Vasiliauskas claims pole for second race

Date published : 17 Jul 2010 - 18:53:00

GPUpdateVasiliauskas claims pole for second race17 July 2010Kazim Vasiliauskas claimed a dramatic pole position for tomorrow's second Formula Two race at Brands Hatch, the Lithuanian setting a time of 1:16.061s to beat Philipp Eng and the impressive Tom Gladdis to the front spot. Eng had set the early pace in what turned out to be a disjointed second qualifying session at Brands Hatch, with a late red flag period disrupting several drivers' hot laps. With just three boosts available over the 30 minutes, that meant many were unable to improve when the session restarted. Kazim Vasiliauskas took full advantage of the confusion to storm to the top of the timesheets with little over two minutes of the session remaining. Eng went on to complete his personal best lap to move back up the order and into second, just over seven hundredths of a second slower than Kazim's benchmark. Whilst Kazim and Eng will share the front row for tomorrow's race, one of the more staggering displays came from Tom Gladdis in third. The Briton had been on to set a 1:15.8s lap time and clinch his first ever F2 pole when the red flags came out following a heavy shunt by Parthiva Sureshwaren at Westfield. Undeterred, Gladdis returned to the circuit following the restart in what was seemingly a tough task to improve his times. The Briton did exactly that however, producing a non-boost qualifying lap that was good enough for third on the grid. Jolyon Palmer briefly held fourth, but the championship leader was jumped by Sergey Afanasiev in the final minute. Will Bratt continued his good form to move into sixth, just 0.034s behind Palmer. Dean Stoneman meanwhile was one of the main casualties of the red flag period, which coincided with the exact lap he had decided to use all three boosts. Stoneman elected not to go out again, instead saving his tyres for tomorrow's race, and he slipped down the order to seventh as a result. Stoneman will share the fourth row with Italy's Nicola De Marco, while a stellar last gasp effort from Armaan Ebrahim - which saw the Indian pilot set the fastest time of anyone in sector three - promoted him into ninth as the session drew to a close. Mihai Marinescu rounds out what has been one of the closest top tens this season - the Romanian finishing just over half a second off Vasiliauskas' ultimate benchmark. More news17 Jul 2010Indy Wilson takes pole position in streets of TorontoF2 Vasiliauskas claims pole for second raceIndy Photos: Saturday in TorontoMotoGP Photos: Saturday at the SachsenringMotoGP Another pole position for Lorenzo in GermanyF1 Schumacher expecting emotional' German experienceF2 Photos: Saturday at Brands HatchF2 Stoneman dominates first race at Brands HatchMotoGP Lorenzo fastest in practice at the SachsenringF1 Hamilton keen to view pace differencesF1 MSA praises Albon's European karting title16 Jul 2010Indy Photos: Friday in TorontoIndy Hunter-Reay fastest in second free practiceF2 Stoneman claims pole for first Brands Hatch raceMotoGP Photos: Friday at the SachsenringF1 Yamamoto to replace Chandhok in GermanyMotoGP Stoner: We have work to doMotoGP Pedrosa confident after topping first FridayIndy Dixon tops first Toronto practiceMotoGP Rossi really happy' with Friday resultsF3 Litespeed competing with Lotus liveryF3 Nasr leads final Rockingham testMotoGP Pedrosa quickest, Rossi 7th in first Sachsenring practiceF2 Photos: Friday at Brands HatchF2 Stoneman still on top in second practiceMore newsFormula 2: Brands Hatch17 JulVasiliauskas claims pole for second race17 JulPhotos: Saturday at Brands Hatch17 JulStoneman dominates first race at Brands Hatch16 JulStoneman claims pole for first Brands Hatch race16 JulPhotos: Friday at Brands HatchKazimieras Vasiliauskas21 MayVasiliauskas fastest in first Monza practice12 MarVasiliauskas returns for second season18 Sep '09Maiden pole for Kazim VasiliauskasFormula 216 JulStoneman still on top in second practice16 JulStoneman fastest in first Brands practice15 JulSnoeks to miss Brands Hatch13 JulPalmer heads Brands Hatch test04 JulStoneman wins second race at Portimão PhotosFormula 2: Brands Hatch More Formula 2: Brands Hatch photos Kazimieras Vasiliauskas More Kazimieras Vasiliauskas photos Formula 2 More Formula 2 photos Silver SurfersAccording to the last UK census, there are now more people aged over 60 than under 16, and over one million people aged 85 or more.© 1998-2010 GPUpdate.net | Privacy notice