Auto GP Hungaroring: Markus Pommer on pole after rain-hit session

Q1 took place amid dark clouds, thunder and lightning, and the storm broke just as Q2 was getting underway.

That led to red flags after a few minutes of running, followed by a delay of an hour before qualifying could be completed, with an initial attempt to resume the session postponed when the rain increased again.

Super Nova driver Pommer had been quickest in Q1 and got a 1m51.949s lap in during the opening moments of Q2 before the stoppage.

That stood for pole position, ahead of Hungarian local hero Tamas Pal Kiss.

Returning reigning champion Vittorio Ghirelli will start fifth, behind row two duo Sam Dejonghe and Michela Cerruti, who secured their best AutoGP qualifying results to date, although the latter ended the session in the gravel.

Championship leader Kimiya Sato was among the drivers who did not get a good lap in when the track was at its best in the two attempts at Q2.

He ended up ninth, just ahead of Kevin Giovesi, the winner of the last round at Paul Ricard a fortnight ago.

Pos Driver               Team         Time       Gap
 1. Markus Pommer        Super Nova   1m51.949s
 2. Tamas Pal Kiss       Zele         1m52.423s  +0.474s
 3. Sam Dejonghe         Virtuosi     1m55.540s  +3.591s
 4. Michela Cerruti      Super Nova   1m56.694s  +4.745s
 5. Vittorio Ghirelli    Super Nova   1m56.851s  +4.902s
 6. Andrea Roda          Virtuosi     1m57.795s  +5.846s
 7. Loris Spinelli       Eurotech     1m59.038s  +7.089s
 8. Michele La Rosa      Euronova     2m00.405s  +8.456s
 9. Kimiya Sato          Euronova     2m05.575s  +13.626s
10. Kevin Giovesi        Eurotech     2m09.400s  +17.451s
11. Giuseppe Cipriani    Ibiza        1m35.576s  Q1
12. Yoshitaka Kuroda     Zele         1m36.083s  Q1