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Giovinazzi Takes Texas Pole in Record-Breaking Qualifying

WHY IT MATTERS

This record-breaking qualifying session sets the stage for a thrilling competition at the Lone Star Le Mans event, with the top four Hypercars poised for a fierce battle for supremacy.

What happened

In a nail-biting qualifying session, Antonio Giovinazzi secured the pole position for the #51 Ferrari at the Lone Star Le Mans event. Giovinazzi's time was matched by Jack Aitken in the #38 Cadillac V-Series. R, but as the Italian driver posted his time first, the Ferrari will start on pole. This achievement marks the closest gap in the championship's 106 events to date, with the top four Hypercars separated by just five hundredths of a second.

PRIMARY SOURCES

WEC: Giovinazzi takes Texas pole in closest-ever qualifying

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