Max Verstappen takes pole in NLS 2
- Benjamin Crundwell
- 9 hours ago
- 1 min read
Qualifying for the 58. ADAC Barbarossapreis concluded with four time Formula One World Champion, Max Verstappen, on pole.
The No.3 Verstappen.com Mercedes went to the top of the timing board right at the start of qualifying, as Daniel Juncadella set a lap time in the low eight minutes. Verstappen jumped in the car after his teammate, but his run was disrupted when a code 60 came out to clear a crashed Porsche Cayman.
The times started to tumble in the final 30 minutes of qualifying as the track went fully green once again. Quick times were set by the No.16 Scherer Sport PHX Audi and No.98 Rowe Racing BMW, but it was Verstappen who stopped the lap timer earliest, with a 7:51.751.
The No.16 Audi was 1.974 seconds behind, and the No.98 BMW was 2.855 seconds back. The No.34 Walkenhorst Aston Martin finished fourth, and the No.80 Winward Racing Mercedes rounded out the top five.
The lead Pro-Am car, the KCMG Mercedes, did well to finish sixth overall, ahead of the No.99 BMW and the No.45 Realize Kondo Racing with Rinaldi Ferrari. The No.81 BMW M3 Touring Car finished in 14th, only seven seconds off pole on its debut competitive session.
The race will start at 12:00 local time (11:00 GMT) today, and last four hours. The full preview can be read here, and the race can be streamed live on YouTube.
