Algarve European F3: Lotus junior Alexander Albon loses pole
Signature driver and Lotus F1 junior Alexander Albon has been excluded from the Formula 3 European Championship's second qualifying at the Algarve circuit
Albon, who had taken pole for race two, will now start at the back of the grid in both the second and third events due to being unable to provide the mandatory 1kg of sample fuel following the session.
His second best time had secured him 12th on the grid for the finale before the stewards' decision.
Albon was the only driver able to resist Prema Powerteam in qualifying, securing his pole ahead of a Prema quartet.
Felix Rosenqvist was at the front of the queue behind Albon and therefore now has a double pole having already been starting first for race three.
Jake Dennis had secured the first qualifying session's pole position, meaning Prema Powerteam cars now start from pole in all three races, and lock out at least the front three slots in each race.
REVISED RACE TWO GRID:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Rosenqvist | Prema Powerteam | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.003s | - |
| 2 | Nick Cassidy | Prema Powerteam | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.066s | 0.063s |
| 3 | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.070s | 0.067s |
| 4 | Jake Dennis | Prema Powerteam | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.135s | 0.132s |
| 5 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.171s | 0.168s |
| 6 | Gustavo Menezes | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.230s | 0.227s |
| 7 | George Russell | Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.291s | 0.288s |
| 8 | Markus Pommer | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.357s | 0.354s |
| 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | Signature | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.400s | 0.397s |
| 10 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Fortec Motorsports | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.420s | 0.417s |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.474s | 0.471s |
| 12 | Callum Ilott | Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.515s | 0.512s |
| 13 | Ryan Tveter | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.530s | 0.527s |
| 14 | Maximilian Guenther | KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.530s | 0.527s |
| 15 | Mikkel Jensen | KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.531s | 0.528s |
| 16 | Sergio Sette Camara | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.563s | 0.560s |
| 17 | Alexander Sims | Hitech GP | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.602s | 0.599s |
| 18 | Arjun Maini | Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.673s | 0.670s |
| 19 | Santino Ferrucci | KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.767s | 0.764s |
| 20 | Michele Beretta | KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.820s | 0.817s |
| 21 | Alessio Lorandi | Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.832s | 0.829s |
| 22 | Sam MacLeod | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.838s | 0.835s |
| 23 | Andy Chang | Fortec Motorsports | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.867s | 0.864s |
| 24 | Raoul Hyman | Team West-Tec F3 | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.887s | 0.884s |
| 25 | Nabil Jeffri | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.918s | 0.915s |
| 26 | Julio Moreno | ThreeBond with T-Sport | Dallara/NBE | 1m42.987s | 0.984s |
| 27 | Tatiana Calderon | Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m43.047s | 1.044s |
| 28 | Matt Rao | Fortec Motorsports | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m43.218s | 1.215s |
| 29 | Matt Solomon | Double R Racing | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m43.335s | 1.332s |
| 30 | Zhi Cong Li | Fortec Motorsports | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m43.501s | 1.498s |
| 31 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m43.837s | 1.834s |
| - | Alexander Albon | Signature | Dallara/Volkswagen | - | - |
REVISED RACE THREE GRID:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Rosenqvist | Prema Powerteam | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.014s | - |
| 2 | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.074s | 0.060s |
| 3 | Jake Dennis | Prema Powerteam | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.256s | 0.242s |
| 4 | George Russell | Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.327s | 0.313s |
| 5 | Gustavo Menezes | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.370s | 0.356s |
| 6 | Markus Pommer | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.526s | 0.512s |
| 7 | Mikkel Jensen | KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.540s | 0.526s |
| 8 | Sergio Sette Camara | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.564s | 0.550s |
| 9 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Fortec Motorsports | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.597s | 0.583s |
| 10 | Callum Ilott | Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.647s | 0.633s |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.660s | 0.646s |
| 12 | Dorian Boccolacci | Signature | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.697s | 0.683s |
| 13 | Ryan Tveter | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.741s | 0.727s |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.758s | 0.744s |
| 15 | Nick Cassidy | Prema Powerteam | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.818s | 0.804s |
| 16 | Arjun Maini | Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.828s | 0.814s |
| 17 | Maximilian Guenther | KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.880s | 0.866s |
| 18 | Alexander Sims | Hitech GP | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.898s | 0.884s |
| 19 | Andy Chang | Fortec Motorsports | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.906s | 0.892s |
| 20 | Alessio Lorandi | Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.947s | 0.933s |
| 21 | Nabil Jeffri | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m42.959s | 0.945s |
| 22 | Santino Ferrucci | KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m42.967s | 0.953s |
| 23 | Raoul Hyman | Team West-Tec F3 | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m43.003s | 0.989s |
| 24 | Michele Beretta | KFZTeile24 Mucke Motorsport | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m43.034s | 1.020s |
| 25 | Julio Moreno | ThreeBond with T-Sport | Dallara/NBE | 1m43.043s | 1.029s |
| 26 | Tatiana Calderon | Carlin | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m43.167s | 1.153s |
| 27 | Matt Rao | Fortec Motorsports | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m43.249s | 1.235s |
| 28 | Matt Solomon | Double R Racing | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m43.337s | 1.323s |
| 29 | Sam MacLeod | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m43.488s | 1.474s |
| 30 | Zhi Cong Li | Fortec Motorsports | Dallara/Mercedes | 1m43.668s | 1.654s |
| 31 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | Motopark | Dallara/Volkswagen | 1m44.304s | 2.290s |
| - | Alexander Albon | Signature | Dallara/Volkswagen | - | - |
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