Sebastien Loeb wins FIA GT Series Qualification Race

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Nine time FIA World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb (and partner Alvaro Parente) surprised the French racing fans in Nagaro by claiming the victory in the FIA GT Series Qualification Race on his first ever outing in the championship. The 39 year old rally legend secured the victory in the final stages of the race after a brilliant overtaking move on the Audi R8 of Mayr-Melnhof/Rast and raced safely towards the checkered flag in his McLaren.

Watch the entire Qualification Race re-live on YouTube and tune in tomorrow at 13:15 GMT for the Main Race

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Results

1. 9 S.Loeb/A.Parente Sebastien Loeb Racing McLaren MP4-12C
   
2. 12 N.Mayr-Melnhof/R.Rast Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS
   
3. 1 M.Buhk/A.Day HTP Gravity Charouz Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
   
4. 5 A.Kumpen/E.Ide Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS
   
5. 14 C.Viera/C.Campanico Novadriver Audi R8 LMS
   
6. 28 K.Chandhok/J.Seyffarth SMS Seyffarth Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
   
7. 0 C.Bueno/A.Khodair BMW Team Brazil BMW E89 Z4
   
8. 21 R.Zonta/S.Jimenez BMW Team Brazil BMW E89 Z4
   
9. 7 M.Stumpf/C.Ricci ACL by Rodrive Competicoes Ford GT
   
10. 10 A.Zuber/M.Parisy Sebastien Loeb Racing McLaren MP4-12C
    
11. 6 A.Ebrahim/J.Jousse Team India by BMW Team India BMW E89 Z4
    
12. 25 D.Baumann/H.Proczyk GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini LP560-4
    
13. 2 S.Afanasiev/A.Simonsen HTP Gravity Charouz Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
    
14. 32 W.Reip/M.Shulzhitskiy Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3
    
15. 31 G.Tonelli/F.Barthez SOFREV ASP by Jerome Policand Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
    
16. 11 S.Ortelli/L.Vanthoor Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS
    
17. 8 R.Mascarello/F.Tozzo ACL by Rodrive Competicoes Ford GT
    
18. 3 P.Charouz/J.Stovicek HTP Gravity Charouz Mercedes SLS AMG GT3
    
19. 35 L.Ordonez/A.Buncombe Nissan GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3
    

Not classified

• 16 D.Keilwitz/N.Kentenich Doerr Motorsport McLaren MP4-12C
  
• 13 F.Stippler/E.Sandstrom Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS
  
• 30 J.Beaubelique/S.Ayari SOFREV ASP by Jean-Luc Beaubelique Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
  
• 51 F.Odini/F.Salaquarda AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
  

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[Peter]

Alvaro Parente also did a good job. Congrats to Alvaro and Sebastien. It's gonna be a great season.

 

[Randy Chamberlin]

Love to see these cars in rF2

 

[mapu13]

only 19 cars? not really that many cars. :/

 

[ufunacaoenn]

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[nijeat]

No. No surprise.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

If he is that good on the circuit I wonder if he can win the WTCC next year

 

[Nero Sehovic]

Can't wait to see the races @ Zolder and Zandvoort this year
Are we there yet ?! LOL!!!

 

[Jesper Drlicka]

I can't watch the video, it's private. I kind of wanted to see this.

 

[Aleksandr Bukarev]

I can't watch the video, it's private. I kind of wanted to see this.

Same problem(

 

[Jesper Hedegaard]

Private for me aswell, but problem solved by going directly the FIA GT website...http://www.fiagtseries.com/

 

[Maxim Pautov]

Love to see these cars in rF2

+500!
I,too