Saturday, June 6, 2015

Blancpain Sprint Series: Audi's Laurens Vanthoor and Robin Frijns on pole at Zolder


By Tarek Ramchani

Laurens Vanthoor and Robin Frijns took a senstational pole position at Circuit Zolder this morning. The Belgin track is hosting the third round of the 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series.

Behind the wheel of the #1 Audi R8 LMS ultra from Belgian Audi Club Team WRT the two drivers were the fastest in the qualifying session with a best time of 1:28.716. Laurens Vanthoor and Robin Frinjs will start from P1 in today 60-minute qualifying race.

Their team-mates at Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, Stéphane Richelmi and Stéphane Ortelli qualified in a strong fourth place with the #3 Audi R8 LMS ultra.


The Phoenix Racing entry was sixth fastest, the #6 Audi R8 LMS ultra is shared by Niki Mayr-Melnhof and Markus Winkelhock.

The #4 Audi R8 LMS ultra from Belgian Audi Club Team WRT made it inside the Top 10 in qualifying. The car is driven by Frank Stippler and James Nash.

More to come.

Photo credit: Blancpain GT Series