Peugeot locked out the front row of the grid for the fifth and final race of the 2008 Le Mans Series at Silverstone. Stephane Sarrazin set a new qualifying record of 1m30.359s to beat his team-mate Nicolas Minassian by one hundredth of a second.
Minassian recovered from a collision with Xavier Popidou's Speedy Racing Lola which damaged the rear of the 908 Hdi FAP in which he, and co-driver Marc Gene, have won twice to lead the series.
However, Audi is expecting to challenge strongly after Allan McNish set third fastest time just 0.661s from Stephane Sarrazin's pole position time and his teammate Alexandre Premat was fourth fastest.
Dutch driver Jos Verstappen set pole position time for the LMP2 category in the van Merksteijn Porsche RS Spyder. His time of 1m34.173 was good enough for eighth position overall and completes a remarkable season of qualifying for the ex-Grand Prix driver.
Russian team IPB Spartak Racing finally won a pole position in GT1 before the season end. Proof that the white Lamborghini Murcielago is not only beautiful, but can also be a very able challenger for the team Modena Aston Martin and the Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette. Definitely, the battle between the Italian, British and American constructors will happen !
In GT2, Rob Bell again set pole position time in the title-challenging Virgo Motorsport Ferari 430 GT. The British driver set a time of 1m48.960s, eight tenths of a second clear of the second-placed IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche of Richard Lietz, while Dirk Werner was third in the Farnbacher Racing Porsche.
Bell, this weekend sharing with Brazilian Jaime Melo, leads the drivers' title by just three points from the Felbermayr Porsche of Marc Lieb and Alex Davison heading into this final race. Davison set fourth fastest time.
Minassian recovered from a collision with Xavier Popidou's Speedy Racing Lola which damaged the rear of the 908 Hdi FAP in which he, and co-driver Marc Gene, have won twice to lead the series.
However, Audi is expecting to challenge strongly after Allan McNish set third fastest time just 0.661s from Stephane Sarrazin's pole position time and his teammate Alexandre Premat was fourth fastest.
Dutch driver Jos Verstappen set pole position time for the LMP2 category in the van Merksteijn Porsche RS Spyder. His time of 1m34.173 was good enough for eighth position overall and completes a remarkable season of qualifying for the ex-Grand Prix driver.
Russian team IPB Spartak Racing finally won a pole position in GT1 before the season end. Proof that the white Lamborghini Murcielago is not only beautiful, but can also be a very able challenger for the team Modena Aston Martin and the Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette. Definitely, the battle between the Italian, British and American constructors will happen !
In GT2, Rob Bell again set pole position time in the title-challenging Virgo Motorsport Ferari 430 GT. The British driver set a time of 1m48.960s, eight tenths of a second clear of the second-placed IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche of Richard Lietz, while Dirk Werner was third in the Farnbacher Racing Porsche.
Bell, this weekend sharing with Brazilian Jaime Melo, leads the drivers' title by just three points from the Felbermayr Porsche of Marc Lieb and Alex Davison heading into this final race. Davison set fourth fastest time.