Devaney gives Mygale maiden pole
Michael Devaney scored the maiden pole position for the Mygale chassis in the first British Formula 3 qualifying session at Snetterton this morning
The Ultimate Motorsport driver jumped to the top of the times half way through another rain-soaked session, and his time proved good enough to clinch the first non-Dallara British F3 pole in four years.
Devaney put in his best lap just before the became heavier and it wasn't until the last two minutes of the session that any drivers were able to improve their times further.
Nick Tandy made it an all-Mygale front row, just 0.025 seconds slower than Devaney's time. The JTR driver twice went to the top of the times during the session but had to make do with second in the end.
"I'm really pleased," said Tandy, "we've improved so much in the wet. To be pipped to pole by such a small margin is a bit frustrating, but I can't complain about a front row start."
Jaime Alguersuari completed the top three, which was covered by just five hundredths of a second, ahead of his Carlin Motorsport team-mate Brendon Hartley in fourth.
Fortec Motorsport's Sebastian Hohenthal and Marcus Ericsson set the pace early on, but both slipped down the order in the second half of the session.
Hohenthal salvaged fifth with his penultimate lap, while Ericsson had to make do with eighth, behind championship leader Sergio Perez and Carlin's Oliver Turvey.
Jay Bridger led the National Class runners in ninth place, with Atte Mustonen completing the top 10.
Jordan Williams qualified 25th on his Formula 3 debut, replacing Niall Quinn in Team Loctite's National Class car, while reigning Formula Ford champion Callum MacLeod, also making his category debut, qualified 26th for new team Litespeed in the SLC chassis.
Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M 1:13.443 2. Nick Tandy JTR M/M 1:13.468 +0.025 3. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 1:13.500 +0.057 4. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 1:13.585 +0.142 5. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 1:13.706 +0.263 6. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 1:13.754 +0.311 7. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M 1:13.755 +0.312 8. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 1:13.859 +0.416 9. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H 1:14.117 +0.674 10. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M 1:14.173 +0.730 11. Sam Abay Carlin D/M 1:14.674 +1.231 12. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H 1:14.679 +1.236 13. Philip Major Fortec D/M 1:14.734 +1.291 14. Henry Arundel Double R D/M 1:14.808 +1.365 15. John Martin Double R D/M 1:14.826 +1.383 16. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M 1:14.928 +1.485 17. Max Chilton Hitech D/M 1:14.946 +1.503 18. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H 1:15.044 +1.601 19. Viktor Jensen Nexa D/H 1:15.269 +1.826 20. Alistair Jackson Ultimate M/M 1:15.397 +1.954 21. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H 1:15.471 +2.028 22. Andy Meyrick Carlin (N) D/H 1:15.492 +2.049 23. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 1:15.601 +2.158 24. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H 1:15.712 +2.269 25. Jordan Williams Loctite (N) D/H 1:16.331 +2.888 26. Callum MacLeod Litespeed (N) S/H 1:16.927 +3.484 27. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H 1:18.276 +4.833 (M/M = Mygale Mercedes, D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/H = Dallara Mugen-Honda, S/H = SLC Mugen-Honda)
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