Audi takes front row lock out at Nurburgring

One of the most memorable qualifying sessions in the history of the FIA World Endurance Championship saw Audi claim a hard-earned 1-2 for tomorrow’s fourth round at the Nürburgring.

The damp but drying conditions saw action all the way as tyre and driver strategy kept the crowd entertained throughout the twenty minute sessions for LMP and LMGTE cars.

• Andre Lotterer and Marcel Fassler take pole position in No.7 Audi R18 with combined average of 1m39.444s
• Audi 1-2 as No.8 car driven by Jarvis and Di Grassi qualifies just 0.266s behind No.7 car despite late session spin
• No.1 Porsche 919 Hybrid driven by Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard third quickest
• Lieb and Jani fourth in No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid
• Toyota TS 050 HYBRIDS start fifth and sixth with No.6 heading No.5 car
• No.13 Rebellion Racing R-One-AER takes pole in LMP1 Privateer class ahead of ByKolles CLM P1/01-AER

• G-Drive Racing continue pole streak and protect 100% qualifying success rate as Rusinov and Rast do the business in LMP2
• Title leading Signatech Alpine starts second and Strakka Racing third
• Aston Martin Racing take first pole for over a year as Nicki Thiim and Marco Sorensen set best average of 2m01.712s
• Ford start second on grid as Priaulx and Tincknell set time just 0.2s away from pole sitters
• Aston Martin Racing also third with No.97 car of Darren Turner and Richie Stanaway.

• Abu-Dhabi Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR grabs pole position as Khaled Al Qubaisi and Pat Long combine to set best average of 2m06.011s
• KCMG make it Porsche 1-2 as Wolf Henzler and Christian Ried run pole sitters close with average time just 0.186s away.
• Aston Martin Racing start third with Lamy and Dalla Lana qualifying the Vantage V8

Photos:  Adrenal Media/WEC: 1)  Pole winning No.7 Audi R18 of A Lotterer/M Fassler at the 6 Hours of Nurburgring; 2) Romain Rusinov (left) and Rene Rast of G-Drive Racing took pole in LMP2;  3) A delighted Marco Sorensen lifts high his team mate Nicki Thiim in the No.95 Aston Martin Racing Vantage after claiming LMGTE Pro pole; 4) Abu-Dhabi Proton Racing's (from l-r) Khaled Al Qubaisi, Patrick Long and David Heinemeier Hansson will start from the pole in LMGTE Am.

LMP Qualifying

15:08:21 In LMP1 Privateer Class #13 Rebellion leads #4 CLM & #12 Rebellion

15:07:31 In P2 #26 Ligier on pole from #36 Alpine & #42 Strakka Gibson

15:06:55 In P1 #7 Audi on pole from #8 Audi & #1 Porsche

15:05:17 Chequered Flag

15:04:38 Now raining harder

15:04:13 1:48.984 fastest average in P2 for #26 Ligier

15:02:39 1:39.444 average for #7 Audi

15:00:18 1:39.535 average for Audi #7

14:59:44 Audi's #7 & #8 now stand first and second

14:57:23 Light Rain again reported

14:56:29 Second drivers now going out

14:55:48 1:49.256 fastest in P2 for #43 Ligier

14:54:37 All 20 LMPs have set a first time

14:53:53 1:49.529 fastest in P2 for #43 Ligier

14:53:10 1:39.239 for Lotterer in Audi #7

14:52:23 1:49.847 for Richelmi fastest in P2 in #36

14:51:24 1:49.964 fastest in P2 for Alpine #35

14:50:35 1:40.044 for Webber in Porsche #1

14:47:07 Green Flag

GTE Qualifying

14:39:11 GTE Am #88 Porsche on pole from #78 Porsche & #98 Aston


14:38:32 GTE Pro #95 Aston on pole from #66 Ford & #97 Aston


14:37:28 2:01.712 average for Aston #95


14:36:58 2:01.959 average for Ford #66


14:36:31 2:03.256 average for Ford #67


14:36:07 Chequered Flag


14:35:20 2:06.197 average for #78 Porsche fastest in GTE Am


14:34:06 2:03.703 average for Ferrari #51


14:33:39 2:06.628 average for #98 Aston fastest in GTE Am


14:31:49 2:03.816 average for Ford #67


14:31:04 2:04.779 average for #95 Aston


14:30:15 2:04.816 average for Ford #66


14:29:21 2:04.833 average for Aston #97


14:26:54 Second drivers now aboard the cars


14:24:21 2:07.013 fastest in GTE Am for Ruberti in #50 Corvette


14:23:38 2:05.167 for Thiim in Aston #95


14:22:37 2:08.365 for #86 Porsche fastest in GTE Am for Barker


14:21:37 2:06.124 for Stanaway in Aston #97


14:20:05 2:06.382 for Priaulx in Ford #67


14:18:48 All 13 GTE cars on track


14:15:07 Green Flag


All results can be found HERE