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Fuoco Wins Macau GT Qualification Race to Seal Pole for FIA GT World Cup Main

A post‑Super Pole BoP penalty for Edoardo Mortara under the debut two‑lap shootout reshaped the grid in Ferrari’s favor.

Overview

  • Antonio Fuoco converted his Super Pole into a lights‑to‑flag Qualification Race victory for AF Corse, earning the Pirelli Pole Position Award for Sunday’s Main Race.
  • Yifei Ye completed an AF Corse 1‑2, with Alessio Picariello taking third for Absolute Racing Porsche as Raffaele Marciello finished fourth for ROWE BMW.
  • Edoardo Mortara’s Absolute Corse Lamborghini was found over its BoP power allocation after Super Pole, dropping him to P10 on the grid; he finished 16th.
  • Joel Eriksson topped Q1 with the only sub‑2:16 lap, qualified fifth in Super Pole and held fifth in the Qualification Race for Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom.
  • Laurens Vanthoor crashed heavily in FP1 and missed FP2 while repairs were made, Picariello topped FP2 for Porsche, and the 16‑lap Main Race starts Sunday at 12:15 local time.