Works Porsche 911 GT1 ’98s Start From Second and Third Row
PRESS RELEASE - The four works cars of the Porsche factory team demonstrated their durability during the final qualification on Thursday evening in Le Mans. The two works 911 GT1 cars will take up the race on Saturday from the second and third row. One of the two LMP1 Porsche prototypes reached the top ten on the starting grid as well.
"This qualification result is a solid basis. A 24-hour race has never been decided in the qualification, and it won’t be different this year in Le Mans," said Herbert Ampferer, Porsche’s head of motorsports.
Overall Qualifying Results
|
Pos |
Car # |
Class |
Drivers |
Vehicle |
Laps |
|
1 |
035 |
GT1 |
Schneider/Ludwig/Webber |
Mercedes CLKLM |
3:35.544 |
|
2 |
028 |
GT1 |
Brundle/Collard/Helary |
Toyota GT One |
3:36.552 |
|
3 |
036 |
GT1 |
Gounon/Bouchut/Zonta |
Mercedes CLKLM |
3:36.901 |
|
4 |
025 |
GT1 |
Muller/Alzen/Wollek |
Porsche GT1 98 |
3:38.084 |
|
5 |
026 |
GT1 |
McNish/Aiello/Ortelli |
Porsche GT1 98 |
3:38.407 |
|
6 |
002 |
PRO |
Martini/Winkelhock/Cecotto |
BMW V12 LeMans |
3:38.829 |
|
7 |
029 |
GT1 |
Boutsen/Kelleners/Lees |
Toyota GT One |
3:40.042 |
|
8 |
027 |
GT1 |
Katayama/Suzuki/Tsuchiya |
Toyota GT One |
3:40.472 |
|
9 |
007 |
PRO |
Alboreto/Johansson/Dalmas |
Porsche LMP198 |
3:40.503 |
|
10 |
030 |
GT1 |
Nielsen/Lagorce/Krumm |
Nissan R390GT1 |
3:40.649 |
GT1 Qualifying Results
|
Pos |
Car # |
Class |
Drivers |
Vehicle |
Laps |
|
1 |
035 |
GT1 |
Schneider/Ludwig/Webber |
Mercedes CLKLM |
3:35.544 |
|
2 |
028 |
GT1 |
Brundle/Collard/Helary |
Toyota GT One |
3:36.552 |
|
3 |
036 |
GT1 |
Gounon/Bouchut/Zonta |
Mercedes CLKLM |
3:36.901 |
|
4 |
025 |
GT1 |
Muller/Alzen/Wollek |
Porsche GT1 98 |
3:38.084 |
|
5 |
026 |
GT1 |
McNish/Aiello/Ortelli |
Porsche GT1 98 |
3:38.407 |
Prototype Qualifying Results
|
Pos |
Car # |
Class |
Drivers |
Vehicle |
Laps |
|
1 |
002 |
PRO |
Martini/Winkelhock/Cecotto |
BMW V12 LeMans |
3:38.829 |
|
2 |
007 |
PRO |
Alboreto/Johansson/Dalmas |
Porsche LMP198 |
3:40.503 |
|
3 |
001 |
PRO |
Kristensen/Stuck/Soper |
BMW V12 LeMans |
3:41.599 |
|
4 |
014 |
PRO |
Ekblom/Gay/Tsushiya |
Courage C51 |
3:43.244 |
|
5 |
013 |
PRO |
Cottaz/Goossens/Belloc |
Courage C51 |
3:43.471 |
GT2 Qualifying Results
|
Pos |
Car # |
Class |
Drivers |
Vehicle |
Laps |
|
1 |
051 |
GT2 |
Beretta/Lamy/Archer |
Chrysler Viper |
3:59.981 |
|
2 |
050 |
GT2 |
Wendlinger/Duez/Huisman |
Chrysler Viper |
4:05.006 |
|
3 |
060 |
GT2 |
Jarier/Donovan/Rosenblad |
Porsche 911 GT2 |
4:05.010 |
|
4 |
053 |
GT2 |
Bell/Donahue/Drudi |
Chrysler Viper |
4:05.648 |
|
5 |
072 |
GT2 |
Konrad/Ham/Schumacher |
Porsche 911 GT2 |
4:06.110 |
Race schedule
Saturday, June 6
Warm-up: 9:00 — 9:30 am local time
Race start: 2:00 pm local time
Sunday, June 7
Race Finish: 2:00 pm local time
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