Qualifying 1 rundown from Silverstone

10:30 The weather is cloudy but dry
10:32 42 cars are expected in this session, as the Jaguar and the Morgan did not have the homologation papers on time and the nr 15 Martini Callaway Racing Corvette Z06R GT3 broke its differential during the free practice
10:35 Green flag. The first qualifying session of the season starts, and will last 20 minutes. Most of the cars went on the track
10:39 Tom Ferrier (nr 1 Tech9 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup) is the first man to be on provisional pole: 1.59.652
10:40 Luca Pirri (nr18 Martini Callaway Racing Corvette Z06R) is now the quickest : 1:59.211
10:41 18 – 1 – 4 – 39 – 10 – 14 – 2 – 32 – 44 – 29
10:42 Tom Ferrier regains pole position, and his team-mate Jonathan Lang immediately improves and takes pole position with 1:55.597.
10:43 Romain Bera (nr44 Matech Racing Ford GT) gets up to 3rd position
10:44 Bera improves again and takes provisional pole: 1:54.420
10:45 Pole position changes with each lap, it is now nr15 S-Berg Racing Team Lamborghini driven by Erick Janis who is the fastest with 1:53.373, Diego Alessi (nr 23 BMS Scuderia Italia Aston Martin DRBS9) sets the 2nd time and Luca Pirri (nr 18 Martini Callaway Racing Corvette Z06R) the 3rd
10:45 15 – 16 – 44 – 23 – 38 – 10 – 1 – 2 – 32 - 24
10:46 Nicolas Navarro (nr10 First Racing Lamborghini Gallardo) sets the 4th fastest time. Two Lamborghinis are in the Top 5
10:49 Pole taker, Erick Janis to pits
10:49 Gilles Vannelet (nr38 Kessel Racing Ferrari 430) improves to 3rd position
10:51 Romain Bera regains the pole position in 1.53.214 a few minutes before the end of the session. At the same time, former skiing Champion Hans Knaus sets the 4th time
10:52 44 – 15 – 23 – 13 – 5 – 38 – 18 – 10 – 28 - 39
10:53 Bera to pits
10:54 44 – 15 – 23 – 13 – 38 – 5 – 18 – 10 – 28 - 39
10:55 chequered flag
10:55 Nicolas Navarro improves on his last lap, up to 4th position, Wido Roessler (nr37 Kessel Racing Ferrari) also improves and gets up to 8th position

44 – 15 – 23 – 10 – 13 – 38 – 5 – 37 – 18 - 28

First pole position for Romain Bera and the Ford GT. Three Lamborghini Gallardos are in the top 5.

1st Ford GT : Romain Bera - Matech Racing nr 44
1st Lamborghini Gallardo : Erik Janis - S-Berg Racing Team nr 15
1st Aston Martin DBRS9 : Diego Alessi – BMS Scuderia Italia nr 23
1st Ferrari 430 : Gilles Vannelet – Kessel Racing nr 38
1st Porsche 997 GT3 Cup: Richard Williams – Trackspeed Racing nr 5
1st Corvette Z06R GT3 : Luca Pirri – Martini Callaway Racing nr 18
1st Ascari KZ1R GT3 : Howard Spooner – Damax nr 28
1st Dodge Viper Competition Coupe : Mikael Forsten – RPM nr 8
1st Ford Mustang FR500 GT : Eric de Donker – Spectrum Topspeed Racing nr 40

2007-05-05
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