Romain Grosjean on pole position for the first time
Track temperature: 32.5 º C
Air temperature: 31.1 º C
In a convincing manner, Romain Grosjean (ASM Formule 3, 1:41.485
min) claimed pole position for the ninth season round of the
Formula 3 Euro Series at Mugello. At the 5.245 kilometres
long circuit in Tuscany, he was 0.265 seconds faster than
Tom Dillmann (ASM Formule 3, 1:41.750 min), who also was the
best-placed rookie driver in the 23-strong field. Points leader,
Sébastien Buemi (Mücke Motorsport, 1:42.152 min)
occupied sixth place and will thus be starting from the sixth
row on the grid.
The ASM-duo of Grosjean and Dillmann was followed by Renger
van der Zande (Prema Powerteam, 1:41.806 min). For the Dutchman,
driving for the only team in the Formula 3 Euro Series, third
place was the best qualifying result of his career in the
Formula 3 Euro Series so far.
Euan Hankey (HS Technik, 1:43.056 min) had a decent debut.
The Briton, who took part in his first-ever qualifying in
the world’s strongest junior racing series, occupied
14th place.
Romain Grosjean (ASM Formule 3): “At
last, my first pole position in the Formula 3 Euro Series.
Yesterday, I was optimistic, in spite of ninth place in testing,
because I knew what mistakes we were making. Today, the team
gave me a great car.”
Tom Dillmann (ASM Formule 3): “I am
improving race after race and I am becoming quicker all the
time. I am happy, both with my continuous improvement and
with my grid position on the front row.“
Renger van der Zande (Prema Powerteam):
“When all teams and drivers are starting from scratch
at a new track, we are among the front runners, too. We are
getting there step by step. Here, we finally have the chance
to achieve a decent result. I am especially happy for my team,
as they are having a home round in Italy.”
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