24 Hours of Le Mans 2023 Hyperpole results: Ferrari claim historic pole
Antonio Fuoco of Ferrari went fastest in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2023 Hyperpole.
Fifty years ago an Italian claimed pole for Ferrari and, now in the famous endurance race's centenary year, history has repeated itself.
Brendon Hartley in the #010 Toyota GR8 Hybrid started fast until both Ferraris went quicker.
Alessandro Pier Guidi posted a time of 3'23''897 and Fuoco went 3'24''198.
Sébastien Bourdais in the #3 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R went third at the half-way point.
Ferrari’s Guidi then had a lap cancelled for not respecting the limits of the track, allowing Fuoco to post 3'22''982.
Cadillac’s Bourdais took provisional pole - until he caught fire when passing the Daytona chicane, bringing out a red flag.
The Ferraris remained pitted when the session resumed.
But Cadillac, Porsche and Toyota could not beat their time, meaning both Ferrari cars will start on the front row at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The results of the Hyperpole in the Hypercar category
1. Ferrari 499P #50 Ferrari AF Corse – Antonio Fuoco* / Miguel Molina / Nicklas Nielsen - 3'22''982
2. Ferrari 499P #51 Ferrari AF Corse – Alessandro Pier Guidi* / James Calado / Antonio Giovinazzi – 3'23''755
3. Toyota GR010 Hybrid #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing – Sébastien Buemi / Brendon Hartley* / Ryō Hirakawa – 3'24''451
4. Porsche 963 #75 Porsche Penske Motorsport – Felipe Nasr* / Mathieu Jaminet / Nick Tandy – 3'24''531
5. #010 Toyota GR7 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing – Mike Conway / Kamui Kobayashi* / José María López – 3'24''933
6. #2 Cadillac V-Series.R – Earl Bamber* / Alex Lynn / Richard Westbrook - 3'25''170
7. Porsche 963 #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport – Dane Cameron* / Michael Christensen / Frédéric Makowiecki* - 3'25''176
8. #3 Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac Racing – Sébastien Bourdais* / Renger Van Der Zande / Scott Dixon – 3'25''521
The results of the Hyperpole in the LMP2 category
1. Oreca 07-Gibson #48 Idec Sport – Paul Lafargue / Paul-Loup Chatin* / Laurents Hörr – 3'32''923
2. Oreca 07-Gibson #28 JOTA – David Heinemeier-Hansson / Oliver Rasmussen / Pietro Fittipaldi* - 3'33''035
3. Oreca 07-Gibson #41 Team WRT – Rui Andrade / Robert Kubica / Louis Delétraz* - 3'33''240
4. Oreca 07-Gibson #47 Cool Racing – Reshad de Gérus* / Vladislav Lomko / Simon Pagenaud – 3'33''580
5. Oreca 07-Gibson #63 Prema Racing – Doriane Pin / Daniil Kvyat / Mirko Bortolotti* - 3'33'983
6. Oreca 07-Gibson #14 Nielsen Racing – Rodrigo Sales / Mathias Beche / Ben Hanley* - 3'34''021
7. Oreca 07-Gibson #9 Prema Racing – Bent Viscaal* / Juan Manuel Correa / Filip Ugran – 3'34''658
8. Oreca 07-Gibson #10 Vector Sport – Ryan Cullen / Gabriel Aubry* / Matthias Kaiser – 3'35''091
The results of the Hyperpole in the LMGTE Am category
1. Chevrolet Corvette C8. R #33 Corvette Racing - Nicky Catsburg / Ben Keating* / Nicolas Varrone – 3'52''376
2. Aston Martin Vantage AMR #25 ORT by TF – Ahmad Al Harthy* / Michael Dinan / Charlie Eastwood – 3'53''905
3. Ferrari 488 GTE Evo #54 AF Corse – Thomas Flohr* / Francesco Castellacci / Davide Rigon – 3'54''582
4. Ferrari 488 GTE Evo #21 AF Corse – Simon Mann* / Julien Piguet / Ulysse de Pauw – 3'54''744
5. Ferrari 488 GTE Evo #83 Richard Mille AF Corse – Luís Pérez Companc* / Alessio Rovera / Lilou Wadoux – 3'55''033
6. #488 Kessel Racing Ferrari 57 GTE Evo – Takeshi Kimura* / Scott Huffaker / Daniel Serra – 3'55''636
7. Aston Martin Vantage AMR #55 GMB Motorsport – Gustav Dahlmann Birch / Marco Sørensen / Jens Reno Møller* - 3'57''240
8. #488 Kessel Racing Ferrari 74 GTE Evo – Kei Cozzolino / Yorikatsu Tsujiko* / Naoki Yokomizo – 3'59''648
