{"id":472492,"date":"2026-06-11T19:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/472492\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:16:29","slug":"alpine-fastest-as-ferraris-struggle-in-le-mans-qualifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/472492\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpine fastest as Ferraris struggle in Le Mans qualifying"},"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\tAlpine took provisional pole position for the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans by less than 0.1s.<\/p>\n

Teams were faced with just 30 minutes of qualifying to whittle each class down to its top 15 ahead of the Hyperpole shootout session.<\/p>\n

Habsburg\u2019s Alpine capitalised on the final fresh tyre run to take provisional pole by just 0.013s over the #12 Cadillac of Louis Del\u00e9traz, while the second Alpine could only manage 10th position.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s winning #83 AF Corse Ferrari struggled for outright speed, eventually ending the session 17th out of an 18-strong Hypercar field.<\/p>\n

Joining the Ferrari in not progressing through to Hyperpole were both Peugeot 9X8s, including New Zealand\u2019s Nick Cassidy \u2013 lining up alongside former Formula 1 pilots Stoffel Vandoorne and Paul Di Resta.<\/p>\n

Kiwi Earl Bamber\u2019s #101 Cadillac wound up fifth fastest in the hands of Sebastien Bourdais, while Brendon Hartley finished eighth in the #8 Toyota, with the lap set by Sebastien Buemi.<\/p>\n

Both Genesis Magma Racing entries made it through to Hyperpole in their first Le Mans attempt, besting all three Ferraris.<\/p>\n

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Full Hypercar qualifying results HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin posted the fastest time in LMP2 by over 0.5s ahead of teenager Ian Aguilera (#37 CLX Motorsport).<\/p>\n

Both Australians in the LMP2 class progressed to Hyperpole, with Jack Doohan in eighth for Nielsen Racing and James Allen 11th in the #99 AO by TF entry.<\/p>\n

Peter Dempsey initially set the fastest time in LMGT3 in the #34 Corvette for Racing Team Turkey by TF, however was later disqualified for excessive wear on the rear diffuser.<\/p>\n

The car will start at the rear of the field as a result, gifting the provisional pole to the #77 Proton Competition Ford Mustang piloted in the session by Eric Powell.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s Martin Berry ended up 10th in the #61 Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG as less than a second covered the top 10.<\/p>\n

Yasser Shahin, the 2024 class winner, barely scraped into the top 15, just 0.065s ahead of the #62 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx entry.<\/p>\n

Both Garage 59 McLarens missed out on progressing, including the most recent WEC race winner, while the other three Corvettes also struggled for pace.<\/p>\n

Full LMP2 and LMGT3 qualifying results HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

The top 15 cars from each class now move on the the Hyperpole session, which will set the final starting grid for the 94th 24 Hours of Le Mans.<\/p>\n

The Hyperpole session commences on Friday June 12 at 4:00am AEST for LMP2 and LMGT3, while the Hypercar session follows at 5:05am.<\/p>\n


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