Italian double triumph in Imola qualifying

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The grandstands of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari witnessed a local-flavored qualifying session for the 6 Hours of Imola, the second round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship. Italians excelled in both categories, with Valentino Rossi securing pole in LMGT3 with BMW and Antonio Giovinazzi doing the same in Hypercar with Ferrari.

Rossi shines in LMGT3 with BMW

The former motorcycle racer achieved a historic result in the LMGT3 category, scoring his first pole position since he began competing in the World Endurance Championship. Driving the BMW M4 LMGT3 EVO #46, Rossi capitalized on the excellent preparatory work by his teammate Ahmad Al-Harthy in the first qualifying session.

Photo By Maxime Lantz

The track limits here are quite challenging. Luckily, the BMW responded perfectly on the second attempt.

Despite having to repeat his fast lap for exceeding track limits, Rossi ultimately set an unbeatable time. The Italian outpaced Clemens Schmid's Lexus (Akkodis ASP Team) by a third of a second, while Zacharie Robichon completed the top 3 with the Aston Martin of Heart of Racing. Surprisingly, Ben Keating, winner in Qatar, could only qualify sixteenth with his TF Sport Corvette.