Oakes takes maiden F3 pole position

He will start tomorrow's second race from the front after setting a time on slicks early in the session that nobody could get near.

The track was greasy as the half hour session got underway, but increasing rain prevented anyone from improving their time after the first 15 minutes and the drivers were forced to pit for wets.

Jaime Alguersuari's title push received a huge boost as his best time on slicks was good enough for a place on the front row, while championship leader Oliver Turvey did not set a competitive time on dry tyres and could only manage 14th place on wets.

Alguersuari will now start both of tomorrow's races from the front row, with Turvey third and 14th with just a 12-point championship lead.

Sergio Perez qualified third this afternoon, with Nick Tandy, Marcus Ericsson, and Brendon Hartley completing the top six.

Jay Bridger again led the National Class runners in seventh with Steven Guerrero eighth. Sam Abay and debutant Dean Smith rounded out the top ten, with John Martin, Henry Surtees, and Atte Mustonen all qualifying ahead of Turvey as well.

Pos Driver             Team        Car       Time
 1. Oliver Oakes       Eurotek     D/M   1:09.294
 2. Jaime Alguersuari  Carlin      D/M   1:09.931
 3. Sergio Perez       T-Sport     D/H   1:10.063
 4. Nick Tandy         JTR         M/M   1:10.084
 5. Marcus Ericsson    Fortec      D/M   1:10.139 
 6. Brendon Hartley    Carlin      D/M   1:10.212
 7. Jay Bridger        Fluid (N)   D/H   1:10.263
 8. Steven Guerrero    T-Sport (N) D/H   1:10.283
 9. Sam Abay           Carlin      D/M   1:10.333
10. Dean Smith         Fortec      D/M   1:10.359
11. John Martin        Double R    D/M   1:10.507
12. Henry Surtees      Carlin (N)  D/H   1:10.514
13. Atte Mustonen      Double R    D/M   1:10.536
14. Oliver Turvey      Carlin      D/M   1:10.657
15. Henry Arundel      Double R    D/M   1:10.765
16. Walter Grubmuller  Hitech      D/M   1:11.120
17. Philip Major       Fortec      D/M   1:11.135
18. Max Chilton        Hitech      D/M   1:11.810
19. Stefan Wilson      Fluid (N)   D/H   1:12.081
20. Clemente Faria Jr  Cesario     D/H   1:12.140
21. Adriano Buzaid     Carlin (N)  D/H   1:12.426
22. Jonathan Legris    Litespeed   S/H   1:12.677
23. Hywel Lloyd        CF (N)      D/H   1:13.666
24. Callum MacLeod     T-Sport (N) D/H   1:14.729