Palmer claims maiden F2 pole

Johan Jokinen and Dean Stoneman had contested the top spot throughout most of the half hour, but Palmer jumped from third to first with a final effort a tenth of a second quicker than Jokinen.

Philipp Eng was fourth fastest, ahead of series newcomers Sergei Afanasiev and Will Bratt.

Kazim Vasiliauskas, whose place in the series was only saved on Thursday, will start seventh, with Jack Clarke, Mihai Marinescu and Benjamin Lariche completing the top 10.

There were no stoppages during the session, the only incidents being a spin for Ajit Kumar and a trip through the gravel at Priory for Tom Gladdis.

Pos Driver                    Time       Gap    Laps
 1. Jolyon Palmer             1m36.380s           16
 2. Johan Jokinen             1m36.521s  +0.141   14
 3. Dean Stoneman             1m36.707s  +0.327   14
 4. Philipp Eng               1m37.056s  +0.676   13
 5. Sergei Afanasiev          1m37.088s  +0.708   15
 6. Will Bratt                1m37.390s  +1.010   14
 7. Kazim Vasiliauskas        1m37.468s  +1.088   16
 8. Jack Clarke               1m37.497s  +1.117   15
 9. Mihai Marinescu           1m37.531s  +1.151   16
10. Benjamin Lariche          1m37.573s  +1.193   14
11. Tom Gladdis               1m37.674s  +1.294   15
12. Ivan Samarin              1m37.686s  +1.306   13
13. Armaan Ebrahim            1m37.703s  +1.323   13
14. Nicola de Marco           1m37.848s  +1.468   15
15. Benjamin Bailly           1m38.219s  +1.839   14
16. Paul Rees                 1m38.297s  +1.917   15
17. Kelvin Snoeks             1m38.425s  +2.045   14
18. Ricardo Teixeira          1m38.490s  +2.110   14
19. Natalia Kowalska          1m38.608s  +2.228   12
20. Parthiva Sureshwaren      1m39.336s  +2.956   14
21. Plamen Kralev             1m40.065s  +3.685   15
22. Ajith Kumar               1m42.664s  +6.284   13