A Peugeot, com o modelo 908 do Team Peugeot Total. dominou neste sábado (05/04), o treino de classificação para a etapa de abertura do Le Mans Series, em Montmeló, na Espanha. A dupla Pedro Lamy/ Stephane Sarrazim marcou a pole, com o tempo de 1m31s875, seguida pelos companheiros Marc Gene/ Nicolas Minassian.
A segunda fila tem o Audi R10 do Audi Sport Team Joest, da dupla Rinaldo Capello/ Allan McNish, e o Lola B08/80-Aston Martin da Charouz Racing System, da dupla Stefan Mucke/ Jan Charouz.
A dupla Peter Van Merksteijn/ Jos Verstappen, num Porsche RS Spyder da Van Merksteijn, larga em 5º, com a dupla Alexandre Prémat/ Mike Rockenfeller do Audi R10 do Audi Sport Team Joest, fechando os seis primeiros.
O ex-F1 Olivier Panis estreando na categoria alinha em 7º com o Courage LC70-Judd da Oreca – Matmut. Nicolas Lapierre é seu parceiro de equipe.
Dois brasileiros disputam Á temporada. Mario Haberfeld em dupla com Warren Hughes, num WF01-Zytek da Embassy, sai em 19º, duas posições a frente de Thomas Erdos, que junto com Mike Newton, pilota um MG Lola EX265-MG da RML.
Grid:
1. Lamy-Sarrazin (Peugeot 908) – Peugeot – 1’31″875
2. Gené-Minassian (Peugeot 908) – Peugeot – 1’32″454
3. Capello-McNish (Audi R10) – Audi – 1’33″250
4. Mucke-Charouz (Lola B08/80-Aston Martin) – Charouz – 1’33″734
5. Van Merksteijn-Verstappen (Porsche RS Spyder) – Van Merksteijn – 1’34″422
6. Premat-Rockenfeller (Audi R10) – Audi – 1’34″671
7. Panis-Lapierre (Courage LC70-Judd) – Oreca – 1’35″078
8. Collard-Boullion (Pescarolo-Judd) – Pescarolo – 1’35″641
9. Belicchi-Pompidou-Zacchia (Lola B08/80-Judd) – Speedy – 1’35″797
10. Lienhard-Theys-Lammers (Porsche RS Spyder) – Horag – 1’36″156
11. Elgaard-Nielsen (Porsche RS Spyder) – Essex – 1’36″266
12. CampbellWalter-Hall-Ortiz (Creation CA07-AIM) – Creation – 1’36″375
13. Primat-Tinseau (Pescarolo-Judd) – Pescarolo – 1’36″516
14. Barbosa-Ickx-Short (Pescarolo-Judd) – Rollcentre – 1’36″640
15. Amaral-Pla (Lola B05/40-AER) – ASM – 1’36″641
16. Ortelli-Ayari (Courage LC70-Judd) – Oreca – 1’36″797
17. Burgueno-De Castro (Epsilon-Judd) – Epsilon – 1’36″922
18. Barazi-Vergers (Zytek 07S-Judd) – Barazi/Epsilon – 1’37″516
19. Hughes-Haberfeld (WF01-Zytek) – Embassy – 1’38″109
20. De Pourtales-Noda (Lola B05/40-Mazda) – Kruse – 1’38″437
21. Erdos-Newton (MG Lola EX265-MG) – RML – 1’38″485
22. Kane-Foster (WF01-Zytek) – Embassy – 1’38″500
23. Evans-Berridge (Lola B06/10-AER) – Chamberlain – 1’39″063
24. Ragues-Lahaye (Pescarolo-Judd) – Saulnier – 1’39″594
25. Nicolet-Faggionato-Hein (Pescarolo-Judd) – Saulnier – 1’40″594
26. Rostan-Petersen-Lueders (Radical SR9-AER) – Bruichladdich – 1’40″750
27. Ojjeh-Gosselin-Schroyen (Zytek 07S-Zytek) – Trading – 1’41″516
28. Lavaggi-Kaufmann (Lavaggi LS1-AER) – Lavaggi – 1’41″610
29. A.Garcia-Enge (Aston Martin DBR9) – Modena – 1’44″484
30. Alphand-Moreau-Goueslard (Corvette C6-R) – Alphand – 1’44″531
31. Didaio-Francioni-Savoldi (Lucchini-Judd) – Racing Box – 1’44″579
32. Rusinov-Kox (Lambo Murcielago) – Spartak – 1’44″969
33. Blanchemain-Dumez-Berville (Corvette C6-R) – Alphand – 1’46″718
34. Bell-Bruni (Ferrari 430) – Virgo – 1’47″844
35. Lieb-Davison (Porsche 997) – Felbermayr – 1’49″093
36. Narac-Lietz (Porsche 997) – Imsa – 1’49″250
37. Nielsen-Westbrook-Simonsen (Porsche 997) – Farnbacher – 1’49″250
38. Ehret-Kaffer-Beltoise (Ferrari 430) – Farnbacher – 1’49″343
39. Balandrais-Lecourt-Belloc (Porsche 997) – Imsa – 1’49″593
40. Salini-Salini-Roussel (WR-Zytek) – WR/Salini – 1’49″859
41. Aucott-Daoudi (Ferrari 430) – JMB – 1’50″297
42. Chiesa-Leuenberger (Spyker C8) – Speedy – 1’50″953
43. Dumbreck-Kelleners-Vasiliev (Spyker C8) – Speedy – 1’50″953
44. Van der Merwe-Lemeret-Outzen (Aston Martin Vantage) – Watt – 1’51″015
45. Ried-Felbermayr-Felbermayr (Porsche 997) – Felbermayr – 1’51″218
46. Daniels-Paltalla-Forsten (Porsche 997) – Watt – 1’51″250
47. Basso-McCormick-Casadei (Ferrari 430) – JMB – 1’52″078
48. Makowiecki-Bornhauser-Bouchut (Saleen S7-R) – Larbre – sem tempo