Paque Puts Pro-Am TFT Mercedes on Dubai 24H Pole After Inaugural Shootout
The inaugural Top 10 shootout with post-session penalties reshaped the front of the grid for Saturday’s start.
Overview
- Benjamin Paque set a 1:55.597 in the single-lap shootout to secure overall pole for TFT Racing’s #28 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.
- Winward Racing led the earlier averaged qualifying but its entries line up fifth and sixth after slower shootout laps by Luca Stolz and Marvin Dienst.
- The #777 AlManar/Dragon Ferrari was excluded from qualifying for a technical non-conformity, promoting Benjamin Goethe into the shootout where he took third in Optimum’s McLaren.
- Stewards deleted shootout laps for track limits by Oliver Goethe, Loek Hartog and Alexey Nesov, dropping those cars to the back of the top ten.
- Red Camel-Jordans.nl claimed 992 pole, Leipert took GTX, Cerny topped GT4, and the race begins Saturday at 13:00 GST; Sainteloc’s Pierre Kaffer later led night practice.