The #17 GetSpeed Mercedes clinched the highest overall average in the 2026 Spa 24 Hours qualifying, while Simon Gachet in the #111 CSA McLaren captured the session’s fastest single lap.
Superpole Format Gets a Revamp
Friday’s superpole will feature a shrinking field: 32 cars depart in a 10‑minute heat, 16 disappear, the remaining 16 battle the next 7 minutes with another 8 eliminated, and the last eight duel in a shootout for pole.
Red Flag Chaos Engulfs Q2
Two red flags struck the opening minutes of Q2. Reinhold Krahn’s #8 Car Collection Porsche met a gravel‑trap blow‑out after contact with Jordan Boisson’s #999 GetSpeed Mercedes, followed by a spin from Kenzie Beecroft that sent the #914 Razoon Porsche into the same spot. The incidents left eight Pro‑Am and Bronze Cup cars without a useful lap time in the Q2A segment.
Session Leaders and Top Times
- Q1 fastest: Salman Owega (#5 Optimum McLaren) – 2:17.867s
- Q2 fastest: Alessio Rovera (#51 AF Corse Ferrari) – 2:17.012s
- Q3 fastest: Simon Gachet (#111 CSA McLaren) – 2:16.685s
- Q4 fastest: Fabian Schiller (#17 GetSpeed Mercedes) – 2:16.817s
Grid Shakes: Close Misses and Surprises
Both Lamborghini Temerario GT3s wrestled into the top‑32 with 26th and 29th spots, while the #24 Steller Corvette stumbled to 41st. Six Silver Cup entry—#5 Optimum McLaren, #25 Sainteloc Audi, #6 GetSpeed Mercedes, #66 Attempto Audi, #44 Greystone McLaren, and #52 AF Corse Ferrari—won their Superpole slots. The Bronze Cup’s Kessel Ferrari (#74) secured 30th and a spot in the shootout, but Motopark Mercedes (#20) missed out by 0.010s and Rinaldi Ferrari (#45) fell short by 0.019s.
Looking Ahead: Friday’s Shootout
With the Superpole set to eliminate down to four contenders, teams will fine‑tune setups for the final sprint, and the track’s intricate balance of speed and traffic will play a decisive role as they vie for the pole position.
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