FIA GT3 European Championship

Porsche qualifies in 7th place at best...Lamborghini and Ferrari Take Pole Positions in Brno

PAUL VAN SPLUNTEREN (NDL) - MARCO HOLZER (DEU) / PORSCHE 911 GT3 R N°61 TEAMAfter heavy rain the day before, the second day at Brno began with high cloud and a drying track for the qualifying sessions for Rounds 3 & 4 of the FIA GT3 European Championship.  The two sessions ended with the second pole position in two races for Philip Geipel in the nr24 Argo Racing Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 and the first ever pole position for a Ferrari 430 Scuderia, with Diego Alessi setting the fastest time in the second session in the nr87 Chad Racing Ferrari 430 Scuderia. Giles Vannelet placed the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of Muehlner Motorsport in 9th place
 
Round 3 Qualifying

In the first 20-minute qualifying session the nr101 Callaway Competition Corvette of Daniel Keilwitz set the early pace, just ahead of the nr9 Team S-Berg Racing BMW Alpina B6 of Nikolas Mayr-Meinhof.  With 6 minutes of the session remaining Philip Geipel set the fastest lap with the nr16 Graff Racing Corvette of Joakim Lambotte going third fastest behind the nr101 Corvette.  Mayr-Meinhof, who had pitted half way through the session, returned to the track and secured a front row starting position just as the chequered flag came out.
 








Round 4 Qualifying

FIA GT3In the second qualifying session it was the nr87 Chad Racing Ferrari 430 Scuderia of Diego Alessi was the pace setter for most of the 20 minute session.  The nr16 Graff Racing Corvette of Mike Parisy was second fastest but was pushed to third by Frederic Makowiecki in the nr1 Hexis AMR Aston Martin DBRS9 and then to fourth when Christian Hohenadel in the nr101 Callaway Competition Corvette Z06R went quicker than Makowiecki with five minutes of the session remaining.  Meanwhile Alessi brought the Ferrari into the pits and was on the pitwall when the chequered flag came out to confirm his pole position. Placed in 7th place was Muehlner Motorsport 2nd 911 GT3 RSR driven by Keven Estre followed by the Porsche of Prospeed driven by Marco Holzer in 9th place.
 
Round 3 of the 2010 FIA GT3 European Championship is due to start today at 14:15 (Local Time).  For news, results and live streaming of the races visit

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