Nurburgring European F3: Blomqvist beats Verstappen to poles
Tom Blomqvist and Max Verstappen will line up first and second for both of Sunday's Nurburgring European Formula 3 races after the pair dominated the postponed qualifying session
On a sunny morning at the track after Saturday's showers, the Carlin and van Amersfoort drivers' fastest and second-fastest lap times were good enough to take the front row for both the second and third races.
Race one winner and new Red Bull protege Verstappen was guilty of some blatant blocking of points leader Esteban Ocon during the session, and was shown a warning flag for his antics.
It did have the effect of spoiling at least one of Ocon's laps, though, and the Frenchman struggled to find much clear road. He will start both races fourth.
Ocon's Italian Prema team-mate Antonio Fuoco will start the races fifth and third, and will swap places with his countryman Antonio Giovinazzi - who starts third and fifth for Carlin.
The session was interrupted by a red flag with six minutes to go, when Roy Nissany spun off into the gravel on his way out of the Esses.
Race two qualifying:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Tom Blomqvist Carlin Dallara-VW 1m21.650s
2. Max Verstappen Van Amersfoort Dallara-VW 1m21.790s +0.140s
3. Antonio Giovinazzi Carlin Dallara-VW 1m21.864s +0.214s
4. Esteban Ocon Prema Dallara-Merc 1m21.923s +0.273s
5. Antonio Fuoco Prema Dallara-Mer 1m21.939s +0.289s
6. Felix Rosenqvist Mucke Dallara-Merc 1m22.051s +0.401s
7. Lucas Auer Mucke Dallara-Merc 1m22.092s +0.442s
8. Jordan King Carlin-Dallara VW 1m22.153s +0.503s
9. Ed Jones Carlin Dallara-VW 1m22.244s +0.594s
10. Jake Dennis Carlin Dallara-VW 1m22.360s +0.710s
11. Nicholas Latifi Prema Dallara-Merc 1m22.461s +0.811s
12. Felix Serralles West-Tec Dallara-Merc 1m22.473s +0.823s
13. Roy Nissany Mucke Dallara-Merc 1m22.542s +0.892s
14. Dennis van der Laar Prema Dallara-Merc 1m22.600s +0.950s
15. Tatiana Calderon Jo Zeller Dallara-Merc 1m22.735s +1.085s
16. Jules Szymkowiak Van Amersfoort Dallara-VW 1m22.831s +1.181s
17. Sean Gelael Carlin Dallara-VW 1m22.987s +1.337s
18. Gustavo Menezes Van Amersfoort Dallara-VW 1m23.065s +1.415s
19. Spike Goddard T-Sport Dallara-NBE 1m23.072s +1.422s
20. Santino Ferruci Eurointernational Dallara-Merc 1m23.086s +1.436s
21. Alexander Toril T-Sport Dallara-NBE 1m23.157s +1.507s
22. Michele Beretta Eurointernational Dallara-Merc 1m23.329s +1.679s
23. Sandro Zeller Jo Zeller Dallara-Merc 1m23.496s +1.846s
24. Andy Chang West-Tec Dallara-Merc 1m24.290s +2.640s
Race three grid:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Tom Blomqvist Carlin Dallara-VW 1m21.771s
2. Max Verstappen Van Amersfoort Dallara-VW 1m21.795s +0.024s
3. Antonio Fuoco Prema Dallara-Merc 1m22.001s +0.230s
4. Esteban Ocon Prema Dallara-Merc 1m22.112s +0.341s
5. Antonio Giovinazzi Carlin Dallara-VW 1m22.129s +0.358s
6. Felix Rosenqvist Mucke Dallara-Merc 1m22.144s +0.373s
7. Lucas Auer Mucke Dallara-Merc 1m22.237s +0.466s
8. Jordan King Carlin-Dallara VW 1m22.319s +0.548s
9. Ed Jones Carlin Dallara-VW 1m22.386s +0.615s
10. Jake Dennis Carlin Dallara-VW 1m22.451s +0.680s
11. Felix Serralles West-Tec Dallara-Merc 1m22.481s +0.710s
12. Roy Nissany Mucke Dallara-Merc 1m22.578s +0.807s
13. Nicholas Latifi Prema Dallara-Merc 1m22.623s +0.852s
14. Dennis van der Laar Prema Dallara-Merc 1m22.630s +0.859s
15. Tatiana Calderon Jo Zeller Dallara-Merc 1m22.802s +1.031s
16. Jules Szymkowiak Van Amersfoort Dallara-VW 1m23.129s +1.358s
17. Sean Gelael Carlin Dallara-VW 1m23.172s +1.401s
18. Santino Ferruci Eurointernational Dallara-Merc 1m23.242s +1.471s
19. Spike Goddard T-Sport Dallara-NBE 1m23.247s +1.476s
20. Gustavo Menezes Van Amersfoort Dallara-VW 1m23.251s +1.480s
21. Sandro Zeller Jo Zeller Dallara-Merc 1m23.508s +1.737s
22. Alexander Toril T-Sport Dallara-NBE 1m23.511s +1.740s
23. Michele Beretta Eurointernational Dallara-Merc 1m23.711s +1.940s
24. Andy Chang West-Tec Dallara-Merc 1m24.345s +2.574s
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