O trio formado pelo dinamarquês Kevin Magnussen, o suíço Raffaele Marciello e o belga Dries Vanthoor, no BMW M Hybrid V8 #15 do BMW M Team WRT, conquistou a pole-position para a 94ª edição das 24 Horas de Le Mans, no Circuito de la Sarthe, na França, terceira etapa do Campeonato Mundial de Endurance (FIA WEC).
Magnussen/Marciello-D.Vanthoor herdaram a pole após o Cadillac V-Series R #38 da Cadillac Hertz Team Jota ser punido, perdendo a volta mais rápida. O britânico Jack Aitken havia conquistado a pole, sendo apenas 0s005 mais rápido do que Magnussen. Mas segundo os comissários Aitken não obedeceu ordens da direção de prova no começo da sessão. Com a melhor volta anulada o carro #38 de Aitken/Sébastien Bourdais/Earl Bamber largada na décima posição.
Grid, Hypercar:
1 – Magnussen-Marciello-D.Vanthoor (BMW M Hybrid V8) – WRT – 3’22″564
2 – Delétraz-Stevens-Nato (Cadillac V-Series.R) – Jota – 3’23″078
3 – Da Costa-Milesi-Habsburg (Alpine A424) – Alpine – 3’23″620
4 – Frijns-Rast-S.Van der Linde (BMW M Hybrid V8) – WRT – 3’23″764
5 – R.Taylor-J.Taylor-Albuquerque (Cadillac V-Series.R) – WTR – 3’23″778
6 – Jaminet-Chatin-Juncadella (Genesis GMR-001) – Genesis – 3’23″823
7 – Riberas-Sørensen-De Angelis (Aston Martin Valkyrie) – Thor – 3’24″729
8 – Pier Guidi-Calado-Giovinazzi (Ferrari 499P) – Ferrari AF Corse – 3’25″081
9 – Lotterer-Derani-Jaubert (Genesis GMR-001) – Genesis – 3’26″116
10 – Bourdais-Bamber-Aitken (Cadillac V-Series.R) – Jota – 3’26″865
11 – Tincknell-Gamble-Gunn (Aston Martin Valkyrie) – Thor – 3’24″004
12 – Fuoco-Nielsen-Molina (Ferrari 499P) – Ferrari AF Corse – 3’24″105
13 – Makowiecki-Gounon-Martins (Alpine A424) – Alpine – 3’24″122
14 – Conway-Kobayashi-De Vries (Toyota GR010) – Toyota – 3’24″268
15 – Buemi-Hartley-Hirakawa (Toyota GR010) – Toyota – 3’24″578
16 – Di Resta-Vandoorne-Cassidy (Peugeot 9X8) – Peugeot – 3’24″978
17 – Ye-Kubica-Hanson (Ferrari 499P) – AF Corse – 3’25″495
18 – Duval-Jakobsen-Pourchaire (Peugeot 9X8) – Peugeot – 3’25″660
Grid, LMP2:
1 – Rousset-Masson-Gray (Oreca Gibson) – Forestier Panis – 3’32″855
2 – Lafargue-Rinicella-Van Uitert (Oreca Gibson) – IDEC – 3’33″242
3 – Heinemeier Hansson-Pearson-Doohan (Oreca Gibson) – Nielsen – 3’33″510
4 – Smiechowski-Dillmann-Yelloly (Oreca Gibson) – Inter Europol – 3’33″578
5 – Kurtz-Quinn-Heinrich (Oreca Gibson) – APR – 3’33″628
6 – Pin-Andlauer-Verschoor (Oreca Gibson) – Duqueine – 3’33″702
7 – Lutke-Beche-Estre (Oreca Gibson) – TDS – 3’33″715
8 – Hyett-Allen-Cameron (Oreca Gibson) – AO by TF – 3’34″280
9 – Perrodo-Vaxivière-Barnicoat (Oreca Gibson) – AF Corse – 3’34″692
10 – Garg-De Gérus-Müller (Oreca Gibson) – Inter Europol – 3’35″038
11 – Lindh-Saucy-Jensen (Oreca Gibson) – United Autosports – 3’35″510
12 – Schneider-Hanley-Jarvis (Oreca Gibson) – United Autosports – 3’35″688
13 – Cullen-Lomko-Fittipaldi (Oreca Gibson) – Vector – 3’35″982
14 – Closmenil-Aguilera-Jensen (Oreca Gibson) – CLX – 3’37″419
15 – Ried-Ohta-King (Oreca Gibson) – Proton – 3’44″697
16 – H.Felbermayr-H.Felbermayr-Fluxa (Oreca Gibson) – Proton – 3’41″453
17 – Jensen-Trulli-Hughes (Oreca Gibson) – APR – 3’42″739
18 – Poordad-Vautier-Dumas (Oreca Gibson) – RD Limited – 3’42″856
19 – Farano-Alvarez-Van der Zande (Oreca Gibson) – DKR – 3’43″551
Grid, LMGT3:
1 – James-Robichon-Drudi (Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3) – HoR – 3’52″433
2 – Hériau-Mann-Rovera (Ferrari 296 LMGT3) – AF Corse – 3’53″412
3 – Umbrarescu-Schmid-López (Lexus RC F LMGT3) – Akkodis ASP – 3’53″614
4 – Van Rompuy-David-Hawksworth (Lexus RC F LMGT3) – Akkodis ASP – 3’53″869
5 – Leung-Gelael-Farfus (BMW M4 LMGT3) – WRT – 3’54″401
6 – McIntosh-Thompson-Harper (BMW M4 LMGT3) – WRT – 3’54″655
7 – Blattner-Patrese-Marschall (Ferrari 296 LMGT3) – Kessel – 3’54″677
8 – Newell-Barrichello-Adam (Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3) – HoR – 3’54″888
9 – Cottingham-Boguslavskiy-Güven (Porsche 911 GT3 LMGT3) – Manthey – 3’55″610
10 – Powell-Tuck-Priaulx (Ford Mustang LMGT3) – Proton – 3’55″666
11 – Gattuso-Levorato-Sargeant (Ford Mustang LMGT3) – Proton – 3’54″753
12 – Al-Khelaifi-Hanses-Alesi (Mercedes-AMG LMGT3) – Iron Lynx – 3’54″771
13 – Berry-Andrade-Martin (Mercedes-AMG LMGT3) – Iron Lynx – 3’55″003
14 – Flohr-Castellacci-Rigon (Ferrari 296 LMGT3) – AF Corse – 3’55″175
15 – Shahin-Pera-Lietz (Porsche 911 GT3 LMGT3) – Manthey – 3’55″314
16 – Au-Fleming-Kirchhöfer (McLaren 720S LMGT3) – Garage 59 – 3’57″662
17 – Keating-Edgar-Catsburg (Corvette Z06 LMGT3) – TF Sport – 3’57″724
18 – Zelger-Cressoni-Hodenius (Mercedes-AMG LMGT3) – Iron Lynx – 3’57″776
19 – Toledo-Wadoux-Agostini (Ferrari 296 LMGT3) – AF Corse – 3’57″991
20 – Kimura-Laursen-Serra (Ferrari 296 LMGT3) – Kessel – 3’58″109
21 – Mateu-Fossard-Hasse Clot (Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3) – Racing Spirit – 3’58″395
22 – West-Gehrsitz-Goethe (McLaren 720S LMGT3) – Garage 59 – 3’59″352
23 – Ibrahim-Hanafin-Green (Corvette Z06 LMGT3) – TF Sport – 3’59″592
24 – Fidani-Kern-Bell (Corvette Z06 LMGT3) – 13 Autosport – 4’00″258
25 – Dempsey-Yoluç-Eastwood (Corvette Z06 LMGT3) – Senza tempo