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Silverstone Euro F3: Felix Rosenqvist completes hat-trick of poles

Category veteran Felix Rosenqvist completed a hat-trick of pole positions for the Formula 3 European Championship opener at Silverstone in the second qualifying session

The Swede - who bagged race one pole earlier today - leapt onto pole position on his first hot lap in his Prema Powerteam Dallara-Mercedes, then had a cool-down lap during which Charles Leclerc stole the top spot with his Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara-VW.

Then Rosenqvist attacked again, going a tenth quicker to demote Leclerc for race-two pole, while his earlier effort earned him the top spot for race three, decided by second-fastest times.

NEWS UPDATE: Rosenqvist stripped of poles

The Hankook tyres gave a much longer peak operating window in this session, meaning that drivers had more opportunity to go for a quick time even if they had been delayed in traffic.

"I'm always a bit worried about the traffic," admitted Rosenqvist. "I know your session can easily be screwed if you don't get space.

"But it felt like the first session was exceptional [where the tyres only lasted for one lap at their peak] because I'd never had that before.

"I was expecting it to be normal this time and it was - my best lap was quite exciting in the car."

Leclerc was happy with second on both grids after taking fifth in opening qualifying, feeling as though this performance was more representative of his pace.

Three tenths adrift of the Monegasque was his main rookie rival George Russell, who outpaced Carlin team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi - who was suffering from slow-speed oversteer - to take third on the grid. The duo reversed their positions for race three.

Alexander Albon was one of the minority who trickled out early in the session, but his early hot laps were ruined by most of the rest of the field joining the circuit a few minutes later.

Nevertheless, he claimed fifth place for both races for the returning-to-F3 Signature team, ahead of Prema trio Brandon Maisano, Jake Dennis and Lance Stroll.

Following them was a Carlin triple, comprising Americans Gustavo Menezes and Ryan Tveter and Red Bull junior Callum Ilott, with the 16-year-old Briton squeezing into the top 10 on the grid for race three.

NEWS UPDATE: Rosenqvist stripped of poles

RACE TWO GRID

Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap
1 Charles Leclerc Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara/Volkswagen 1m51.148s -
2 George Russell Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m51.448s 0.300s
3 Antonio Giovinazzi Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m51.458s 0.310s
4 Alexander Albon Signature Dallara/Volkswagen 1m51.550s 0.402s
5 Brandon Maisano Prema Powerteam Dallara/Mercedes 1m51.755s 0.607s
6 Jake Dennis Prema Powerteam Dallara/Mercedes 1m51.781s 0.633s
7 Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam Dallara/Mercedes 1m51.808s 0.660s
8 Gustavo Menezes Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m51.982s 0.834s
9 Ryan Tveter Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.042s 0.894s
10 Callum Ilott Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.061s 0.913s
11 Mikkel Jensen KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.165s 1.017s
12 Markus Pommer Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.189s 1.041s
13 Fabian Schiller Team West-Tec F3 Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.317s 1.169s
14 Dorian Boccolacci Signature Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.347s 1.199s
15 Pietro Fittipaldi Fortec Motorsports Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.367s 1.219s
16 Maximilian Guenther KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.376s 1.228s
17 Arjun Maini Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.402s 1.254s
18 Santino Ferrucci KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.411s 1.263s
19 Michele Beretta KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.474s 1.326s
20 Nicolas Beer EuroInternational Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.506s 1.358s
21 Alessio Lorandi Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.506s 1.358s
22 Nabil Jeffri Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.564s 1.416s
23 Tatiana Calderon Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.677s 1.529s
24 Julio Moreno ThreeBond with T-Sport Dallara/NBE 1m52.755s 1.607s
25 Raoul Hyman Team West-Tec F3 Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.769s 1.621s
26 Sergio Sette Camara Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.904s 1.756s
27 Matt Solomon Double R Racing Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.909s 1.761s
28 Matt Rao Fortec Motorsports Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.332s 2.184s
29 Kang Ling KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.354s 2.206s
30 Martin Cao Fortec Motorsports Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.409s 2.261s
31 Mahaveer Raghunathan Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m53.468s 2.320s
32 Zhi Cong Li Fortec Motorsports Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.488s 2.340s
33 Nicolas Pohler Double R Racing Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.954s 2.806s
34 Sam MacLeod Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m53.460s 2.312s
35 Felix Rosenqvist Prema Powerteam Dallara/Mercedes - -

RACE THREE GRID

Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap
1 Charles Leclerc Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara/Volkswagen 1m51.489s -
2 Antonio Giovinazzi Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m51.537s 0.048s
3 George Russell Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m51.543s 0.054s
4 Alexander Albon Signature Dallara/Volkswagen 1m51.688s 0.199s
5 Brandon Maisano Prema Powerteam Dallara/Mercedes 1m51.877s 0.388s
6 Jake Dennis Prema Powerteam Dallara/Mercedes 1m51.924s 0.435s
7 Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam Dallara/Mercedes 1m51.953s 0.464s
8 Gustavo Menezes Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.006s 0.517s
9 Callum Ilott Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.081s 0.592s
10 Markus Pommer Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.212s 0.723s
11 Mikkel Jensen KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.389s 0.900s
12 Dorian Boccolacci Signature Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.410s 0.921s
13 Ryan Tveter Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.505s 1.016s
14 Alessio Lorandi Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.549s 1.060s
15 Pietro Fittipaldi Fortec Motorsports Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.603s 1.114s
16 Nabil Jeffri Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.604s 1.115s
17 Nicolas Beer EuroInternational Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.625s 1.136s
18 Santino Ferrucci KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.645s 1.156s
19 Arjun Maini Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.669s 1.180s
20 Maximilian Guenther KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.716s 1.227s
21 Tatiana Calderon Carlin Dallara/Volkswagen 1m52.744s 1.255s
22 Michele Beretta KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.853s 1.364s
23 Fabian Schiller Team West-Tec F3 Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.854s 1.365s
24 Julio Moreno ThreeBond with T-Sport Dallara/NBE 1m52.869s 1.380s
25 Raoul Hyman Team West-Tec F3 Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.884s 1.395s
26 Matt Solomon Double R Racing Dallara/Mercedes 1m52.944s 1.455s
27 Sergio Sette Camara Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m53.005s 1.516s
28 Matt Rao Fortec Motorsports Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.396s 1.907s
29 Kang Ling KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.471s 1.982s
30 Martin Cao Fortec Motorsports Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.477s 1.988s
31 Zhi Cong Li Fortec Motorsports Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.520s 2.031s
32 Mahaveer Raghunathan Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m53.542s 2.053s
33 Nicolas Pohler Double R Racing Dallara/Mercedes 1m53.973s 2.484s
34 Sam MacLeod Motopark Dallara/Volkswagen 1m53.562s 2.073s
35 Felix Rosenqvist Prema Powerteam Dallara/Mercedes - -


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