Jarvis takes second Mugello pole
Despite a complete change of weather at Mugello, Oliver Jarvis again dominated his British Formula 3 rivals in the second qualifying session at Mugello today
The Carlin Motorsport driver made it two pole positions from two sessions, this time going fastest in a session that was dismally wet from start to finish.
With all the drivers staying out from beginning to end, and the track conditions varying, Jarvis showed all the necessary patience to take another pole.
Bruno Senna brought some cheer to the Double R camp by going second-quickest and so giving himself some hope of a good result after a difficult weekend up until now.
Yelmer Buurman (Fortec Motorsport) will start third after excelling in the wet as usual. The Dutchman will start ahead of championship leader Mike Conway.
Conway's lead looks even less secure now than it did after the first qualifying session. With chief rival Jarvis starting on pole for both races, the thought of a miraculous championship fightback might just have crossed Jarvis' mind.
Cristiano Morgado (Fluid Motorsport) was the fastest of the National Class cars. The South African's impressive wet-weather driving took him to an unusually high tenth place on the overall grid.
Pos Driver Make Time 1. Oliver Jarvis Dallara/Mugen-Honda 1:59.997 2. Bruno Senna Dallara/Mercedes 2:00.293 + 0.296 3. Yelmer Buurman Dallara/Mercedes 2:00.392 + 0.395 4. Mike Conway Dallara/Mercedes 2:00.568 + 0.571 5. Maro Engel Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:01.074 + 1.077 6. James Jakes Dallara/Mercedes 2:01.510 + 1.513 7. Salvador Duran Dallara/Mercedes 2:01.595 + 1.598 8. James Walker Dallara/Mercedes 2:01.833 + 1.836 9. C. Bakkerud Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:02.043 + 2.046 10. C. Morgado Lola-Dome/Mugen-Honda 2:02.799 + 2.802 11. Jonathan Kennard Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:02.801 + 2.804 12. Stephen Jelley Dallara/Mercedes 2:02.999 + 3.002 13. Alberto Valerio Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:03.241 + 3.244 14. Stuart Hall Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:03.781 + 3.784 15. Mauro Massironi Dallara/Opel 2:03.806 + 3.809 16. Karl Reindler Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:04.018 + 4.021 17. Rodolfo Gonzalez Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:04.607 + 4.610 18. Juho Annala Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:05.442 + 5.445 19. Keiko Ihara Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:05.447 + 5.450 20. Alex Waters Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:05.524 + 5.527 21. F. Crestani Dallara/Opel 2:06.092 + 6.095 22. Rodolfo Avila Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2:06.210 + 6.213
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