Antonio Giovinazzi, an Italian driver, put the No. 51 Ferrari 499P on pole in Hyperpole qualifying for the World Endurance Championship season opener, the 6 Hours of Imola, with a lap of 1:30.277.
Giovinazzi squeezed a final attempt as the clock expired and took pole by 0.011 seconds over the No. 8 Toyota TR010, setting his time on five-lap-old tires. Alessandro Pier Guidi, Ferrari driver and Giovinazzi's teammate, praised the lap's tire management and said it improved the team's prospects for the race.
The front two rows were tightly packed, with the No. 8 Toyota TR010 and the No. 50 Ferrari piloted by Antonio Fuoco, Ferrari driver, slotting behind; Toyota driver Hirakawa Ryō briefly looked set to challenge before Giovinazzi's last lap. Nyck de Vries, Toyota driver, advanced the No. 7 TR010 to sixth while the No. 12 Cadillac returned to the top five, and Genesis' two GMR-001s will start at the back of the Hypercar field.
This summary is based on coverage by Road and Track Motorsport.
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