WRT Takes Provisional Nürburgring Pole as Stewards Probe Weerts–Gounon Contact

Stewards’ force‑majeure ruling after a red‑flagged pre‑qualifying altered eligibility ahead of today’s three‑hour race.

Overview

Kelvin van der Linde, Charles Weerts and Ugo de Wilde put Team WRT’s No. 32 BMW on provisional pole with a combined 1:54.426.
The WRT entry leads the No. 98 ROWE Racing BMW by 0.020 seconds, with AF Corse’s No. 51 Ferrari qualifying third overall.
An incident between Weerts and Mercedes-AMG driver Jules Gounon on the straight between Turns 4 and 5 is under investigation after contact sent the No. 17 into the wall.
AF Corse’s No. 50 Ferrari was eliminated from qualifying following Antonio Fuoco’s Turn 1 clash with Paul Evrard and is expected to start from the back.
Pre-qualifying ended early due to kerb damage and was not resumed, and stewards waived the eight-lap requirement under force majeure, reinstating the No. 74 Ferrari; the race starts at 3 p.m. CEST.