Wittmann, Melker on Zandvoort poles

An exciting finale to the session included three different drivers; Signature men Wittmann and Laurens Vanthoor plus Mucke man Melker, all holding the top spot during the last two minutes.

However, it was Wittmann who emerged fastest with a final flying lap in 1m29.602s to take pole position for Sunday's third and last race, 0.092s quicker than Melker and less than two tenths clear of fellow Mucke driver Felix Rosenqvist and Vanthoor.

Pole for Saturday's opening race of the Zandvoort round, however, went to Dutchman Melker for the first time in the Euro Series. This is because his second best lap time of 1m29.729s was faster than any of his rivals.

Rosenqvist will start alongside him for race one, making it the first all-Mucke front row in the Euro Series since 2003, while Wittmann and Vanthoor will be right behind them on the grid.

Daniel Abt, in the third Signature car, took a career-best fifth for race three and equaled it later on with another flyer.

Championship leader Robert Merhi had a poor session after making a mistake on fresh rubber. His best two laps were only good enough for seventh on the grid for each race, one place behind his Prema team-mate Daniel Juncadella on both occasions.

The grid for race two will feature the top eight race one finishers in reversed order.

Qualifying for race 1

Pos  Driver               Team                Time                 Laps
 1.  Nigel Melker         Mücke Motorsport    1m29.729s              14
 2.  Felix Rosenqvist     Mücke Motorsport    1m29.757s  +  00.028   15
 3.  Marco Wittmann       Signature           1m29.802s  +  00.073   12
 4.  Laurens Vanthoor     Signature           1m29.836s  +  00.107   12
 5.  Daniel Abt           Signature           1m29.966s  +  00.237   14
 6.  Daniel Juncadella    Prema Powerteam     1m30.231s  +  00.502   12
 7.  Roberto Merhi        Prema Powerteam     1m30.244s  +  00.515   13
 8.  Carlos Munoz         Signature           1m30.497s  +  00.768   14
 9.  Jimmy Eriksson       Motopark            1m30.802s  +  01.073   12
10.  Kuba Giermaziak      Motopark            1m31.350s  +  01.621   14
11.  Gianmarco Raimondo   Motopark            1m31.491s  +  01.762   14
12.  Kimiya Sato          Motopark            1m33.673s  +  03.944    6

Qualifying for race 3

Pos  Driver               Team                Time                Laps
 1.  Marco Wittmann       Signature           1m29.602s             12
 2.  Nigel Melker         Mücke Motorsport    1m29.694s  + 00.092   14
 3.  Felix Rosenqvist     Mücke Motorsport    1m29.715s  + 00.113   15
 4.  Laurens Vanthoor     Signature           1m29.769s  + 00.167   12
 5.  Daniel Abt           Signature           1m29.912s  + 00.310   14
 6.  Daniel Juncadella    Prema Powerteam     1m30.173s  + 00.571   12
 7.  Roberto Merhi        Prema Powerteam     1m30.215s  + 00.613   13
 8.  Carlos Munoz         Signature           1m30.263s  + 00.661   14
 9.  Jimmy Eriksson       Motopark            1m30.608s  + 01.006   12
10.  Kuba Giermaziak      Motopark            1m31.318s  + 01.716   14
11.  Gianmarco Raimondo   Motopark            1m31.409s  + 01.807   14
12.  Kimiya Sato          Motopark            1m32.110s  + 02.508    6