Kinch Takes Group C Pole for Lola

Nathan Kinch put his Lola T92/10 on pole in Group C qualifying at the Silverstone Classic today, as expected the times dominated by the more developed class C3A cars from the latter end of the Group C period. It was a fine performance from Kinch, who lacked the option of cranking up the boost available to some of his rivals but put in a late lap to go top, with the Nissan RC93 of Bob Berridge second quickest and less than three-tenths of a second behind.

The Jaguar XJR-14 of Christophe d’Ansembourg just outpaced Katsu Kubota’s Nissan for third, with Mark Sumpter’s ex-Joest Racing Porsche - and the last 962 to win a World Endurance Championship round - fifth.

Mike Wrigley was quickest C2 car, well clear of his rivals with a six second gap to second quickest Frank Lyons.

The 30-minute Group C races are scheduled for 20.30 on Saturday evening and 15.35 Sunday.

Qualifying Times:

1 (C3A) Nathan Kinch (Lola T92/10) 1m50.676s

2 (C3A) Bob Berridge (Nissan RC93) 1m50.968s

3 (C3A) Christophe D’Ansembourg (Jaguar XJR-14) 1m52.850s

4 (C1A) Katsu Kubota (Nissan R90CK) 1m52.910s

5 (C3A) Mark Sumpter (Porsche 962C) 1m52.926s

6 (C1A) Chris Catt (Spice SE90) 1m55.759s

7 (C1A) Tommy Dreelan (Porsche 962C) 2m00.191s

8 (C1A) Georg Kjallgren (Courage C26S) 2m01.728s

9 (C1A) Phil Hall (Spice SE90C) 2m02.190s