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Werner qualifies for Pole in St. Petersburg

German sensation, Marco Werner showed that he can wrestle his big P1 prototype around on a street circuit today by taking the Pole Position for the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg. Werner piloted his Audi R10 to a speed of 103.114 mph, and beat out the Penske Spyder by 75-hundredths of a second.

The battle between the Audi’s in P1 and the lighter and more nimble Penkse P2’s has been fierce on road courses. The P1’s advantage is taken away by narrow streets with sharp corners. The Audi, especially, is designed for natural terrain road courses, specifically Le Mans. The pole position will provide some important track position for Audi team, and should they get off to a good start, they may be tough to pass.

In P2, Acura is giving Penske fits as well, with the David Brabham/Scott Sharp driven Acura splitting qualifying third. The battle for the overall win should be very intersting with three manufacturers all battling it out at the top.

Here is the starting line-up, courtesy of the ALMS:

1. Marco Werner, Germany; Lucas Luhr, Germany; Audi AG R10/TDI (P1), 1:02.825, 103.14
2. Timo Bernhard, Germany; Romain Dumas, France; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 1:03.578, 101.92
3. David Brabham, Australia; Scott Sharp, Jupiter, FL; Acura ARX-01B (P2), 1:03.707, 101.72
4. Sascha Maassen, Germany; Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 1:03.737, 101.67
5. Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Marino Franchitti, Scotland; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 1:03.827, 101.52
6. Bryan Herta, Valencia, CA; Christian Fittipaldi, Miami, FL; Acura ARX-01B (P2), 1:03.962, 101.31
7. Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Guy Smith, England; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 1:04.301, 100.78
8. Luis Diaz, Mexico; Adrian Fernandez, Mexico; Acura ARX-01B (P2), 1:04.541, 100.40
9. Frank Biela, Germany; Emanuele Pirro, Italy; Audi AG R10/TDI (P1), 1:04.577, 100.35
10. Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Richard Berry, Evergreen, CO; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), 1:05.274, 99.27
11. Ben Devlin, England; Gerardo Bonilla, Orlando, FL; Lola B07 46 Mazda (P2), 1:06.652, 97.22
12. Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Oliver Gavin, England; Corvette C6.R (GT1), 1:09.727, 92.93
13. Gunnar van der Steur, Chesapeake City, MD; Robbie Pecorari, Aston, PA; Radical SR9 AER (P2), 1:10.200, 92.31
14. Johnny O’Connell, Flowery Branch, GA; Jan Magnussen, Denmark; Corvette C6.R (GT1), 1:10.268, 92.22
15. Terry Borcheller, Vero Beach, FL; Chapman Ducote, Miami, FL; Aston Martin DBR9 (GT1), 1:11.532, 90.59
16. Jörg Bergmeister, Germany; Wolf Henzler, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:11.745, 90.32
17. Jaime Melo, Brazil; Mika Salo, Finland; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), 1:11.863, 90.17
18. Dirk Werner, Germany; Marc Basseng, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:12.581, 89.28
19. Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Dirk Mueller, Germany; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), 1:12.752, 89.07
20. Johannes van Overbeek, San Francisco, CA; Patrick Pilet, France; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:13.030, 88.73
21. Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:13.190, 88.54
22. Harrison Brix, San Jose, CA; Patrick Friesacher, Austria; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), 1:13.611, 88.03
23. Gunnar Jeannette, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Johnny Mowlem, England; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), 1:13.616, 88.02
24. Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA; Tom Sutherland, Los Gatos, CA; Panoz Esperante Ford (GT2), 1:14.577, 86.89
25. David Murry, Cumming, GA; Andrea Robertson, Ray, MI; Doran Ford GT-R (GT2), 1:15.124, 86.26
26. Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, TX; Doug Peterson, Bonita Springs, FL; Chevrolet Riley Corvette C6 (GT2), 1:15.201, 86.17
27. Joel Feinberg, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Chris Hall, Daytona, FL; Dodge Viper Competition Coupe (GT2), 1:15.809, 85.48
28. Paul Drayson, London, UK; Jonny Cocker, UK; Aston Martin DBRS9 (GT2), 1:18.027, 83.05
29. Rueben Carrapatoso, Brazil; Craig Stanton, Long Beach, CA; Nathan Swartzbaugh, La Habra Heights, LA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), No Time.

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