Charles Weerts has conquered the pole of the first race of the Sprint Cup at the Misano circuit. The Belgian driver has put the #32 Audi ahead of the #89 Mercedes in their fight for the title, since Timur Boguslavskiy could only be third. Among the GT3 protagonists of the season, a great Vincent Abril has slipped in with the McLaren #112 of the JP Motorsport team. The Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II are the majority within the ‘top 10’ of the grid for Saturday’s race.
Audi’s dominance is not only reflected in the pole position of #32 or in the presence of six GT3s from the Ingolstadt brand in the ‘top 10’, but also in the sensations left during qualifying by riders such as Aurélien Panis, Simon Gachet or Lorenzo Patrese, present in Misano as a substitute for the ill Luca Ghiotto. YoEven if Vincent Abril, Timur Boguslavskiy and Jules Gounon have broken part of this controlling positionit seems clear that the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II performs very well at Misano.
However, the times dictate and Charles Weerts’ #32 Audi will start on pole with the feeling of having to face a solo fight, since he has a ‘pack’ of wolves behind him. Situation that derives from the good work of Vincent Abril, who has remained 33 thousandths behind Weerts. The Monegasque promises to give war to the current champions of the series. For its part, Timur Boguslavskiy finished more than two tenths behind the leader, while Jules Gounon was 12 thousandths behind #89. The ‘top 5’ has been completed by Lorenzo Patrese with the Audi #12 from Car Collection.
In sixth position appears the other Audi from Car Collection, driven during this session by Frenchman Simon Cachet. your countryman Thomas Neubauer finished just behind with the Audi #30, also achieving pole position among the GT3 entered in the Silver Cup. The Team WRT driver has achieved this pole by only 12 thousandths, since this has been the distance that has separated the #30 from the #53 Ferrari of AF Corse, driven by the also Frenchman Pierre-Alexandre Jean.
Results classification I GTWC Europe 2022 in Misano
Photos: GT World Challenge Europe