Italian GT Monza qualifying report: Guidetti, Segù secure first pole positions of the 2021 season

Nova Race driver Jacopo Guidetti and AKM Motorsport’s Luca Segù will start from pole position for the first two Sprint races of the 2021 Italian GT Championship.

With a best time of 1:47.286 and the only one to break the 1:48 barrier, Guidetti will start from pole in this afternoon’s race scheduled at 17:50. The #8 AF Corse Ferrari of Sean Hudspeth and Carrie Schreiner will start alongside in second place after posting a 1:48.079, while the #58 RAM Autoracing 488 GT3 of Luca Filippi will start third after his 1:48.300. #3 Fabrizio Crestani closes out the second row in his Easy Race Ferrari 488 GT3 with a 1:48.318.

GT4 pole went to Fabio Babini in his #251 Ebimotors Porsche Cayman GT4 with a time of 1:58.128, ahead of his teammate Sabino De Castro who clocked in a 1:59.196.

In GT Cup it was the Dutchman Daan Pijl at the wheel of the #311 Bonaldi Motorsport’s Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo who set the pace with a 1:48.924, finishing ahead of Alessandro Girardelli in his #361 Dinamic Motorsport Porsche GT3 Cup who managed a 1:50.188.

Alternating conditions made up for a tricky second qualifying session, with light rain forcing several teams to opt for rain tires. Luca Segù had no problems however, securing pole position for tomorrow’s race 2 in his AKM Motorsport by #90 Antonelli Mercedes-AMG GT3 after posting a 1:49.723. The only driver of the session to break the 1:50 barrier.

Alongside Segù will be Lorenzo Ferrari in his #12 Audi Sport Italia Audi R8 LMS GT3 after setting a time of 1:50.924, while behind him will be the third placed #55 Nova Race Honda NSX of Francesco De Luca who managed a 1:51.286. Rounding out the top four was the #88 LP Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 of Jonathan Cecotto who finished with a 1:51.361.

In GT4 it was again the #251 Ebimotors Porsche Cayman GT4 who prevailed, thanks to Mattia Di Giusto’s lap time of 2:06.246, who preceded Andrea Gagliardini in his #228 Mercedes-AMG GT4 after managing a 2:08.171 and teammate Matteo Arrigosi in his #252 Ebimotors Cayman GT4 who finished with a 2:08.281.

Alessandro Girardelli in his #361 Dinamic Motorsport Porsche GT3 Cup secured pole position in GT Cup with a 1:53.505 ahead of Simone Iacone’s #311 Bonaldi Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo.

Race 1 is scheduled for this afternoon at 17:50 CEST, while race 2 starts on Sunday at 15:30 CEST.