AF Corse – Francorchamps Motors will start today’s season-deciding 6 Hours of Jeddah from pole position, setting up a thrilling battle for the Endurance Cup title at the high-speed Saudi venue.
The #51 Ferrari of Alessandro Pier Guidi, Davide Rigon and Alessio Rovera was fast in all three segments of qualifying, securing pole with an average time of 1m59.396s. They will start 17 places clear of the championship-leading #7 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin, which struggled for one-lap pace around the 6.2km Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
But the #51 Ferrari will have a pair of title rivals for company at the front of the field. The #163 Grasser Racing Lamborghini continued to demonstrate the speed that has made it such a force this season by qualifying second, followed by the #99 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi. The latter produced the fastest lap across the three qualifying sessions, with Ricardo Feller delivering a blistering 1m59.000s in Q3.
Silver Cup pole went to Saintéloc Racing, which qualified an impressive P8 overall with its #26 Audi. Ezequiel Perez Companc, Lucas Légeret and Kobe Pauwels were all quick in their qualifying segments, with Pauwels securing an especially impressive ninth overall in Q2.
CSA Racing also qualified among the overall top 10 on its way to Gold Cup pole. Simon Gachet was a fine fourth in Q1, while Hugo Cook and Arthur Rougier completed the job for the French outfit. Rutronik Racing maintained its strong Jeddah form by taking Bronze Cup pole in P17 overall thanks to its #97 Porsche crew of Dustin Blattner, Loek Hartog and Dennis Marschall.