Ferrari on Front Row at 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Le Mans, France – The Ferrari 488 GTE #52 of Daniel Serra, Miguel Molina and Sam Bird will line up on the front row at the 89th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The six best-classified cars in each category in yesterday’s Qualifying Practice competed in the Hyperpole on Thursday to decide the starting grid.

In the 30-minute battle for pole, Daniel Serra and James Calado strove for the best possible placing in the Pro class. The Brazilian turned in a time of 3:47.063 on the fourth of eight laps, 161 thousandths down on poleman Dries Vanthoor in a Porsche. However, James Calado set his fastest time on the last lap, stopping the clock at 3:47.247 and earning fourth place on the grid.

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Second and third rows went to the two Ferraris of Cetilar Racing and Inception Racing taking part in the Hyperpole. Antonio Fuoco took fourth with 3:49.387, while Ben Barnicoat qualified the British team’s 488 GTE in 3:49.477.