Conway snatches Snetterton pole
Championship leader Mike Conway (Double R Racing) has taken pole position for the first British Formula Three race at Snetterton
The result of today's first session comes as no surprise, as Conway has been virtually unbeatable in several of the group tests at the Norfolk session since New Year. But the margin of pole was a very slim one.
The British driver lines up just ahead of Carlin Motorsport's Christian Bakkerud, who was less than a tenth of a second behind in what turned out to be a clean session run under blue skies.
Hitech Racing's rookie driver James Jakes continued to show rapid improvement and will start a close third, the best grid slot of his brief F3 career.
Maro Engel (Carlin Motorsport), Yelmer Buurman (Fortec Motorsport) and James Walker (Hitech Racing) take up the next three positions, with Oliver Jarvis and Bruno Senna completing the top eight.
Jarvis and Senna (who lies a close second to Conway in the championship) are the only race-winners this year aside from Conway, and it was unusual for both to encounter such struggles.
Both will look to improve in this afternoon's session, which will determine the grid for the second race tomorrow.
Qualifying times
Pos Driver Make Time 1. Mike Conway Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1:02.088 2. Christian Bakkerud Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda 1:02.184 + 0.096 3. James Jakes Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1:02.212 + 0.124 4. Maro Engel Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda 1:02.218 + 0.130 5. Yelmer Buurman Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1:02.278 + 0.190 6. James Walker Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1:02.313 + 0.225 7. Oliver Jarvis Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda 1:02.331 + 0.243 8. Bruno Senna Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1:02.357 + 0.269 9. Jonathan Kennard Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda 1:02.421 + 0.333 10. Salvador Duran Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1:02.503 + 0.415 11. Stephen Jelley Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1:02.622 + 0.534 12. Stuart Hall Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1:02.648 + 0.560 13. Alberto Valerio Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda 1:02.943 + 0.855 14. Karl Reindler Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda 1:03.214 + 1.126 15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:03.225 + 1.137 16. Juho Annala Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:03.466 + 1.378 17. Cristiano Morgado Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen Honda 1:03.513 + 1.425 18. Keiko Ihara Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda 1:03.769 + 1.681 19. Ricardo Teixeira Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:04.742 + 2.654 20. Alexander Khateeb Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:04.765 + 2.677 21. Rodolfo Avila Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:04.815 + 2.727 22. Martin Kudzak Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen Honda 1:06.555 + 4.467
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