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German F3’s runaway leader Markus Pommer topped qualifying for the series’ penultimate round at Sachsenring, while Van Amersfoort Racing’s Sam MacLeod claimed pole for race three.
Pommer, who is more than a hundred points ahead of his rivals with six races remaining, was 0.17s clear of the Scotsman on best laps, but lost out by just 0.009s on second-best efforts.
Pommer’s nearest opponent Nabil Jeffri will start both races from third place, leading compatriot Weiron Tan and teammate Indy Dontje.
F3 returnee Pipo Derani will line up in sixth on both occasions, with Nicolai Sylvest in seventh and Andres Mendez in eighth.
Nikita Zlobin, Maximilian Hackl and Luca Iannaccone rounded out the field.
Qualifying results
| Race 1 | Race 3 | ||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Markus Pommer | Lotus | 1:13.772 | 1 | Sam MacLeod | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:14.053 |
| 2 | Sam MacLeod | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:13.943 | 2 | Markus Pommer | Lotus | 1:14.062 |
| 3 | Nabil Jeffri | Motopark Academy | 1:14.207 | 3 | Nabil Jeffri | Motopark Academy | 1:14.361 |
| 4 | Weiron Tan | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:14.540 | 4 | Weiron Tan | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:14.567 |
| 5 | Indy Dontje | Lotus | 1:14.673 | 5 | Indy Dontje | Lotus | 1:14.928 |
| 6 | Pipo Derani | ADM Motorsport | 1:14.758 | 6 | Pipo Derani | ADM Motorsport | 1:15.090 |
| 7 | Nicolai Sylvest | JBR Motorsport & Engineering | 1:15.095 | 7 | Nicolai Sylvest | JBR Motorsport & Engineering | 1:15.165 |
| 8 | Andres Mendez | Lotus | 1:15.264 | 8 | Andres Mendez | Lotus | 1:15.408 |
| 9 | Nikita Zlobin | SMP Racing by ADM | 1:15.601 | 9 | Nikita Zlobin | SMP Racing by ADM | 1:15.859 |
| 10 | Maximilian Hackl | Amkon Motorsport | 1:16.770 | 10 | Maximilian Hackl | Amkon Motorsport | 1:16.815 |
| Luca Iannaccone | Franz Woss Racing | 1:21.372 | Luca Iannaccone | Franz Woss Racing | 1:21.567 | ||