{"id":1466,"date":"2026-04-18T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onwheelstv.com\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2026-04-19T00:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T00:25:12","slug":"fleming-estreia-se-com-pole-em-imola-e-coloca-mclaren-na-frente","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onwheelstv.com\/en\/fleming-estreia-se-com-pole-em-imola-e-coloca-mclaren-na-frente\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleming Takes Stunning LMGT3 Pole on WEC Debut with McLaren"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: \u00a9Garage59<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Garage 59 made an immediate impact in the FIA World Endurance Championship, as Tom Fleming claimed LMGT3 pole position at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driving the No. 10 McLaren 720S Evo (Garage 59 \/ McLaren), the young Brit dominated much of the 10-minute Hyperpole session, setting consistently fast laps early on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fleming\u2019s pace proved untouchable, securing pole in his very first appearance in the championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McLaren Leads, Lexus Impresses, BMW Completes Top 5<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite a late push from rivals, Fleming held on to a 0.226-second advantage over the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akkodis ASP Team locked out second and third:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 2nd: No. 78 Lexus RC F (Hadrien David)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 3rd: No. 87 Lexus RC F (Clemens Schmid)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Photo: \u00a9BMW<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    The top five was completed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 4th: BMW M4 GT3 (Team WRT \u2013 Parker Thompson)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 5th: BMW M4 GT3 (Team WRT \u2013 Sean Gelael)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Multiple manufacturers in the top five highlight the competitiveness of the LMGT3 category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Dream Debut and Late Red Flag Drama<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Tom Fleming reflected on his breakthrough performance: \u201cWe knew we had potential and we gave it everything \u2014 nothing left on the table.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      He also praised the work done by McLaren and Garage 59 over the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The session was interrupted by a late red flag after the No. 34 Corvette Z06 GT3.R (Racing Team Turkey by TF Sport) spun into the gravel at Piratella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Earlier, Peter Dempsey had delivered an impressive lap in the Corvette, marking a strong return to full-time competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      With such a strong debut, Garage 59 and McLaren head into the 6 Hours of Imola as serious contenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The race gets underway Sunday at 13:00 CEST.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      A estreia da Garage 59 no FIA World Endurance Championship n\u00e3o podia ter sido mais impactante, com Tom Fleming a conquistar a pole position da classe LMGT3 no Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Ao volante do #10 McLaren 720S Evo (Garage 59 \/ McLaren), o jovem brit\u00e2nico protagonizou uma das performances mais impressionantes do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,8,209],"tags":[432,146,436,437,439,438,139],"class_list":["post-1466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motorsport","category-news","category-wec","tag-6h-imola","tag-fia-wec","tag-garage-59","tag-mclaren-720s-evo","tag-team-wrt","tag-tom-fleming","tag-wec"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t