Neel Jani bagged the LM P1 pole for the Le Castellet 6 Hours in the no. 12 Lola-Toyota entered by Rebellion Racing. Manu Collard in the no. 16 Pescarolo-Judd gave the Swiss driver a run for his money, but Jani held on to pole by a few tenths of a second with a time of 1m 46.783s.
In LM P2, Mathias Beche in the TDS Racing Oreca 03-Nissan came out on top in 1m 48.928s. Newcomer, Nicolas Marroc, was quickest of the Formula Le Mans in 1m 53.659s.
LM GTE – Bruni and Amarindo bag pole positions
After three free practice sessions, the LM GTE cars took to the track for qualifying. In LM GTE Pro, Gianmaria Bruni, Giancarlo Fisichella’s team-mate, bagged pole in the AF Corse-entered Ferrari F458 Italia in 1m 58.522s.
Nicolas Amarindo in the no. 67 IMSA Performance Porsche 911 GT3 RSR topped the time sheets in LM GTE Am in 1m 59.370s beating three of the Pro teams in the process.
| Pos. | N° | Cat. | Team | Car | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | LM P1 | REBELLION RACING | Lola B10/60 Coupé - Toyota | PROST/JANI | 1:46.783 |
| 2 | 16 | LM P1 | PESCAROLO TEAM | Pescarolo - Judd | COLLARD/TINSEAU/JOUSSE | 1:47.025 |
| 3 | 20 | LM P1 | QUIFEL - ASM TEAM | Zytek 09SC | AMARAL/PLA | 1:47.231 |
| 4 | 13 | LM P1 | REBELLION RACING | Lola B10/60 Coupé - Toyota | BELICCHI/BOULLION | 1:48.491 |
| 5 | 46 | LM P2 | TDS RACING | Oreca 03 - Nissan | BECHE/THIRIET/FIRTH | 1:48.928 |
| 6 | 45 | LM P2 | BOUTSEN ENERGY RACING | Oreca 03 - Nissan | KRAIHAMER/DE CREM | 1:49.692 |
| 7 | 41 | LM P2 | GREAVES MOTORSPORT | Zytek Z11SN - Nissan | OJJEH/CHALANDON/KIMBER-SMITH | 1:50.008 |
| 8 | 40 | LM P2 | RACE PERFORMANCE | Oreca 03 - Judd | FREY/MEICHTRY/EBBESVIK | 1:50.356 |
| 9 | 39 | LM P2 | PECOM RACING | Lola B11/40 - Judd | COMPANC/RUSSO/KAFFER | 1:51.744 |
| 10 | 44 | LM P2 | EXTREME LIMITE AM PARIS | Norma M200P - Judd | ROSIER/LUCO/BASSO | 1:52.158 |
| 11 | 009 | LM P1 | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin AMR - One | TURNER/PRIMAT/MUCKE | 1:52.267 |
| 12 | 43 | LM P2 | RLR MSPORT | MG Lola EX265 - Judd | GATES/GAROFALL/PHILIPPS | 1:53.414 |
| 13 | 42 | LM P2 | STRAKKA RACING | HPD ARX -01d | LEVENTIS/WATTS/KANE | 1:53.582 |
| 14 | 91 | FLM | HOPE RACING | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | MARROC/MORO/SHANQI | 1:53.659 |
| 15 | 93 | FLM | GENOA RACING | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | PETERSEN/JULIAN/ZUGEL | 1:54.044 |
| 16 | 92 | FLM | NEIL GARNER MOTORSPORT | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | HARTSHORNE/KEATING/KEEN | 1:54.081 |
| 17 | 95 | FLM | PEGASUS RACING | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | SCHULTIS/SIMON | 1:55.829 |
| 18 | 99 | FLM | JMB RACING | Formula Le Mans - Oreca - 09 | RODRIGUES/MENAHEM/MISSLIN | 1:56.806 |
| 19 | 51 | LM GTE Pro | AF CORSE | Ferrari F458 Italia | FISICHELLA/BRUNI | 1:58.522 |
| 20 | 86 | LM GTE Pro | YOUNG DRIVER AMR | Aston Martin Vantage | ENGE/MULLER | 1:58.773 |
| 21 | 66 | LM GTE Pro | JMW MOTORSPORT | Ferrari F458 Italia | BELL/WALKER | 1:59.119 |
| 22 | 71 | LM GTE Pro | AF CORSE | Ferrari F458 Italia | MELO/VILANDER | 1:59.144 |
| 23 | 89 | LM GTE Pro | HANKOOK TEAM FARNBACHER | Ferrari F458 Italia | FARNBACHER/SIMONSEN | 1:59.244 |
| 24 | 75 | LM GTE Pro | PROSPEED COMPETITION | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | GOOSSENS/HOLZER | 1:59.244 |
| 25 | 67 | LM GTE Am | IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | NARAC/ARMINDO | 1:59.370 |
| 26 | 77 | LM GTE Pro | TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | LIEB/LIETZ | 1:59.455 |
| 27 | 76 | LM GTE Pro | IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | PILET/HENZLER | 1:59.457 |
| 28 | 79 | LM GTE Pro | JOTA | Aston Martin Vantage | HANCOCK/DOLAN | 2:00.336 |
| 29 | 88 | LM GTE Am | TEAM FELBERMAYR-PROTON | Porsche 911 RSR (997) | FELBERMAYR Sr/FELBERMAYR Jr/RIED | 2:00.354 |
| 30 | 61 | LM GTE Am | AF CORSE | Ferrari F430 | PERAZZINI/CIOCI/LEMERET | 2:00.470 |
| 31 | 70 | LM GTE Am | Kessel Racing | Ferrari F430 | BRONISZEWSKI/PETER | 2:00.698 |
| 32 | 82 | LM GTE Am | CRS RACING | Ferrari F430 | HUMMEL/CHRISTODOULOU/QUAIFE | 2:01.137 |
| 33 | 72 | LM GTE Am | AF CORSE | Ferrari F430 | KAUFFMAN/AGUAS/CIRO | 2:01.691 |
| 34 | 36 | LM P2 | RML | HPD ARX -01d | NEWTON/ERDOS/COLLINS | -:—.--- |