Cadillac secured its first-ever FIA World Endurance Championship pole place, topping the Hyperpole session forward of tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Fuji, seventh and penultimate spherical of the 2024 season, because of a blistering lap by Alex Lynn
Lynn delivered a sensational 1:28.901s lap, securing Cadillac’s inaugural pole place within the Hypercar class and leaving the house followers shocked. The British racer edged out Ryō Hirakawa within the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid by a mere 0.041 seconds. Finishing the highest three was Dries Vanthoor, who set a 1:29.065s lap within the #15 BMW M Staff WRT entry.
Becoming a member of the BMW on the second row was the #7 Toyota, pushed by Kamui Kobayashi. The quickest Porsche within the session was the championship-leading #6 Porsche Penske, piloted by Kévin Estre, whereas Charles Milesi, behind the wheel of the #35 Alpine, rounded out the highest six for Les Bleues.
Additional down the grid, the #50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P claimed seventh, adopted by the #5 Porsche Penske in eighth. Daniil Kvyat, within the #63 Lamborghini Iron Lynx SC63, achieved a best-ever ninth place for Lamborghini of their first Hyperpole look, with Julien Andlauer finishing the highest ten within the #99 Proton Competitors Porsche 963.
FERRARI ON LMGT3 POLE
Within the LMGT3 class, François Hériau took his first-ever pole place of the season within the #55 VISTA AF Corse Ferrari with a 1:40.893s lap, narrowly beating the #81 TF Sport Corvette pushed by Tom van Rompuy by simply 0.082 seconds. Joshua Caygill secured third place for the #95 United Autosports McLaren.
The Iron Dames Lamborghini, with Sarah Bovy behind the wheel, grabbed fourth on the grid, whereas James Cottingham within the #59 United Autosports McLaren accomplished the second row, delivering United Autosport’s finest qualifying efficiency of the season.
