Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo newcomer, PURESPORT, has secured pole at the final race weekend of the season at Paul Ricard, France.

Mirko Venturi of the Italian-based team set a fastest time of 2:10.837 in the 30-minute qualifying session, despite it being only his first competitive outing in the Super Trofeo race car. Venturi’s team-mate Andrea Invernizzi will start on pole for tomorrow’s round 16.

Starting alongside will be current Pro-Am Drivers’ Standings leader, Claudio Rossetto, whose Petri Corse team-mate, Fabio Babini, set the second fastest time of 2:10.967. The #1 team Automobili Lamborghini VIP car will start from the second row, after Giorgio Sanna lapped the French track in 2:12.108.

“We are really happy to get pole for our first race,” said PURESPORT’s Team Manager Rosario Campagna. “As a company, we have never competed in a racing series before and only decided to enter the Super Trofeo for one race three months ago, so to be in this position is fantastic.”

Qualifying results1. Venturi/Invernizzi (#23), PURESPORT 2:10.8372. Babini/Rossetto (#22), Petri Corse 2:10.9673. Sanna/Bernard (#1), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A 2:12.1084. Charouz/Lacko (#88), Lamborghini Racing Eastern Europe 2:12.7035. Amos/Amaduzzi (#69), Bonaldi Motorsport 2:12.9026. Dijkstra/van de Zwaan (#16), Schoolmaster 2:13.3627. Bellini (#3), Bonaldi Motorsport 2:13.5118. Bartocci/Maddalena (#6), Petri Corse 2:13.7009. von Thurn und Taxis/Saurma (#2), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A 2:14.63110. Janiš/Winter (#77), Lamborghini Racing Eastern Europe 2:14.67011. C. Leimer/H. Leimer (#63), Autovitesse 2:16.41712. Jenny (#007), Lamborghini Racing Eastern Europe 2:18.77013. Hayek/Kox (#24), Reiter Engineering 2:19.73014. Bassetti (#66), Petri Corse 2:23.171