Senna takes Silverstone pole
Bruno Senna returned to pole-winning form by going fastest in qualifying for tomorrow's first British Formula Three race at Silverstone
The Double R driver headed the times in a straightforward but chilly session in which most of the quick laps were set early on in the thirty minutes. Senna had the luxury of parking his car early, safe in the knowledge that nobody else's tyres had any life left in them.
Senna's Double R team-mate Mike Conway will line up alongside the Brazilian, so if he stays where he is in the race there won't be much of a dent in his huge championship lead.
Carlin Motorsport driver and McLaren Autosport Award winner Oliver Jarvis will start third.
Jonathan Kennard (Alan Docking Racing) scored his best qualifying position of the year in fourth, though he was over a second shy of Senna's pace. Stephen Jelley (Double R) and Christian Bakkerud (Carlin) complete a top six that is fairly consistent with the form book, after a session that was free of any major incidents.
Qualifying times:
Pos Driver Team Car Time 1. Bruno Senna Double R Dallara-Mercedes 1:41.326 2. Mike Conway Double R Dallara-Mercedes 1:41.546 3. Oliver Jarvis Carlin Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:41.879 4. Jonathan Kennard ADR Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:42.407 5. Stephen Jelley Double R Dallara-Mercedes 1:42.432 6. Christian Bakkerud Carlin Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:42.486 7. James Walker Hitech Dallara-Mercedes 1:42.531 8. James Jakes Hitech Dallara-Mercedes 1:42.724 9. Maro Engel Carlin Dallara-Mercedes 1:42.798 10. Salvador Duran Hitech Dallara-Mercedes 1:42.973 11. Yelmer Buurman Fortec Dallara-Mercedes 1:43.018 12. Karl Reindler ADR Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:43.218 13. Stuart Hall Fortec Dallara-Mercedes 1:43.715 14. Mario Moraes Carlin Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:43.985 15. Alberto Valerio Cesario Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:44.003 16. Cristiano Morgado Fluid Lola-Dome Mugen-Honda 1:44.279 17. Rodolfo Gonzalez T-Sport Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:44.463 18. Juho Annala Performance Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:44.789 19. Rodolfo Avila Performance Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:44.847 20. Keiko Ihara Carlin Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:45.042 21. Basil Shaaban Comtec Dallara-Mercedes 1:45.374 22. Alexander Khateeb Promatecme Lola-Mugen Honda 1:45.810 23. Martin Kudzak Fluid Lola-Dome Mugen-Honda 1:46.350 24. Ricardo Teixeira Performance Dallara-Mugen Honda 1:46.647
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