雖然許多人認為排位賽結果對於利曼24小時耐力賽並不重要,不過在AUDI、TOYOTA和PORSCHE等主要廠隊的眼中卻正好相反,因為在這裡是能夠最先搶到媒體版面的最好機會。PORSCHE的兩輛車在排位賽中成功贏得頭排起跑位置,緊隨其後的正好也是TOYOTA、AUDI及REBELLION各有兩輛車。但最令全場驚訝的是重返利曼的FORD,Ford GT軍團從練習賽開始就完全壓制Ferrari 488 GTE,頗有重演半世紀前復仇戲碼的味道,最終兩輛Ford GT也順利取得組別前兩名起跑位置。
由於正賽將在6月18日(週六)登場,按照慣例,車隊會在週三練習賽為車輛調校,週四排位賽才是真正全力發揮。不過這兩天當地的天候不理想,排位賽利曼賽道部份地區更有大雨,不過比賽只有出現幾個零星小事故。
賽會也宣佈今年利曼大賽將由布萊德彼特進行開賽,而已鎖定前排起跑的兩輛PORSCHE將力求衛冕,至於來勢洶洶的TOYOTA以及企圖重返榮耀的AUDI,則不會讓PORSCHE輕易過關。
另一個受到矚目的焦點是LM GTE Pro組別,重返利曼大賽的FORD本次由美英車隊聯手出擊,初登場的Ford GT賽車性能也不負原廠期望,一舉擊敗宿敵FERRARI 488 GTE,其餘ASTON MARTIN、CORVETTE與PORSCHE更是瞠乎其後。
至於本次利曼大賽最特別的參賽車,首推#84車,該車其中一位駕駛Frédéric SAUSSET因意外四肢遭到截肢後,以特製LMP2賽車參加利曼大賽圓夢,大賽也賦予特別的組別,在排位賽中也繳出03:45.2的成績排在所有車輛第30位起跑,令人激賞。
排位 | 車號 | 組別 | 車手 | 賽車 | 最快單圈 |
1 | 2 | LMP1 | Romain DUMAS, Neel JANI, Marc LIEB | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 03:19.7 |
2 | 1 | LMP1 | Timo BERNHARD, Mark WEBBER, Brendon HARTLEY | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 03:20.2 |
3 | 6 | LMP1 | Stéphane SARRAZIN, Mike CONWAY, Kamui KOBAYASHI | Toyota TS050 - Hybrid | 03:20.7 |
4 | 5 | LMP1 | Anthony DAVIDSON, Sébastien BUEMI, Kazuki NAKAJIMA | Toyota TS050 - Hybrid | 03:21.9 |
5 | 8 | LMP1 | Lucas DI GRASSI, Loïc DUVAL, Oliver JARVIS | Audi R18 | 03:22.5 |
6 | 7 | LMP1 | Marcel FÄSSLER, André LOTTERER, Benoît trÉLUYER | Audi R18 | 03:22.8 |
7 | 13 | LMP1 | Mathéo TUSCHER, Alexandre IMPERATORI, Dominik KRAIHAMER | Rebellion R-One - AER | 03:26.6 |
8 | 12 | LMP1 | Nicolas PROST, Nick HEIDFELD, Nelson PIQUET JR | Rebellion R-One - AER | 03:27.3 |
9 | 26 | LMP2 | Roman RUSINOV, Will STEVENS, René RAST | Oreca 05 - Nissan | 03:36.6 |
10 | 35 | LMP2 | David CHENG, Ho-Pin TUNG, Nelson PANCIATICI | Alpine A460 - Nissan | 03:37.2 |
11 | 36 | LMP2 | Gustavo MENEZES, Nicolas LAPIERRE, Stéphane RICHELMI | Alpine A460 - Nissan | 03:37.2 |
12 | 44 | LMP2 | Tor GRAVES, Matthew RAO, Roberto MERHI | Oreca 05 - Nissan | 03:38.0 |
13 | 49 | LMP2 | John PEW, Oswaldo NEGRI JR, Laurens VANTHOOR | Ligier JS P2 - Honda | 03:38.8 |
14 | 31 | LMP2 | Ryan DALZIEL, Luis Felipe DERANI, CHRIS CUMMING | Ligier JS P2 - Nissan | 03:39.4 |
15 | 46 | LMP2 | Pierre THIRIET, Mathias BECHE, Ryo HIRAKAWA | Oreca 05 - Nissan | 03:39.4 |
16 | 42 | LMP2 | Nick LEVENTIS, Danny WATTS, Jonny KANE | Gibson 015S - Nissan | 03:39.4 |
17 | 47 | LMP2 | Tsugio MATSUDA, Matthew HOWSON, Richard BRADLEY | Oreca 05 - Nissan | 03:39.4 |
18 | 23 | LMP2 | Fabien BARTHEZ, Paul Loup CHATIN, Timothé BURET | Ligier JS P2 - Nissan | 03:39.5 |
19 | 33 | LMP2 | Junjin PU, tristan GOMMENDY, Nico Pieter DE BRUIJN | Oreca 05 - Nissan | 03:40.6 |
20 | 38 | LMP2 | Simon DOLAN, Jake DENNIS, Giedo VAN DER GARDE | Gibson 015S - Nissan | 03:40.7 |
21 | 43 | LMP2 | Ricardo GONZALEZ, Bruno SENNA, Filipe ALBUQUERQUE | Ligier JS P2 - Nissan | 03:40.9 |
22 | 27 | LMP2 | Nicolas MINASSIAN, Maurizio MEDIANI, Mikhail ALESHIN | BR01 - Nissan | 03:41.1 |
23 | 30 | LMP2 | Scott SHARP, Ed BROWN, Johannes VAN OVERBEEK | Ligier JS P2 - Nissan | 03:41.4 |
24 | 28 | LMP2 | Inès TAITTINGER, Rémy StrIEBIG, Léo ROUSSEL | Morgan - Nissan | 03:42.0 |
25 | 37 | LMP2 | Vitaly PEtrOV, Victor SHAYTAR, Kirill LADYGIN | BR01 - Nissan | 03:42.1 |
26 | 48 | LMP2 | Ben KEATING, Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN, Marc GOOSSENS | Oreca 03R - Nissan | 03:43.5 |
27 | 34 | LMP2 | Nicolas LEUTWILER, Shinji NAKANO, James WINSLOW | Oreca 03R - Judd | 03:43.6 |
28 | 41 | LMP2 | Memo ROJAS, Julien CANAL, Nathanaël BERTHON | Ligier JS P2 - Nissan | 03:43.9 |
29 | 25 | LMP2 | Michael MUNEMANN, Christopher HOY, Andrea PIZZITOLA | Ligier JS P2 - Nissan | 03:44.2 |
30 | 84 | CDNT | Frédéric SAUSSET, Christophe TINSEAU, Jean Bernard BOUVET | Morgan LMP2 - Nissan | 03:45.2 |
31 | 40 | LMP2 | tracy KROHN, Niclas JÖNSSON, João BARBOSA | Ligier JS P2 - Nissan | 03:45.2 |
32 | 22 | LMP2 | Vincent CAPILLAIRE, Erik MARIS, Jonathan COLEMAN | Ligier JS P2 - Judd | 03:48.6 |
33 | 68 | LMGTE Pro | Joey HAND, Dirk MÜLLER, Sébastien BOURDAIS | Ford GT | 03:51.2 |
34 | 69 | LMGTE Pro | Ryan BRISCOE, Richard WESTBROOK, Scott DIXON | Ford GT | 03:51.5 |
35 | 51 | LMGTE Pro | Gianmaria BRUNI, James CALADO, Alessandro PIER GUIDI | Ferrari 488 GTE | 03:51.6 |
36 | 67 | LMGTE Pro | Marino FRANCHITTI, Andy PRIAULX, Harry TINCKNELL | Ford GT | 03:51.6 |
37 | 66 | LMGTE Pro | Olivier PLA, Stefan MÜCKE, Billy JOHNSON | Ford GT | 03:52.0 |
38 | 71 | LMGTE Pro | Davide RIGON, Sam BIRD, Andrea BERTOLINI | Ferrari 488 GTE | 03:52.5 |
39 | 82 | LMGTE Pro | Giancarlo FISICHELLA, Toni VILANDER, Matteo MALUCELLI | Ferrari 488 GTE | 03:53.2 |
40 | 92 | LMGTE Pro | Frédéric MAKOWIECKI, Earl BAMBER, Jörg BERGMEISTER | Porsche 911 RSR (2016) | 03:54.9 |
41 | 95 | LMGTE Pro | Nicki THIIM, Marco SØRENSEN, Darren TURNER | Aston Martin Vantage | 03:55.3 |
42 | 91 | LMGTE Pro | Patrick PILET, Kevin EStrE, Nick TANDY | Porsche 911 RSR (2016) | 03:55.3 |
43 | 97 | LMGTE Pro | RICHIE STANAWAY, Fernando REES, Jonathan ADAM | Aston Martin Vantage | 03:55.4 |
44 | 77 | LMGTE Pro | Richard LIETZ, Michael CHRISTENSEN, Philipp ENG | Porsche 911 RSR (2016) | 03:55.4 |
45 | 64 | LMGTE Pro | Oliver GAVIN, Tommy MILNER, Jordan TAYLOR | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 03:55.8 |
46 | 61 | LMGTE Am | Weng MOK, Keita SAWA, Robert BELL | Ferrari 458 Italia | 03:56.8 |
47 | 98 | LMGTE Am | Paul DALLA LANA, Pedro LAMY, Mathias LAUDA | Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 03:57.2 |
48 | 55 | LMGTE Am | Duncan CAMERON, Matt GRIFFIN, Aaron SCOTT | Ferrari 458 Italia | 03:57.6 |
49 | 83 | LMGTE Am | François PERRODO, Emmanuel COLLARD, Rui AGUAS | Ferrari F458 Italia | 03:57.7 |
50 | 63 | LMGTE Pro | Jan MAGNUSSEN, Antonio GARCIA, Ricky TAYLOR | Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | 03:58.0 |