Fuoco Seals Macau GT World Cup Pole as Girolami Leads TCR; Vanthoor Returns After Crash
On Macau’s narrow streets, the debut Super Pole format makes qualifying decisive.
Overview
- Antonio Fuoco set a 2:15.535 to top the inaugural Super Pole and lead a Ferrari 1-2 with Yifei Ye for the FIA GT World Cup Qualifying Race grid.
- Joel Eriksson was fastest in Q1 with a 2:15.927 but ended Super Pole fifth as Edoardo Mortara and Alessio Picariello secured third and fourth.
- Laurens Vanthoor’s No. 992 Porsche was repaired and cleared by scrutineering after his heavy FP1 crash; he narrowly missed Super Pole and will start 11th.
- Néstor Girolami took TCR World Tour pole ahead of points leader Yann Ehrlacher and Thed Björk, with Ryan MacMillan’s crash triggering a Q1 red flag and Josh Buchan earning the Race 2 reverse-grid pole from tenth.
- Paddock focus remains on new GT3 torque sensors, cited as adding cost and contributing to a 16-car entry and Mercedes’ absence, as McLaren returns with Benjamin Goethe’s 720S.