World News – GB – Taylor takes first IMSA pole in Charlotte, Vanthoor crashes

Jordan Taylor took pole position for the 100% synthetic Motul Grand Prix at Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, while Porsche’s Laurens Vanthoor found the wall on the pitch

Taylor’s quick laps come after the session resumed following a red flag, which was caused when Laurens Vanthoor made a rare mistake and slipped into the wall in the # 912 Porsche 911 RSR-19 on the interior section of Roval The Porsche was too damaged to continue the session

After the restart, a supporting Taylor jumped forward and took pole with a 01: 14: 278 He was almost beaten on pole by Fred Makowiecki’s # 911 Porsche 911 RSR-19, but the Frenchman arrived just at 0056s short

Bruno Spengler led an all-BMW second row in the # 25 BMW M8 GTE, third in qualifying ahead of teammate Jesse Krohn fourth

Oliver Gavin, despite having fast lap times before the stop, was unable to match the pace after the restart and will start his 200th IMSA race with Corvette from fifth place

AIM Vasser Sullivan added another pole position to his 2020 list of achievements, thanks to a series of quick laps by Aaron Telitz

Telitz’s best effort in 01: 17: 954 was enough to put the # 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in pole position by 0123s on the # 96 Turner Motorsports BMW M6 GT3 of Robby Foley

The session was briefly interrupted when Misha Goikhberg spun and damaged the # 57 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo Rob Ferriol and Jeff Kingsley were also involved in an incident when Kingsley’s # 76 Compass Racing McLaren 720S GT3 crashed tagged and spun the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo # 30 Team Hardpoint by Ferriol

Matt McMurry finished third fastest in the # 86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo, with Kingsley fourth ahead of Ryan Hardwick’s # 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R, although he had a penalty above his head for a red signal an infraction and could abandon the field If that happens it would promote Gar Robinson’s # 74 Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 to fifth place Robinson is currently sixth

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