Ferrari pair split poles at Asian Le Mans Le Castellet opener

Two Ferrari 499Ps shared pole positions in qualifying for the Asian Le Mans Series season-opening 4 Hours of Le Castellet at Circuit Paul Ricard. Roberto Lacorte of Cetilar Racing took Qualifying 1 in the #47 Ferrari with a 1:51.979, 1.181 seconds ahead of Luis Perez Companc's #90 AF Corse entry. Perez Companc then went fastest in Qualifying 2 with a 1:50.794, 0.611 seconds clear of Lacorte.

In LMP2, Georgios Kolovos of Proton Competition ended Giorgio Roda's run of consecutive pole positions in the series, setting a 1:51.955 in Qualifying 2. Roda, who had won Qualifying 1 in his United Autosports ORECA, could only manage a 1:52.170 in the second session.

In the GT3 class, Steve Jans secured pole for Race 1 in the #9 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, while Gray Newell of Heart of Racing Team took Race 2 pole in the #26 Aston Martin.