Saturday, 23 June 2012

Tandy (Manthey Porsche) in pole in Race 1


Tandy (Manthey Porsche) in pole in Race 1



Nick Tandy took his first pole in the International GT Open, as he topped the rankings today in the Qualifying 1 for the first race in Spa. The Brit, with the Manthey Porsche, preceded Gimmi Bruni (AF Corse) by 142 hundredths of a second, who fought for pole in the initial phases with Matteo Malucelli (Villois Aston) and Philipp Peter (Kessel Ferrari).
In GTS, four Ferraris F458 GT3 took the first four positions, with Michael Dalle Stelle (Kessel Ferrari) also taking his first pole. Ahead of Bizzarri, Ladygin and Alexa       nder, with the Autorlando Porsche of Hamilton in fifth.
Weather and track conditions were excellent. The AF Corse #57, victim of yesterday’s accident, has been withdrawn from the event following the damage sustained, and Claudio Sdanewitsch, who suffered a broken knee, flew back to Switzerland for treatment. The other driver involved in the incidente, Maurizio Mediani, will not race, as he suffers from a broken rib. He is replaced in the Russian Bears Ferrari #66 by Russia’s Sergey Zlobin.
GT Open International.

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