{"id":1773,"date":"2014-06-20T18:22:09","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2014-06-20T18:51:26","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:51:26","slug":"rain-sets-up-dramatic-qualifying-session-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/rain-sets-up-dramatic-qualifying-session-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain sets up dramatic qualifying session in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"pic\"<\/a>The inevitable rain finally struck Spa-Francorchamps in time for Friday afternoon’s second FIA F3 European Championship qualifying session, laying the foundations for a topsy-turvy set of grids for the final two races of the weekend.<\/p>\n

The skies opened just before the start of the session, which was delayed by 15 minutes\u00a0as race officials waited for conditions to stabilise. They finally did so enough for the first exploratory\u00a0laps to be completed on slicks,\u00a0only for Mitch\u00a0Gilbert to crash on his first flyer and bring out the red flags.<\/p>\n

Once the session resumed, the rain had intensified, with the full field heading out on wet-weather\u00a0Hankooks. What followed next can only be\u00a0described as a lottery, with intermittent downpours wetting various parts of the lap at various\u00a0stages, and with the rain finally easing off towards the end – when most drivers (including Felix)\u00a0were suffering from\u00a0overheating tyres.<\/p>\n

Out of it all to bag his first-ever\u00a0pole position came Gustavo Menezes of Van\u00a0Amersfoort Racing, the American leaving\u00a0it until the later stages to join the track, enjoying superior grip\u00a0from his tyres when conditions were at their best to out-pace the rest of the field by over a second. Felix wound up ninth overall, 3.7 seconds shy of Menezes,\u00a0having momentarily\u00a0topped\u00a0the session\u00a0during its damper stages. The outcome means Felix will start tomorrow’s Race 2 from ninth.<\/p>\n

On the\u00a0list charting the second-fastest lap times, which\u00a0is based to form the Race 3 grid, Felix ended up tenth as the leading M\u00fccke Motorsport runner. Pole for Race\u00a03 went to Esteban Ocon (Prema Powerteam), who continued his streak of strong qualifying performances.<\/p>\n

Ferrari-backed Antonio Fuoco had to sit out the majority of the session after literally driving into the wall on the straight leading into Eau Rouge in the early stages.<\/p>\n

FELIX:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“That was a very strange session. I normally\u00a0don’t believe in luck, but sometimes it exists – and this was all about being at the right place at the right time, with no chance of knowing when or where that was! It was raining at one corner on one lap, and the next time around it would be completely dry and vice versa; it was one of those classic Spa sessions, I suppose. My tyres were absolutely burning towards the end when conditions were at their best, and there was nothing more to do. It is what it is, so we can’t be happy neither unhappy.<\/p>\n

“It’s not been a great day today, but the racing hasn’t started yet and I will give it my all in each of the three races. I think the podium is still perfectly possible, particularly\u00a0given the unusual formation of the grid for Races 2 and 3, and\u00a0I’m ready to\u00a0fight for every position.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grid for Race 3 (second-fastest times)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pos.<\/th>\nNo<\/th>\nDriver<\/th>\nLaps<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nGap<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nEsteban Ocon \/ FRA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:27.897<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nJohn Bryant-Meisner \/ SWE Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:28.320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nF\u00e9lix Serrall\u00e9s \/ USA Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:28.404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nFelipe Guimaraes \/ BRA Double R Racing<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:29.038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nMax Verstappen \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:29.562<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nGustavo Menezes \/ USA Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:29.710<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nTatiana Calder\u00f3n \/ COL Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:30.495<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMichele Beretta \/ ITA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:30.827<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nNicholas Latifi \/ CAN Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:30.978<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nFelix Rosenqvist \/ SWE kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\n2:31.026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nLucas Auer \/ AUT kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:31.033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJules Szymkowiak \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:31.047<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nHector Hurst \/ GBR Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:31.236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nRichard Goddard \/ AUS ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:31.655<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJordan King \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:31.986<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nRoy Nissany \/ ISR kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:32.586<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nJake Dennis \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:32.785<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nTom Blomqvist \/ GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:32.861<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nAntonio Giovinazzi \/ ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:33.396<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nSandro Zeller \/ SUI Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:33.540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nSantino Ferrucci \/ USA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:33.579<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nSean Gelael \/ INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:34.856<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nAlexander Toril \/ ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:34.981<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOT CLASSIFIED<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nAntonio Fuoco \/ ITA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMitchell Gilbert \/ AUS Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Grid for Race 2 (outright times)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pos.<\/th>\nNo<\/th>\nDriver<\/th>\nLaps<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nGap<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nGustavo Menezes \/ USA Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:25.458<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nMax Verstappen \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:26.616<\/td>\n1.158<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nEsteban Ocon \/ FRA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:27.380<\/td>\n1.922<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nJohn Bryant-Meisner \/ SWE Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:27.647<\/td>\n2.189<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n21<\/td>\nF\u00e9lix Serrall\u00e9s \/ USA Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:27.767<\/td>\n2.309<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nAlexander Toril \/ ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:28.456<\/td>\n2.998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nFelipe Guimaraes \/ BRA Double R Racing<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:28.901<\/td>\n3.443<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nLucas Auer \/ AUT kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:29.082<\/td>\n3.624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nFelix Rosenqvist \/ SWE kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\n2:29.215<\/strong><\/td>\n3.757<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nMichele Beretta \/ ITA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:29.447<\/td>\n3.989<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nTatiana Calder\u00f3n \/ COL Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:29.466<\/td>\n4.008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nJules Szymkowiak \/ NED Van Amersfoort Racing<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:29.754<\/td>\n4.296<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nNicholas Latifi \/ CAN Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:29.932<\/td>\n4.474<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n22<\/td>\nHector Hurst \/ GBR Team West-TecF3<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:30.342<\/td>\n4.884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nJordan King \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:30.517<\/td>\n5.059<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nSantino Ferrucci \/ USA Eurointernational<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:30.709<\/td>\n5.251<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nRichard Goddard \/ AUS ThreeBond with T-Sport<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:31.030<\/td>\n5.572<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nRoy Nissany \/ ISR kfzteile24 M\u00fccke Motorsport<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:31.206<\/td>\n5.748<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nAntonio Giovinazzi \/ ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:31.494<\/td>\n6.036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nSean Gelael \/ INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:31.751<\/td>\n6.293<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nSandro Zeller \/ SUI Jo Zeller Racing<\/small><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:32.005<\/td>\n6.547<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nJake Dennis \/ GBR Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:32.333<\/td>\n6.875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nTom Blomqvist \/ GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin<\/small><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:32.699<\/td>\n7.241<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOT CLASSIFIED<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nAntonio Fuoco \/ ITA Prema Powerteam<\/small><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
–<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMitchell Gilbert \/ AUS Fortec Motorsports<\/small><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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