Di Resta takes Zandvoort pole
Paul di Resta moved one point closer to the Formula Three Euroseries title when he set pole position for Saturday's race at Zandvoort on Friday evening
Di Resta (ASM) timed his best lap to perfection, crossing the line with 3:30 minutes on the clock and just before Romain Grosjean shunted into the Hugenholtz hairpin tyre wall, bringing out yellow flags.
De Resta's 1:31.955 was just a fraction quicker than previous pole-sitter Sebastien Buemi (Mucke Motorsport) on 1:31.973.
Nobody else dipped into that bracket, with the first of the 1:32 brigade headed by local driver Giedo van der Garde, whose ASM car was on pole for the first part of the session.
Sebastian Vettel, fresh from his BMW Friday driving role in Istanbul, was fourth quickest for ASM, ahead of Kohei Hirate (Manor Motorsport) and the sidelined Grosjean, whose car had to be craned off the track.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Paul di Resta ASM Formule 3 1:31.955 16 2. Sébastien Buemi ASL Mücke Motorsport 1:31.973 + 0.018 16 3. Giedo van der Garde ASM Formule 3 1:32.044 + 0.071 15 4. Sebastian Vettel ASM Formule 3 1:32.172 + 0.128 17 5. Kohei Hirate Manor Motorsport 1:32.290 + 0.118 15 6. Romain Grosjean Signature-Plus 1:32.312 + 0.022 13 7. Jonathan Summerton ASL Mücke Motorsport 1:32.314 + 0.002 16 8. Kamui Kobayashi ASM Formule 3 1:32.399 + 0.085 15 9. Guillaume Moreau Signature-Plus 1:32.634 + 0.235 17 10. Michael Herck Bas Leinders JRT 1:32.637 + 0.003 15 11. Kazuki Nakajima Manor Motorsport 1:32.731 + 0.094 16 12. Richard Antinucci HBR Motorsport 1:32.779 + 0.048 16 13. Paolo Nocera Prema Powerteam 1:32.916 + 0.137 17 14. Esteban Guerrieri Manor Motorsport 1:32.981 + 0.065 13 15. Tim Sandtler Signature-Plus 1:33.133 + 0.152 15 16. Peter Elkmann Zeller Racing 1:33.367 + 0.234 16 17. Charlie Kimball Signature-Plus 1:33.440 + 0.073 16 18. Alejandro Nunez Prema Powerteam 1:33.566 + 0.126 13 19. Filip Salaquarda Team ISR 1:33.777 + 0.211 16 20. Ronayne O´Mahony Prema Powerteam 1:33.928 + 0.151 18 21. Recardo Bruins Van Amersfoort Racing 1:34.360 + 0.432 16 22. Dominick Muermans Van Amersfoort Racing 1:34.967 + 0.607 16 23. Bruno Rudolf Fechner SMS Seyffarth Motorsport 1:36.987 + 2.020 15 24. Cemil Cipa HBR Motorsport 1:37.709 + 0.722 15
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