Guy Smith was the fastest driver around Baltimore's new 3.3km street circuit during qualifying.
He therefore took pole position in his LMP1 Dyson Racing's Lola-Mazda with a lap in 1min27.750s. Chris Dyson will be his teammate for the race.
Electrical problems sidelined Dyson's racing main rival, Aston Martin Racing Muscle Milk. This effectively forces drivers Romain Dumas and Klaus Graf to start the Saturday race from the back of the grid.
Dirk Werner took pole in the GT class. He placed his BMW M3 GT up the leader board for BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (BMW RRL) with a lap time of 1min31.362s. He will share driving duties with teammate Bill Auberlen.
Gunnar Jeannette beat Canadian Kyle Marcelli to LMPC pole, but only by 0.066s.
In GTC, it was left to Tim Pappas and Jeroen Bleekemolen to take first place.
Qualifying results – ALMS Baltimore Grand Prix
1. Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Lola B09 86/Mazda (LMP1), 1:27.750
2. Steven Kane, Humaid Al Masaood, Lola B09/86 Mazda (LMP1), 1:27.896
3. Gunnar Jeannette, Ricardo Gonzalez, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:29.407
4. Kyle Marcelli, Barrie, Tomy Drissi, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:29.473
5. Eric Lux, Elton Julian, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:30.407
6. Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner, BMW M3 GT (GT), 1:31.362
7. liver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, Chevrolet Corvette C6.R (GT), 1:31.950
8. Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:31.992
9. Dirk Mueller, Joey Hand, BMW M3 GT (GT), 1:32.010
10. Olivier Beretta, Tommy Milner, Chevrolet Corvette C6.R (GT), 1:32.224
11. Tony Burgess, Canada; Chris McMurry, Lola B06/10 (LMP1), 1:32.587
12. Jaime Melo, Toni Vilander, Kankaanpaa, Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:32.699
13. Bryan Sellers, Wolf Henzler, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:32.772
14. Jon Bennett, Frankie Montecalvo, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:32.983
15. Ken Dobson, Ryan Lewis, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:33.051
16. Seth Neiman, Darren Law, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:33.964
17. Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek, Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:34.151
18. Bruno Junqueira, Kenny Wilden, Jaguar XKR (GT), 1:34.360
19. Bryce Miller, Sascha Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:34.609
20. PJ Jones, Rocky Moran Jr, Jaguar XKR (GT), 1:35.911
21. Anthony Nicolosi, Jarrett Boon, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:36.046
22. Tim Pappas, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:36.794
23. Bill Sweedler, Leh Keen, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:37.160
24. Chapman Ducote, David Ducote, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:37.569
25. Peter Lesaffre, Andrew Davis, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:37.917
26. Ed Brown, Guy Cosmo, Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:38.674
27. Dion von Moltke, Marc Bunting, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:41.131
28. John Potter, Craig Stanton, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:41.462
29. Spencer Pumpelly, Duncan Ende, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), No time.
30. Romain Dumas, Klaus Graf, AMR/ Lola Coupe B08 62 (LMP1), No time.
He therefore took pole position in his LMP1 Dyson Racing's Lola-Mazda with a lap in 1min27.750s. Chris Dyson will be his teammate for the race.
Electrical problems sidelined Dyson's racing main rival, Aston Martin Racing Muscle Milk. This effectively forces drivers Romain Dumas and Klaus Graf to start the Saturday race from the back of the grid.
Dirk Werner took pole in the GT class. He placed his BMW M3 GT up the leader board for BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (BMW RRL) with a lap time of 1min31.362s. He will share driving duties with teammate Bill Auberlen.
Gunnar Jeannette beat Canadian Kyle Marcelli to LMPC pole, but only by 0.066s.
In GTC, it was left to Tim Pappas and Jeroen Bleekemolen to take first place.
Qualifying results – ALMS Baltimore Grand Prix
1. Chris Dyson, Guy Smith, Lola B09 86/Mazda (LMP1), 1:27.750
2. Steven Kane, Humaid Al Masaood, Lola B09/86 Mazda (LMP1), 1:27.896
3. Gunnar Jeannette, Ricardo Gonzalez, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:29.407
4. Kyle Marcelli, Barrie, Tomy Drissi, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:29.473
5. Eric Lux, Elton Julian, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:30.407
6. Bill Auberlen, Dirk Werner, BMW M3 GT (GT), 1:31.362
7. liver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, Chevrolet Corvette C6.R (GT), 1:31.950
8. Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:31.992
9. Dirk Mueller, Joey Hand, BMW M3 GT (GT), 1:32.010
10. Olivier Beretta, Tommy Milner, Chevrolet Corvette C6.R (GT), 1:32.224
11. Tony Burgess, Canada; Chris McMurry, Lola B06/10 (LMP1), 1:32.587
12. Jaime Melo, Toni Vilander, Kankaanpaa, Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:32.699
13. Bryan Sellers, Wolf Henzler, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:32.772
14. Jon Bennett, Frankie Montecalvo, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:32.983
15. Ken Dobson, Ryan Lewis, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:33.051
16. Seth Neiman, Darren Law, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:33.964
17. Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek, Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:34.151
18. Bruno Junqueira, Kenny Wilden, Jaguar XKR (GT), 1:34.360
19. Bryce Miller, Sascha Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:34.609
20. PJ Jones, Rocky Moran Jr, Jaguar XKR (GT), 1:35.911
21. Anthony Nicolosi, Jarrett Boon, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:36.046
22. Tim Pappas, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:36.794
23. Bill Sweedler, Leh Keen, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:37.160
24. Chapman Ducote, David Ducote, Oreca FLM09 (LMPC), 1:37.569
25. Peter Lesaffre, Andrew Davis, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:37.917
26. Ed Brown, Guy Cosmo, Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:38.674
27. Dion von Moltke, Marc Bunting, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:41.131
28. John Potter, Craig Stanton, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:41.462
29. Spencer Pumpelly, Duncan Ende, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), No time.
30. Romain Dumas, Klaus Graf, AMR/ Lola Coupe B08 62 (LMP1), No time.