Australia’s Matt Campbell will start the Monaco Porsche Supercup race from fifth after being unable to get a clear lap around the twists and turns of Monte Carlo.
Michael Ammermüller took the pole ahead of Dennis Olsen, who like Campbell, is a Porsche Junior racer in the series.
With 28 drivers fighting for the best times, the qualifying session featured numerous yellow flags. Olsen set a quick time early, before the German nudged him from the top of the time sheets late in the session.
The 22-year-old Campbell from Warwick in Queensland was left somewhat disappointed despite this being his debut in the Principality.
“I encountered traffic on the track, plus I made a couple of very small mistakes,” said Campbell.
“Still, I can’t be too unhappy with fifth and I’m excited to see what the race on Sunday brings.”
The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup celebrates a very special anniversary in Monaco: For the last 25 years, the one-make race series has been contested in Monaco as support to Formula 1. In 1993, Mika Häkkinen won the Porsche race in Monte Carlo as a VIP guest driver.
The race on Sunday gets underway at 1745 AEST.
Qualifying : Porsche Supercup – Monte Carlo
| Pos | Driver | Team | Country | Time |
| 1 | Michael Ammermüller | Lechner MSG Racing Team | Germany | 1:34.305 |
| 2 | Dennis Olsen | Walter Lechner Racing Team | Norway | 1:34.824 |
| 3 | Daniel Cammish | Lechner MSG Racing Team | Great Britain | 1:34.983 |
| 4 | Zaid Ashkanani | MRS GT-Racing | Kuwait | 1:35.024 |
| 5 | Matt Campbell | Fach Auto Tech | Australia | 1:35.086 |
| 6 | Daniele die Amato | Dinamic Motorsport | Italy | 1:35.139 |
| 7 | Robert Lukas | Olimp Racing | Poland | 1:35.197 |
| 8 | Josh Webster | Fach Auto Tech | Great Britain | 1:35.452 |
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