Double Pole for Stroll

Canadian Lance Stroll (Prema Powerteam), who is currently leading the FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers’ standings, was unbeatable in second qualifying at the Red Bull Ring. The 17-year-old Williams F1 junior driver came out on top in both the ranking of the fastest and the second-fastest lap times and thus will be allowed to start from pole position for the eleventh and twelfth race of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship season. In the ranking of the fastest lap times, George Russell (HitechGP) ended up second from Callum Ilott (Van Amersfoort Racing) and Niko Kari (Motopark). In the classification based on the second-fastest lap times, Ilott, Kari and Ralf Aron (Prema Powerteam) followed behind Prema driver Stroll.

Like first qualifying, the outcome of second qualifying was also decided in the closing stages. Lance Stroll (1:23.178 minutes) moved up into first place and thus scored his third pole position of the season. Only 0.002 seconds down on the Geneva-based teenager, George Russell (1:23.180 minutes) secured second place. Callum Ilott (1:23.274 minutes) in third place was also less than one tenth of a second down on the time of Lance Stroll as the fastest youngster.

Honours for the best-placed rookie went to Finnish Red Bull junior driver Niko Kari (1:23.300 minutes), who outpaced the second-fastest rookie David Beckmann (kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport, 1:23.305 minutes) by 0.005 seconds. For Beckmann, who only made his FIA Formula 3 European Championship debut at Pau one week ago, this is the best qualifying result of his Formula 3 career to date. Sérgio Sette Câmara (Motopark, 1:23.327 minutes), like Kari a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, ended up sixth in qualifying from Maximilian Günther (Prema Powerteam, 1:23.339 minutes), Ralf Aron (1:23.359 minutes), Mikkel Jensen (kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport, 1:23.373 minutes) and Joel Eriksson (Motopark, 1:23.439 minutes).

In the ranking of the second-fastest laps, used to determine the starting grid positions for the third race of the weekend, Lance Stroll (1:23.240 minutes) again came out on top, bringing his season total to four pole positions. Behind Callum Ilott (1:23.319 minutes), a trio of rookie drivers followed with Niko Kari (1:23.439 minutes) from Ralf Aron (1:23.441 minutes) and David Beckmann (1:23.448 minutes). George Russell (1:23.479 minutes), Maximilian Günther (1:23.498 minutes), Joel Eriksson (1:23.645 minutes), Ben Barnicoat (HitechGP, 1:23.707 minutes) and Mikkel Jensen (1:23.742 minutes) rounded out the top ten.

Lance Stroll (Prema Powerteam): “It really was a good qualifying for me and my car was very good, too. Initially, it was a bit nerve-wrecking because I was stuck in traffic and couldn’t find a clear lap. I then drove through the pit lane once again to improve my track position, which I managed to do. On the last few laps, I did some quite decent lap times as well. Even though I liked the rain at Pau a week ago, I have to say that it was slightly easier at a dry track here.”

 

Qualifying 2, Amended

1^st – No. 1, Lance Stroll, CAN, Prema Powerteam, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.178

2^nd – No. 12, George Russell, GBR, HitechGP, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.180

3^rd – No. 6, Callum Ilott, GBR, Van Amersfoort Racing, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.274

4^th – No. 10, Niko Kari*, FIN, Motopark, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:23.300

5^th – No. 8, David Beckmann*, GER, Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.305

6^th – No. 9, Sergio Sette Camara, BRA, Motopark, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:23.327

7^th – No. 17, Maximilian Günther, GER, Prema Powerteam, Mercedes-Benz, Dallara F312, 1:23.339

8^th – No. 16, Ralf Aron*, EST, Prema Powerteam, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.359

9^th – No. 7, Mikkel Jensen, DEN, Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.373

10^th – No. 22, Joel Eriksson*, SWE, Motopark, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:23.439

11^th – No. 24, Ben Barnicoat*, GBR, HitechGP, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.651

12^th – No. 2, Nick Cassidy, NZL, Prema Powerteam, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.651

13^th – No. 20, Harrison Newey*, GBR, Van Amersfoort Racing, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.691

14^th – No. 5, Pedro Piquet, BRA, Van Amersfoort Racing, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.740

15^th – No. 3, Ryan Tveter, USA, Carlin, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:23.932

16^th – No. 4, Alessio Lorandi, ITA, Carlin, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:24.015

17^th – No. 21, Anthoine Hubert*, FRA, Van Amersfoort Racing, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:24.035

18^th – No. 11, Nikita Mazepin*, RUS, HitechGP, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:24.066

 

Cars 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 24 – cancellation of relevant lap times.

Cars 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 19 and 24 – cancellation of additional relevant lap times.

 

Qualifying 3, Amended

1^st – No. 1, Lance Stroll, CAN, Prema Powerteam, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.240

2^nd – No. 6, Callum Ilott, GBR, Van Amersfoort Racing, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.319

3^rd – No. 10, Niko Kari*, FIN, Motopark, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:23.439

4^th – No. 16, Ralf Aron*, EST, Prema Powerteam, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.441

5^th – No. 8, David Beckmann*, GER, Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.448

6^th – No. 12, George Russell, GBR, HitechGP, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.479

7^th – No. 17, Maximilian Günther, GER, Prema Powerteam, Mercedes-Benz, Dallara F312, 1:23.498

8^th – No. 22, Joel Eriksson*, SWE, Motopark, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:23.645

9^th – No. 24, Ben Barnicoat*, GBR, HitechGP, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.707

10^th – No. 7, Mikkel Jensen, DEN, Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.742

11^th – No. 9, Sergio Sette Camara, BRA, Motopark, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:23.748

12^th – No. 20, Harrison Newey*, GBR, Van Amersfoort Racing, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:23.809

13^th – No. 11, Nikita Mazepin*, RUS, HitechGP, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:24.099

14^th – No. 21, Anthoine Hubert*, FRA, Van Amersfoort Racing, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:24.154

15^th – No. 2, Nick Cassidy, NZL, Prema Powerteam, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:24.240

16^th – No. 18, Zhi Cong Li, CHN, Carlin, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:24.439

17^th – No. 23, Guan Yu Zhou*, CHN, Motopark, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:24.447

18^th – No. 5, Pedro Piquet, BRA, Van Amersfoort Racing, Dallara F312, Mercedes-Benz, 1:24.459

19^th – No. 3, Ryan Tveter, USA, Carlin, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:24.511

20^th – No. 4, Alessio Lorandi, ITA, Carlin, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:24.695

21^st – No. 14, Arjun Maini, IND, ThreeBond with T-Sport, Dallara F312, ThreeBond, 1:24.791

22^nd – No. 19, Weiron Tan, MYS, Carlin, Dallara F312, Volkswagen, 1:26.750

 

Cars 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 24 – cancellation of relevant lap times.

Cars 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 19 and 24 – cancellation of additional relevant lap times.

 

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