Asmer takes Brands GP pole
Marko Asmer finally found some clear road to take pole late in today's first British Formula Three qualifying session at Brands Hatch
The Hitech Racing driver had struggled in the test yesterday, and also struggled to find a gap in the traffic during the first half of a dry session on the Grand Prix circuit.
But after a mid-session red flag to clear the crashed cars of Alberto Valerio (Carlin Motorsport) and Alex Waters (Promatecme), the championship leader found a space, put in a lap and leapt from the midway down the timesheets into first place.
Double R driver Atte Mustonen was another to improve after the stoppage, and he will start on the front row alongside Asmer.
Supporting the Finn's quest to land Double R's first win of the season will be teammates Stephen Jelley (third) and Jonathan Kennard (fifth). These two will sandwich the leading Carlin driver, Sam Bird.
T-Sport's Rodolfo Gonzalez put in one of his best performances of the season to take sixth, following his scary roll last time out at Monza.
The session was halted early after a crash at Hawthorns by Double R guest driver Johnny Cecotto Junior.
Franky Cheng (Performance Racing) returned to his best form by taking pole position in the National Class.
Pos Driver Car Time 1. Marko Asmer Dallara-Mercedes 1:17.891 2. Atte Mustonen Dallara-Mercedes 1:17.952 + 0.061 3. Stephen Jelley Dallara-Mercedes 1:18.126 + 0.235 4. Sam Bird Dallara-Mercedes 1:18.217 + 0.326 5. Jonathan Kennard Dallara-Mercedes 1:18.304 + 0.413 6. Rodolfo Gonzalez Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:18.398 + 0.507 7. S.Hohenthal Dallara-Mercedes 1:18.591 + 0.700 8. Maro Engel Dallara-Mercedes 1:18.775 + 0.884 9. Niall Breen Dallara-Mercedes 1:19.134 + 1.243 10. E.Guerrieri Mygale-Mercedes 1:19.180 + 1.289 11. Greg Mansell Dallara-Mercedes 1:19.189 + 1.298 12. Michael Devaney Mygale-Mercedes 1:19.217 + 1.326 13. John Martin Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:19.240 + 1.349 14. Cheng Cong Fu Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:19.593 + 1.702 15. Max Chilton Dallara-Mercedes 1:19.806 + 1.915 16. W.Grubmuller Dallara-Mercedes 1:19.901 + 2.010 17. Alberto Valerio Dallara-Mercedes 1:19.933 + 2.042 18. J.Cecotto Jr. Dallara-Mercedes 1:19.990 + 2.099 19. Mario Moraes Dallara-Mercedes 1:20.020 + 2.129 20. Sergio Perez Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:20.066 + 2.175 21. Ricardo Teixeira Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:20.100 + 2.209 22. Sean Petterson Lola-Mugen-Honda 1:20.498 + 2.607 23. Michael Meadows Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:20.630 + 2.739 24. Viktor Jensen Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:20.709 + 2.818 25. Leo Mansell Dallara-Mercedes 1:20.915 + 3.024 26. Ali Jackson Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:21.078 + 3.187 27. F.Castellacci Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:21.194 + 3.303 28. S.Al-Khalifa Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:21.415 + 3.524 29. Alex Waters Dallara-Mugen-Honda 1:21.485 + 3.594 30. Juan P.Garcia Lola-Dome-Mugen-Honda 1:22.018 + 4.127 31. Hamed Al Fardan Dallara-Mugen-Honda
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