Reigning FIA GT Series champion Stephane Ortelli took pole position for the final round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series, beating his former teammate and co-champion Laurens Vanthoor by less than one tenth of a second, according to http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com.

Jeroen Bleekemolen managed to claim third in his Grasser Lamborghini, while Stefano Colombo took pole position in the Silver Cup. Marc Basseng was quickest of the drivers in the Pro-Am Trophy, before severely damaging his #5 Phoenix Racing Audi at the end of Q1.

Despite overcast conditions for the final qualifying session of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season, the track remained dry throughout. Nevertheless, a couple of drivers were caught out by the slippery conditions around the Baku street circuit. Vincent Abril (#4 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi), Marc Basseng (#5 Phoenix Racing Audi) and Benjamin Hetherington (#63 Fortec Mercedes) all hit the concrete walls very hard, fortunately without any bodily harm. For Marc Basseng, who set the quickest time in the Pro-Am Trophy before making contact with the wall, the event might well be over, as the damage to his car could well be terminal.

With the fastest 15 drivers qualifying for the decisive third part of the qualifying session, the final ten minutes of the session were always going to be exciting. Alvaro Parente, in the #61 Bhaitech McLaren, was the first to set a reference time, but Laurens Vanthoor was quick to push the Portuguese driver off the top of the rankings. The Belgian could not enjoy his top spot for long, as his countryman Frederic Vervisch in the #16 Boutsen Ginion McLaren created quite a surprise when putting his car on provisional pole position.

With Vanthoor improving his time and reclaiming first top spot, it looked like the die was cast, but like a jack-in-a-box Stephane Ortelli managed to put his #9 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi just in front of the #1 Audi, claiming his first pole position of the season. Jeroen Bleekemolen in the #28 Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini had to settle for third on the grid for the Qualifying Race, after being caught in traffic. Series leader Maximilian Götz (#84 HTP Motorsport Mercedes) will start from 7th, with the first eleven cars on the grid qualifying within one second.