ELMS – G-Drive Racing in pole position at the 2021 4 Hours of Le Castellet

Dutch driver Nyck de Vries has once again demonstrated his speed at the wheel of G-Drive Racing's #26 Aurus 01-Gibson, placing the LMP2 prototype in pole position at the 4 Hours of Le Castellet. Intense battles are in store tomorrow after Team WRT (winner of the past two races) qualified in second position trailing by only two-tenths of a second with the #41 ORECA 07-Gibson. United Autosports #22 rounds out the top 3.

LMP2 top 5:

1. #26 Aurus 01-Gibson – G-Drive Racing – 1:42.166
2. #41 ORECA 07-Gibson – Team WRT – 1:42.323
3. #22 ORECA 07-Gibson – United Autosports – 1:42.478
4. #37 ORECA 07-Gibson – Cool Racing – 1:42.674
5. #17 ORECA 07-Gibson – IDEC SPORT Racing – 1:42.732

In the LMP3 class, DKR Engineering's #4 Duqueine M30-D08-Nissan clocked the fastest time thanks to Laurents Hörr who scored the Luxembourg team's second pole of the season after the 4 Hours of the Red Bull Ring. Teammate Jean-Philippe Dayrault: "Laurents knows the car very well. We're going to try and have a good race and avoid problems with other competitors." Team Virage's #20 Ligier JS P320-Nissan driven by Canadian driver Garett Grist nabbed the second spot, trailing by only three-tenths of a second, and GRAFF Racing's #8 Ligier JS P320-Nissan completed the top 3 in the class.

LMP3 top 3:

1. #4 Duqueine M30-D08-Nissan – DKR Engineering – 1:48.440
2. #20 Ligier JS P320-Nissan – Team Virage – 1:48.826
3. #8 Ligier JS P320-Nissan – GRAFF Racing – 1:48.876

TF Sport's #95 Aston Martin Vantage AMR secured the pole in LMGTE. The car will be shared by John Hartshorne, Ross Gunn and Oliver Hancock. Proton Competition's #93 and #77 Porsche 911 RSR-19s rounded out the top 3.

LMGTE top 3:

1. #95 Aston Martin Vantage AMR – TF Sport – 1:51.824
2. #93 Porsche 911 RSR-19 – Proton Competition – +0.120
3. #77 Porsche 911 RSR-19 – Proton Competition – +0.355

The start of the race will be given tomorrow, Sunday, at 11:00 local time. Follow the race live and in full on the European Le Mans series YouTube channel or offical website.