The Dutchman lapped the circuit in a time of 1:41.245s to take
his first Supercup pole position of the season. He will also take heart from
the fact that all of the races so far this season have been won from pole
position.
"I think the lap was almost perfect. Such a close
qualifying is also decided in the head. I've stayed calm and improved more and
more," said ten Voorde.
Dylan Pereira (Momo Megatron Lechner Racing) was second,
just 0.013 seconds adrift of ten Voorde’s benchmark. "On my fastest lap I
had to pass a slower car and probably lost some time. The pole position would
have been perfect, but here in Hockenheim there are some overtaking
opportunities, "said Pereira.
Twice defending champion, Michael Ammermuller (BWT Lechner
Racing) was third fastest. "Honestly, I expected a better result but in
the end I just made one or two mistakes too much [sic]. Nevertheless, I have a
good feeling that I can ride in the front of the race," he said.
Tio Ellinas (Momo Megatron Lechner Racing) was fourth,
narrowly beating Florian Latorre (FACH AUTO TECH) into fifth.
Championship leader Julien Andlauer (BWT Lechner Racing) was
a slightly disappointed sixth but remains hopeful of battling back on race day.
He said: "Of course I've planned more. At Silverstone I drove from sixth
place to the podium; that gives me courage. In addition, there could be rain on
Sunday.”
Omani driver Al Faisal Al Zubair (Lechner Racing Middle
East) managed a season best seventh, ahead of Mikkel Pedersen (Dinamic
Motorsport) and Jaap van Lagen (martinet by ALMERAS). Ayhancan Güven (martinet
by ALMERAS) was the best rookie and rounded out the top ten.
In Pro-Am, Roar Lindland (pierre martinet by ALMERAS) pipped
nearest championship challenger Philipp Sager (Dinamic Motorsport) to pole
position by just 0.038 seconds with Stephen Grove (Team Australia) third in class.
The race takes place tomorrow at 11:25am (CEST).
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| Ten Voorde begins tomorrow's race from pole and will be looking for his first Supercup victory of the season. |
Photo Credit: Porsche Motorsport
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