Pirri on pole for penultimate race

Qualifying 1 rundown from Dubai
08:50  The weather is perfect, the track is dry and the sun is shining
08:55 36 cars are expected during this first qualifying session of the week-end, as the nr 9 RPM Dodge Viper Competition Coupe had a gearbox problem and could not repair it.
08:55 GT3 Qualifying delayed by 30 minutes. The session will start at 9:30
09:30 Green flag
09:30 Most of the cars went on track immediately
09:35 In nr 28 Damax Ascari, Phil Quaife is the first man on track, and he is the first to set provisional pole position with a lap of 2.07.065
09:35 First hierarchy: 28 – 34 – 22 – 17 - 15 – 13 – 31 – 43 – 8 – 45
09:39 Phil Quaife improves his time, with a lap of 2:06:265. Jonathan Lang is now second, in nr 31 Team Berlanga Ascari. In nr 22 BMS Scuderia Italia Aston Martin DBRS9 Mauro Casadei is third, and another Ascari is fourth, the nr 32 of Howard Spooner
09:40 Luca Pirri, in nr 18 Martini Callaway Corvette Z06R GT3 set the fastest time: 2.05.450
09:41 18 – 28 – 31 – 22 – 32 – 19 – 8 – 34 – 17
09:42 Lang improves and takes second position again
09:43 Lloyd la Marca, in nr 15 S-Berg Racing Lamborghini set the 5th time.
09:44 Pirri improves: 2.04.867, and Gilles Vannelet, in nr 38 Kessel Racing Ferrari, sets the second time
09:45 18 – 38 – 31 – 28 – 22 – 15 – 17 – 24 - 32 - 20
09:46 In the nr 19 Riverside Corvette, Arnaud Peyroles is now 4th. The three Championship leaders are 1st, 2nd and 4th.
09:47 Gilles Vannelet set the fastest time in 2.04.224, and Phil Quaife goes up to 3rd position
09:47 38 – 18 – 28 – 19 – 31
09:48 Diego Alessi, in nr 23 BMS Scuderia Italia Aston Martin DBRS9 sets the 4th time
09:49 Jonathan Lang improves again, and went back to 3rd position, behind Vannelet and Pirri, and in front of Quaife, Alessi and Peyroles
09:50 Chequered Flag
09:50 Under the chequered flag, Diego Alessi sets the third time, and Jiri Skula, in the nr 17 Martini Callaway Racing Corvette, the fourth time.

However, afterwards it was announced that Gilles Vannelet had improved his time under yellow flags.  His best time was therefore cancelled, demoting him to 5th.  Pole position went to Luca Pirri, his second pole of the season, and vitally important for the Championship challenger.  Diego Alessi will start alongside him on the front row, in the BMS Scuderia Italia Aston Martin DBRS9.  The other Championship contender, Arnaud Peyroles, was 7th. The top 6 were within the same second.

38 – 18 – 23 – 17 – 31 – 28 – 19 – 25 – 22 - 32

1st Corvette Z06R GT3 : Luca Pirri – Martini Callaway Racing nr 18
1st Aston Martin DBRS9 : Diego Alessi – BMS Scuderia Italia nr 23
1st Ascari KZ1R GT3 : Jonathan Lang – Team Berlanga nr 31
1st Ferrari 430 : Gilles Vannelet – Kessel Racing nr 38
1st Lamborghini Gallardo : Lloyd la Marca - S-Berg Racing Team nr 15
1st Dodge Viper Competition Coupe : Ed Morris – RPM nr 8
1st Ford GT : Michael Forsten - Matech Racing nr 43
1st Jaguar XKR : Karim Al-Azhari – APEX Motorsport nr 46
1st Porsche 997 GT3 Cup: Peter Snowdon – Tech9 Motorsport nr 1

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