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Kruger recovers from puncture to score double Silverstone pole

by Peter Allen
written by Peter Allen
Jayde Kruger

Photo: Jakob Ebrey Photography

Jayde Kruger came out on top in a closely fought qualifying session for the penultimate Formula Ford round at Silverstone.

The South African racer languished further down the order for much of the session having been delayed by a puncture, but worked his way to the front once he returned to the track.

He ended up 0.055 seconds clear of rival and championship leader Harrison Scott, with Ashley Sutton having to settle for third, just 0.003s further back.

Kruger came just 0.005s short of matching his best time on his final effort, putting him top of the second-fastest times and thus clinching a double pole. Sutton will join him on the front row for race three ahead of Scott.

Max Marshall and James Abbott completed the top five for both main races, ahead of Ricky Collard and Louise Richardson. Richardson will start sixth, ahead of Collard, for race three.

Michael O’Brien, Juan Rosso and Clay Mitchell completed the top ten quickest times. Rosso will start eighth ahead of Mitchell and O’Brien in race three.

Qualifying results
Race 1 grid ? fastest times ? Race 3 grid ? second fastest times
Pos Driver? Team Time? Gap ? Pos Driver? Team Time? Gap
1 Jayde Kruger JTR 55.563 1 Jayde Kruger JTR 55.568
2 Harrison Scott Falcon Motorsport 55.618 0.055 2 Harrison Scott Falcon Motorsport 55.626 0.058
3 Ashley Sutton MBM Motorsport 55.621 0.058 3 Ashley Sutton MBM Motorsport 55.796 0.228
4 Max Marshall JTR 55.882 0.319 4 Max Marshall JTR 55.890 0.322
5 James Abbott Radical Motorsport 55.890 0.327 5 James Abbott Radical Motorsport 55.917 0.349
6 Ricky Collard Falcon Motorsport 55.973 0.410 6 Louise Richardson Richardson Racing 56.002 0.434
7 Louise Richardson Richardson Racing 56.000 0.437 7 Ricky Collard Falcon Motorsport 56.120 0.552
8 Michael O?Brien MBM Motorsport 56.150 0.587 8 Juan Rosso Radical Motorsport 56.258 0.690
9 Juan Rosso Radical Motorsport 56.176 0.613 9 Clay Mitchell JTR 56.518 0.950
10 Clay Mitchell JTR 56.403 0.840 10 Michael O?Brien MBM Motorsport 56.557 0.989
11 Chris Mealin Falcon Motorsport 56.721 1.158 11 Chris Mealin Falcon Motorsport 56.756 1.188
12 Jessica Hawkins MBM Motorsport 57.154 1.591 12 Jessica Hawkins MBM Motorsport 57.225 1.657
13 Ovie Iroro Richardson Racing 57.926 2.363 13 Ovie Iroro Richardson Racing 58.141 2.573
14 Greg Holloway SWB Motorsport 58.529 2.966 14 Greg Holloway SWB Motorsport 58.696 3.128