in chaotic qualifying
Brazilian repeats free practice form for pole in Hungary Lucas di Grassi has claimed his first pole position for tomorrow’s race one at the Hungaroring with a mature drive in trying conditions at the technical circuit ahead of Vitaly Petrov and Javier Villa.
The Brazilian held the top spot for most of the session, re-emerging after a red flag period to reclaim pole with a lap time of 1:27.867, taking back the position by less than a tenth from Petrov, whose period at the top of the timesheets lasted less than a minute.
With clear laps a rarity on the tight, twisty circuit di Grassi was immediately on the pace, although Petrov was looking to strike back when Barwa Addax teammate Romain Grosjean clipped his countryman Franck Perera’s wheel, putting both men out on the spot and prompting a red flag period just seven minutes into the session.
When the track was cleared the drivers were immediately back out and hunting down lap times: Villa claimed the fastest first sector, Petrov the fastest second sector (and, briefly, the best overall time) but di Grassi claimed the fastest time in the tricky third sector, settling him up for the best combined lap. And it was enough: with the usual heavy traffic conditions throughout in the third sector of the circuit stopping any attacks the top three was set, just ahead of Davide Valsecchi, Nico Hülkenberg, Luca Filippi, Pastor Maldonado, Andreas Zuber, Davide Rigon and Roldan Rodriguez, all of whom were well within a second of pole and capable of more, setting the stage for a monumental battle both on track and off in tomorrow’s race.
Hungaroring – Qualifications
Driver Team Time Laps
1. Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Eng. 1:27.867 16
2. Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team 1:27.933 14
3. Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:28.023 15
4. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:28.151 15
5. Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:28.297 13
6. Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:28.379 14
7. Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:28.452 16
8. Andreas Zuber FMSI 1:28.465 15
9. Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:28.534 15
10. Roldan Rodriguez Piquet GP 1:28.536 15
11. Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 1:28.617 15
12. Diego Nunes iSport International 1:28.632 9
13. Dani Clos Fat Burner racing Eng. 1:28.670 17
14. Alvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 1:28.799 15
15. Sergio Perez Telmex Arden International 1:28.897 16
16. Giedo van der Garde iSport International 1:28.923 15
17. Luiz Razia FMSI 1:28.974 15
18. Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 1:29.058 16
19. Michael Herck DPR 1:29.222 13
20 Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 1:29.250 16
21. Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:29.256 14
22. Nelson Panciatici Durango 1:29.387 15
23. Jérôme d’Ambrosio DAMS 1:29.731 15
24. Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 1:30.550 15
25 Franck Perera DPR 1:37.519 3
26. Romain Grosjean
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