Jeroen Bleekemolen was the first driver to go out on the Paul Ricard track for qualifying this afternoon. With temperatures reaching 25C the track was somewhat slower than it was during the final free practice session. The Dutchman took his Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R around the track and improved his lap time lap after lap. Ten minutes into the session only six cars were lapping on the HTTT circuit but none of them was able yet to beat the time set by the Spyker Squadron driver.
Pierre Kaffer was the first to launch a serious attempt on taking pole position but ended his flying lap one tenth shy of Bleekemolen’s time. One minute later Vilander managed to beat it and moved into first place. But Vilander’s provisional pole position would not last long as his team mate Gianmaria Bruni set a 1:57.946, trashing the previous pole time. His fast time led to a Ferrari 1-2-3 with the Felbermayr-Proton number 77 in fourth place.
One minute later Rob Bell moved the Aston Martin Vantage into second place, but the yellow Dunlop sponsored car quickly dropped down the order again when Lietz, Mullen and Vilander improved. Gianmaria Bruni also improved his lap time again, setting an even faster provisional pole time (1:57.850). With only a few minutes left on the clock Richard Lietz took the Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR into second place. Tim Mullen took third.
Source:
Planet Le Mans