Ried Takes LMGTE Pole at Monza for Proton Competition

The pole position in the LMGTE class at Monza was claimed by the no77 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR-19, with Christian Ried claiming the cars first pole since Barcelona last season.

Sarah Bovy in the no83 Iron Lynx Ferrari was the early pace setter, the Belgian driver posting a 1m49.302 lap which was nearly a second ahead of the no66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari of Giacomo Petrobelli and the no93 Proton Competition Porsche of Michael Fassbender.

Christian Ried then went into Provisional Pole Position with a 1m49.051 lap, just 0.071s ahead of Bovy, with Ahmad Al Harthy in third in the no69 Oman Racing with TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage.

Sarah Bovy then improved her time to 1m49.105, closing the gap to 0.054s before Christian Ried went quicker on his last lap to claim the pole position with a 1m48.859, with the no83 Iron Lynx Ferrari in second spot. Andrew Haryanto also improved on the final lap to move into third spot on the grid in the no18 Absolute Racing Porsche, pushing the no66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari down to fourth.

The pole for Porsche means the three manufacturers have each taken the top spot in qualifying once this season, with Ferrari claiming pole in Le Castellet and Aston Martin in Imola.

The 4 Hours of Monza is due to get underway at 11h30 on Sunday 3 July and is Round 3 of the 2022 European Le Mans Series.