Photo: FIA F3 European Championship
FIA F3 European Championship title contender Antonio Giovinazzi claimed his first pole position of the season in qualifying for the 19th race of the season at Zandvoort.
With a time of 1m29.897s, the Italian out-paced circuit favourite Felix Rosenqvist by just under a tenth of a second.
Markus Pommer, whose only previous Zandvoort experience was in his rookie season of single-seaters in Formula BMW in 2007, matched his season’s best qualifying result of third.
Jake Dennis took fourth place ahead of championship leader Charles Leclerc, who set the pace with his first flying lap but was dumped down to fifth place behind all three of his title rivals.
Pommer’s Motopark team-mate Nabil Jeffri showed his first practice speed was no fluke by taking sixth, a considerable improvement on his previous best of 15th from the opening race at Silverstone.
The drivers occupying positions five to 10 in the championship filled the next six places, with Lance Stroll leading Alex Albon, George Russell, Mikkel Jensen, Maximilian Gunther and early-session leader Santino Ferruci.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Carlin | 1:29.897 | 8 | |
| 2 | Felix Rosenqvist | Prema Powerteam | 1:29.994 | 00.097 | 9 |
| 3 | Markus Pommer | Motopark | 1:30.195 | 00.298 | 11 |
| 4 | Jake Dennis | Prema Powerteam | 1:30.312 | 00.415 | 10 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:30.331 | 00.434 | 10 |
| 6 | Nabil Jeffri | Motopark | 1:30.352 | 00.455 | 8 |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | 1:30.431 | 00.534 | 9 |
| 8 | Alex Albon | Signature | 1:30.462 | 00.565 | 9 |
| 9 | George Russell | Carlin | 1:30.473 | 00.576 | 9 |
| 10 | Mikkel Jensen | Mucke Motorsport | 1:30.495 | 00.598 | 8 |
| 11 | Maximilian Gunther | Mucke Motorsport | 1:30.576 | 00.679 | 8 |
| 12 | Santino Ferrucci | Mucke Motorsport | 1:30.603 | 00.706 | 12 |
| 13 | Callum Ilott | Carlin | 1:30.709 | 00.812 | 10 |
| 14 | Brandon Maisano | Prema Powerteam | 1:30.754 | 00.857 | 10 |
| 15 | Sergio Sette Camara | Motopark | 1:30.818 | 00.921 | 12 |
| 16 | Arjun Maini | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:30.961 | 01.064 | 10 |
| 17 | Ryan Tveter | Carlin | 1:30.988 | 01.091 | 10 |
| 18 | Raoul Hyman | West-Tec | 1:31.007 | 01.110 | 9 |
| 19 | Julio Moreno | T-Sport | 1:31.055 | 01.158 | 9 |
| 20 | Dorian Boccolacci | Signature | 1:31.057 | 01.160 | 12 |
| 21 | Gustavo Menezes | Carlin | 1:31.108 | 01.211 | 9 |
| 22 | Sam MacLeod | Motopark | 1:31.222 | 01.325 | 7 |
| 23 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Fortec Motorsports | 1:31.291 | 01.394 | 10 |
| 24 | Matt Solomon | Double R Racing | 1:31.401 | 01.504 | 13 |
| 25 | Alessio Lorandi | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:31.470 | 01.573 | 10 |
| 26 | Michele Beretta | Mucke Motorsport | 1:31.485 | 01.588 | 9 |
| 27 | Tatiana Calderon | Carlin | 1:31.580 | 01.683 | 9 |
| 28 | Fabian Schiller | West-Tec | 1:31.590 | 01.693 | 9 |
| 29 | Kang Ling | Mucke Motorsport | 1:31.689 | 01.792 | 9 |
| 30 | Nicolas Pohler | Double R Racing | 1:32.148 | 02.251 | 12 |
| 31 | Matt Rao | Fortec Motorsports | 1:32.231 | 02.334 | 11 |
| 32 | Andy Chang | Fortec Motorsports | 1:32.360 | 02.463 | 12 |
| 33 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | Motopark | 1:32.776 | 02.879 | 10 |
| 34 | Peter Li | Fortec Motorsports | 1:33.353 | 03.456 | 12 |