2 Seas Motorsport dominated qualifying at a hot and sun-soaked Snetterton, securing both Race 1 and Race 2 pole positions.
The team’s #42 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo will start Race 1 from the front after Charles Dawson stunned the field with a late-session flyer.
In Race 2, the #18 sister car earned its second pole of the season thanks to a commanding effort from factory driver Maximilian Götz, who overcame tough competition from rival factory stars.
Luca Hopkinson claimed his first outright GT4 pole for Race 1 in the #17 Optimum Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4.
For Race 2, Jack Mitchell delivered pole for the #84 Mahiki Racing Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo.
Both qualifying sessions featured incidents and red flags, with the second session proving particularly difficult for both Optimum McLaren Arturas.
GT3
Amateur drivers took the spotlight in the opening GT3 qualifying session, where the top seven cars were separated by just one second.
Giacomo Petrobelli looked poised for pole after strong early pace, but Charles Dawson vaulted to the top with a 1:47.765 lap to snatch P1 in the #42 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.
Petrobelli’s 1:47.916 placed the #7 Blackthorn Aston Martin second, while Kevin Tse’s 1:48.350 secured third in the #18 2 Seas Mercedes-AMG.
Reigning champion Rob Collard was just 0.010s behind in fourth for the #1 Barwell Lamborghini.
Mark Smith impressed in fifth with a 1:48.389 in the #9 Paddock McLaren, narrowly ahead of Alex Martin’s #78 Barwell entry.
Simon Orange placed seventh in the #67 Orange Racing McLaren, followed by Jonny Ip in the #86 Bridger Motorsport Honda NSX GT3 Evo2 – the highest-ranked Silver-Am.
Nick Jones qualified ninth in the #66 Team Parker Porsche, ahead of Morgan Tillbrook in the #77 Optimum McLaren.
Duncan Cameron put the #55 Spirit of Race Ferrari in 11th, with Andrew Howard’s #97 Beechdean Aston Martin 12th.
Carl Cavers completed the 13-car GT3 grid in the #3 Optimum McLaren.
In the second GT3 session, Maximilian Götz delivered back-to-back identical laps of 1:45.282 to claim pole position for Race 2.
The Mercedes factory driver held off McLaren’s Marvin Kirchhöfer, who clocked a 1:45.439 in the #77 Optimum McLaren.
Lamborghini’s Sandy Mitchell followed closely with a 1:45.460 in the #78 Barwell Huracan.
Marcus Clutton took fourth in the #67 McLaren, ahead of Kiern Jewiss in the #42 Mercedes with a 1:45.845.
Jonny Adam placed sixth in the #7 Blackthorn Aston Martin, narrowly beating Porsche’s Sven Müller, whose initial time was deleted for track limits.
Hugo Cook’s 1:46.164 secured eighth for the #1 Lamborghini, ahead of Callum Macleod in the #3 McLaren.
Martin Plowman rounded out the top ten in the #9 Paddock McLaren.
GT4
Luca Hopkinson stormed to his maiden GT4 pole for Race 1 with a 1:54.989 in the #17 Optimum McLaren Artura.
He was followed by teammate Marc Warren, who topped the Pro-Am runners with a 1:55.693 in the #90 McLaren.
Josh Miller placed third with a 1:56.067 in the #84 Mahiki Ginetta despite a dramatic powerslide through Coram to avoid Hopkinson’s car.
Brandon Templeton secured fourth in the #14 Century BMW with a 1:57.040.
Ravi Ramyead exceeded track limits, avoiding a slide at Turn 1, losing tyre performance and his shot at pole.
The #71 Century BMW will start fifth, just ahead of Steven Lake’s #69 Mahiki Ginetta.
Jon Currie qualified seventh before hitting the barriers with the front-right fender of the #88 Mahiki Ginetta after oversteering out of Williams.
The red flag was shown, and with only 34 seconds remaining, the session was not resumed.
For Race 2, Jack Mitchell delivered a 1:55.156 lap to earn pole in the #84 Mahiki Ginetta.
Charlie Robertson’s 1:55.387 secured second for the #71 BMW, ahead of Jack Brown’s #90 McLaren.
Joe Wheeler took fourth in the #88 Mahiki Ginetta, with Harry George fifth in the #17 Optimum McLaren after brushing a tyre barrier.
Brown had a wild moment at Coram but continued after going off through the grass.
Blake Angliss was sixth in the #69 Mahiki Ginetta, followed by Chris Salkeld in the #14 BMW.
Jon Ingram rounded out the Race 2 GT4 grid with a 1:58.981 in the #37 Jolt Racing McLaren.
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