WEC Monza: Antonio Fuoco takes pole for Ferrari

Antonio Fuoco secured a home pole position for Ferrari in the World Endurance Championship finale at Monza during Saturday's qualifying sessions. The Italian driver clocked a time of 1m33.364s in the #50 AF Corse Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar, just under one hundredth of a second faster than Mathieu Jaminet's 1m33.460s in the #19 Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar.

Fuoco praised the team's performance, stating, "It is very special to be on pole at Monza and I am very happy because the car was mega today." Earl Bamber claimed the third spot for the Jota Cadillac team with a 1m33.541s, followed by #17 Genesis Magma Racing driver Andre Lotterer in fourth with a 1m33.573s. Peugeot secured fifth place with Theo Pourchaire's 1m33.617s, just ahead of Victor Martins in the #36 Alpine A424s.

Norman Nato finished seventh in the Hyperpole session for the #12 Jota Caddy, just ahead of Robert Kubica's Ferrari. Nick Cassidy, Sheldon van der Linde, and the two Toyota drivers did not make it into the top 10. The WEC Monza 6 Hours starts at 11:00 local time on Sunday.