{"id":730562,"date":"2026-06-11T22:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/730562\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T22:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:43:21","slug":"f1-news-jack-doohan-qualifies-third-for-24-hours-of-le-mans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/730562\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Jack Doohan qualifies third for 24 Hours of Le Mans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJack Doohan qualified third for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Image: Price \/ XPB Images<\/p>\n

The #24 Nielsen Racing Oreca made it through to the shootout after Thursday\u2019s qualifying efforts by David Heinemeier-Hannson, whose 3:37.665s put them eighth.<\/p>\n

In Hyperpole 1, Ed Pearson narrowly scraped into the top 10 to advance to Hyperpole 2 with a 3:35.140s to his name to be 1.378s off the pace.<\/p>\n

In Hyperpole 2, Doohan set a 3:33.510s that had him sitting second as the chequered flag flew.<\/p>\n

It looked like he might snag a front row start until a last-gap effort from Job van Uitert shot the #28 IDEC Sport Oreca to second.<\/p>\n

Pole position went to Esteban Masson in the #29 Forestier Racing by Panis Oreca, who set a 3:32.855s in the final minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst Le Mans Hyperpole finished. An incredible job by David and Ed to get us into this position in order for me to be able have a go at Hyperpole 2,\u201d said Doohan.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was already a great accomplishment to be starting inside the top 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe session was a little bit messier than I would have liked, but in the end, to be finishing up towards the pointy end in P3, we have to be happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough, I want, and we all want to be P1, we have a long 24 hours ahead of us where it\u2019s not going to differ much.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus now shifts to the 24 hours ahead. We have a night session tonight, one hour, followed by a warm-up on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cA very big thank you to the whole Nielsen team and all the boys and girls for pushing so hard and striving to get further and further up the grid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yasser Shahin will start the #92 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R in 15th after Ricardo Pera failed to make it out of Hyperpole 1.<\/p>\n

Free Practice 4 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans gets underway at 7:00am AEST.<\/p>\n

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