Earl Bamber’s Porsche team have secured pole positino in the Top 30 Qualifying for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. Laurens Vanthoor planted the Porsche 911 GT3 R on pole position with a stunning time of 8:09.105 minutes. Driving for the Manthey-Racing squad (Earl Bamber (NZ) with Kévin Estre (France), and Romain Dumas (France)), the Belgian scored the pole-setting time in his second lap at the wheel of the #911 Porsche 911 GT3.
“I made a small mistake in the first lap,” commented Vanthoor. “After that everything came together well and I found my ideal racing line. It’s a crazy feeling to drive alone on the Nürburgring and to go flat-out.”
Sven Müller (Falken Motorsports) drove an inspired lap with his #44 nine-eleven to occupy P2. Securing the third grid spot, Frikadelli Racing’s Norbert Siedler (#31) made the triple Top 30 Qualifying result perfect for Porsche. Frédéric Makowiecki from Manthey-Racing takes up the 24-hour race from sixth place in his #912 Porsche 911 GT3 R. Thus, four of the top six race cars are from Porsche.
With more than 200,000 spectators expected, the Nürburgring 24-hour race is one of the largest motorsport events in the world. At the Eifel classic, more than 500 drivers in 148 cars will take off into the race on Saturday at 15.30 hours. With 43 vehicles lining up, Porsche is the most strongly represented marque at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
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