In today’s qualifying session on the Paul Ricard circuit, the Thiriet by TDS Racing team and its young driver, 25-year-old Mathias Beche, put on a stunning performance by setting pole (a repeat of their 2011 feat in LMP2). During the 20-minute qualifying session for prototypes, the Franco-Swiss set the quickest time on his fifth lap in 1m 48.171s at the wheel of the no. 46 Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2.