Briscoe leads 1-2 qualifying effort for HPD, Level 5 in Sebring
Ryan Briscoe edged the second Level 5 HPD ARX-03b by 12-hundredths of a second in the final five minutes.
P2 pole winner Ryan Briscoe celebrates
Eric Gilbert
Defending American Le Mans Series LMP2 class champions Level 5 Motorsports picked up where they left off in 2012, with Ryan Briscoe and Ryan Hunter-Reay qualifying their HPD ARX-03bs first and second, respectively Friday at Sebring International Raceway in preparation for Saturday’s 61st 12 Hours of Sebring.
In LMP1, defending class champion Muscle Milk/Pickett Racing will start fourth, after a tight qualifying battle with the Rebellion Racing Lolas of Nick Heidfeld and Andea Belicchi.After fending off a challenge from the Greaves Motorsports Zytek-Nissan of Tom Kimber-Smith in the first half of the single qualifying session, the LMP2 battle came down to a duel between teammates, with Briscoe edging the second Level 5 HPD ARX-03b by 12-hundredths of a second in the final five minutes.
The 61st running of the 12 Hours of Sebring starts tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. EDT, with live television coverage on Speed and on the internet at ALMS (.com) website.
Ryan Briscoe (driver, #551 Level 5 Racing HPD ARX-03b) qualified on LMP2 class pole, 7th overall: "This feels great, it’s awesome to be back here at Sebring.
All the guys at HPD, Honda and Level 5 have been working extremely hard since we got here, and we have a great car for the race. Qualifying was really close with Ryan [Hunter-Reay].
We always ran really close in IndyCars, and it’s carried over to here. I love these cars and this track, and I’m really happy for the team for us to be starting 1-2.”
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