Endurance Racing

Derani Takes Pole For 4 Hours of Fuji

1 Mins read

Pipo Derani secured pole position for the second round of the Asian Le Mans Series, the 4 Hours of Fuji in Japan.

Derani, piloting the LMP2 #37 BBT Ligier, set a lap time of 1 minute 32.1 seconds on his final lap of qualifying to knock the #8  Jackie Chan DC Racing ORECA of Thomas Laurent off the top spot.

This last minute dash gave the team it’s first ever pole position in the LMP2 race category and was much deserved.

The two Jackie Chan DC Racing ORECAs took the next two positions with the #8 in second and Jazman Jaafar taking third place in the #7 car.

In LMP3,  Josh Burdon in the #18  KCMG Ligier team dominated qualifying, eventually finishing the session in fifth place overall, ahead of the ARC Bratislava LMP2 entry.

Second place in LMP3 went to the #1 WIN Motorsport team after original runners-up, the #11 Taiwan Beer GH Motorsport entry, had their times cancelled after a pit infringement.

Jesse Krohn took pole position in the #91 FIST-Team AAI BMW M6, the winner of the last event in Zhuhai.

The team’s other car, the #90 Ferrari 488 of Marco Cioci, was 0.148 seconds slower than the team’s other car and lined up second, with the #66 Audi Sport Customer Racing Asia by TSRT entry of Massimiliano Wiser lining up third.

 

 

Avatar photo
233 posts

About author
Sports Car and GT writer. Perhaps being named after James Hunt and Murray Walker (first and middle names) might have something to do with how I have always been motorsport obsessed. After failing to get int racing, I might as well write about it.
Articles
Related posts
Endurance RacingFIA WECGT Series

Ben Barker Secures Factory Contract with Ford for 2024 Mustang GT3 Campaign

1 Mins read
Ben Barker embraces a new chapter, securing a factory contract with Ford for the 2024 Mustang GT3. An iconic partnership poised for sportscar success.
Endurance RacingFIA WECFormula 1

Owner of long-time personal Max Verstappen sponsor reportedly at front of "large money laundering scandal"

2 Mins read
Max Verstappen’s personal sponsor Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo, has seen it’s CEO and owner Frits van Eerd have their house raided following reported major scandal.
Endurance RacingIMSASportscars

BMW Reveal the M Hybrid V8

2 Mins read
BMW have confirmed the name of their 2023 Hypercar, along with releasing images of the car sporting its special test livery.