Peugeot qualifies on top for the 14th running of Petit Le Mans

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Anthony Davidson stormed a 1:07.428 in the no7 Peugeot 908 to take top honors for the second consecutive time

With the week of swapping top times during practice, Peugeot ended on top after todays qualifying session from Road Atlanta. The prototypes set out around 3:30pm to tackle the 2.54-mile loop.

Anthony Davidson stormed a 1:07.428 in the no7 Peugeot 908 to take top honors for the second consecutive time at Petit Le Mans. Gallery after the jump!

“It feels great to take the pole. It puts us in the best possible position to win the race tomorrow. So far it’s history repeating itself but we had 2nd last year so I want to do one better tomorrow. Its been 7 weeks [since my surgery] so this is definitely a comeback. I missed my home race at Silverstone, but my teammates came through there. It is great to work with Simon Pagenaud and Sebastian Bourdais and I know we can work well tomorrow. I’ve actually won a race before with Bourdais. We’ll be going for the best results tomorrow as well.”

Audi Sport’s Timo Bernhard was not able to top Davidson’s time with a 1:07.556, 0.128 seconds off. The no1 Audi R18 TDI will start alongside for the 10 Hours tomorrow. Romain Dumas and Marcel Fassler will share the driving duties tomorrow.

Third on grid will be the no8 Peugeot 908. Sarrazin’s fastest was a 1:07.881, 0.453 back.

Dindo Capello and the no2 Audi R18 TDI back in 4th with Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish

A 1:08.013 would keep Dindo Capello and the no2 Audi R18 TDI back in 4th. Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish will join forces with Dindo during the 10 hours.

“All in all, qualifying went well. I was happy with the car. Unfortunately, I had some traffic on the first few laps. I then deliberately dropped back a bit in order to have a gap in front of me. Afterward I must have wanted too much and overdrove the car a bit. That cost a few tenths of seconds. Still, we’re pleased. It’s important to be fast in the race, and particularly in traffic. That’s what we’ve been working on over the past two days.”

Join us tomorrow as we bring you LIVE coverage from Road Atlanta. Petit Le Mans Warm-up will be at 9:15 am EDT.