F3: Slater qualified for pole position for the first time in his career.
Freddie Slater set the fastest time in the Formula 3 qualifying at Silverstone. For the British driver from Trident, this is his first pole in Formula 3. Alongside him from the front row in the Sunday race will be Théophile Naël.
As soon as the countdown for the 30-minute qualifying began, the drivers immediately rushed onto the track. Fast laps started after two warm-up laps. The benchmark was set by Jin Nakamura – 1:47.588. Almost immediately, the Hitech GP driver’s time was surpassed by a large group led by Ernesto Rivera, who completed a lap in 1:46.479.
Rivera did not hold the top spot for long. His time was bettered by Freddie Slater and Matteo de Palo, but Slater's time was disqualified for exceeding track limits, and the lead went to de Palo (1:46.383), who remained in the lead after the first attempt.
For the second attempt, the drivers left the pits with 17 minutes remaining in qualifying. The pattern repeated – after two warm-up laps, one fast lap, and a return to the pits.
De Palo improved, but it wasn't enough to stay in first place. Rivera completed a lap even faster. However, the Mexican driver from Campos Racing's time was not the best. The fastest in the second attempt was Slater – 1:46.233. Maciej Gladysh moved up to 2nd place, while Rivera remained in 3rd.
For the final attempt, the drivers went out six minutes before the end of the session. Théophile Naël climbed to the top, but shortly after, Slater completed his attempt, which earned him pole (1:45.620). Luis Sharp moved up to 3rd place, overtaking Rivera and de Palo.
The starting grid for the sprint is reversed – the drivers who took the top twelve positions will start tomorrow in reverse order. Thus, from pole on Saturday, the leader of the personal standings, Hugo Ugochukwu, will start. Alongside him from the front row will be Evan David.
Driver
Team
Time
Difference
Laps
1. F.Slater
Trident
1'45.620
-
11
2. T.Naël
Campos Racing
1'45.880
0.260
11
3. L.Sharp
Prema Racing
1'45.881
0.261
11
4. E.Rivera
Campos Racing
1'45.906
0.286
11
5. M.de Palo
Trident
1'45.931
0.311
11
6. F.Maclaughlin
Hitech
1'45.933
0.313
11
7. N.Stromsted
Trident
1'45.957
0.337
11
8. M.Gladysh
ART Grand Prix
1'45.996
0.376
11
9. D.Worthon
Prema Racing
1'46.015
0.395
11
10. A.Giusti
MP Motorsport
1'46.089
0.469
11
11. E.David
AIX Racing
1'46.215
0.595
11
12. U.Ugochukwu
Campos Racing
1'46.218
0.598
11
13. K.Li
ART Grand Prix
1'46.284
0.664
11
14. M.Kolnagi
MP Motorsport
1'46.301
0.681
11
15. D.Nakamura
Hitech
1'46.308
0.688
11
16. T.Kato
ART Grand Prix
1'46.381
0.761
11
17. B.del Pino
Van Amersfoort Racing
1'46.401
0.781
11
18. H.Yamakoshi
Van Amersfoort Racing
1'46.487
0.867
12
19. H.Garfiass
Prema Racing
1'46.490
0.870
11
20. T.Taponen
MP Motorsport
1'46.517
0.897
12
21. P.Clero
Rodin Motorsport
1'46.644
1.024
11
22. B.Badoer
Rodin Motorsport
1'46.660
1.040
11
23. J.Si
DAMS Lucas Oil
1'46.696
1.076
12
24. E.Delinhi
Van Amersfoort Racing
1'46.734
1.114
11
25. N.Lakorte
DAMS Lucas Oil
1'46.807
1.187
12
26. K.Ho
Rodin Motorsport
1'46.893
1.273
11
27. N.Bhirombhakdi
DAMS Lucas Oil
1'46.943
1.323
12
28. U.Shin
Hitech
1'46.970
1.350
12
29. F.Barrichello
AIX Racing
1'47.210
1.590
11
30. R.Escotto
AIX Racing
1'47.681
2.061
11
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