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Nigel Melker beat FA1 newcomer Alessio Picariello to claim pole for the first race of round three at the Nurburgring.
Dutchman Melker, who won both races last time out at Navarra, set a time of 1m32.374s to top the session.
Reigning ADAC Formel Masters champion Picariello, making his first racing appearance of 2014, was 0.126 seconds slower.
The Belgian made double Portimao winner and championship leader Mirko Bortolotti settle for third ahead of fellow Italian Sergio Campana and Slovakian Richard Gonda.
Sebastian Balthasar was sixth ahead of Performance Racing team-mates Dennis Lind and Jimmy Eriksson. Oliver Campos and Picho Toledano completed the top ten.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver? | Time? | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Nigel Melker | 1:32.374 | 13 | |
| 2 | Alessio Picariello | 1:32.500 | 0.126 | 14 |
| 3 | Mirko Bortolotti | 1:32.678 | 0.304 | 8 |
| 4 | Sergio Campana | 1:32.797 | 0.423 | 13 |
| 5 | Richard Gonda | 1:33.023 | 0.649 | 9 |
| 6 | Sebastian Balthasar | 1:33.116 | 0.742 | 14 |
| 7 | Dennis Lind | 1:33.675 | 1.301 | 12 |
| 8 | Jimmy Eriksson | 1:33.861 | 1.487 | 12 |
| 9 | Oliver Campos | 1:33.925 | 1.551 | 13 |
| 10 | Picho Toledano | 1:34.578 | 2.204 | 16 |
| 11 | Armando Parente | 1:34.617 | 2.243 | 13 |
| 12 | Michael Dorrbecker | 1:34.830 | 2.456 | 15 |