Hockenheim W Series: Jamie Chadwick on pole by nearly two seconds
MRF champion Jamie Chadwick claimed pole for the inaugural W Series race at Hockenheim by a margin of almost two seconds in a wet qualifying session
Chadwick, who also set the pace in both Friday practice sessions, was the first driver to set a lap under two minutes and took pole with a final fastest time of 1m58.894s.
Fabienne Wohlwend will line up beside her on the front row of the grid, having set a final time of 2m00.624s, ahead of Sarah Moore in third.
Emma Kimilainen, whose initial flying laps were impeded by traffic, set a time fast enough for fourth ahead of Marta Garcia.
Alice Powell was sixth, despite a late spin in the closing stages of qualifying in the slippery conditions - which bought out the red flag and ended the 25-minute session early.
Seventh went to Vicky Piria, followed by Beitske Visser in eighth place.
Visser had been the first driver to set a fastest lap - with an initial time of 2m06.666s - but later slipped to fourth and complained of a turbo failure mid-way through the session.
She was confined to the pits while the problem was fixed, and the red flag ultimately halted running before she could return to the track.
After a disappointing Friday in which she missed the first free practice session with a clutch problem, Porsche Carrera Cup GB driver Esmee Hawkey took ninth place while Gosia Rdest completed the top 10.
Qualifying result
Pos | Driver | Time | Gap |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jamie Chadwick | 1m58.894s | - |
2 | Fabienne Wohlwend | 2m00.624s | 1.730s |
3 | Sarah Moore | 2m01.538s | 2.644s |
4 | Emma Kimilainen | 2m01.673s | 2.779s |
5 | Marta Garcia | 2m01.992s | 3.098s |
6 | Alice Powell | 2m02.729s | 3.835s |
7 | Vicky Piria | 2m03.340s | 4.446s |
8 | Beitske Visser | 2m03.463s | 4.569s |
9 | Esmee Hawkey | 2m04.298s | 5.404s |
10 | Gosia Rdest | 2m04.478s | 5.584s |
11 | Jessica Hawkins | 2m04.616s | 5.722s |
12 | Caitlin Wood | 2m05.529s | 6.635s |
13 | Sabre Cook | 2m05.644s | 6.750s |
14 | Megan Gilkes | 2m05.676s | 6.782s |
15 | Naomi Schiff | 2m05.914s | 7.020s |
16 | Tasmin Pepper | 2m06.069s | 7.175s |
17 | Miki Koyama | 2m06.666s | 7.772s |
18 | Shea Holbrook | 2m07.112s | 8.218s |
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