(Photo: Ferrari)
Antonio Fuoco in No.50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P takes second consecutive pole position after setting outright pace of 2m02.600s.
Italian ace proves to be 0.5s quicker than the Matt Campbell driven No.5 Porsche Penske 963 Hypercar as Ferrari and Porsche lock-out the front-row of the grid
No.2 Cadillac Racing takes best-ever WEC grid start to place third as Alex Lynn sets a time of 2m03.115s
No.99 Proton Competition Porsche qualified by Julien Andlauer also starts on row two as he takes fourth place on a 2m03.314s best and is best privateer Porsche 963
Callum IIlott in the No.12 Hertz Team JOTA takes fifth ahead of the No.6 Porsche Penske 963 Hypercar driven by Kevin Estre to ensure four Porsches in the top six.
Charles Milesi in Alpine Endurance Team A424 Hypercar takes best qualifying result of season with eighth but ends session stopped with a technical issue on the Kemmel Straight
The rest of the top ten is made up of: No.8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hypercar (7th); No.35 Alpine (8th); No.83 AF Corse Ferrari (9th) and rounding out the top ten was the No.20 BMW M Hybrid V8 Hypercar (lost best lap due to track limits).
LMGT3 pole goes to Iron Dames Lamborghini
No.85 Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracan takes brilliant pole position as Sarah Bovy tops both qualifying and Hyperpole session
Local ace Bovy takes her first WEC pole at home track after peaking on a best lap of 2m20.775s to take her first pole since Bahrain 2023
Bovy’s time is 0.337s quicker than the No.95 United Autosports McLaren driven by Joshua Caygill in the British based teams best qualifying performance of the 2024 season to date
No.46 Team WRT BMW M4 LMGT3 places third as 2023 pole sitter Ahmed Al Harthy sets a best of 2m21.138s just 0.046s off the McLaren
Manthey EMA Porsche 911 starts in fourth position as Yasser Shahin just out paces the second United Autosports McLaren driven by James Cottingham
Completing the top six is the No.27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3 challenger as Ian James qualifies car he shares with Daniel Mancinelli and Alex Riberas
The rest of the Top 10 is made up of: No.54 Vista AF Corse Ferrari, No.81 TF Sport Corvette, No.78 Akkodis ASP Lexus and Manthey PureRxcing Porsche
Aliaksandr Malykhin in the PureRxcing Porsche 911 GT R suffers large accident at Raidillon after losing car on crest of hill after Eau Rouge. Imola pole setter emerges uninjured as LMGT3 Hyperpole session is red flagged.
Tomorrow’s TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps will commence at 13:00 local time.
Rachel Cavers | FIA WEC
