Duncan Huisman takes class pole for 24 Hours of Barcelona

Duncan Huisman has qualified in second place for tomorrow’s 24 Hours of Barcelona, and fastest in class in the Equipe Verschuur Renault Mégane, with Tom Coronel qualifying the team’s second car in fifth place.

The Spanish endurance race starts at 12pm CET tomorrow, and features several touring car regulars and teams throughout the field.

Former ETCC and WTCC competitor Duncan Huisman came close to snatching pole position from the GT3 class BMW Z4 of Edward Sandström, but had to settle for second in his Renault Mégane Trophy run by Eurocup team Equipe Verschuur, 0.390 down on Sandström’s best lap of 1:52.082.

The time was good enough for the class pole in SP2 however. Starting right behind the No.10 Mégane is the Hungarian built and entered Brokernet Silver Sting of Bovi motorsport, with former LADA WTCC driver Jaap van Lagan on their team of drivers.

WTCC stalwart Tom Coronel, sharing with Jeroen, Pieter & Bas Schothorst as well as his older brother Raymond Coronel in the No.9 Renault Mégane of Equipe Verschuur qualified third in class and fifth overall, 2.5 seconds down on Sandström’s time.

SUNRED have entered two cars in the event. The leading car, under the banner of Move Racing by SUNRED, qualified sixth and features former WTCC driver Jordi Gené on the team.

SUNRED’s second León Supercopa, driven by Pepe Oriola, Marcos de Diego, Michael Kovlovskiy and Franciso Gil qualified in 13th place, and fourth in the A3T class.

WTCC squad Zengö Motorsport have also entered a SEAT León TFSI with a quartet of Hungarian drivers which has qualified in 22nd overall and seventh in the A3T class.