enduro. Until then, we'll leave you with this:
Toyota beats Porsche to pole
By: Scott Mitchell, Edd Straw, Glenn Freeman, Gary Watkins
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