S' Production qualifying: Rustad rocks
Tommy Rustad took his first European Touring Car Championship pole position with a stunning lap of the A1-Ring a full half second quicker than his nearest Super Production rival
The former BTCC Independents' Cup Champion beat all the previously dominant BMWs in British team RJN Motorsport's Nissan Primera as another pair of former BTCC runners, Gianni Morbidelli and Peter Kox, took the next two grid slots in their BMWs.
Luis Villamil and Tobia Masini also got their Alfa Romeo 156s in among the BMWs. Spaniard Villamil will line up fourth for tomorrow's race and 2000 UK National Saloon Championship runner-up Masini sixth. Duncan Huisman's is the BMW in the Alfa sandwich in fifth place.
Young Britons James Hanson and Tom Ferrier qualified 11th and 12th in their Edenbridge Racing BMWs.
Tommy Rustad Nissan Primera 1m45.635s
Gianni Morbidelli BMW 320i 1m46.182s
Peter Kox BMW 320i 1m46.423s
Luis Villamil Alfa Romeo 156 1m46.530s
Duncan Huisman BMW 320i 1m46.645s
Tobia Masini Alfa Romeo 156 1m46.820s
Norman Simon BMW 320i 1m46.862s
Stefano Gabellini BMW 320i 1m46.959s
Jean-Michel Martin BMW 320i 1m47.177s
Paolo Ruberti BMW 320i 1m47.384s
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