Felix will start Sunday’s two FIA Formula 3 European Championship races from fourth and third respectively following another solid qualifying performance in Nuremberg on Saturday afternoon, as the predicted rain finally hit Norisring.
With heavy clouds lingering over the streets of “Franconian Monaco” in the build-up to the session, and drops of rain starting to fall just moments before running commenced, all drivers immediately headed out on slicks to try and bank a series of quick laps before the precipitation intensified.
Felix jumped to the top of the timesheets with his first real flyer, and then traded best sector times with Max Verstappen, Esteban Ocon and Tom Blomqvist over the next ten minutes, until the rain finally made conditions too wet for improvements.
Felix was on course for a lap that would have likely handed him a slot on the front row of the grid, going fastest in the second sector, but just missed out on an opportunity to complete the effort after encountering the rain at the final corner.
As it was, Felix found himself leading the Mücke Motorsport charge with fourth on the grid for Race 2, and third for Race 3 (based on second-fastest lap times).
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FELIX:
“I had a good feeling in this session; it was running well for me. Everyone headed out immediately to bank a couple of laps before the rain arrived, and I got into the rhythm quickly. I was on a very good lap – I’d gone fastest through sector two – just as the rain intensified, and the track was just that little too wet by the time I reached the final corner. It was a shame, but we had the pace to fight for pole once again and we have to be pleased with that. The second row is a good place to start from around here, and with so much rain forecast for tomorrow, anything can truly happen. It will be two interesting races and I’m looking forward to them both.”
RESULTS
Grid for Race 3 (second-fastest times)
Pos. | No | Driver | Laps | Time | Gap |
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1 | 30 | Max Verstappen / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 48.255 | |
2 | 31 | Tom Blomqvist / GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 17 | 48.299 | 00.044 |
3 | 27 | Felix Rosenqvist / SWE kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 18 | 48.383 | 00.084 |
4 | 2 | Esteban Ocon / FRA Prema Powerteam | 18 | 48.384 | 00.001 |
5 | 5 | Jordan King / GBR Carlin | 18 | 48.520 | 00.136 |
6 | 29 | Santino Ferrucci / USA Eurointernational | 13 | 48.553 | 00.033 |
7 | 19 | Antonio Giovinazzi / ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 16 | 48.594 | 00.041 |
8 | 28 | Jake Dennis / GBR Carlin | 16 | 48.647 | 00.053 |
9 | 25 | Antonio Fuoco / ITA Prema Powerteam | 20 | 48.665 | 00.018 |
10 | 3 | Lucas Auer / AUT kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 20 | 48.672 | 00.007 |
11 | 1 | Nicholas Latifi / CAN Prema Powerteam | 16 | 48.764 | 00.092 |
12 | 20 | Sean Gelael / INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 17 | 48.779 | 00.015 |
13 | 21 | Félix Serrallés / USA Team West-TecF3 | 16 | 48.887 | 00.108 |
14 | 4 | Roy Nissany / ISR kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 17 | 48.912 | 00.025 |
15 | 15 | Jules Szymkowiak / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | 48.971 | 00.059 |
16 | 8 | Michele Beretta / ITA Eurointernational | 16 | 49.186 | 00.215 |
17 | 16 | Gustavo Menezes / USA Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | 49.192 | 00.006 |
18 | 11 | Richard Goddard / AUS ThreeBond with T-Sport | 16 | 49.225 | 00.033 |
19 | 26 | Dennis van de Laar / NED Prema Powerteam | 17 | 49.254 | 00.029 |
20 | 12 | Alexander Toril / ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport | 18 | 49.265 | 00.011 |
21 | 14 | Felipe Guimaraes / BRA Double R Racing | 14 | 49.266 | 00.001 |
22 | 10 | John Bryant-Meisner / SWE Fortec Motorsports | 16 | 49.334 | 00.068 |
23 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón / COL Jo Zeller Racing | 14 | 49.356 | 00.022 |
24 | 22 | Hector Hurst / GBR Team West-TecF3 | 17 | 49.559 | 00.203 |
25 | 17 | Sandro Zeller / SUI Jo Zeller Racing | 17 | 50.184 | 00.625 |
26 | 9 | Mitchell Gilbert / AUS Fortec Motorsports | 16 | 50.958 | 00.774 |
Grid for Race 2 (outright times)
Pos. | No | Driver | Laps | Time | Gap |
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1 | 30 | Max Verstappen / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 48.118 | |
2 | 2 | Esteban Ocon / FRA Prema Powerteam | 18 | 48.206 | 00.088 |
3 | 31 | Tom Blomqvist / GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 17 | 48.240 | 00.122 |
4 | 27 | Felix Rosenqvist / SWE kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 18 | 48.310 | 00.192 |
5 | 29 | Santino Ferrucci / USA Eurointernational | 13 | 48.444 | 00.326 |
6 | 5 | Jordan King / GBR Carlin | 18 | 48.447 | 00.329 |
7 | 3 | Lucas Auer / AUT kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 20 | 48.461 | 00.343 |
8 | 19 | Antonio Giovinazzi / ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 16 | 48.586 | 00.468 |
9 | 28 | Jake Dennis / GBR Carlin | 16 | 48.597 | 00.479 |
10 | 1 | Nicholas Latifi / CAN Prema Powerteam | 16 | 48.625 | 00.507 |
11 | 25 | Antonio Fuoco / ITA Prema Powerteam | 20 | 48.660 | 00.542 |
12 | 20 | Sean Gelael / INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 17 | 48.753 | 00.635 |
13 | 16 | Gustavo Menezes / USA Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | 48.765 | 00.647 |
14 | 15 | Jules Szymkowiak / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | 48.821 | 00.703 |
15 | 21 | Félix Serrallés / USA Team West-TecF3 | 16 | 48.830 | 00.712 |
16 | 4 | Roy Nissany / ISR kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 17 | 48.857 | 00.739 |
17 | 11 | Richard Goddard / AUS ThreeBond with T-Sport | 16 | 48.987 | 00.869 |
18 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón / COL Jo Zeller Racing | 14 | 49.063 | 00.945 |
19 | 8 | Michele Beretta / ITA Eurointernational | 16 | 49.155 | 01.037 |
20 | 12 | Alexander Toril / ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport | 18 | 49.177 | 01.059 |
21 | 26 | Dennis van de Laar / NED Prema Powerteam | 17 | 49.190 | 01.072 |
22 | 14 | Felipe Guimaraes / BRA Double R Racing | 14 | 49.191 | 01.073 |
23 | 10 | John Bryant-Meisner / SWE Fortec Motorsports | 16 | 49.322 | 01.204 |
24 | 22 | Hector Hurst / GBR Team West-TecF3 | 17 | 49.430 | 01.312 |
25 | 17 | Sandro Zeller / SUI Jo Zeller Racing | 17 | 50.154 | 02.036 |
26 | 9 | Mitchell Gilbert / AUS Fortec Motorsports | 16 | 50.838 | 02.720 |