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Double pole for De Pasquale at the Nurburgring

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Junior

Photo: Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Junior

Australian Formula Ford champion Anton De Pasquale will start both races of the Formula Renault 1.6 NEC round at the Nurburgring from pole position.

De Pasquale, who currently leads the series’ standings, was three tenths quicker than nearest rival Janneau Esmeijer.

The Australian’s benchmark lap was posted 11 minutes into the session and he would go on to claim pole for race two with his subsequent lap, which was just a tenth off.

Esmeijer will join him on the front row for both races, with a second-fastest lap just 0.001s slower than his fastest.

Pirosports driver Larry ten Voorde and Lechner rookie Max Defourny will make up row two for the two races of the weekend.

Ferdinand Habsburg was fifth in the qualifying session, leading Provily duo of Boris Kolff and Simon Mirguet. Florian Janits will start race one in eighth, with row five made up by Stuart Racing Team drivers Marcel Lenerz and Paul Sieljes.

For race two, Kolff and Mirguet will occupy row three ahead of Janits, Cedric Piro, Habsburg and Sieljes.

Provisional race grids
Race 1 Race 2
Pos. Driver Team Pos. Driver Team
1 Anton De Pasquale Lechner Racing School 1 Anton De Pasquale Lechner Racing School
2 Janneau Esmeijer Provily Racing 2 Janneau Esmeijer Provily Racing
3 Larry ten Voorde Pirosports 3 Larry ten Voorde Pirosports
4 Max Defourny Lechner Racing School 4 Max Defourny Lechner Racing School
5 Ferdinand Habsburg Lechner Racing School 5 Boris Kolff Provily Racing
6 Boris Kolff Provily Racing 6 Simon Mirguet Provily Racing
7 Simon Mirguet Provily Racing 7 Florian Janits Lechner Racing School
8 Florian Janits Lechner Racing School 8 Cedric Piro Pirosports
9 Marcel Lenerz Stuart Racing Team 9 Ferdinand Habsburg Lechner Racing School
10 Paul Sieljes Stuart Racing Team 10 Paul Sieljes Stuart Racing Team
11 Cedric Piro Pirosports 11 Marcel Lenerz Stuart Racing Team
12 Ralf Aron Scuderia Nordica 12 Ralf Aron Scuderia Nordica
13 Oliver Soderstrom Scuderia Nordica 13 Oliver Soderstrom Scuderia Nordica