Double Pole for Kane at Mondello
The only two Lola cars in the field locked out the front row in the second British F3 qualifying session at Mondello Park in Ireland today
Romatecme's Stephen Kane edged P1 Motorsport driver Danilo Dirani on the tight circuit to take his second pole of the weekend. Dirani had brake trouble in the first session but was able to perform to his potential this time round.
2005 Champion Alvaro Parente (Carlin Motorsport) will start from third, ahead of T-Sport driver Ryan Lewis.
More Dallara drivers fill the third row on the Naas circuit, which is owned by Lola boss Martin Birrane: Fortec Motorsport's Mike Conway (who had to pull of the circuit late in the session) and Carlin's Charlie Kimball start fifth and sixth.
The two races - the penultimate meeting of the season - will both take place tomorrow.
Pos Driver Make-Engine Time Laps 1. Steven Kane Lola B05/30 Mugen-Honda 1:31.955 13 2. Danilo Dirani Lola B05/30 Mugen Honda 1:32.143 + 0.188 9 3. Alvaro Parente Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:32.181 + 0.226 12 4. Ryan Lewis Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:32.209 + 0.254 8 5. Mike Conway Dallara Opel Spiess 1:32.285 + 0.330 14 6. Charlie Kimball Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:32.335 + 0.380 11 7. Stephen Jelley Dallara F305 Opel Spiess 1:32.736 + 0.781 14 8. Salvador Duran Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:32.833 + 0.878 8 9. Bruno Senna Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:32.878 + 0.923 13 10. James Walker Dallara F305 Opel Spiess 1:32.881 + 0.926 14 11. Marko Asmer Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:32.982 + 1.027 16 12. Dan Clarke Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:33.029 + 1.074 12 13. Karl Reindler Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:33.389 + 1.434 8 14. Jonathan Kennard Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:33.478 + 1.523 5 15. Christian Bakkerud Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:33.597 + 1.642 8 16. Charlie Hollings Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen H 1:33.626 + 1.671 16 17. Ronayne O'mahony Dallara F305 Opel Spiess 1:33.755 + 1.800 14 18. Barton Mawer Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:34.053 + 2.098 12 19. Josh Fisher Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:34.453 + 2.498 14 20. Juho Annala Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:34.769 + 2.814 13 21. Keiko Ihara Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:34.770 + 2.815 15 22. Nick Jones Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:37.561 + 5.606 11 23. Cheong Lou Meng Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:38.142 + 6.187 16
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