Second and fourth row for Ferrari 499P in Qualifying for 1812km of Qatar

Porsche and Toyota in the first row

Porsche, Toyota, Porsche, and Ferrari: this is the order in the first two rows of the starting grid for the 1812km of Qatar which will kick off the 2024 WEC World Championship tomorrow at the Lusail circuit. Antonio Fuoco achieved the fourth-best time in the Hyperpole, Antonio Giovinazzi the eighth. The third Ferrari 499P ‘customer’ car, on the other hand, will start from twelfth. Fuoco was more than six-tenths behind the pole sitter Campbell but managed to improve by one position from his ‘entry’ position in the final and decisive phase of the Qualifying. Here are the statements from the two Italian drivers.

Antonio Fuoco: “Qualifying and Hyperpole were not easy sessions for us during which we gave our all. At the end of the day, I am happy because we were able to push, making the most of every minute on track, and improving our lap times. The race? We will start from a good position, but we know that the race will be complicated and we will have to approach it with great care, also considering that here in Lusail in the first four to five hours we will face hot temperatures that will drop by several degrees in the final phase.”

Antonio Giovinazzi: “We secured access to the Hyperpole which was not at all obvious, considering that many cars recorded very close times. We will start from the fourth row in this first race of the 2024 season aware that the race will be long and, I think, very contested for the top positions.”