Klaus Graf Takes Pole For Mobil 1 Presents The Grand Prix of Mosport
Muscle Milk HPD Racing driver Klaus Graf of Germany gave himself a birthday present by winning the pole for the third consecutive year for the Mobil 1 presents The Grand Prix of Mosport. He set the pace with a best lap time of 1:06.486. Graf will co-pilot the Honda Performance Development LMP1 with fellow countryman, Lucas Luhr.
Corvette Racing driver Jan Magnussen won the pole for the highly competitive GT class, setting a track record in the process with a fast lap of 1:15.478. The Danish racer looks to continue his success at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park after winning the GT class in 2011.
The first races of the weekend were held as the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin, Cooper Prototype Lites and the Canadian Touring Car Championship all were in action.
In the U.S. based IMSA GT3 Cup, Bryce Miller won the 33-lap race after starting from the pole.
The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada held it’s first of two races this weekend. Barrie native Kyle Marcelli finished first as an unclassified driver. Carlos de Quesada won in Platinum Cup, Chris Green finished on top in Gold Cup and Bob Seitz of 6th Gear Racing was the winner in Silver Cup.
The Cooper Tires Prototype Lites also held their first of two weekend races. Toronto’s Robert Sabato was the winner in Lites 2 after starting second.
Sunday's schedule begins two races in the morning beginning at 8 am. The Cooper Tires Prototype Lites and GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin hold their second races of the weekend. The Mobil 1 presents The Grand Prix of Mosport, American Le Mans Series race gets underway at 12 pm ET and will be followed by races for IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge, Playboy MX-5 Cup and Canadian Touring Car Championship.
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Photo credit – John Walker
Cutline – Klaus Graf of Germany won the pole for the Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport for the third straight year.
Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Saturday’s Qualifying
1. Lucas Luhr, Germany (GER); Klaus Graf, Germany (GER); HPD ARX-03a Honda (P1), 1:06.486, 133.147
2. Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY (USA); Guy Smith, Beverley, UK (ENG); Lola B12/60 Mazda (P1), 1:08.637, 128.974
3. Tony Burgess, Canada (CAN); Eric Lux, Jacksonville, FL (US); Lola B11/66 Mazda (P1), 1:08.746, 128.770
4. David Heinemeier Hansson (USA); Martin Plowman, Indianapolis, IN (USA); Morgan/Nissan (P2), 1:08.853, 128.570
5. Scott Tucker (US); Christophe Bouchut, France (FRA); HPD ARX-03b Honda (P2), 1:09.420, 127.519
6. Jon Bennett (USA); Colin Braun, Ovalo, TX (USA); Oreca FLM09 (PC), 1:10.698, 125.214
7. Antonio Downs, Minneapolis, MN (USA); Kyle Marcelli (CAN); Oreca FLM09 (PC), 1:10.863, 124.923
8. Alex Papow (VEN); Ryan Dalziel, Scotland (SCO); Oreca FLM09 (PC), 1:10.935, 124.796
9. Tomy Drissi, Hollywood, CA (USA); Bruno Junqueira (BRA); Oreca FLM09 (PC), 1:11.122, 124.468
10. Henri Richard (FRA); Duncan Ende, Los Angeles (USA); Oreca FLM09 (PC), 1:11.810, 123.275
11. Ken Dobson, Carmel Valley, CA (US); Marino Franchitti, Scotland (SCO); Oreca FLM09 (PC), 1:12.094, 122.790
12. Antonio Garcia (ESP); Jan Magnussen (DEN); Corvette C6-ZR1 (GT), 1:15.478, 117.285
13. Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA (USA); Oliver Gavin (GBR); Corvette C6-ZR1 (GT), 1:15.782, 116.814
14. Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, CA (USA); Jorg Muller, Germany (DUE); BMW E92 M3 (GT), 1:16.011, 116.462
15. Johannes van Overbeek, San Francisco, CA (USA); Scott Sharp, Jupiter, FL (USA); Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:16.189, 116.190
16. Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA (USA); Jorg Bergmeister (DEU); Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:16.212, 116.155
17. Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA (USA); Dirk Mueller (DEU); BMW E92 M3 (GT), 1:16.398, 115.872
18. Bryce Miller, Hoboken, NJ (USA); Sascha Maassen (DEU); Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:16.963, 115.022
19. Bryan Sellers, Centerville, OH (USA); Wolf Henzler (DEU); Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:17.060, 114.877
20. Bill Sweedler, Westport, CT (USA); Townsend Bell, Santa Monica, CA (USA); Lotus Evora/Cosworth (GT), 1:18.650, 112.554
21. Guy Cosmo, Long Island, NY; Ed Brown, Las Vegas, NV (USA); Ferrari F458 Italia (GT), 1:20.601, 109.830
22. Andy Lally, New York, NY (USA); Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA (USA); Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT), 1:20.610, 109.818
23. Peter Lesaffre, Rye, NH (USA); Damien Faulkner (IRE); Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:21.615, 108.465
24. Emilio Di Guida, Venezuela (VE); Spencer Pumpelly, Mason Neck, VA (USA); Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:21.935, 108.042
25. Cooper MacNeil (USA); Leh Keen, Dublin, GA (USA); Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:22.520, 107.276
26. Michael Valiante, Vancouver, BC (CAN); Chris Cumming, Vancouver, BC (CAN); Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (GTC), 1:22.741, 106.989