Asian Le Mans Cup: 23Events Racing Dominates Qualifying at Circuit Paul Ricard
Circuit Paul Ricard, France – 23Events Racing made a significant statement in the inaugural round of the Asian Le Mans Cup, achieving a clean sweep of pole positions across all categories. The team’s #50 Ligier JS P325 – Toyota, driven by Giovanni Maschio and Colin Queen, led both qualifying sessions.
In Qualifying 1, Maschio clocked a time of 1:58.402, securing pole in dramatic fashion with a late fast lap that edged out GMS Team’s Oscar Tunjo, who will start second in the #75 Duqueine D09 – Toyota, followed by teammate Danny Soufi in third.
- GT3 Highlights: Ralf Bohn from Herberth Motorsport dominated, piloting the #91 Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo to a pole position with a three-second advantage over the sister #73 Porsche driven by Jörg Dresiow.
Qualifying 2 saw Queen replicate Maschio’s earlier prowess, setting the fastest lap at 1:58.166, narrowly beating Soufi’s best of 1:58.222 by just 0.056 seconds. Kyuho Lee qualified third in the #85 Duqueine, despite facing challenges after contact with the #90 E2P Racing Aston Martin.
LMP3 Results
In LMP3, CLX Motorsport’s Laurent Wuthwich led a team one-two with a best time of 2:00.676 in Q1 and followed up with 2:00.682 in Q2, finishing ahead of teammate Terrence Woodward by 0.228 seconds.
GT3 Update: The #10 Racing Spirit of Le Mans Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo missed Q1 but performed well in Q2, with Sebastian Moreno securing pole at 2:04.713, just 0.116 seconds faster than Bohn.
Race Details
The inaugural Asian Le Mans Cup race will begin at 9:15 CEST tomorrow, setting the stage for what promises to be an exciting start to the season.
For detailed qualifying time sheets, refer to the source data.
Image courtesy of Asian Le Mans Series.
