P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Tom Blomqvist took pole in qualifying for this year’s Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, with the Acura Meyer Shank driver setting a new lap record in the process. The Briton set a 1:09.628 to go quickest onboard the #60 Acura MSR car. This was 0.199 quicker than Jack Aitken, in the #31 Action Express […]
Tom Blomqvist secured pole position in qualifying for this year’s Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, setting a new lap record in the process while driving the #60 Acura MSR car. His lap time of 1:09.628 was 0.199 seconds faster than Jack Aitken in the #31 Action Express Cadillac, who will start the race from second place.
Blomqvist surpassed Aitken’s previous lap record set last year by 0.011 seconds. The #93 Acura MSR car, driven by Nick Yelloly, will start third on the grid, completing an all-British top three in qualifying.
In the LMP2 class, Steven Thomas took pole position in the #11 TDS Racing Oreca, with George Kurtz starting from the back for causing a red flag. Lorenzo Patrese claimed the fastest GTD time in the #47 Cetilar Racing Ferrari, while Dan Harper secured pole in the GTD Pro class driving the #48 Paul Miller Racing BMW.
The race will kick off tomorrow at 12:00pm local time, which is 5pm in the UK. For detailed results, visit the IMSA website.
