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Harrison Newey Claims Pole for the 4 Hours of Buriram! Asian Le Mans Series – Round 3 Chang Intern


11 – 12 January 2019

After winning the previous round of the Asian Le Mans Series, Algarve Pro Racing will start in pole position in Thailand.

Pole Position – by class:

LMP2: Harrison Newey #24 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2 Judd / LMP2 Am Trophy: Darren Burke #4 ARC Bratislava Ligier JS P2 Nissan LMP3: Wayne Boyd, United Autosports, Ligier JS P3 GT: Alessandro Pier Guidi #51 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 / GT Am: Max Wiser #66 TianShi Racing Team Audi R8 LMS

After the very cold temperatures the teams experienced in the opening two rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series, the air temperature was in the low 30’s as qualifying got under way for the 4 Hours of Buriram.

First up was the GT qualifying. Setting the fastest time of the session was Alessandro Pier Guidi in the #51 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3. Making it an all Ferrari front row was James Calado in the Car Guy Ferrari 488 GT3. Third fastest was Series debutant, Jean Karl Vernay in the TianShi Racing Team Audi R8 LMS.

Max Wiser in the #66 TianShi Racing Team Audi R8 LMS was the fastest GT AM, followed by Bonamy Grimes in the #5 TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage.

As the sun slowly set, qualifying for the LMP2 and LMP3 cars got underway. In a high paced 15 minute session, it was reigning Champion Harrison Newey in the #24 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2 Judd that claimed the outright pole position. In second place was Phil Hanson in the #22 United Autosports Ligier JS P2 Nissan, just 0.385 seconds behind him. In third place was the leading LMP2 Am Trophy entry, the #4 ARC Bratislava Ligier JS P2 Nissan with Darren Burke behind the wheel.

Second fastest in the LMP2 Am Trophy was the Class leader, the #23 United Autosports Ligier JS P2 with Guy Cosmo behind the wheel. In third place was Anders Fjordbach in the #25 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2 Judd.

The battle for LMP3 pole was claimed by Wayne Boyd in the #2 United Autosports Ligier JS P3. Second fastest in the session was Nigel Moore in the #65 Ligier JS P3 from Malaysian team Viper Niza Racing. In third place was current LMP3 Championship leaders Inter Europol Competition, with Jakub Smiechowski behind the wheel of the #13 Ligier JS P3.

4 Hours of Buriram:11:45 – 15:45 Live broadcast schedule: Saturday: 11:15 – 16:30

Links to live coverage:

English commentary: https://www.facebook.com/AsianLMS/videos/2169712840010215/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzCLPYsazK8

Thai commentary: https://www.facebook.com/AsianLMS/videos/2057842124283196/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz6uuaHuOOc

Information and photo source : Asian Le Mans Series

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