Qualifying for the Castellet Heat occurred late in the day at Circuit Paul Ricard. Team Virage secured the JSP 4 category pole position for races 1 and 2, while in JS2 R, Iron Lynx by LRMotorsport claimed its maiden pole position in the Ligier European Series. Les Deux Arbres will start from the front of the JS2 R class in race 2.
A red flag interrupted the two qualifying sessions following the on-track stoppage of the #86 Les Deux Arbres JS2 R, driven by Sita Vanmeert.
JS P4: Team Virage takes the pole for races 1 and 2
After dominating both free practice sessions, Team Virage, with its #1 and #66 JSP 4s, took pole position for both races at the Castellet Heat.
Theo Micouris was in the #1 car for the first session, setting a lap of 1:57.972s to take pole position for Race 1. His teammate Jeronimo Berrio was second at 1:58.607s, followed by the #7 of Inter Europol Competition driven by Romain Favre.
In the second qualifying session, Team Virage’s #66 led the way, driven by Pedro Moreno. The Colombian took pole position with a lap of 1:57.634s. He was followed by Romain Favre in the #7 Inter Europol Competition car (1:57.798s) and Iko Segret in the #6 ANS Motorsport JS P4.
In the PRO-AM classification, the #32 Team Virage (Umberto d’Amato/ Paschalis Paris Stavrakadis) will start ahead in both races, as will Yuki Tanaka (#16 Pegasus Racing) in the AM class.
Theo Micouris, Team Virage, Ligier JS P4 #1, pole position, race 1:
« It was a good session, we were very quick at the start but it’s unfortunate that there was a red flag toward the end as I think that the car was getting quicker and quicker so I was not able to show my full potential. We were caught in the traffic in the end which costed us one or two laps but in the end it is good to get a pole and hopefully we will be able to convert it into a race win tomorrow.”
Pedro Moreno, Team Virage, Ligier JS P4 #66, pole position, race 2:
“It was a very good session, we showed a lot of speed and pace. I’m really happy with this pole position for tomorrow and now we will focus on the race.”
JS2 R: First pole position for Iron Lynx by LRMotorsport for race 1, Les Deux Arbres on pole for race 2.
In the first of the two 15-minute qualifying sessions for the JS2 R category, Gregorio Bertocco, in the #60 Iron Lynx by LRMotorsport, set the pace with a lap of 2:05.884s, giving the Italian team its first pole position in the Ligier European Series. Paul Lanchère, in the #18 from Pegasus Racing, was second and first in the AM classification. He was followed by his teammate, Louis Schell, in the #29, who topped the PRO-AM classification.
Noé Da Cuhna, behind the wheel of the #50 Les Deux Arbres JS2 R, dominated qualifying for race 2. The young French driver scored his very first pole position in the series with a time of 2:05.157s. Clément Moreno, in the #31 from ANS Motorsport, finished second and topped the AM category. Lastly, Ligier European Series newcomer Tomas Granzella was third quickest at 2:06.550s.
Gregorio Bertocco, Iron Lynx by LRMotorsport, JS2 R #60, pole position, race 1:
“Second race of the championship and we are on pole so I’m very happy and I want to thank the team because they did a super job, as well as my teammate Matteo (Pianezzola). Now we head to the race tomorrow and we will push to the limits!”
Noé Da Cunha, Les Deux Arbres, JS2 R #50, pole position, race 2:
“We had a little trouble this morning in FP1 because my teammate Antoine (Lepesqueux) and I couldn’t get on track. Everything went well in FP2, and we had a good car for qualifying. I’m delighted to have won this pole position with the team.”
The first one-hour race of the day will start tomorrow morning at 9:00 am. Race 2 will begin at 1:30 in the afternoon. Both races will be streamed live on our YouTube channel.
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