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Fuoco Leads Ferrari 1-2 to Macau GT World Cup Pole

A dusk two-lap Super Pole on cold tires rewarded rapid tire warm-up and set the grid for Saturday’s 12-lap qualifier.

Overview

  • Antonio Fuoco clocked a 2:15.535 to edge teammate Yifei Ye’s 2:15.809 in the new one-at-a-time Super Pole shootout.
  • The pole lap dipped under the Macau GT benchmark of 2:16.051 and delivered Ferrari its first FIA GT World Cup pole.
  • Edoardo Mortara rebounded to third in an Absolute Corse Lamborghini after languishing in 15th during Thursday practice.
  • Alessio Picariello qualified fourth as the top Porsche, with Joel Eriksson fifth after topping Q1 but struggling with front tire warm-up in Super Pole.
  • The FIA will stream the Qualifying Race on Saturday at 2:35 p.m. local (1:35 a.m. ET) and Sunday’s Main Race at 12:35 p.m. local (Saturday 11:35 p.m. ET) on its YouTube channel.