Record lap 👏 MaroEngel claimed pole for Sunday's Bathurst 12 Hour after going under the 2m01s barrier in the Top 10 Shootout. The GruppeM driver headed fellow Merc man Broc Feeney, Matt Campbell's Porsche and defending winner Jules Gounon ⬇️
Factory Mercedes driver Engel had already topped the 40-minute qualifying session to snare provisional pole with a 2m01.053s lap, which eclipsed the 2m01.286s time set by Shane van Gisbergen in 2016.
It was Triple Eight driver Feeney that set the first representative time with a 2m01.671s, Engel then responding with a 2m01.253s before Feeney reclaimed top spot with a 2m01.194s on his next lap. While Feeney decided to call off his charge, Engel stayed out for a final run, which yielded an incredible 2m00.881s in the fastest ever official GT3 lap around Mount Panorama."The grip level this weekend has been amazing. It's partly due to the new tyres but also just he grip around this place. It's mega."
That car will be joined on the second row by the #75 SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes thanks to defending event winner Jules Gounon's Shootout effort while 2018 winner Dries Vanthoor qualified the #32 WRT BMW fifth.
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