Fourth season pole position for Romain Grosjean
Track temperature: 19.3 º C
Air temperature: 14.7 º C
Frenchman Romain Grosjean (ASM Formule 3, 1.32.805 min) claimed
pole position for the 19th season round of the Formula 3 Euro
Series. At the 4,574 kilometres long Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg,
he was 0.178 seconds faster than his team-mate Nico Hülkenberg
(1.32.983 min). Third place was occupied by Dutchman Yelmer
Buurman (Manor Motorsport, 1.33.244 min). With his fourth
best qualifying time of the year, 21-year old Grosjean claimed
another point in the battle for the title. Now, he is eight
points clear of his only remaining rival, Sébastien
Buemi (Mücke Motorsport, 1.33.359 min) from Switzerland.
In qualifying, Buemi didn’t do any better than fifth
place behind Kamui Kobayashi (ASM Formule 3, 1.33.314 min).
Best-placed rookie was Edoardo Mortara (Signature-Plus, 1.33.524
min) in seventh place. Franck Mailleux (Manor Motorsport,
1.33.756 min), his fiercest rival in the battle for the title
of the best novice, qualified tenth.
Carlo van Dam (R.C. Motorsport, 1.34.531 min) was 20th after
his maiden qualifying in the world’s toughest junior
race series.
Romain Grosjean (ASM Formule 3): “In qualifying, my
car was incredibly good. I wanted this pole position and I
gave everything to get it. It was particularly important because
of the bonus point that is being awarded for the fastest qualifying
time. It is good that I am having a team-mate behind me with
Nico Hülkenberg and that my main rival, Sébastien
Buemi, is only fifth.”
Nico Hülkenberg (ASM Formule 3): “I am disappointed
with second place, because it is never nice when you are beaten.
I was at the limit and my fastest lap was all right. Still,
it wasn’t enough.”
Yelmer Buurman (Manor Motorsport): “With my first set
of tyres, it didn’t go that well. After that, we made
some slight changes to the car and it went better. I am happy
with third place, it is a good position to be in for the race.”
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