O brasileiro Oswaldo Negri Jr., a bordo do Ligier JS P2 HPD da Michael Shank Racing, conquistou nesta quinta-feira (22/01), a pole-position para 53ª edição das 24 Horas de Daytona, etapa de abertura do Tudor United SportsCar Championship e do Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup.
Negri Jr. garantiu a pole com o tempo de 1m39s194. O brasileiro, que em 2008 também marcou a pole em Daytona, forma o quarteto com os norte-americanos A.J.Allmendinger/John Pew/Matt McMurry. Negri Jr. venceu a prova em 2012.
O neozelandês Scott Dixon, no Ryley Ford da Chip Ganassi Racing With Felix Sabetes, foi apenas 0s115 mais lento do que Negri Jr. Os norte-americanos Kyle Larson/Jamie McMurray e o brasileiro Tony Kanaan formam o quarteto junto com Dixon na segunda posição.
O quarteto norte-americano Scott Pruett/Joey Hand/Charlie Kimball/Sage Karan (Chip Ganassi Racing With Felix Sabetes/ Ryley Ford) alinha em terceiro. Atuais campeões da categoria, o brasileiro Christian Fittipaldi e o português João Barbosa, em trio com o francês Sébastien Bourdais (Action Express Racing /Corvette DP) .
O quarteto Memo Rojas/Katherine Legge/Gabby Chaves/Andy Meyrick (Claro / TracFone DeltaWing Racing/ DeltaWing/Elan) dividem a terceira fila com o quarteto Tracy Krohn/Olivier Pla/Nic Jonsson/Alex Brundle (Krohn Racing/ Ligier/Judd).
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Tempos:
1. Pew/Negri/Allmendinger/McMurry USA Michael Shank Ligier Honda 1m 39.194s P
2. Dixon/Kanaan/Larson/McMurray USA Chip Ganassi Riley Ford DP 1m 39.302s P
2. Pruett/Hand/Kimball/Karam USA Chip Ganassi Riley Ford DP 1m 39.309s P
4. Barbosa/Fittipaldi/Bourdais USA Action Express Chevrolet DP 1m 39.568s P
5. Rojas/Meyrick/Legge/Chaves USA DeltaWing Racing 1m 39.625s P
6. Krohn/Pla/Jonsson/Brundle USA Krohn Ligier Judd 1m 39.683s P
7. Taylor/Taylor/Angelelli USA Wayne Taylor Corvette DP 1m 39.888s P
8. Hunter-R/Hartley/Barrichello/Graves/Mayer USA Starworks Riley DP 1m 40.290s P
9. Curran/Cameron/Papis/Keen USA Action Express Racing DP 1m 40.322s P
10. Westbrook/Valiante/Rockenfeller USA VisitFlorida Racing Riley Ford DP 1m 40.330s P
11. Gewirtz/Lewis/Kvamme/Cheng USA RG Riley BMW DP 1m 43.070s P
12. Mowlem/Papadopolous/Drissi/Alder USA BAR1 Motorsport Oreca 1m 42.318s PC
13. Brown/Van Overbeek/Fogarty USA ESM HPD ARX-04b 1m 42.390s P
14. Bennett/Braun/Wilkins/Gue USA CORE Autosport Oreca 1m 42.498ss PC
15. Guasch/Novich/Palmer/Kimber-S USA PR1 Mathiasen Oreca 1m 42.929s PC
16. Schultis/vd Zande/Popow/Hedlund USA Starworks Oreca 1m 43.222s PC
17. Plowman/Drumwright/Fenton/Ware USA BAR1 Motorsport Oreca 1m 43.442s PC
18. Gavin/Milner/Pagenaud USA Corvette Racing C7.R 1m 44.488s GTLM
19. Miller/Golkhberg/Simpson/Mitchell USA JDC Miller Oreca 1m 43.614s PC
20. Bomarito/Nunez/Tremblay/Hinchcliffe USA SpeedSource Mazda 1m 43.782s P
21. Perrodo/Collard/Bruni/Vilander ITA AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia 1m 44.830s GTLM
22. Turner/Lamy/Lauda/Dalla Lana GBR Aston Martin Racing Vantage V8 1m 45.960s GTLM
23. Edwards/Luhr/Klingmann/Rahal GER BMW Team RLL 1m 44.866s GTLM
24. Magnussen/Garcia/Briscoe USA Corvette Racing C7.R 1m 44.976s GTLM
25. Kaffer/Rigon/Fisichella/Beretta ITA Risi Ferrari 458 Italia 1m 44.986s GTLM
26. Cumming/Junqueira/Hawksworth USA RSR Oreca 1m 43.992ss PC
27. Auberlen/Werner/Farfus/Spengler GER BMW Team RLL 1m 44.024s GTLM
28. Tandy/Pilet/Lieb GER Porsche NA 911 RSR 1m 44.082 GTLM
29. Miller/Long/Devlin/Tremblay USA SpeedSource Mazda 1m 44.423s P
30. Henzler/Sellers/Long GER Falken Porsche 911 RSR 1m 45.465s GTLM
31. French/Mee/Sargent/Ostella USA Performance Tech Oreca 1m 44.473s PC
32. Bergmeister/Bamber/Makowiecki GER Porsche NA 911 RSR 1m 45.759s GTLM
33. Davison/Nielsen/Nygaard GBR TRG Aston Martin V12 Vantage 1m 47.272s GTD
34. Long/Devlin/Miller USA SpeedSource Mazda 1m 47.320s P
35. Keating/Bleekemolen/Carter/Goossens USA Riley Dodge Viper SRT 1m 47.424s GTD
36. Bachler/Zoechling/Engelhart/Willsey   USA Konrad Porsche 911 GT 1m 47.451s GTD
37. Snow/Heylen/Dempsey/Eng USA Wright Porsche 911 GT 1m 47.535s GTD
38. Longo/Serra/Gomes/Bertolini   ITA Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia 1m 47.805s GTD
39. Winkelhock/Thome/Hoshino/Fuji USA Flying Lizard Audi R8 1m 47.813s GTD
40. Lindsey/Pumpelly/Norman/Estre USA Park Place Porsche 911 GT 1m 47.860s GTD
41. Carter/Keating/Farnbacher/Wittmar USA Riley Dodge Viper SRT 1m 48.081s GTD
42. Potter/Lally/Seefried USA Magnus Porsche 911 GT 1m 48.099s GTD
43. Sweedler/Bell/Lazzaro/Segal   ITA Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 458 Italia 1m 48.117s GTD
44. MacNeil/Keen/Davis/V Gisbergen USA Alex Job Porsche 911 GT 1m 48.200s GTD
45. Haase/Miller/v Moltke/Rast USA Paul Miller Audi R8 1m 48.202s GTD
46. Lathouras/Rugolo/Aguas/Griffin ITA AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia 1m 48.614s GTD
47. James/Farnbacher/Riberas USA Alex Job Porsche 911 GT 1m 48.683s GTD
48. Michaelian/Lira/Flores USA Muehlner Porsche 911 GT 1m 49.035s GTD
49. Basseng/Beretta/De Phil/O’Young USA Muehlner Porsche 911 GT 1m 49.291s GTD
50. Priaulx/Paltalla/Marsal/Said USA Turner BMW Z4 1m 50.213s GTD
51. Sharp/Dalziel/Heinemeier-Hansson USA ESM HPD ARX-04b No Time P
52. Faulkner/Giermaziak/Skeen/Butcher USA GB Autosport Porsche 911 GT No Time GTD
53. DeBoer/Doyle/McKenzie/Davis   GBR TRG Aston Marting V12 Vantage No Time GTD