Conquest Racing and RS1 Earn Pole Positions in Q1 and Q2 Sessions

Conquest Racing and RS1 Earn Pole Positions in Q1 and Q2 Sessions
  • AutoTech Racing leads the field in Pro-Am and Am classes
  • Conquest Racing captures overall and Silver Class Pole 
  • RS1 Claims Pole in Q2 session

Sonoma, California - Gavin Sanders, piloting the #34 Mercedes-AMG GT4 Conquest Racing/JWF Motorsports won the pole position for the first Pirelli GT4 qualifying session overall and in the Silver class with a fast lap time of 1:54.922. Sanders was followed by #112 Toyota GR Supra GT4 Dexter Racing’s Ryan Dexter. Taking the third-fastest time overall was the #18 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, Auto Technic Racing with a time of 1:55.816.

In addition to Conquest and RS1 in the Silver class will be #51 BMW M4 GT4, Fast Track Racing, #35 Mercedes-AMG GT4, Snow Brothers Racing, #32 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4, Heart of Racing Team, and the #68 Mercedes-AMG GT4, Cameron Racing.

Pro-Am Eric Filgueiras BMW M4 GT4, Auto Technic Racing, recorded the fastest in-class lap of the Q1 session at 1:56.814. He will be joined in the field by #10 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4, Chouest Povoledo Racing with a time of 1:57.786, #50 Mercedes-AMG GT4, Conquest Racing, Ross Chouest at 1:57.924, and #25 BMW M4 GT4, BimmerWorld piloted by Gray Newell at 1:58.194.

Leading the AM class is the #36 BMW M4 GT4, Auto Technic Racing of Charlie Postins, 1:58.877.

Qualifying Session 2

For the second qualifying session, the #18 Conquest Racing/JWF Motorsports jumped from third overall to take the pole position for Race 2 with the fastest lap time of 1:46.155. Coming in second overall and representing the Silver class was #34 Mercedes-AMG GT4, BSport Racing with Michai Stephens at the wheel, and a lap time of 1:46.155. In third place overall was the #15 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4, Chouest Povoledo Racing’s Ken Koch whose lap time was 1:46.419.

Rounding out the top four in the Pro-Am class is #50, Porsche 218 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, NOLASPORT, Aaron Povoledo with a time of 1:46.689, and the #47 Mercedes-AMG GT4, Cameron Racing, Jason Hart at 1:46.757.

Joining Stephens in the Silver class is the #68 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, Absolute Racing with John Geesbreght, #51 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR, Premier Racing, Zack Anderson, and #32 Toyota GR Supra GT4, Hattori Motorsports with Cole Ciraulo.

The AM class pole will be led by #032 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR, GMG Racing, Kyle Washington who put down a lap time of 1:47.566.

Pirelli GT4 America Race 1 goes green later this afternoon at 4:55 PM local time. Follow all of the action live at https://www.gt4-america.com/live.

Qualifying 1 Results

Qualifying 2 Results