Danes gain Pole for Aston Martin

Danish duo Marco Sorensen and Nicki Thiim took their first pole position of the season at Shanghai in their No.95 Aston Martin.

The pair averaged 1m59.697s average, which put them just over two tenths up on the Porsche pair of Michael Christensen and Kevin Estre’s 1m59.916s.

Points standing leaders and winners of the last two FIA World Endurance Championship events, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi of AF Corse Ferrari, placed third as they look to extend their advantage in the penultimate race of the season tomorrow.

The No.67 Ford GT of Harry Tincknell and Andy Priaulx made it four manufacturers in the top four positions.

The LMGTE Am pole fell to the No.98 Aston Martin Racing pairing of Pedro Lamy and Paul Dalla Lana. It was the sixth time the pair has taken pole this season and Lamy celebrated a fourth consecutive top spot in as many years.

The extra point gained by the No.98 ensured that they are now level with the Dempsey Proton Racing drivers going in to tomorrow's race.

The Headlines from LMGTE Qualifying

•    No.95 Aston Martin takes pole position as Marco Sorensen and Nicki Thiim combine to set a 1m59.667s average
•    First pole of 2017 season for Danish alliance
•    No.92 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Michael Christensen and Kevin Estre places second as German marque looks for first win for new mid-engine model
•    Ferrari make it three manufacturers in top three as James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi take their No.71 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE to third fastest
•    Aston Martin also top in LMGTE Am as Pedro Lamy and Paul Dalla Lana claim fifth pole of 2017 season
•    Lamy and Dalla Lana set a 2m02.357s average to head off Dempsey Proton Porsche challenge 
•    Point for pole means that the Aston drivers are now level with the Dempsey Proton trio
•    Spirit of Race were fastest for much of session but had multiple laps deleted for track limit violations and so start third on grid
 

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