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Porsche spoiled the Mercedes party in qualifying for the tenth edition of the Hankook 24 Hours of Dubai, by defying the odds and claiming pole position and third place on the grid for the race at Dubai Autodrome.
Pre-race favourites Mercedes, with a mighty 12-car entry, were usurped by the Fach Auto Tech Porsche team of Otto Klohs, Martin Ragginger, Jens Richter and Sven Muller who set the pace in practice and then did the business again in qualifying.
Ragginger who drove the pole position lap of 1m57.562.
Last year's winners Stadler Motorsport Porsche of Adrian Amstutz, Christian Engelhart, Mark Ineichen, Rolf Ineichen and Marcel Matter were third fastest, and thus Porsche sent their rivals a clear signal that they have their sights set on the top prize this year again.
Splitting the Porsche duo in second place was the Black Falcon Mercedes of Abdulaziz Al Faisal, Hubert Haupt, Yelmer Buurman and Oliver Webb who have consistently been the better of the formidable Mercedes outfits so far this weekend.
The sister Black Falcons Mercedes, backed by Abu Dhabi Racing who have twice won the race in the past, found traffic to be a handful and as a result the car driven by Khaled Al Qubaisi, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Bernd Schneider and Andreas Simonsen will start the race from sixth on the grid.
Qualifying results (top 5):
1 Porsche 997 GT3 R, Fach Auto Tech, 1m57.562
2 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3, Black Falcon 2, 1m57.864
3 Porsche 997 GT3 R, Stadler Motorsport, 1m58.096
4 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3, Ram Racing, 1m58.450
5 Chevrolet Corvette C6R ZR1, V8 Racing, 1m58.674
Porsche spoiled the Mercedes party in qualifying for the tenth edition of the Hankook 24 Hours of Dubai, by defying the odds and claiming pole position and third place on the grid for the race at Dubai Autodrome.
Pre-race favourites Mercedes, with a mighty 12-car entry, were usurped by the Fach Auto Tech Porsche team of Otto Klohs, Martin Ragginger, Jens Richter and Sven Muller who set the pace in practice and then did the business again in qualifying.
Ragginger who drove the pole position lap of 1m57.562.
Last year's winners Stadler Motorsport Porsche of Adrian Amstutz, Christian Engelhart, Mark Ineichen, Rolf Ineichen and Marcel Matter were third fastest, and thus Porsche sent their rivals a clear signal that they have their sights set on the top prize this year again.
Splitting the Porsche duo in second place was the Black Falcon Mercedes of Abdulaziz Al Faisal, Hubert Haupt, Yelmer Buurman and Oliver Webb who have consistently been the better of the formidable Mercedes outfits so far this weekend.
The sister Black Falcons Mercedes, backed by Abu Dhabi Racing who have twice won the race in the past, found traffic to be a handful and as a result the car driven by Khaled Al Qubaisi, Jeroen Bleekemolen, Bernd Schneider and Andreas Simonsen will start the race from sixth on the grid.
Qualifying results (top 5):
1 Porsche 997 GT3 R, Fach Auto Tech, 1m57.562
2 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3, Black Falcon 2, 1m57.864
3 Porsche 997 GT3 R, Stadler Motorsport, 1m58.096
4 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3, Ram Racing, 1m58.450
5 Chevrolet Corvette C6R ZR1, V8 Racing, 1m58.674