Spielberg ELMS: Chatin edges Beche in qualifying
Paul-Loup Chatin took the European Le Mans Series pole position at Spielberg by half a tenth as Panis-Barthez Competition swept both LMP2 and LMP3 qualifying sessions.
The practice-topping #05 Thiriet by TDS Racing in the hands of Mathias Beche led early in the session, but Chatin soon lowered the benchmark time with his 1m20.700s effort to claim the pole.
The championship leader G-Drive entry of Harry Tincknell took third, with French duo Tristan Gommendy and Nicolas Lapierre completing the top five.
Simon Gachet was quickest in the LMP3 qualifying, beating Wayne Boyd with a time set after the chequeered flag.
The #3 United Autosports car ended up second as Boyd failed to improve on his final lap, with David Droux and Matthieu Lahaye filling the second row.
EuroInternational's Giorgio Mondini took fifth, having been narrowly beaten by Lahaye.
Matteo Cairoli controlled the LMGTE category to score a pole position on his ELMS debut for the #88 Protono Competition Porsche, ahead of four Ferraris.
Cairoli led most of the session and, despite being temporarily demoted by Andrea Bertolini, he reclaimed first place with a last-minute flyer.
Bertolini, Alessandro Pier Guidi and Marco Cioci completed an all-Italian top four with Matt Griffin securing fifth.
Qualifying results:
| Pos | # | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 |  Paul-Loup Chatin Fabien Barthez Timothé Buret |
Ligier JS P2 | 7 | 1'20.700 | |
| 2 | 46 |  Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet  Ryo Hirakama |
Oreca 05 | 8 | 1'20.753 | 0.053 |
| 3 | 38 |  Giedo van der Garde  Simon Dolan Harry Tincknell |
Gibson 015S | 8 | 1'20.826 | 0.126 |
| 4 | 33 | Tristan Gommendy  Pu Jun Jin Nick de Bruijn |
Oreca 05 | 6 | 1'20.927 | 0.227 |
| 5 | 21 | Nicolas Lapierre  Henrik Hedman Ben Hanley |
Oreca 05 | 7 | 1'20.956 | 0.256 |
| 6 | 40 | Olivier Pla  Tracy Krohn Nic Jonsson |
Ligier JS P2 | 7 | 1'21.297 | 0.597 |
| 7 | 25 | Michael Munemann Chris Hoy Jonathan Hirschi |
Ligier JS P2 | 7 | 1'21.325 | 0.625 |
| 8 | 32 |  Andreas Wirth  Stefano Coletti  Julian Leal |
BR 01 | 7 | 1'21.750 | 1.050 |
| 9 | 41 | Julien Canal  Jakub Giermaziak  Memo Rojas |
Ligier JS P2 | 8 | 1'22.026 | 1.326 |
| 10 | 48 |  Sean Doyle  Karun Chandhok Guglielmo Belotti |
Oreca 03R | 7 | 1'22.359 | 1.659 |
| 11 | 29 | Leo Roussel Inès Taittinger Remy Striebig |
Morgan | 7 | 1'22.872 | 2.172 |
| 12 | 16 | Eric Debard Valentin Moineault Simon Gachet |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'26.126 | 5.426 |
| 13 | 3 | Mark Patterson Matthew Bell Wayne Boyd |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'26.283 | 5.583 |
| 14 | 19 | David Hallyday David Droux Dino Lunardi |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'26.394 | 5.694 |
| 15 | 17 | Jean Baptiste Lahaye François Heriau Matthieu Lahaye |
Ligier JS P3 | 4 | 1'26.547 | 5.847 |
| 16 | 11 | Giorgio Mondini Andrea Roda Marco Jacoboni |
Ligier JS P3 | 8 | 1'26.580 | 5.880 |
| 17 | 9 | Eric Trouillet Paul Petit Enzo Guibbert |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'26.630 | 5.930 |
| 18 | 18 | Thomas Laurent Yann Ehrlacher Alexandre Cougnaud |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'26.671 | 5.971 |
| 19 | 2 | Alex Brundle Mike Guasch Christian England |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'26.760 | 6.060 |
| 20 | 10 | Sean Rayhall John Falb  Enzo Potolicchio |
Ligier JS P3 | 8 | 1'26.980 | 6.280 |
| 21 | 5 | Tom Jackson  Alvaro Fontes Jesus Fuster |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'27.008 | 6.308 |
| 22 | 12 |  Roman Rusinov Andrea Dromedari Fabio Mancini |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'27.018 | 6.318 |
| 23 | 6 | Terrence Woodward Ross Kaiser James Swift |
Ligier JS P3 | 8 | 1'27.076 | 6.376 |
| 24 | 13 | Jakub Smiechowski Jens Petersen |
Ligier JS P3 | 8 | 1'27.502 | 6.802 |
| 25 | 7 | Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Niccolo Schiro |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'27.526 | 6.826 |
| 26 | 88 | Gianluca Roda Christian Ried  Klaus Bachler |
Porsche 911 RSR 991 | 5 | 1'27.652 | 6.952 |
| 27 | 66 | Andrea Bertolini Robert Smith Rory Butcher |
Ferrari F458 Italia | 7 | 1'27.773 | 7.073 |
| 28 | 56 | Davide Rigon  Alexander Talkanitsa Sr. Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. |
Ferrari F458 Italia | 6 | 1'27.819 | 7.119 |
| 29 | 15 |  Morten Dons Osman Yusuf |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'27.901 | 7.201 |
| 30 | 24 | Jacques Nicolet Pierre Nicolet |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'27.924 | 7.224 |
| 31 | 20 | Romain Iannetta Maxime Pialat Eric Clement |
Ligier JS P3 | 8 | 1'27.927 | 7.227 |
| 32 | 4 | Jean-Marc Merlin Erik Maris |
Ligier JS P3 | 7 | 1'27.954 | 7.254 |
| 33 | 51 |  Rui Aguas Marco Cioci Piergiuseppe Perazzini |
Ferrari F458 Italia | 6 | 1'28.100 | 7.400 |
| 34 | 55 | Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin Aaron Scott |
Ferrari F458 Italia | 7 | 1'28.239 | 7.539 |
| 35 | 99 | Darren Turner Alex MacDowall Andrew Howard |
Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 7 | 1'28.240 | 7.540 |
| 36 | 8 | Marcello Marateotto Giorgio Maggi  Bert Longin |
Ligier JS P3 | 2 | 1'28.642 | 7.942 |
| 37 | 77 | Wolf Henzler Robert Renauer Mike Hedlund |
Porsche 911 RSR 991 | 6 | 1'28.705 | 8.005 |
| 38 | 60 |  Christina Nielsen Johnny Laursen Mikkel Mac |
Ferrari F458 Italia | 7 | 1'28.738 | 8.038 |
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