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Home News Magnussen takes another pole in close Spa qualifying
NewsWorld Series Formula V8 3.5

Magnussen takes another pole in close Spa qualifying

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
written by Valentin Khorounzhiy

Photo: Renault Sport

Kevin Magnussen became the first man to take both pole positions in one weekend in World Series by Renault’s 2013 season, narrowly edging out a number of other competitors in a closely fought battle.

A lap from Magnussen with three minutes to go was good enough to overcome most of the late-ditch efforts of the others, giving him pole position by 0.165s. In second, it was Nico Muller who salvaged a rather mediocre session with a strong last-lap flyer.

Local driver Stoffel Vandoorne was third, ahead of Nigel Melker and Will Stevens. Antonio Felix da Costa, having led the session early on, found himself in sixth, with Lucas Foresti in seventh place.

In eighth, Carlos Sainz completed another masterful qualifying effort, with the experienced pairing of Carlos Huertas and Mikhail Aleshin on row five.

Session results
Pos. Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Kevin Magnussen DAMS 1:58.428 10
2 Nico Muller International Draco Racing 1:58.593 +0.165 11
3 S.Vandoorne Fortec Motorsports 1:58.659 +0.231 11
4 Nigel Melker Tech 1 Racing 1:58.704 +0.276 11
5 Will Stevens P1 by Strakka Racing 1:58.729 +0.301 10
6 Antonio Felix da Costa Arden Caterham 1:58.744 +0.316 13
7 Lucas Foresti SMP Racing by Comtec 1:58.843 +0.415 12
8 Carlos Sainz, Jr. Zeta Corse 1:58.972 +0.544 12
9 Carlos Huertas Carlin 1:59.102 +0.674 9
10 Mikhail Aleshin Tech 1 Racing 1:59.180 +0.752 12
11 Andre Negrao International Draco Racing 1:59.309 +0.881 13
12 Daniil Move SMP Racing by Comtec 1:59.378 +0.950 11
13 Jazeman Jaafar Carlin 1:59.381 +0.953 10
14 Christopher Zanella ISR 1:59.387 +0.959 12
15 Matias Laine P1 by Strakka Racing 1:59.431 +1.003 10
16 Marlon Stockinger Lotus 1:59.445 +1.017 10
17 Arthur Pic AV Formula 1:59.482 +1.054 12
18 Oliver Webb Fortec Motorsports 1:59.497 +1.069 10
19 Nikolay Martsenko Pons Racing 1:59.513 +1.085 11
20 Sergey Sirotkin ISR 1:59.547 +1.119 11
21 Marco Sorensen Lotus 1:59.724 +1.296 10
22 Pietro Fantin Arden Caterham 1:59.888 +1.460 12
23 Norman Nato DAMS 2:00.200 +1.772 10
24 Yann Cunha AV Formula 2:00.270 +1.842 13
25 Mihai Marinescu Zeta Corse 2:00.275 +1.847 12
26 Zoel Amberg Pons Racing 2:00.720 +2.292 12