15/10/2011 – The Audi R8 LMS dominated the first qualifying of the last round of the Italian GT Championship in Monza with Andrea Sonvico and Filipe Albuquerque. The Italian driver set a stunning pole position stopping watches in 1’48.318, and proceeded his team mate that set a fastest lap of 1’48.849.

Audi Sport Italy drivers dominated the session since the initial stages and Paolo Ruberti (Porsche GT3R-Autorlando) could not do anything but in the finale he set a third place in 1’49.096, ahead of Marco Cioci (Ferrari 458 Italia-AF Corse), absolute fourth in 1’49.330.

The GT3 class cars were perfectly at ease on the fast circuit of Monza and relegated the first of the GT2 cars, the Porsche RSR of Beniamino Caccia’s Autorlando, only to the seventh position in 1’49.882, while in GT Cup Davide Stancheris (Lamborghini Gallardo-Team Imperiale) was the first in 1’50.881 ahead of Simone Iacone (1’51.352).

In GT4, finally, after an initial domination by Manuel Lasagni, follone by the leadership of Andrea Belicchi in the mid session, Luca Rangoni (Ginetta G50-Team Rangoni) managed eventually to get the best time in 1’58.252 ahead of Postiglione (Ginetta G50-Composit Motorsport) who stopped watches in 1’59.159.
Engines will be back on at 15.05 (local time, GMT+2) for qualifying 2.