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With only five minutes remaining in the final qualifying session for this weekend’s Total 24 Hours of Spa, Mike Hezemans finally found a clear track in front of him in the nr 5 Carsport Holland Corvette C6-R. Making the most of the opportunity, he lapped the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in 2:14.554 - enough to improve his grid position by one place and snatch pole from the Nr 33 Jetalliance Aston Martin DBR9.
The team were the only one in the top ten to improve their time during final qualifying, most teams using the session to make final preparations for the race. In fact, three teams in the top ten did not turn a wheel during the 45-minute session, held on a dry track under partly cloudy skies.
“I did two laps yesterday on new tyres, and then I stopped because of the traffic, “ explained Hezemans. “This morning, the car was quite quick, and I was sure that we had the car to set the pole position, so I ask for new tyres. That was a good lap, and in fact my only clear lap in all the qualifying sessions! Fabrizio Gollin and Marcel Fässler are really quick, Jean-Denis Deletraz is always good here, so we have a strong package to get a good result. ”
The Corvette will start alongside the nr 33 Jetalliance Aston Martin DBR9, which had been fastest in the first two qualifying sessions. The nr 3 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6R was third, just ahead of the leading Maserati, the nr 11 Scuderia Playteam Sarafree Maserati MC 12. The nr 1 Vitaphone Maserati MC 12, victorious the last two years, was fifth, with the nr 28 Reiter Lamborghini Murciélago rounding off the top six.
The nr 23 Aston Martin Racing BMS DBR9 was out in final qualifying. The car has qualified in 14th position, and will be allowed to start the race, despite missing both night qualifying sessions after an accident.
