Total 24 Hours of Spa presented by Blancpain GT Series (07/27/14)

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Marc VDS downtown



FP is almost done
#84 Mercedes quickest Pro, #50 Ferrari in Pro-Am (5th overall), #49 Ferrari in Gentlemen (32nd overall) 45 mins left then the session got redflagged. A few more minutes of racing. McLaren spins off. Red Flag again

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Apparently the barrier was damaged so that's it for this session

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B&W box prep for Dirk

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LIVE STEAM HERE

http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/vid...GVxKhVdRR8oV9j

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Originally Posted by 954Stealth

. McLaren spins off. Red Flag again

Spin-off needing a red flag? This is why:





Free Practice Results (Good finish for BMW!)


1. HTP Motorsport - Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
2. BMW MarcVDS - BMW Z4 (Martin, Farfus, Muller)
3. HTP Motorsport - Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
4. Belgian Audi Club Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
5. Sainteloc Racing - - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
6. AF Corse - Ferrari 458 Italia
7. Black Falcon - Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
8. HTP Motorsport - Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
9. Boutsen Ginion Racing - McLaren MP4-12C
10. Nissan GT Academy - Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3
11. AF Corse - Ferrari 458 Italia
12. Wochenspiegel Team Manthey - Porsche 997 GT3 R
13. AF Corse - Ferrari 458 Italia
14. Insightracing with Flex box - Ferrari 458 Italia
15. AF Corse - Ferrari 458 Italia
16. BMW MarcVDS - BMW Z4 (Luhr, Werner, Paltalla)
17. Novadriver - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
18. Black Falcon - Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
19. Fach Auto Tech - Porsche 997 GT3 R
20. Motorsport AMR - Aston Martin Vantage GT3
21. Belgian Audi Club Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
22. Ginion Racing - McLaren MP4-12C
23. SMP Racing Russian Bears - Ferrari 458 Italia
24. Nissan GT Academy Team RJN - Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3
25. ART Grand Prix - McLaren MP4-12C
26. ASP - Ferrari 458 Italia
27. ROAL Motorsport - BMW Z4
28. Kessel Racing - Ferrari 458 Italia
29. M-Sport Bentley - Bentley Continental GT3
30. M-Sport Bentley - Bentley Continental GT3
31. ASP - Ferrari 458 Italia
32. Belgian Audi Club Team WRT - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
33. TDS Racing - BMW Z4
34. AF Corse - Ferrari 458 Italia
35. Leonard Motorsport AMR - Aston Martin Vantage GT3
36. AF Corse - Ferrari 458 Italia
37. Scuderia Villorba Corse - Ferrari 458 Italia
38. ISR - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
39. Lamborghini Racing - Lamborghini LP-600
40. Emil Frey Racing - Emil Frey G3 Jaguar
41. ART Grand Prix - McLaren MP4-12C
42. Tim Müller GT Corse by Rinaldi - Ferrari 458 Italia
43. Ecurie Ecosse - BMW Z4
44. Beechdean AMR - Aston Martin Vantage GT3
45. GDL Racing - Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
46. Oman Racing Team - Aston Martin Vantage GT3
47. TDS Racing - BMW Z4
48. Paul Lanchere Duqueine Engineering - Ferrari 458 Italia
49. Black Falcon - Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
50. Team Parker Racing - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
51. Delahaye Racing - Porsche 997 GT3 R
52. Florian Spengler - McLaren MP4-12C
53. Tom Onslow Cole - Aston Martin Vantage GT3
54. Sport Garage - Ferrari 458 Italia
55. Sainteloc Racing - Audi R8 LMS Ultra
56. Richard Duqueine Engineering - Ferrari 458 Italia
57. Kessel Racing - Ferrari 458 Italia
58. Marco Bonanomi Pro GT by Almeras - Porsche 997 GT3 R
59. Von Ryan Racing - McLaren MP4-12C

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Tonight Night qualifying will start at 8:30 pm and 10:30pm
Tomorrow is Superpole
Saturday the race will start!

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GOOD NEWS FOR BMW: Dirk Werner in the #77 BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS BMW set the quickest time in the opening minutes of the first qualifying session, with 13 cars lapping within the same second

Behind the BMW factory driver, Christopher Mies in the #3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi was only 0.041 slower, with Kevin Estre in the #99 ART Grand Prix McLaren 0.159 behind the BMW. In fourth was the quickest of the Pro-Am cars, the #50 AF Corse Ferrari, with Alessandro Pier Guidi at the wheel.


Dirk Werner (#77 BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS BMW): “I am happy for the team that I was able to set this provisional pole. We were able to determine a good set-up, at least over a single lap. Still, this is only provisional, there is still the Superpole left. Getting the pole will not change a lot for the race itself, but it is always a good thing if you can start from the front and avoid possible mayhem during the opening laps.”

Christopher Mies (#3 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi): “My lap was quite good, but I caught some traffic at the end. I hope I can go a bit quicker during Superpole, even though I think it will be tough to get into the 2’18s, especially since we will have to cope with hotter conditions on Friday evening.”

Kevin Estre (#99 ART Grand Prix McLaren): “We certainly did not want to make any mistake, because the team’s mechanics already have their hands full in repairing the #98 car. We had to work hard to find a right set-up, but in the end all pieces came together. I hope this will give our mechanics some extra motivation, because I am certain they will have a long night ahead of them.”

Alessandro Pier Guidi (#50 AF Corse Ferrari, 1st Pro-Am): “It will be difficult to be on the front row like we did last year, but I will certainly have a go. We had our share of problems today, but the crew gave me a fantastic car for qualifying. Still, beating the BMW and Audi will be hard thing to do.”

Stéphane Lemeret (#228 Delahaye Racing Porsche, 1st Gentlemen Trophy): “I had to put quite some effort in taking the Gentlemen Trophy, because I had quite some difficulties in getting through the traffic. But I really wanted to get on pole, because that would allow me to get into the official press conference and get some attention from the journalists for our efforts.”

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Marc VDS's Farfus being crazy