In
qualifying for the 25th season race of the FIA Fórmula 3 European
Championship, Max Verstappen, 1:37s036, came out on top and claimed
pole position on a rain-soaked track. The 16-year-old Dutchman, who
was appointed a member of the Red Bull Junior Team only a few days
ago, completed the 3.629 kilometres long Nürburgring sprint circuit
0s649 seconds faster than second-placed Edward Jones, 1:37s685.
Santino Ferrucci, 1:38s079, claimed third place, his best
classification in a FIA Fórmula European Championship qualifying to
date. The youngest driver in the field was 0s074 seconds faster than
Lotus Fórmula 1 junior driver Esteban Ocon, 1:38s153, who had to
make do with fourth place.
Max
Verstappen dominated the entire first qualifying and eventually
claimed first place. Edward Jones only moved up into second place in
the final seconds of the session. Santino Ferrucci also set his
personal fastest time in the closing stages and moved up to third
place. As a result, Esteban Ocon, the FIA Fórmula 3 European
Championship points’ leader, dropped back from second to fourth
place just before the end of the session. Antonio Fuoco and Lucas
Auer, also lost two positions in the closing stages. They ended up
fifth and sixth respectively.
Seventh
place behind Austrian driver Auer went to Italian Antonio Giovinazzi,
who scored his maiden FIA Fórmula 3 European Championship race win
at the Red Bull Ring a fortnight earlier. His team-mate Tom Blomqvist
was classified eighth from Roy Nissany and Felix Rosenqvist, (Mücke
Motorsport, 1:38s735).
Max
Verstappen, (Van Amersfoort Racing): “My qualifying was quite good,
but it wasn’t too difficult. I like the Nürburgring and I really
like to drive here. On top of that, my car was perfect, the only
thing I had to do is drive it without any accidents. Claiming pole
position in my first qualifying as a Red Bull Junior Team member is a
great feeling”.
Photos: FIA F3 Euro Series
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