Title: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: Ferrari Spider on March 17, 2006, 11:30:18 am
This is what Mr McNish has to say 8)
Sebring 12 Hours Qualifying Brief
Britain’s Allan McNish starts the Sebring 12 Hour sportscar endurance race from pole-position on Saturday (18 Mar) after shattering the lap record.
Dumfries-born McNish (36) stopped the clock in 1min 45.828secs at the wheel of his diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI, an average speed of almost 126mph around the 17-corner, 3.7-mile Florida track.
McNish’s spectacular feat makes history. It is the first time a diesel-powered sportscar has claimed pole-position in an international motor race.
“It feels good to have made history,” confirmed McNish. “My Audi was very well balanced, the turbo diesel performed superbly while I drove probably my best-ever qualifying lap.
“It is testament to the hard work the Audi team has undertaken in recent months - this is a brand new car utilising new turbo diesel technology. Now we must regenerate this form in to claiming a top race result.
“Essentially this race in Florida is only a rehearsal for our goal of winning the Le Mans 24 Hours in June. Twelve hours of racing here is equivalent to 24 at Le Mans - it’s a tough track on man and machine”.
The “Flying Scotsman’s” lap was over 2.6secs under Tom Kristensen’s four-year-old record set in Audi’s previously dominant R8 sportscar which has won the Sebring race for the last six years.
McNish, who has finished first (2004) and second (2000 & ’05) on his three previous Sebring races, débuts the new Audi R10 TDI with Kristensen (Den) and Dindo Capello (I). Frank Biela (D), Emanuele Pirro (I) and Marco Werner (D) contests the annual race in a second, Audi Sport North America entered “factory” R10 which also starts the race from the front row.
Sebring 12 Hours Qualifying Brief
Britain’s Allan McNish starts the Sebring 12 Hour sportscar endurance race from pole-position on Saturday (18 Mar) after shattering the lap record.
Dumfries-born McNish (36) stopped the clock in 1min 45.828secs at the wheel of his diesel-powered Audi R10 TDI, an average speed of almost 126mph around the 17-corner, 3.7-mile Florida track.
McNish’s spectacular feat makes history. It is the first time a diesel-powered sportscar has claimed pole-position in an international motor race.
“It feels good to have made history,” confirmed McNish. “My Audi was very well balanced, the turbo diesel performed superbly while I drove probably my best-ever qualifying lap.
“It is testament to the hard work the Audi team has undertaken in recent months - this is a brand new car utilising new turbo diesel technology. Now we must regenerate this form in to claiming a top race result.
“Essentially this race in Florida is only a rehearsal for our goal of winning the Le Mans 24 Hours in June. Twelve hours of racing here is equivalent to 24 at Le Mans - it’s a tough track on man and machine”.
The “Flying Scotsman’s” lap was over 2.6secs under Tom Kristensen’s four-year-old record set in Audi’s previously dominant R8 sportscar which has won the Sebring race for the last six years.
McNish, who has finished first (2004) and second (2000 & ’05) on his three previous Sebring races, débuts the new Audi R10 TDI with Kristensen (Den) and Dindo Capello (I). Frank Biela (D), Emanuele Pirro (I) and Marco Werner (D) contests the annual race in a second, Audi Sport North America entered “factory” R10 which also starts the race from the front row.
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: Bob U on March 17, 2006, 11:39:11 am
Bloody hell, 2.6 seconds under Tom Kristensens' lap record. Is the car really that fast or have they changed the track layout to make it faster?
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: Ferrari Spider on March 17, 2006, 12:09:17 pm
Bob, I think there is even more to come from this particular body, a trip to LM PQ's or Paul Ricard will be a must just to get an idea of how fast it really is. If you think nearly 3 secs over 3 and bit miles, would this be 6 secs faster over the LM circuit? Just think what that will look like entering and exiting the corners with the other LMP1's?
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: rcutler on March 17, 2006, 12:12:31 pm
And The Times:-
Qualifying times - Sebring 12 Hours.
1. McNish/Capello/Kristensen ASNA Audi R10 1min 45.828secs
2. Biela/Pirro/Werner ASNA Audi R10 1min 47.673secs
3. Luhr/Maassen/Collard Penske Porsche RS Spyder 1min 47.800secs*
4. Bernhard/Dumas/Long Penske Porsche RS Spyder 1min 48.017secs*
5. Dyson/Smith Dyson Lola B06/10-AER 1min 49.531secs
6. Weaver/Leitzinger/Wallace Dyson Lola B06/10-AER 1min 49.635secs
7. Dayton/Fisken/Knoop Highcroft Lola EX257-AER 1min 51.549secs *
8. Barazi/Vergers/Julian Barazi Epsilon Courage C65-AER 1min 52.068secs *
9. Binnie/Timpany/Sutherland Binnie Lola B05/40-Zytek 1min 52.688secs *
11. Lewis/McMurry/Willman Autocon Lola EX257-AER 1min 53.420secs
12. Bright/Lamy/Sarrazin AMR Aston Martin DBR9 1min 55.286secs **
13. Enge/Turner/Kiesa AMR Aston Martin DBR9 1min 56.030secs **
14. Bach/Cosmo/Matos B-K Courage C65-Mazda 1min 56.649secs *
15. Gavin/Beretta/Magnussen Corvette Corvette C6-R 1min 56.770secs **
16. Fellows/O'Connell/Papis Corvette Corvette C6-R 1min 57.854secs **
17. Ruberti/Babini/Davies Konrad Saleen S7R 2min 00.128secs **
18. Weickardt/Borcheller Konrad Saleen S7R 2min 00.291secs **
19. Brabham/Maxwell/Bourdais Multimatic/Panoz Panoz Esperante GTLM 2min 03.563secs ***
20. Jeanette/Milner/Junqueira Multimatic/Panoz Panoz Esperante GTLM 2min 03.608secs ***
21. Kelleners/Melo Risi Ferrari 430 GT 2min 03.671secs ***
22. Rockenfeller/Graf/Rahal Alex Job Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 03.834secs ***
23. Bergmeister/Bergmeister/Jonsson PWL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 04.040secs ***
24. van Overbeek/Fogarty/Lieb Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 04.170secs ***
25. Auberlen/James/Hand PTG BMW M3 E46 2min 04.471secs ***
26. Tomlinson/Dean/Kimber-Smith LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM 2min 04.592secs ***
27. Pumpelly/Neck/Thornton/Patterson J3 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2min 04.702secs ***
28. Law/Neiman/Pechnik Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 05.133secs ***
29. Farnbacher/Ehret/Nielsen Farnbacher Loles Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 05.397secs ***
30. Kox/Coronel/Crevels Spyker Squadron Spyker C-8 Spyder GT2 R 2min 06.114secs ***
31. Hezemans/Bleekemolen Spyker Squadron Spyker C-8 Spyder GT2 R 2min 06.498secs ***
32. Sellers/Jensen/Marks PTG BMW M3 E46 2min 07.001secs ***
33. Sugden/Matthews J3 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 09.131secs ***
34. Vonka/Casadei/McCormick Vonka Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 015.173ecs ***
35. Field/Halliday/Field Intersport Lola B05/40-AER 16min 17.044secs *
36. Lally/Gue/Davis Miracle Courage C65-AER no time *
Qualifying times - Sebring 12 Hours.
1. McNish/Capello/Kristensen ASNA Audi R10 1min 45.828secs
2. Biela/Pirro/Werner ASNA Audi R10 1min 47.673secs
3. Luhr/Maassen/Collard Penske Porsche RS Spyder 1min 47.800secs*
4. Bernhard/Dumas/Long Penske Porsche RS Spyder 1min 48.017secs*
5. Dyson/Smith Dyson Lola B06/10-AER 1min 49.531secs
6. Weaver/Leitzinger/Wallace Dyson Lola B06/10-AER 1min 49.635secs
7. Dayton/Fisken/Knoop Highcroft Lola EX257-AER 1min 51.549secs *
8. Barazi/Vergers/Julian Barazi Epsilon Courage C65-AER 1min 52.068secs *
9. Binnie/Timpany/Sutherland Binnie Lola B05/40-Zytek 1min 52.688secs *
11. Lewis/McMurry/Willman Autocon Lola EX257-AER 1min 53.420secs
12. Bright/Lamy/Sarrazin AMR Aston Martin DBR9 1min 55.286secs **
13. Enge/Turner/Kiesa AMR Aston Martin DBR9 1min 56.030secs **
14. Bach/Cosmo/Matos B-K Courage C65-Mazda 1min 56.649secs *
15. Gavin/Beretta/Magnussen Corvette Corvette C6-R 1min 56.770secs **
16. Fellows/O'Connell/Papis Corvette Corvette C6-R 1min 57.854secs **
17. Ruberti/Babini/Davies Konrad Saleen S7R 2min 00.128secs **
18. Weickardt/Borcheller Konrad Saleen S7R 2min 00.291secs **
19. Brabham/Maxwell/Bourdais Multimatic/Panoz Panoz Esperante GTLM 2min 03.563secs ***
20. Jeanette/Milner/Junqueira Multimatic/Panoz Panoz Esperante GTLM 2min 03.608secs ***
21. Kelleners/Melo Risi Ferrari 430 GT 2min 03.671secs ***
22. Rockenfeller/Graf/Rahal Alex Job Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 03.834secs ***
23. Bergmeister/Bergmeister/Jonsson PWL Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 04.040secs ***
24. van Overbeek/Fogarty/Lieb Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 04.170secs ***
25. Auberlen/James/Hand PTG BMW M3 E46 2min 04.471secs ***
26. Tomlinson/Dean/Kimber-Smith LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM 2min 04.592secs ***
27. Pumpelly/Neck/Thornton/Patterson J3 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2min 04.702secs ***
28. Law/Neiman/Pechnik Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 05.133secs ***
29. Farnbacher/Ehret/Nielsen Farnbacher Loles Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 05.397secs ***
30. Kox/Coronel/Crevels Spyker Squadron Spyker C-8 Spyder GT2 R 2min 06.114secs ***
31. Hezemans/Bleekemolen Spyker Squadron Spyker C-8 Spyder GT2 R 2min 06.498secs ***
32. Sellers/Jensen/Marks PTG BMW M3 E46 2min 07.001secs ***
33. Sugden/Matthews J3 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 09.131secs ***
34. Vonka/Casadei/McCormick Vonka Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2min 015.173ecs ***
35. Field/Halliday/Field Intersport Lola B05/40-AER 16min 17.044secs *
36. Lally/Gue/Davis Miracle Courage C65-AER no time *
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: rcutler on March 17, 2006, 12:16:56 pm
( ) = LMP1
(*) = LMP2
(**) = GT1
(***) =GT2
Before you all ask!!!
(*) = LMP2
(**) = GT1
(***) =GT2
Before you all ask!!!
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: Lorry on March 17, 2006, 12:34:00 pm
Well done, perect timing , I'm just off for the weekend.
Enjoy the race and good luck Aston
Enjoy the race and good luck Aston
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: jpchenet on March 17, 2006, 12:52:29 pm
So if McNish did 1.45.828 and was more than 2.6 secs faster than the previous lap record, then the old lap record must have been over 1.48.428
(Are you with me so far??)
That means that not only did McNish smash the record, but the two LMP2 Porsche RS Spyders also beat the old record!!!
This is all setting up for one hell of a race!
(Are you with me so far??)
That means that not only did McNish smash the record, but the two LMP2 Porsche RS Spyders also beat the old record!!!
This is all setting up for one hell of a race!
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: hgb on March 17, 2006, 01:24:21 pm
Actually, this must be pretty frustrating for the privateer teams with less in the pockets.
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: jpchenet on March 17, 2006, 01:33:00 pm
Actually, this must be pretty frustrating for the privateer teams with less in the pockets.
I agree with regard to the Audi's, but isn't the Spyder being developed to be sold to Privateers?
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: jpchenet on March 17, 2006, 01:37:20 pm
Nice to see Brabham on pole for GT2 with the Panoz as well!!
Title: Re: Allan McNish and Qualifying
Post by: hgb on March 17, 2006, 09:18:16 pm
True Mark... but for the Spyder you'll need deep, deep pockets.
Edited to add my congratulations to Allan, very well done.
Just this week I happened to grap an Audi magazine from our office. All praises to Dr. Winterkorn and all... funny read but nothing new. Sells for EUR 5.50 apparently... German propaganda and all that.
Edited to add my congratulations to Allan, very well done.
Just this week I happened to grap an Audi magazine from our office. All praises to Dr. Winterkorn and all... funny read but nothing new. Sells for EUR 5.50 apparently... German propaganda and all that.
