Gutierrez takes another GP3 pole
ART's Esteban Gutierrez took his second GP3 Series feature race pole in succession with a dominant performance at Silverstone this morning
The times dropped incrementally for most of the session, with several drivers taking turns on top, but no one had an answer for the Mexican's 1m51.451s effort that left him a massive 0.589 seconds clear of nearest rival Rio Haryanto of Manor. The gap between the pair was equivalent to the margin that covered Haryanto and the eight drivers behind him.
Haryanto could perhaps count himself fortunate to have secured his front row spot as he encountered a spinning Tobias Hegewald on his best lap, which potentially could have been meant that his best time could have been set under yellows.
Nico Muller and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs will start from the second row ahead of Alexander Rossi and Daniel Morad.
Morad's Status team-mate Robert Wickens benefited from an overnight engine change to go eighth-fastest, although he will start from 18th due to a 10-place grid penalty that is carried over from Valencia.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Esteban Gutierrez ART 1m51.451s 2. Rio Haryanto Manor 1m52.040s + 0.589s 3. Nico Muller Jenzer 1m52.089s + 0.638s 4. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor 1m52.112s + 0.661s 5. Tobias Hegewald RSC Mucke 1m52.152s + 0.701s 6. Alexander Rossi ART 1m52.188s + 0.737s 7. Daniel Morad Status 1m52.306s + 0.855s 8. Robert Wickens Status 1m52.312s + 0.861s 9. James Jakes Manor 1m52.316s + 0.865s 10. Dean Smith Carlin 1m52.511s + 1.060s 11. Renger van der Zande RSC Mucke 1m52.565s + 1.114s 12. Mirko Bortolotti Addax 1m52.580s + 1.129s 13. Daniel Juncadella Tech 1 1m52.581s + 1.130s 14. Michael Christensen MW Arden 1m52.614s + 1.163s 15. Stefano Coletti Tech 1 1m52.625s + 1.174s 16. Oliver Oakes Atech CRS 1m52.636s + 1.185s 17. Simon Trummer Jenzer 1m52.643s + 1.192s 18. Pal Varhaug Jenzer 1m52.643s + 1.192s 19. Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 1m52.692s + 1.241s 20. Josef Newgarden Carlin 1m52.802s + 1.351s 21. Pablo Sanchez Lopez Addax 1m52.814s + 1.363s 22. Felipe Guimaraes Addax 1m52.904s + 1.453s 23. Nigel Melker RSC Mucke 1m52.906s + 1.455s 24. Roberto Merhi Atech CRS 1m53.072s + 1.621s 25. Miki Monras MW Arden 1m53.197s + 1.746s 26. Lucas Foresti Carlin 1m53.256s + 1.805s 27. Vittorio Ghirelli Atech CRS 1m53.456s + 2.005s 28. Pedro Nunes ART 1m53.590s + 2.139s 29. Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 1m53.697s + 2.246s 30. Ivan Lukashevich Status 1m54.044s + 2.593s
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