Anderson gives Midtylland first pole

The Danish driver's 1m19.878s lap was sufficient to pip his Australian rival by 0.078s.

"I'm very proud to have achieved Midtylland's first SLF pole in only its second qualifying session," said Anderson, who drove for Olympiacos in the inaugural season. "It's also my first SLF 'pole' so it's doubly special for me."

Martin said he was more than happy with a front row position.

"Magny-Cours did not go well and so to earn a front row grid position in our own right is a good reward for the team who have worked very hard," he said.

"It was almost pole - it was very close at the end. I'm currently at the bottom of the standings so my aim is to score well."

Championship leader Liverpool will start fourth with Adrian Valles, behind Basel's Max Wissel.

Dominick Muermans' PSV Eindhoven car ended up at the back of the grid after crashing early on, while Olympiacos' Davide Rigon, who took Beijing Gouan to last year's title, picked up a six-place penalty for tangling with Nelson Panciatici (Olympique Lyonnais) in the group B session.

Pos  Driver             Team                Time
 1.  Kasper Andersen    Midtylland          1m19.878s
 2.  John Martin        Rangers             1m19.956s
 3.  Max Wissel         Basel               1m21.429s
 4.  Adrian Valles      Liverpool           1m20.847s
 5.  Tristan Gommendy   Porto               1m35.517s
 6.  Craig Dolby        Tottenham Hotspur   1m19.812s
 7.  Esteban Guerrieri  Al Ain              1m21.134s
 8.  Pedro Petiz        Sporting            1m20.730s
 9.  Yelmer Buurman     Anderlecht          1m19.950s
10.  Antonio Pizzonia   Corinthians         1m19.663s
11.  Duncan Tappy       Galatasaray         1m19.974s
12.  Giorgio Pantano    AC Milan            1m20.341s
13.  Ho-Pin Tung        Atletico Madrid     1m20.006s
14.  Nelson Panciatici  Olympique Lyonnais  1m20.395s
15.  Davide Rigon       Olympiacos          1m19.629s
16.  Enrique Bernoldi   Flamengo            1m20.344s
17.  Jonathan Kennard   AS Roma             1m21.815s
18.  Dominick Muermans  PSV Eindhoven       1m24.459s