Jeremy Clarke captured pole for the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
It was a livid battle for the highest spot, with Clarke prevailing with a 1m07.904s flying lap in Inter Europol Competitors’s #43 ORECA LMP2 07 on the 10-turn, 2.459-mile pure terrain street course. It marks Clarke’s fourth profession pole, however first on the observe well known as ‘Mosport.’
“That’s a incredible run,” Clarke stated. “That was so enjoyable. (The) automobile was wonderful. These guys labored so exhausting to get that automobile arrange, and it was flawless.”
Misha Goikhberg, driving the #52 machine for Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen, ended up second by 0.173s. AO Racing’s PJ Hyett put the #99 third, 0.282s off the highest mark.
LMP2
Hyett set the early mark with a 1m08.376s lap, however Clarke shortly threw down his personal declare to the highest spot with a 1m08.224s lap with eighth minutes left.
The 2 went backwards and forwards as Hyett responded by hitting a 1m08.186s lap, however Goikhberg joined the battle by slotting second with a 1m08.195s.
Goikhberg then got here into the pits for a recent set of tires and set off with 5 minutes left, whereas Hyett stayed out and continued to hit fast opening sector instances however was unable to transform it right into a lap to reclaim the highest spot.
Because the time ticked down, Clarke vaulted again to first with underneath two minutes to go together with a 1m08.019s, with Goikhberg going second at 1m08.077s.
Because the clock ticked to zero, the ultimate push noticed Clarke go even quicker with a 1m07.904s to retain the provisional pole place.
GTD Professional
BOWMANVILLE, CANADA – JULY 10: #1: Paul Miller Racing, BMW M4 GT3 EVO, GTD Professional: Neil Verhagen, Connor De Phillippi in the course of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on July 10, 2026 in Bowmanville, Canada.
Photograph by: Jake Galstad/Lumen by way of Getty Pictures
Paul Miller Racing’s Neil Verhagen despatched a press release to the remainder of the sector after delivering a stout lap of 1m14.382s to assert pole for the GTD Professional class.
Verhagen’s fast lap got here with just below two minutes to go within the #1 BMW M4 GT3 Evo, which, on the time, was almost half a second quicker than his rivals. It held for Verhagen’s second consecutive pole on the Canadian circuit.
“Two instances right here, two instances pole, so I assume there’s one thing particular with me and this observe right here,” Verhagen stated. “I simply love this observe; the excessive velocity, the dedication. It’s a lot enjoyable. Even on my first run I had a bit off in Flip 3, which was a bit sketch, so it type of bought me a bit bit excited there. However yeah, the Paul Miller Racing guys supplied an incredible automobile. The automobile was actually wonderful and simply actually pleased with the steps we created from observe to qualifying.”
Max Esterson jumped to second in RLL Staff McLaren’s #59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo, ending up 0.185s off Verhagen’s pace-setting mark.
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports locked out third and fourth, respectively, led by Alexander Sims over teammate Nicky Catsburg.
Automotive Blanche’s Scott Andrews was fifth, with Vasser Sullivan’s Jack Hawksworth taking sixth.
GTD
‘Dudu’ Barrichello captured pole for the GTD class with a sporty flying lap of 1m15.130s.
It was made a bit extra dramatic after the Brazilian’s #27 Coronary heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo was held on pit lane for the opening 5 minutes of the 15-minute session. Nonetheless, he went in and out roughly 4 minutes set the time that in the end took the highest spot.
For Barrichello, the championship chief at school, it marks his second pole of the season.
“Oh, the longest 5 minutes of my life,” Barrichello stated, of the maintain. “I had good enjoyable. The automobile was mega and I’m tremendous glad to be sharing the automobile with Roman (De Angelis), particularly at his residence race. It’s tremendous particular.”
DXTD Racing’s #36 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, with Mason Filippi behind the wheel, took the second spot, 0.243s behind Barrichello.
“It was good,” Filippi stated. “Our Corvette was actually attached in that first sector. It is my first time ever qualifying in GT3, and it was loads of enjoyable… most likely probably the most enjoyable I’ve had in a racecar ever. DXDT Racing gave me an excellent automobile, and I actually respect them giving me such a very good Corvette at present. We’re trying ahead to the race tomorrow.”
Benjamin Pedersen, piloting Vasser Sullivan’s #12 Lexus RC F GT3, ended up third. Winward Racing’s Russell Ward took fourth within the #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3.
1
J. Clarke Inter Europol Competitors
43
ORECA LMP2 07
130.366
2
52
ORECA LMP2 07
130.035
3
99
ORECA LMP2 07
129.827
4
D. Goldburg
22
ORECA LMP2 07
129.616
5
A. Quinn Crowdstrike Racing by APR
04
ORECA LMP2 07
129.238
6
P. Fayer
2
ORECA LMP2 07
127.665
7
73
ORECA LMP2 07
126.980
8
11
ORECA LMP2 07
126.909
9
8
ORECA LMP2 07
125.726
10
1
BMW M4 GT3 EVO
119.013
11
M. Esterson
N. Johnson RLL Staff McLaren
59
McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
118.717
12
3
Corvette Z06 GT3.R
118.714
13
4
Corvette Z06 GT3.R
118.657
14
68
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo
118.295
15
14
Lexus RC F GT3
118.245
16
27
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo
117.828
17
H. King AO Racing
77
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
117.821
18
9
Lamborghini Temerario GT3
117.687
19
64
Ford Mustang GT3
117.627
20
65
Ford Mustang GT3
117.577
21
36
Corvette Z06 GT3.R
117.448
22
12
Lexus RC F GT3
117.434
23
57
Mercedes-AMG GT3
117.407
24
45
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2
117.009
25
96
BMW M4 GT3 EVO
116.897
26
81
Corvette Z06 GT3.R
116.812
27
34
Ferrari 296 GT3
116.155
28
66
Ford Mustang GT3
115.740
29
120
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
115.695
30
70
Ferrari 296 GT3
115.258
31
16
Ford Mustang GT3
114.729
32
13
Corvette Z06 GT3.R
114.021
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