Antonio Fuoco continued Ferrari’s sensational start to the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship campaign by securing the top spot on the grid for tomorrow’s TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, as Lexus celebrated a maiden pole position in the LMGT3 category.

Three weeks after being consigned to the rear of the grid on Ferrari’s home soil for multiple track limits transgressions, Fuoco made no such mistakes at Spa. Fastest in the initial qualifying session by more than a third-of-a-second, the Italian replicated that performance in the 12-minute Hyperpole shootout to atone for his Imola error in fine style. Nobody was able to hold a candle to the 2024 Le Mans winner’s stellar effort aboard the #50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P prototype.

“To be honest, this what I love about this job, because after Imola there was so much talk going around,” Fuoco revealed. “I know my potential and I know the potential of the team, so it was just a matter of putting everything together and I think today we showed how we react. Imola was a mistake that cost us quite a lot and for sure, the pressure was on my shoulders, but I think I’ve shown it doesn’t make any difference.”

Gerhsitz grabs milestone maiden pole for Lexus

In LMGT3, Akkodis ASP Team has been threatening a breakthrough performance all season with its pair of Lexus RC F cars, and in Belgium today, the Jérôme Policand-led outfit delivered on its promise, building upon a maiden podium finish at Imola with an historic pole position at Spa – the first for both team and manufacturer.

The man behind the wheel, 20-year-old Finn Gerhsitz, is an FIA WEC rookie – and fast making a name for himself in the world’s premier endurance racing championship…

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