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Championship leader Marvin Kirchhofer has extended his lead in the standings by three points, having taken double pole position for the German F3 round at Oschersleben in Friday qualifying.
Kirchhofer had the battle for pole seemingly under control for the entire duration of the session and, in the late stages, set two laps that one-upped the rest of the field’s efforts.
While the German was, as usual, on top form, the rest of the Motopark squad didn’t have the usual edge on the grid. As such, it was Van Amersfoort Racing’s Gustavo Menezes who secured second, with Performance driver John Bryant-Meisner taking third.
Motopark duo Artem Markelov and Emil Bernstorff took fourth and fifth respectively, ahead of Tomasz Krzeminski and Matteo Cairoli.
EuroInternational’s Nabil Jeffri took eighth, with Russian driver Nikita Zlobin taking ninth. In the absence of Trophy leader Sebastian Balthasar from the session, his teammate Freddy Killensberger took class pole.
Race one grid
Pos. | Driver | Cl. | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
1 | Marvin Kirchhofer | C | Lotus | 1:20.320 | 14 | |
2 | Gustavo Menezes | C | Van Amersfoort | 1:20.687 | +0.367 | 18 |
3 | John Bryant-Meisner | C | Performance Racing | 1:20.873 | +0.553 | 16 |
4 | Artem Markelov | C | Lotus | 1:20.958 | +0.638 | 16 |
5 | Emil Bernstorff | C | Lotus | 1:20.960 | +0.640 | 15 |
6 | Tomasz Krzeminski | C | Performance Racing | 1:21.816 | +1.496 | 14 |
7 | Matteo Cairoli | C | ADM Motorsport | 1:22.006 | +1.686 | 15 |
8 | Nabil Jeffri | C | EuroInternational | 1:22.432 | +2.112 | 16 |
9 | Nikita Zlobin | C | ADM Motorsport | 1:24.776 | +4.456 | 10 |
10 | Freddy Killensberger | T | GU-Racing | 1:25.588 | +5.268 | 14 |
11 | Sheban Siddiqi | C | Lotus | 1:25.905 | +5.585 | 8 |
DNQ | Luca Iannaccone | T | Rennsport Rossler | 1:31.189 | +10.869 | 14 |
DNQ | Andreas Germann | T | CR Racing Team | 1:35.829 | +15.509 | 15 |
DNQ | Sebastian Balthasar | T | GU-Racing | No Time | ?0 |
Race three grid
Pos. | Driver | Cl. | Team |
1 | Marvin Kirchhofer | C | Lotus |
2 | Gustavo Menezes | C | Van Amersfoort |
3 | Artem Markelov | C | Lotus |
4 | John Bryant-Meisner | C | Performance Racing |
5 | Emil Bernstorff | C | Lotus |
6 | Tomasz Krzeminski | C | Performance Racing |
7 | Matteo Cairoli | C | ADM Motorsport |
8 | Nabil Jeffri | C | EuroInternational |
9 | Nikita Zlobin | C | ADM Motorsport |
10 | Sheban Siddiqi | C | Lotus |
11 | Freddy Killensberger | T | GU-Racing |
DNQ | Luca Iannaccone | T | Rennsport Rossler |
DNQ | Andreas Germann | T | CR Racing Team |
DNQ | Sebastian Balthasar | T | GU-Racing |