With a lap time of 1:27.415 this afternoon at the Red Bull Ring, Fabien Lavergne won the pole position in the No. 30 CD Sport Norma M30, marking CD Sport’s first victory in the Michelin Le Mans Cup.
I have a very positive vibe. The Frenchman added at the finish line, “I don’t have a precise lap time, but I can accelerate whenever I want. Following his commanding performance.
Normas occupied the first row of the grid, and driver #3 Jan Petersen of the DKR Engineering Norma came in second with a drift that was less than a tenth that of the pole-winning car (1’27.469). Another Norma M30, #40 Graff (1:27.960), piloted by Adrien Chila, finished third in the division.
The initial members of the Ligier team are located outside the top three. The two Ecurie Ecosse/Nielsen Racing JS P3s finished fourth and fifth, with Anthony Wells’ No. 2 (1.28.096) finishing ahead of Alasdair McCaig’s No. 79 (1.28.058).
On the team’s debut Michelin Le Mans Cup weekend, Stefano Pezzucchi won the pole position in the GT3 division in the No. 35 Krypton Mercedes-AMG GT3 (1:29.730).
Late in practice, after the Italian had left the gravel pit at Turn 6, he completed the quickest lap.
The path wasn’t the best. However, the car was excellent, and the session was a lot of fun,» Pezzucchi remarked. «I gave it my best effort. I was eventually able to significantly lower [my lap times].
The No. 8 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3, driven by Sergio Pianezzola and Giacomo Piccini, was the second-fastest vehicle in the GT3 class. With a time of 1:30.887, the vehicle came in exactly one second behind the pole-position vehicle.
The last podium spot in the class was won by the Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Paolo Venerosi and Alessandro Baccani (1:30.925).