“FIA F3: Leclerc takes double pole as Rosenqvist penalised”

Leclerc inherited two poles. © FIA F3 Media Services.

FIA European F3 rookie Charles Leclerc assumed pole position for races 2 and 3 of the opening round of the season when the efforts of original top man, Felix Rosenqvist, were thrown out.

Rosenqvist, who had for a brief period, replicated his stellar Q1 efforts, was removed from the results when it was discovered that the dimensions of his Prema Powerteam machine did not conform to the technical regulations.

Instead Leclerc will lead an all-rookie front row for race two, with the van Amersfoort man just heading Carlin racer George Russell, while Antonio Giovinazzi (Jagonya Ayam Carlin) and Alexander Albon (Signature) secured the second row.
The same four men will take up the front two rows for race three, albeit in a slightly different order, as Giovinazzi heads Russell for the weekend closer.

Positions for rows three and four also contain the same four protagonists, with 5th-8th in both events lining up as Brandon Maïsano, Jake Dennis, Lance Stroll and Gustav Menezes.

As with the other sessions so far this weekend, traffic proved an issue, as 35 entries vied for free space on a full track.

Russell makes it an all-rookie row two for race two. © FIA F3 Media Services.

2015 FIA European F3 Championship (Rd 1, Qualifying 2, Silverstone)
Pos. Driver                  Team                  Time / Gap
 1.  Charles Leclerc         van Amersfoort-VW     1:51.148
 2.  George Russell          Carlin-VW             1:51.448
 3.  Antonio Giovinazzi      Jagonya Carlin-VW     1:51.458
 4.  Alexander Albon         Signature-VW          1:51.550
 5.  Brandon Maïsano         Prema Powerteam-Merc  1:51.755
 6.  Jake Dennis             Prema Powerteam-Merc  1:51.781
 7.  Lance Stroll            Prema Powerteam-Merc  1:51.808
 8.  Gustavo Menezes         Jagonya Carlin-VW     1:51.982
 9.  Ryan Tveter             Jagonya Carlin-VW     1:52.042
10.  Callum Ilot             Carlin-VW             1:52.061
11.  Mikkel Jensen           Mücke-Merc            1:52.165
12.  Markus Pommer           Motopark-VW           1:52.189
13.  Fabian Schiller         West-Tec-Merc         1:52.317
14.  Dorian Boccolacci       Signature-VW          1:52.347
15.  Pietro Fittipaldi       Fortec-Merc           1:52.367
16.  Maximilian Günther      Mücke-Merc            1:52.376
17.  Arjun Maini             van Amersfoort-VW     1:52.402
18.  Santino Ferrucci        Mücke-Merc            1:52.411
19.  Michele Beretta         Mücke-Merc            1:52.474
20.  Nicolas Beer            EuroInternatonal-Merc 1:52.506
21.  Alessio Lorandi         van Amersfoort-VW     1:52.506
22.  Nabil Jeffri            Motopark-VW           1:52.564
23.  Tatiana Calderon        Carlin-VW             1:52.677
24.  Julio Moreno            ThreeBond T-Sport-NBE 1:52.755
25.  Raoul Hyman             West-Tec-Merc         1:52.769
26.  Sérgio Sette            Motopark-VW           1:52.904
27.  Matt Solomon            Double R-Merc         1:52.909
28.  Matthew Rao             West-Tec-Merc         1:53.332
29.  Kang Ling               Mücke-Merc            1:53.354
30.  Hongwei Cao             Fortec-Merc           1:53.409
31.  Sam MacLeod             Motopark-VW           1:53.460
32.  Mahaveer Raghunathan    Motopark-VW           1:53.468
33.  Zhi Cong Li             West-Tec-Merc         1:53.488
34.  Nicolas Pohler          Double R-Merc         1:53.954
     Felix Rosenqvist        Prema Powerteam-Merc  {no time}


2015 FIA European F3 Championship (Rd 1, Qualifying 3, Silverstone)
Pos. Driver                  Team                  Time / Gap
 1.  Charles Leclerc         van Amersfoort-VW     1:51.489
 2.  Antonio Giovinazzi      Jagonya Carlin-VW     1:51.537
 3.  George Russell          Carlin-VW             1:51.543
 4.  Alexander Albon         Signature-VW          1:51.688
 5.  Brandon Maïsano         Prema Powerteam-Merc  1:51.877
 6.  Jake Dennis             Prema Powerteam-Merc  1:51.934
 7.  Lance Stroll            Prema Powerteam-Merc  1:51.953
 8.  Gustavo Menezes         Jagonya Carlin-VW     1:52.006
 9.  Callum Ilot             Carlin-VW             1:52.081
10.  Markus Pommer           Motopark-VW           1:52.212
11.  Mikkel Jensen           Mücke-Merc            1:52.389
12.  Dorian Boccolacci       Signature-VW          1:52.410
13.  Ryan Tveter             Jagonya Carlin-VW     1:52.505
14.  Alessio Lorandi         van Amersfoort-VW     1:52.549
15.  Pietro Fittipaldi       Fortec-Merc           1:52.603
16.  Nabil Jeffri            Motopark-VW           1:52.604
17.  Nicolas Beer            EuroInternatonal-Merc 1:52.625
18.  Santino Ferrucci        Mücke-Merc            1:52.645
19.  Arjun Maini             van Amersfoort-VW     1:52.669
20.  Maximilian Günther      Mücke-Merc            1:52.716
21.  Tatiana Calderon        Carlin-VW             1:52.744
22.  Michele Beretta         Mücke-Merc            1:52.853
23.  Fabian Schiller         West-Tec-Merc         1:52.854
24.  Julio Moreno            ThreeBond T-Sport-NBE 1:52.869
25.  Raoul Hyman             West-Tec-Merc         1:52.884
26.  Matt Solomon            Double R-Merc         1:52.944
27.  Sérgio Sette            Motopark-VW           1:53.005
28.  Matthew Rao             West-Tec-Merc         1:53.396
29.  Kang Ling               Mücke-Merc            1:53.471
30.  Hongwei Cao             Fortec-Merc           1:53.477
31.  Zhi Cong Li             West-Tec-Merc         1:53.520
32.  Mahaveer Raghunathan    Motopark-VW           1:53.542
33.  Sam MacLeod             Motopark-VW           1:53.562
34.  Nicolas Pohler          Double R-Merc         1:53.973
     Felix Rosenqvist        Prema Powerteam-Merc  {no time}