Chilton takes wet pole at Rockingham
Max Chilton will start tomorrow's first British Formula 3 race at Rockingham from pole position after topping this afternoon's wet qualifying session
The 17-year-old came out best in a disjointed session, which was red flagged twice due to cars spinning off. Running resumed for the final time with just six minutes remaining and Chilton found some clear air to post a time over four tenths of a second quicker than anyone else.
"I knew I had to find some clear space," he said. "It's so important to get clear laps in, especially in these conditions, and I was first out of the pits after the red flag which made it so much easier."
Atte Mustonen will start alongside Chilton on the front row, ahead of Carlin team-mates Jaime Alguersuari and Sam Abay.
Fortec team-mates Sebastian Hohenthal and Marcus Ericsson sandwich Walter Grubmuller in fifth and seventh places, ahead of Andy Meyrick, who returned to the head of the National Class with eighth overall.
Three of this season's race winners are at the bottom of the top 10, with Oliver Turvey and Brendon Hartley lining up ahead of championship leader Sergio Perez, who will start 11th - three places higher than the 14th spot he won from twice at Monza last weekend.
Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Max Chilton Hitech D/M 1:32.304 2. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M 1:32.788 +0.484 3. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 1:32.842 +0.538 4. Sam Abay Carlin D/M 1:32.853 +0.549 5. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 1:32.879 +0.575 6. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M 1:32.953 +0.649 7. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 1:32.987 +0.683 8. Andy Meyrick Carlin (N) D/H 1:33.030 +0.726 9. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M 1:33.139 +0.835 10. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 1:33.623 +1.319 11. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 1:33.692 +1.388 12. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M 1:34.319 +2.015 13. John Martin Double R D/M 1:34.566 +2.262 14. Nick Tandy JTR M/M 1:34.777 +2.473 15. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H 1:34.908 +2.604 16. Alistair Jackson Ultimate M/M 1:35.716 +3.412 17. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H 1:35.779 +3.475 18. Henry Arundel Double R D/M 1:36.585 +4.281 19. Philip Major Fortec D/M 1:36.685 +4.381 20. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H 1:36.881 +4.577 21. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H 1:36.957 +4.653 22. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 1:37.101 +4.797 23. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H 1:37.103 +4.799 24. Niall Quinn Loctite (N) D/H 1:37.282 +4.978 25. Viktor Jensen Nexa D/M 1:37.823 +5.519 26. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H 1:38.936 +6.632 27. Craig Reiff Nexa (N) D/H 1:40.083 +7.779
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