P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Louis Deletraz was fastest in the first qualifying session, during which the 17-car LMP2 field fought for a place in tomorrow’s Hyperpole.
Louis Deletraz set the fastest time in the first qualifying session, with 17 LMP2 cars competing for a spot in tomorrow’s Hyperpole session. Deletraz, driving for AO by TF’s #199 Oreca 07 LMP2, secured the top spot after the session was prematurely ended by red flags caused by two incidents.
Drivers needed to be in the top 12 to advance to the Hyperpole and compete for pole position. Other top performers included Ben Hanley, Alex Quinn, and Mathias Beche, among others.
Nick Yelloly, Job van Uitert, and Patrick Pillet finished in the middle of the pack, while Matthieu Vaxiviere, Tom Blomqvist, and others secured the last spots in the top 12.
The 13th to 17th positions were claimed by racers from Proton Competition, IDEC Sport, Iron Lynx – Proton, Inter Europol, and Nielsen Racing teams. Hyperpole qualifying will start at 20:00 tomorrow.
In other news, Cadillac’s Alex Lynn was the fastest in Hypercar qualifying at Le Mans, and Ahmad Al Harthy topped the LMGT3 qualifying session for BMW WRT.
