Ram Racing took both qualifying sessions with fastest times from Ian Loggie in the first session and Ulysse de Pauw set the quickest times in Qualifying One and Qualifying Two. Matt Cowley and Jamie Day took pole position in GT4 for Academy Motorsport in the first race and R Racing in the second race. De Pauw and Day took class qualifying lap records in their sessions. De Pauw is the first GT3 drive to drop below the 1:46 mark with a time of 1:45.858 and an average speed of 100.96mph.
In GT4 Qualifying One, its six manufacturers in the top six, Matt Cowley just 0.142s ahead of Josh Miller in the R Racing Aston. Tom Edgar in the Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Supra will line up on the second row ahead of Freddie Tomlinson in the Assetto Motorsport Ginetta G56. The top five all qualified less than a second apart. Qualifying two was an even close affair with the pro drivers behind the wheel, eight manufacturers were in the top 10, with less than a second between them all.
GT3
Going into the session, 2 Seas were favourites for pole after some strong lap times in Free Practice, however, it was Ram Racing that dominated both sessions, Ian Loggie taking pole position in session one for the #6 car and De Pauw taking pole position for session 2 in the #15 car. Michael Igoe and Flick Haigh took early pole positions, but the 2018 champion went faster again as the session neared the end. Loggie secured a last minute pole position though going 0.048 seconds quicker with a time of 1:48.189. A mistake on the final lap for James Cottingham cost him pole position but it was enough to secure third place, 0.089 seconds behind pole.
Michael Igoe took fourth, the highest placed Lamborghini and they’re in prime position to take maximum points in the first race, given pitstop Success Penalties for the Ram Racing Mercedes and the #4 2 Seas car along with the #75 car not being eligible for points due to the race-by-race entry status.
Adam Balon would have started the race on the third row however, with a five place grid penalty suffered by Sandy Mitchell at Donington, the duo will now start 10th, which means the Asseto Motorsport Bentley will start fifth with Mark Sansom at the wheel, and in Silver-Am pole position. It’s McLaren in sixth and seventh with Morgan Tillbrook in the Enduro Motorsport car and Nick Halstead in the Fox Motorsport 720S ahead of Richard Neary in the Team Abba Racing Mercedes, Alex Malykhin in the Red Line Racing Lamborghini and the Barwell Motorsport Huracan rounding out the top 10.
In Qualifying two, De Pauw led after the first round of flying laps, setting the lap record in his second run with a time of 1:45.858, going half a second ahead of the competition. Callum Macleod responded later in the session, cutting the half second gap down to two tenths before Lewis Williamson took second place with a time of 1:45.971. Jonny Adam took fourth place on the grid ahead of Sandy Mitchell who rounded out the top 5 with a time of 1:46.434.
Full session results can be found at TSL.
GT4
Donington race winner Matt Cowley took pole position in session one at Snetterton. Jack Brown topped the time sheets early on in the #90 Century Motorsport BMW before Ross Wylie’s Valluge Racing Porsche, the Josh Miller R Racing Aston and Tom Edgar in the Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Supra moved ahead. Cowley put in a late challenge to pull half a second ahead, and then extend the gap further still to 0.7s before Josh Miller closed the gap on his second and third run to just 0.142s at the end of the session. Edgar finished third in the Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Supra, sharing the second row with the Assetto Motorsport Ginetta of Freddie Tomlinson. Ross Wylie finished fifth with a fastest time of 1:56.779 whilst Ashley Marshall made it six brands in six places, putting the McLaren 570S of Paddock Motorsport into sixth place with a time of 1:56.924.
Following the early banker set by Signoretti in session two, the time was lowered immediately by Jamie Day and reigning champion Will Burns. Matthew Graham took provision pole in the Valluga Racing Porsche before Jamie Day jumped in front by two tenths with a time of 1:55.773s. Sennan Fielding took second place at the end in the Steller Motorsport Audi. Will Burns secured third place, Seb Hopkins claimed fourth spot with Matthew Graham rounding out the top five. Newbridge Motorsport again claimed the Pro-Am pole and sixth overall in the hands of Darren Turner. Early pace setter Signoretti could only manage seventh at the flag.
Full session results can be found at TSL.
