Garage 59 Locks Out Barcelona Front Row as No. 58 Takes Pole by 0.001s

The Gold Cup No. 58 edges its Pro stablemate by 0.001 second to lead the grid for the Endurance Cup decider.

Overview

Adam Smalley, Louis Prette and Dean Macdonald claimed pole in the No. 58 McLaren by averaging consistent laps across Q1–Q3 despite not topping any single session.
Joseph Loake, Marvin Kirchhoefer and Benjamin Goethe start second in the No. 59 McLaren after Goethe placed only ninth in Q3, overturning the car’s earlier advantage.
The No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari of Alessio Rovera, Vincent Abril and Ye Yifei starts third, with the No. 17 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG of Luca Stolz, Jules Gounon and Fabian Schiller in fourth.
Championship leaders Lucas Auer, Matteo Cairoli and Maro Engel line up sixth in the No. 48 MANN-FILTER Mercedes-AMG, with main rivals Patric Niederhauser, Alessio Picariello and Sven Müller tenth in the Rutronik Porsche.
WRT’s Kelvin van der Linde, Charles Weerts and Ugo de Wilde start 21st in their BMW, while class poles went to Garage 59’s Silver Cup entry in fifth overall and Kessel Racing’s No. 8 Ferrari in Bronze Cup from 23rd.