Tim pabrikan Toyota yang terdiri dari 3 pebalap yaitu Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway dan Stephane Sarrazin menjadi yang tercepat dalam babak kualifikasi balap ketahanan mobil Le Mans 24 Hours. Kobayashi yang juga mantap pebalap Formula One (F1) mengukir best-time 3 menit 14,791 detik dengan mengandalkan mobil Toyota TS050 Hybrid.
Catatan tersebut lebih cepat 2 detik dari rekor yang dicetak Porsche”s Neel Jani di tahun 2015. Kobayashi memiliki kecepatan rata-rata 259,1 km/jam. Tim Toyota memang menguasai jalannya sesi kualifikasi karena di posisi ke-2 juga dipegang trio Davidson/Buemi dan Nakajima yang juga pernah balap F1 bersama tim Sauber.
Le Mans 24 Hours adalah kompetisi yang sangat bergengsi karena balap dalam kurun waktu 1 hari 1 malam dan siap dilepas hari Sabtu ini waktu Perancis (17 Juni). Berbagai tim pabrikan ikut terlibat. Total sekitar 60 tim yang ambil-bagian dan masing-masing diperkuat 3 driver. BB1
HASIL LENGKAP KUALIFIKASI LE MANS 24 HOURS
1. Conway/Kobayashi/Sarrazin JPN Toyota Gazoo TS050 Hybrid 3m 14.791s LMP1
2. Davidson/Buemi/Nakajima JPN Toyota Gazoo TS050 Hybrid 3m 17.128s LMP1
3. Jani/Tandy/Lotterer GER Porsche 919 Hybrid 3m 17.259s LMP1
4. Bernhard/Bamber/Hartley GER Porsche 919 Hybrid 3m 18.067s LMP1
5. Lopez/Kunimoto/Lapierre JPN Toyota Gazoo TS040 Hybrid 3m 18.625s LMP1
6. Kraihamer/Webb/Rossiter AUT ByKolles ENSO CLM P1/01 Nismo 3m 25.170s LMP1
7. Rusinov/Thiriet/Lynn RUS G-Drive Racing Oreca 07 3m 25.352s LMP2
8. Gonzalez/Trummer/Petrov CHN CEFC Manor TRS Oreca 07 3m 25.549s LMP2
9. Jarvis/Laurent/Tung CHN Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca 07 3m 25.911s LMP2
10. Prost/Senna/Canal SUI Vaillante Rebellion Oreca 07 3m 26.736s LMP2
11. Piquet/Beche/Heinemeier-Hansson SUI Vaillante Rebellion Oreca 07 3m 26.811s LMP2
12. Graves/Hirschi/Vergne CHN CEFC Manor TRS Oreca 07 3m 26.871s LMP2
13. Collard/Perrodo/Vaxiviere FRA TDS Racing Oreca 07 3m 27.108s LMP2
14. Panciatici/Ragues/Negaro FRA Signatech Alpine Matmut Alpine A470 3m 27.517s LMP2
15. Cheng/Brundle/Gommendy CHN Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca 07 3m 27.535s LMP2
16. Aleshin/Sirotkin/Shaytar RUS SMP Racing Dallara PS217 3m 27.782s LMP2
17. Menezes/Rao/Dumas FRA Signatech Alpine Matmut Alpine A4713 3m 28.051s LMP2
18. Guibbert/Trouillet/Winslow FRA Graff Oreca 07 3m 28.368s LMP2
19. Allen/Matelli/Bradley FRA Graff Oreca 07 3m 28.891s LMP2
20. Rojas/Hirakawa/Gutierrez RUS G-Drive Racing Oreca 07 3m 28.937s LMP2
21. Owen/de Sadeleer/Albuquerque USA United Autosports Ligier JSP217 3m 29.151s LMP2
22. Hedman/Hanley/Rosenqvist USA Dragonspeed – 10 Star Oreca 07 3m 29.777s LMP2
23. Lammers/van Eerd/Barrichello NED Racing Team Nederland Dallara PS217 3m 29.976s LMP2
24. Lacorte/Sernagiotto/Belicchi ITA Cetilar Villorba Corse Dallara P217 3m 30.014s LMP2
25. Patterson/McMurray/Capillaire POR Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JSP217 3m 30.164s LMP2
26. Barthez/Buret/Berthon FRA Panis Barthez Competition Ligier JSP217 3m 31.346s LMP2
27. Chandhok/Moore/Hanson GBR Tockwith Motorsports 3m 32.536s LMP2
28. Konopka/Calko/Breukers SVK ARC Bratislava Ligier JSP217 3m 33.921s LMP2
29. Lafargue/Lafargue/Zollinger FRA Idec Sport Racing Ligier JSP217 3m 36.230s LMP2
30. Keating/Bleekemolen/Taylor USA Keating Motorsports Riley MK30 3m 37.007s LMP2
31. Nicolet/Nicolet/Maris PHL Eurasia Motorsport Ligier JSP217 3m 42.660s LMP2
32. Turner/Adam/Serra GBR Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE 3m 50.837s GTE Pro
33. Calado/Pier Guidi/Rugolo ITA AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 51.028s GTE Pro
34. Thiim/Sorensen/Stanaway GBR Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE 3m 51.038s GTE Pro
35. Rigon/Bird/Molina ITA AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT 3m 51.086s GTE Pro
36. Briscoe/Westbrook/Dixon USA Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Ford GT 3m 51.232s GTE Pro
37. Magnussen/Garcia/Taylor USA Corvette Racing Corvette C7.R 3m 51.484s GTE Pro
38. Christensen/Estre/Werner GER Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR 3m 51.847s GTE Pro
39. Johnson/Mucke/Pla USA Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT 3m 51.991s GTE Pro
40. Priaulx/Tincknell/Derani USA Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT 3m 52.008s GTE Pro
41. Gavin/Milner/Fassler USA Corvette Racing Corvette C7.R 3m 52.017s GTE Pro
42. Vilander/Fisichella/Kaffer USA Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 52.138s GTE Pro
43. Hand/Muller/Kanaan USA Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA Ford GT 3m 52.178s GTE Pro
44. Lietz/Makowiecki/Pilet GER Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR 3m 52.593s GTE Pro
45. Rees/Brandela/Philippon FRA Larbre Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 3m 52.843s GTE Am
46. Dalla Lana/Lamy/Lauda GBR Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTE 3m 53.233s GTE Am
47. Mac Neil/Sweedler/Bell USA Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 53.312s GTE Am
48. Ried/Dienst/Cairoli GER Dempsey-Proton Porsche 911 RSR 3m 53.381s GTE Am
49. Cameron/Scott/Cioci CHE Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 53.641s GTE Am
50. Smith/Stevens/Vanthoor GBR JWM Motorsport Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 53.977s GTE Am
51. Krohn/Jonsson/Bertolini HNK DH Racing Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 54.088s GTE Am
52. Yoluc/Hankey/Bell GBR TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage 3m 54.319s GTE Am
53. Howard/Gunn/Bryant GBR Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage 3m 54.328s GTE Am
54. Long/Al Faisal/Hedlund GER Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 3m 54.621s GTE Am
55. Mok/Sawa/Griffin SIN Clearwater Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 54.955s GTE Am
56. Wee/Katoh/Parente SIN Clearwater Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 54.994s GTE Am
57. Bachler/Lemert/Al Qubaisi GER Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 3m 55.468s GTE Am
58. Flohr/Castellacci/Beretta CHE Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 56.301s GTE Am
59. Wainwright/Barker/Foster GBR Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR 3m 56.469s GTE Am
60. Nielsen/Balzan/Bret USA Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GTE 3m 56.249s GTE Am