Nyck de Vries, at the wheel of G-Drive Racing's #26 Aurus 01-Gibson, has clinched the first pole position of the season at the 4 Hours of Barcelona. The Dutch driver clocked the fastest time ahead of Orlen Team WRT's #41 ORECA 07-Gibson driven by Louis Delétraz. Roman Rusinov (teammates with de Vries and Franco Colapinto): "Nyck did fantastic work. He's the man to beat. It is very gratifying to have this pole position as it earns us a first point in the championship classification. Barcelona is a very important circuit for us." Panis Racing's #65 ORECA 07-Gibson entrusted to Will Stevens scored the third spot on the starting grid.

The top 5 in the LMP2 class:

1. #26 Aurus 01-Gibson – G-Drive Racing – 1:31.788
2. #41 ORECA 07-Gibson – Orlen Team WRT – 1:31.867
3. #65 ORECA 07-Gibson – Panis Racing – 1:32.282
4. #21 ORECA 07-Gibson – DragonSpeed USA – 1:32.402
5. #32 ORECA 07-Gibson – United Autosports – 1:32.578

In LMP3, Duncan Tappy secured the pole at the wheel of United Autosports' #3 Ligier JS P320-Nissan. However, the lead on RLR MSport's #15 Ligier JS P320-Nissan is only 21 thousandths of a second. Andrew Bentley (teammates with Duncan Tappy and James McGuire): "The LMP3 class is very competitive. You can't leave anything to chance and have to feel comfortable at the wheel. Duncan basically flew during qualifying. It's wonderful to place the car in pole position."

The top 5 in the LMP3 class:

1. #3 Ligier JS P320-Nissan – United Autosports – 1:39.162
2. #15 Ligier JS P320-Nissan – RLR MSport
3. #2 Ligier JS P320-Nissan – United Autosports
4. #4 Duqueine M30-D08-Nissan – DKR Engineering
5. #13 Ligier JS P320-Nissan – Inter Europol Competition

In LMGTE, Gianmaria Bruni driving Proton Competition's #77 Porsche 911 RSRS-19 scored the top spot in his final lap ahead of Iron Lynx's #80 Ferrari F488 GTE Evo entrusted to Miguel Molina. The #83 Ferrari of the all-female line-up Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting and Esmee Hawkey rounded out the top 3. Jaxon Evans (teammate of Gianmaria Bruni): "It's a fantastic way to start. We couldn't have hoped for better. I am thrilled to join Proton Competition, last year's LMGTE class champion. I am going to give my all to get the best result possible."

The top 5 in the LMGTE class:

1. #77 Porsche 911 RSR-19 – Proton Competition – 1:41.892
2. #80 Ferrari F488 GTE Evo – Iron Lynx
3. #83 Ferrari F488 GTE Evo – Iron Lynx
4. #93 Porsche 911 RSR-19 – Proton Competition
5. #95 Aston Martin Vantage AMR – TF Sport

The start at the 4 Hours of Barcelona will be given on Sunday at 11:00 local time. Follow the race live on the European Le Mans Series Facebook page or YouTube channel.