“We’re not particularly happy after this qualifying session,” said Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. “Our drivers repeatedly encountered slower rivals and we were generally unable to make optimum use of the track conditions. The warm track with temperatures of 35 degrees did not produce the grip we’d been expecting. We’re going to leave no stone unturned to improve our cars before the race.”
On Saturday, May 7, the second of nine WEC rounds will start at 14:30. The TV channel Eurosport will be airing live coverage of the final stage from 19:00 to 20:45.
Qualifying results
1 Bernhard/Hartley/Webber (Porsche) 1m 55.793s
2 Dumas/Jani/Lieb (Porsche) 1m 56.590s
3 Conway/Kobayashi/Sarrazin (Toyota) 1m 57.698s
4 Di Grassi/Duval/Jarvis (Audi R18) 1m 57.716s
5 Buemi/Davidson/Nakajima (Toyota) 1m 57.750s
6 Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer (Audi R18) 1m 57.915s
7 Imperatori/Kraihamer/Tuscher (Rebellion) 2m 01.547s
8 Heidfeld/Piquet/Prost (Rebellion) 2m 02.126s
9 Rossiter/Trummer/Webb (CLM-AER) 2m 03.571s
10 Berthon/Rast/Rusinov (Oreca-Nissan) 2m 07.363s