Hartley takes Snetterton pole
Brendon Hartley clinched his second pole position of the British Formula 3 season in a drying qualifying session at Snetterton this afternoon
The New Zealander held the top spot for much of the session and rebounded to secure pole in the last three minutes after Atte Mustonen demoted him with 10 minutes to go.
"I felt I had the pace to take pole in the first session but I just couldn't find a clear piece of track when the circuit was at its best," said Hartley.
"In the middle of the second session, when the rain eased off, I managed to get some space and put in two pole times in a row. I know we're fast here in the dry so I'm hopeful of some good results tomorrow."
The session was broken up by a red flag period when Nick Tandy hit the tyres at the Esses. He was lying third at the time, but was pushed down to ninth when the majority of the field improved their times on the drying track at the end of the half-hour session.
Sebastian Hohenthal continued his good run of form after winning last time out at Rockingham by qualifying on the front row here, just ahead of championship leader Sergio Perez.
Michael Devaney followed up his race one pole position with fourth on the grid for race two, ahead of Atte Mustonen and Carlin Motorsport team-mates Jaime Alguersuari and Oliver Turvey.
Marcus Ericsson, Tandy, and Sam Abay completed the top 10, with Stefan Wilson qualifying quickest of the National Class runners for the first time this year in 13th place.
Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 1:11.587 2. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 1:11.855 +0.268 3. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 1:11.904 +0.317 4. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M 1:11.951 +0.364 5. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M 1:12.128 +0.541 6. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 1:12.132 +0.545 7. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M 1:12.265 +0.678 8. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 1:12.318 +0.731 9. Nick Tandy JTR M/M 1:12.347 +0.760 10. Sam Abay Carlin D/M 1:12.396 +0.809 11. Max Chilton Hitech D/M 1:12.567 +0.980 12. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M 1:12.581 +0.994 13. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H 1:12.719 +1.123 14. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H 1:12.929 +1.342 15. Henry Arundel Double R D/M 1:12.932 +1.345 16. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 1:13.035 +1.448 17. Philip Major Fortec D/M 1:13.180 +1.593 18. Viktor Jensen Nexa D/H 1:13.193 +1.606 19. John Martin Double R D/M 1:13.225 +1.638 20. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H 1:13.355 +1.768 21. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H 1:13.447 +1.860 22. Alistair Jackson Double R M/M 1:13.487 +1.900 23. Jordan Williams Loctite (N) D/H 1:13.811 +2.224 24. Andy Meyrick Carlin (N) D/H 1:13.979 +2.392 25. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H 1:14.113 +2.526 26. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H 1:15.543 +3.956 27. Callum MacLeod Litespeed (N) S/H 1:23.921 +12.334 (D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/H = Dallara Mugen-Honda, M/M = Mygale Mercedes, S/H = SLC Mugen-Honda)
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