Dirani takes Croft pole double

"If we can get into the first corner first, then I am pretty confident for tomorrow. The car was perfect today. The balance changed a bit in the second session when it was warmer and there was more rubber in the track."

Dirani is in a good position to make a run on the championship lead tomorrow, because current leader Nelsinho Piquet had a pretty poor day today and has only earned himself eighth and twelfth for the races. The Brazilian's team has always struggled to find a good setup for Croft, and young Piquet was also unlucky in traffic on a day when the critical tyre performance window was only a lap or two wide.

The other consistent performer was Silverstone winner James Rossiter, who bagged a pair of third places - though he felt that traffic cost him a pole in the second session. He'll start behind Adam Carroll in the first race (despite a scary spin at Sunny In for the Northern Irishman), and Venezuelan Ernesto Viso in the second.







Danilo Dirani (Dallara-Mugen) 1m13.215s
Adam Carroll (Dallara-Mugen) +0.016s
James Rossiter (Dallara-Opel) +0.279s
Alvaro Parente (Dallara-Mugen) +0.376
Will Davison (Dallara-Opel) +0.420s
Ernesto Viso (Dallara-Mugen) +0.532s



Danilo Dirani (Dallara-Mugen) 1m13.795s
Ernesto Viso (Dallara-Mugen) +0.037s
James Rossiter (Dallara-Opel) +041s
Will Power (Dallara-Mugen) +0.046s
Lucass di Grassi (Dallara-Renault) +0.152s
Clivio Piccione (Dallara-Mugen) +0.154s