WEC: Campbell second time on pole as Fuoco penalised in Spa-Francorchamps qualifying

Matt Campbell aboard the #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport-entered 963 secured his second pole place of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season, topping the Hyperpole session forward of tomorrow’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Antonio Fuoco within the #50 Ferrari 499P was initially on the provisional pole, setting his greatest time of 2m02.600s, 0.5s forward of Campbell’s greatest effort earlier than the automotive was disqualified as a result of being under the minimal weight restrict.

The #2 Cadillac Racing took the American producer’s best-ever FIA WEC grid slot, owing to Alex Lynn setting his greatest lap of 2m03.115s, which turned out to be the session’s second-best time.

#99 Proton Competitors Porsche certified by Julien Andlauer will begin on row two of the grid because the Frenchmen took third place with a 2m03.314s lap to be the best-placed privateer Porsche 963.

Callum IIlott within the #12 Hertz Group JOTA took fourth forward of the championship-leading #6 Porsche Penske 963 Hypercar pushed by Kévin Estre.

BRILLIANT BOVY ON POLE ON HOME SOIL
#85 Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracan took a superb pole place as Sarah Bovy topped each qualifying and Hyperpole classes.

The native ace takes her first FIA WEC pole at her house monitor after peaking on the most effective lap of 2m20.775s in what was additionally her first pole place since final yr’s 8 Hours of Bahrain.

Bovy’s time was 0.337s faster than the #95 United Autosports McLaren pushed by Joshua Caygill within the British workforce’s greatest qualifying efficiency of the 2024 season to this point.

#46 Group WRT BMW M4 LMGT3 positioned third with the 2023 polesitter Ahmed Al Harthy setting his better of 2m21.138s, simply 0.046s off the McLaren.

Championship chief Aliaksandr Malykhin within the PureRxcing Porsche 911 GT R suffered a big accident on prime of Raidillon after dropping his automotive on the crest of a hill after Eau Rouge. The Imola pole-setter emerged unhurt because the LMGT3 Hyperpole session was red-flagged.

Tomorrow’s TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps will start at 13:00 native time.