Two poles for Diefenbacher in German opener
Frank Diefenbacher made the perfect start to his German F3 Championship campaign at Hockenheim, scoring two poles for the opening rounds of the series
The former British Formula Ford racer outpaced the pack in Friday's qualifying session for Sunday's race, and did likewise in Saturday morning's session for today's race, which takes place later this afternoon. He was backed up by team mate Toshihiro Kaneishi for Saturday's race, but was run close by GM Motorsport's Tony Schmidt for Sunday's second round.
Schmidt is using the TOM'S-built Toyota engine which has proved so potent in the Japanese series over the past few seasons. Nicolas Stelandre will start Sunday's race from third on the grid, although the Belgian slumped to a disappointing eighth in Saturday's session.
Gary Paffett got to grips with the Hockenheim short circuit quickly, qualifying fifth and seventh in his Team Rosberg-run Dallara-Renault. Scotland's Andrew Kirkaldy, who secured a last-minute deal to compete, will start 15th in both races in his Swiss Racing Team Dallara-Opel.
The opening round of the series takes place today at 15.00 local time (14.00 BST).
1 Frank Diefenbacher, BSR Dallara F301-Opel, 57.430s
2 Toshihiro Kaneishi, BSR Dallara F301-Opel, 57.688s
3 Tony Schmidt, GM Motorsport Dallara F301-Toyota, 57.688s
4 Stefan Mucke, ADDC Dallara F301-Opel, 57.808s
5 Gary Paffett, Rosberg Dallara F301-Renault, 57.878s
6 Tom van Bavel, JB Motorsport, Dallara F399-Opel, 57.885s
7 Bernhard Auinger, BSR Dallara F301-Opel, 58.052s
8 Nicolas Stelandre, JB Motorsport, Dallara F399-Opel, 58.088s
9 Pierre Kaffer, Team Kolles Dallara F301-Mugen, 58.110s
10 Philip Giebler, GM Motorsport Dallara F301-Toyota, 58.147s
1 Frank Diefenbacher, BSR Dallara F301-Opel, 57.956s
2 Tony Schmidt, GM Motorsport Dallara F301-Toyota, 58.022s
3 Nicolas Stelandre, JB Motorsport, Dallara F399-Opel, 58.082s
4 Toshihiro Kaneishi, BSR Dallara F301-Opel, 58.127s
5 Pierre Kaffer, Team Kolles Dallara F301-Mugen, 58.290s
6 Stefan Mucke, ADDC Dallara F301-Opel, 58.298s
7 Gary Paffett, Rosberg Dallara F301-Renault, 58.339s
8 Bernhard Auinger, BSR Dallara F301-Opel, 58.429s
9 Joao Paulo de Oliveira, Swiss Tony Dallara F399-Opel, 58.495s
10 Hannes Lachinger, GM Motorsport Dallara F301-Toyota, 58.527s
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