Aurelien Panis inherits Spa pole after Matthieu Vaxiviere penalty
Frenchman Matthieu Vaxiviere has been relegated from pole position to last on the grid for Saturday afternoon's opening Formula V8 3.5 race at Spa-Francorchamps
A parc ferme infringement was committed by Vaxiviere's SMP Racing team following qualifying.
"It is not the best weekend for me, we have lost the pole and I think I have lost my job," said SMP Racing's respected team manager Simone Giglio.
"It was my misunderstanding, I heard that parc ferme was open, and I thought it was open for everyone. It was my mistake."
Vaxiviere's penalty promotes Arden racer Aurelien Panis to pole position ahead of team-mate Egor Orudzhev.
| Pos | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aurelien Panis | Arden Motorsport |
| 2 | Egor Orudzhev | Arden Motorsport |
| 3 | Rene Binder | Lotus |
| 4 | Tom Dillmann | AVF |
| 5 | Louis Deletraz | Fortec Motorsports |
| 6 | Yu Kanamaru | Teo Martin Motorsport |
| 7 | Roy Nissany | Lotus |
| 8 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | RP Motorsport |
| 9 | Alfonso Celis | AVF |
| 10 | Matevos Isaakyan | SMP Racing |
| 11 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Fortec Motorsports |
| 12 | Vitor Baptista | RP Motorsport |
| 13 | Beitske Visser | Teo Martin Motorsport |
| 14 | Giuseppe Cipriani | Durango Racing Team |
| 15 | Matthieu Vaxiviere | SMP Racing |
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| Series | Formula V8 3.5 |
| Drivers | Matthieu Vaxiviere , Aurelien Panis |
| Author | Peter Mills |
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