Quotes from Dijon in Qualifying

Jonathan Cocker – nr 44 Barwell Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9, 1st: “It is my first pole position of the season, and my first pole position since last year in the Asia Porsche Carrera cup. It’s always nice to be quicker than anybody else. I tried as much as I could to save the tyres for the race. So first I managed to have a clear lap, then as soon as I did my time, I went back to the pits and watched the times set by the others. We had a good balance, the tyres are still brand new, so it is an advantage. We have to keep our pole position at the start, and then we could get a good result.”

Phil Bastiaans – nr 13 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo GT3, 2nd: “The car has a new evolution, with a new front bumper and new wheel dimensions. I drove the Gallardo for the first time in Spa, and now we have made a great improvement. We are very happy with this second time, and we are sure that there is more to come. I’m happy to be in this team, we are working well together, and for me the most important thing is to do a great job for the team. It is a pleasure to race with Albert von Thurn und Taxis, and I hope we can do a good result together.”

Toni Seiler – nr 24 BMS Scuderia Italia Aston Martin DBRS9, 3rd: “I’m very happy; the team did a great job. I had traffic, but the result is OK. Here it is important to start at the front. Our car is going to be good for a one hour race, we’ll try to win.”

James Ruffier – nr 19 Riverside Corvette Z06 GT3, 1st: “We had a problem at the beginning of the session, maybe an alternator problem. So I could only do my lap at the end of the session, I had no choice and I had to push. I did what I could. The car is much better than yesterday. All seems to be OK now, we’ll see for the race and I’m happy with my team-mate’s times. Anyway, I’m pleased to be the first driver to do two pole positions in this Championship.”

Jurgen von Gartzen – nr 18 Team Carsport Callaway Corvette Z06 GT3, 3rd: “The time is not so bad, because during the first session my team-mate spun, touched the wall and damaged the car. The team did its best to repair everything, and the car is not 100% perfect, but hopefully it is ok. So I’m happy with the third time in such conditions.”

Patrick Bornhauser – nr 10 Racing Logistic Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, 4th: “In both sessions we are fourth, and in both sessions we are the first of the Vipers. We are happy with the car, Jean-Luc Blanchemain and I are on a similar rhythm, so we can be optimistic for the race. And in both sessions we only did one flying lap each, so it is good for our tyres. We have a clear philosophy, our main goal is to finish the race, and if we are not making any mistakes, we are going to do a good result.”

Sean Edwards – nr 9 Tech 9 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup: “I did a first good lap early in the session, and then I came back into the pits to change our tyre pressure. Then I had one good lap, which was my best, then traffic. But we are on a good pace, the Corvette was just too fast for us, but we are confident for the race. My team-mate did a great job; he did a great time in spite of a terrible traffic, so we are waiting for the race.”

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