Felix will have to start the remaining two FIA Formula 3 European Championship races at Imola from 16th on the grid, having been denied the chance to set a representative lap time in a shortened qualifying session on Saturday evening.
Qualifying for Sunday’s two races was red-flagged after Ed Jones (United Arab Emirates) lost control of his Carlin machine at Variante Villeneuve and crashed heavily against the barriers with six minutes remaining.
Jones was taken from the scene by ambulance, with Carlin later reporting that he had escaped serious injury.
The evening slot allocated for the session, coupled by the delays brought about as Jones was attended to, meant that darkness fell rapidly over the Imola circuit, with race organisers eventually deciding not to restart the session at all.
Several drivers – including Felix – were yet to set a representative lap time, leaving them well down the order.
To further compound matters, the session was stopped just as Felix exited the final corner on a lap that would have been good enough for second place.
Among others to be caught out by the red flag were fellow Mücke Motorsport driver Lucas Auer (P10/P12) and Britain’s Jordan King (P13/P9), who finished second in the first race of the meeting this morning – an event in which Felix had set the fastest lap.
FELIX:
“First of all, I’m glad that Ed seems OK – that’s the most important thing. On the sporting side, there’s not much to say. I was building up the temperature in the tyres, and then it was all over before I’d set anything close to a decent lap. It shouldn’t be a surprise that it gets dark here at this time of day, but it is what it is. Given the pace we had in the first race this morning, I think this was the best shot I’ve had for pole in quite a while, so it’s obviously disappointing. It’s difficult to overtake around here, but I’ll give it my best and try to put on a good show tomorrow.”
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RESULTS
Outright fastest times – grid for Race 2:
Pos. | No | Driver | Laps | Time | Gap |
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1 | 30 | Max Verstappen / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 7 | 1’36.816 | |
2 | 31 | Tom Blomqvist / GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 6 | 1’37.125 | 0.309 |
3 | 2 | Esteban Ocon / FRA Prema Powerteam | 7 | 1’37.155 | 0.339 |
4 | 19 | Antonio Giovinazzi / ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 6 | 1’37.196 | 0.380 |
5 | 25 | Antonio Fuoco / ITA Prema Powerteam | 7 | 1’37.221 | 0.405 |
6 | 23 | William Buller / GBR Signature | 7 | 1’37.312 | 0.496 |
7 | 1 | Nicholas Latifi / CAN Prema Powerteam | 7 | 1’37.318 | 0.502 |
8 | 28 | Jake Dennis / GBR Carlin | 7 | 1’37.388 | 0.572 |
9 | 4 | Roy Nissany / ISR kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 7 | 1’37.625 | 0.809 |
10 | 3 | Lucas Auer / AUT kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 7 | 1’37.666 | 0.850 |
11 | 32 | Nick Cassidy / NZL ThreeBond with T-Sport | 6 | 1’37.668 | 0.852 |
12 | 21 | Félix Serrallés / USA Team West-TecF3 | 7 | 1’37.681 | 0.865 |
13 | 5 | Jordan King / GBR Carlin | 7 | 1’37.781 | 0.965 |
14 | 6 | Edward Jones / UAE Carlin | 7 | 1’37.886 | 1.070 |
15 | 20 | Sean Gelael / INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 7 | 1’37.939 | 1.123 |
16 | 27 | Felix Rosenqvist / SWE kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 7 | 1’37.971 | 1.155 |
17 | 11 | Richard Goddard / AUS ThreeBond with T-Sport | 6 | 1’38.181 | 1.365 |
18 | 26 | Dennis van de Laar / NED Prema Powerteam | 7 | 1’38.188 | 1.372 |
19 | 16 | Gustavo Menezes / USA Van Amersfoort Racing | 7 | 1’38.235 | 1.419 |
20 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón / COL Jo Zeller Racing | 7 | 1’38.293 | 1.477 |
21 | 12 | Alexander Toril / ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport | 7 | 1’38.300 | 1.484 |
22 | 15 | Jules Szymkowiak / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 7 | 1’38.327 | 1.511 |
23 | 8 | Michele Beretta / ITA Eurointernational | 7 | 1’38.430 | 1.614 |
24 | 29 | Sergio Sette Camara / BRA Eurointernational | 6 | 1’38.571 | 1.755 |
25 | 10 | Santino Ferrucci / USA Fortec Motorsports | 7 | 1’38.819 | 2.003 |
26 | 9 | Hongwei Cao / CHN Fortec Motorsports | 7 | 1’39.235 | 2.419 |
27 | 22 | Wing Chung Chang / MAC Team West-Tec F3 | 7 | 1’39.493 | 2.677 |
Second-fastest times – grid for Race 3:
Pos. | No | Driver | Laps | Time | Gap |
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1 | 30 | Max Verstappen / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 7 | 1’37.106 | |
2 | 2 | Esteban Ocon / FRA Prema Powerteam | 7 | 1’37.303 | 0.197 |
3 | 25 | Antonio Fuoco / ITA Prema Powerteam | 7 | 1’37.326 | 0.220 |
4 | 31 | Tom Blomqvist / GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 6 | 1’37.456 | 0.350 |
5 | 23 | William Buller / GBR Signature | 7 | 1’37.497 | 0.391 |
6 | 1 | Nicholas Latifi / CAN Prema Powerteam | 7 | 1’37.540 | 0.434 |
7 | 21 | Félix Serrallés / USA Team West-TecF3 | 7 | 1’37.710 | 0.604 |
8 | 28 | Jake Dennis / GBR Carlin | 7 | 1’37.745 | 0.639 |
9 | 5 | Jordan King / GBR Carlin | 7 | 1’37.808 | 0.702 |
10 | 19 | Antonio Giovinazzi / ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 6 | 1’37.819 | 0.713 |
11 | 6 | Edward Jones / UAE Carlin | 7 | 1’37.922 | 0.816 |
12 | 3 | Lucas Auer / AUT kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 7 | 1’37.933 | 0.827 |
13 | 20 | Sean Gelael / INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 7 | 1’37.952 | 0.846 |
14 | 4 | Roy Nissany / ISR kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 7 | 1’38.073 | 0.967 |
15 | 32 | Nick Cassidy / NZL ThreeBond with T-Sport | 6 | 1’38.153 | 1.047 |
16 | 27 | Felix Rosenqvist / SWE kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 7 | 1’38.259 | 1.153 |
17 | 16 | Gustavo Menezes / USA Van Amersfoort Racing | 7 | 1’38.288 | 1.182 |
18 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón / COL Jo Zeller Racing | 7 | 1’38.450 | 1.344 |
19 | 12 | Alexander Toril / ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport | 7 | 1’38.737 | 1.631 |
20 | 8 | Michele Beretta / ITA Eurointernational | 7 | 1’38.740 | 1.634 |
21 | 26 | Dennis van de Laar / NED Prema Powerteam | 7 | 1’38.745 | 1.639 |
22 | 15 | Jules Szymkowiak / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 7 | 1’38.752 | 1.646 |
23 | 29 | Sergio Sette Camara / BRA Eurointernational | 6 | 1’38.768 | 1.662 |
24 | 11 | Richard Goddard / AUS ThreeBond with T-Sport | 6 | 1’38.838 | 1.732 |
25 | 10 | Santino Ferrucci / USA Fortec Motorsports | 7 | 1’38.996 | 1.890 |
26 | 22 | Wing Chung Chang / MAC Team West-Tec F3 | 7 | 1’39.597 | 2.491 |
27 | 9 | Hongwei Cao / CHN Fortec Motorsports | 7 | 1’39.719 | 2.613 |