Alguersuari and Hartley on front row
Carlin Motorsport team-mates and rivals Jaime Alguersuari and Brendon Hartley will share the front row for the first British Formula 3 race at Thruxton tomorrow
The Red Bull-backed duo, who both retired from the opening race of the season when they collided while fighting for the lead, headed Oliver Turvey in a Carlin 1-2-3 with all three cars covered by 0.037s.
The combination of the high temperatures and the abrasive nature of the Thruxton circuit meant that most drivers completed only a handful of flying laps before returning to pits to sit out the rest of the session.
Marcus Ericsson was the only car in the top 15 still circulating in the last five minutes, but he was unable to improve his time from earlier in the session, which was good enough for fourth on the grid.
Australian John Martin produced his best showing of the season so far to qualify his Raikkonen Robertson Racing car at the head of the third row, which he will share with Sergio Perez, who lies just a point behind championship leader Alguersuari going into this weekend's rounds.
Sam Abay made it four Carlin cars in the top seven, just ahead of Michael Devaney who was the top Mygale runner in eighth. Fellow Mygale driver Nick Tandy and National Class leader Andy Meyrick completed the top 10.
Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 1:06.821 2. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 1:06.846 +0.025 3. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M 1:06.858 +0.037 4. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 1:06.933 +0.112 5. John Martin Double R D/M 1:07.086 +0.265 6. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 1:07.136 +0.315 7. Sam Abay Carlin D/M 1:07.195 +0.374 8. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M 1:07.231 +0.410 9. Nick Tandy JTR M/M 1:07.453 +0.632 10. Andy Meyrick Carlin (N) D/H 1:07.466 +0.645 11. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 1:07.531 +0.710 12. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M 1:07.756 +0.935 13. Henry Arundel Double R D/M 1:07.803 +0.982 14. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M 1:07.868 +1.047 15. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H 1:07.896 +1.075 16. Max Chilton Hitech D/M 1:07.914 +1.093 17. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 1:07.933 +1.112 18. Ali Jackson Double R D/M 1:08.161 +1.340 19. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H 1:08.199 +1.378 20. Philip Major Fortec D/M 1:08.219 +1.398 21. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H 1:08.464 +1.643 22. Viktor Jensen Nexa D/H 1:08.504 +1.683 23. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H 1:08.864 +2.043 24. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H 1:08.891 +2.070 25. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H 1:09.181 +2.360 26. Jordan Williams Loctite (N) D/H 1:10.409 +3.588 (D/M = Dallara Mercedes, M/M = Mygale Mercedes, D/H = Dallara Mugen-Honda)
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