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Course: Samedi 17 Septembre 23h00 heure Française



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La 95 a survolé les qualifs et sera en pôle position





Aston Martin Sweeps GTE Qualifying at COTA






Photo: Vision Sport Agency



Aston Martin Racing has swept GTE qualifying for Saturday’s FIA WEC Six Hours of Circuit of The Americas, with Nicki Thiim and Marco Sorensen putting the No. 95 Aston Martin Vantage on GTE-Pro pole.

The pairing combined for a best two-lap average of 2:04.610, which was only 0.042 seconds clear of AF Corse’s Sam Bird and Davide Rigon in the No. 71 Ferrari 488 GTE.

It marks the No. 95 car’s third consecutive pole in the FIA World Endurance Championship


Ford Chip Ganassi Racing will start from third with the No. 66 Ford of Olivier Pla and Stefan Muecke, while the second AF Corse car will line up fourth.

The No. 97 Aston Martin qualified fifth with Darren Turner and Fernando Rees, while the No. 67 Ford is sixth, ahead of the Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR.

Meanwhile, Paul Dalla Lana and Pedro Lamy ensured it was an Aston Martin Racing clean sweep by securing the GTE-Am pole with the No. 98 Aston Martin.

They set an average time of 2:07.683, which put them almost a second ahead of Abu Dhabi Proton Racing’s Porsche.

Lamy and Dalla Lana will share driving duties with Mathias Lauda on Saturday.

The KCMG Porsche will start from third, with the similar Gulf Racing car fourth. AF Corse’s No. 83 GTE-Am entry will line up fifth in class, while the Larbre Competition Corvette C7.R will be sixth.

The Six Hours of Circuit of The Americas is set to get underway at 5 p.m. CT on Saturday.

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/aston-martin-sweeps-gte-qualifying-at-cota/

Aston Martin Racing takes double pole for 6 Hours of Circuit of The Americas






Aston Martin Racing has done the double and taken pole position in both GTE Pro and Am classes for tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Circuit of The Americas in an outstanding performance for the team.

Despite high ambient temperatures of 34°C, the #95 V8 Vantage GTE of Nicki Thiim (DN) and Marco Sørensen (DN) claimed their third consecutive pole position with a combined lap time of 2m04.610.

With the top five of the GTE Pro field split by only 0.279 seconds, their average was 0.042 faster than their nearest competition. The result gives the pair a vital additional point to extend their lead in an exceptionally close GTE Pro championship battle.

Thiim said, “Even after two laps that was incredibly hot in the Texan sun. That was an amazing effort from the team and for Marco and I to claim pole for the third time is great. It was quite close this time for pole, but that’s what we like. We enjoy racing and that’s what we’re here for and I’m really looking forward to tomorrow now”.

Sørensen, who set the pair’s initial times, said following the session, “We got pole for a third time in a row which is a great feeling and what the whole team was aiming for, but we now need that race win. If we can claim that tomorrow it will also help us a lot for the coming races and championship overall. We’ll rest up tonight because tomorrow’s race is going to be tough”.

The team is also celebrating a second pole position in GTE Am with the #98 entry of Paul Dalla Lana (C), Mathias Lauda (A) and Pedro Lamy (P); completing a successful day for Aston Martin Racing. With Dalla Lana and Lamy at the wheel throughout the session, the pair were able to set a combined average of 2m07.683.

Dalla Lana said, “That had to be the toughest quali I’ve ever been in. It was incredibly hot and greasy and Pedro and I really had to drive the car with some finesse to get the most from it. It’s great to come back like this, especially after the tough race in Mexico. We wanted to start this weekend in the right direction and we’re back on the top step for now”.

The #97 V8 Vantage GTE of Darren Turner (GB) and Fernando Rees (BR) will begin from fifth in the GTE Pro class for tomorrow’s race.

Speaking of today’s performance, Team Principal Paul Howarth said, “That was an unbelievable team effort across the board. We came here directly from Mexico fully focused on achieving our targets and while the track has thrown us many challenges, our ability to overcome them is down to proper execution by every member of the team.

Tomorrow’s race is going to be far from easy. It’s going to be very demanding, particularly as the race changes from the very hot daytime conditions into the cooler night, but as always it is about preparation and professionalism. Our big challenge now is to be ready to race at 5pm and convert our efforts this week into race wins”.

The 6 Hours of Circuit of The Americas begins at 17:00 local time on Saturday 17 September.

http://www.endurance-info.com/en/aston-martin-racing-takes-double-pole-for-6-hours-of-circuit-of-the-americas/

Il me semble que tu as doublé ce sujet, Franck. Je le vois ouvert deux fois dans la rubrique Saison 2016 (?)



On ne peut pas t'empêcher de doubler, manifestement!




L'épreuve est diffusée en direct sur Motors TV; après 2H de course, les Aston mènent le GTE Pro, chassées par les AF Corse (Ferrari), toute proches, au point de s'intercaler suivant les ravitaillements.




Les Audi dominent la course, pour des images toujours aussi impressionnantes.

Victoire de la V8 Vantage N° 95 en LMGTE Pro


Victoire de la V8 Vantage N°98 en LMGTE Am



Que demander de plus ?









Résultats:

franck_lyon a écrit : 18/09/2016

Victoire de la V8 Vantage N° 95 en LMGTE Pro


Victoire de la V8 Vantage N°98 en LMGTE Am



Que demander de plus ?

La même chose au Mans ?

Merci Franck pour ce levé du Dimanche matin avec de si belles images ...et résultats !

oui



l'appli WEC ne m avait pas prévenu des résultats...



une si bonne nouvelle...