Author of pole position overall for the first time in his career at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Kévin Estre pulled out all the stops to ensure Porsche a 19th pole position in the Sarthe.
The Porsche Penske clan, however, did not start favorites for this Hyperpole this Thursday, after a start to the week where the German-American alliance seemed to be in the background, with settings that were not necessarily suitable.
However, this evening, the Frenchman in the No. 6 Porsche 963 was able to find the right formula to put out a fantastic lap in 3’24″634, enough to beat the two Cadillac V-Series.R – Cadillac Racing.
“It’s an incredible feeling, admits the Lyonnais. The team gave me a great car, but the session was really stressful. We didn’t have a lot of gas to do a lot of laps. We thought we could only do one at the end. The start was really good, and with little fuel and tires, the feeling is excellent. I’m really proud of the progress we’ve made since last year. »
Estre, and his teammates Laurens Vanthoor and André Lotterer, were the only Porsche representatives in contention for the Hyperpole, after the no. 12 – Hertz Team JOTA withdrew following its exit from the track in practice last night.
