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Shwartzman and Zhou share F4 poles at Monza

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: ACI Sport

Guanyu Zhou (Photo: ACI Sport)

Mucke Motorsport’s Robert Shwartzman and Prema Powerteam’s Guanyu Zhou topped the two respective qualifying sessions for round two of Italian F4 at Monza.

Shwartzman’s pole is his first in single-seater racing, while Zhou had previously topped the second qualifying at Vallelunga.

In both Monza sessions it was series newcomer Lando Norris who claimed second, securing two front row spots for his Mucke debut.

The Brit, in fact, came extremely close to stealing pole off Shwartzman in the first session, but ended up less than a hundredth short.

Zhou took third, while fourth for David Beckmann meant the first two rows for race one will feature three Mucke cars.

Joao Vieira took fifth, with ex-Formula Renault racer Marcos Siebert in sixth, leading the Jenzer charge.

Championship leader Ralf Aron took seventh, ahead of Matteo Desideri, Mike David Ortmann and Mauricio Baiz.

In session two, Norris was again close to stealing pole but ended up splitting Prema teammates Zhou and Aron.

Shwartzman and Siebert in fourth and fifth were within two tenths, ahead of Beckmann and Baiz.

Yan Leon Shlom qualified eighth, with Vieira and Ortmann making up row five.

Qualifying results
Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2
Pos. Driver Team Time Pos. Driver Team Time
1 Robert Shwartzman Mucke Motorsport 1:53.309 1 Guanyu Zhou Prema Powerteam 1:52.882
2 Lando Norris Mucke Motorsport 1:53.317 2 Lando Norris Mucke Motorsport 1:52.992
3 Guanyu Zhou Prema Powerteam 1:53.341 3 Ralf Aron Prema Powerteam 1:52.996
4 David Beckmann Mucke Motorsport 1:53.450 4 Robert Shwartzman Mucke Motorsport 1:53.066
5 Joao Vieira Antonelli Motorsport 1:53.500 5 Marcos Siebert Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.092
6 Marcos Siebert Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.612 6 David Beckmann Mucke Motorsport 1:53.346
7 Ralf Aron Prema Powerteam 1:53.829 7 Mauricio Baiz Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 1:53.452
8 Matteo Desideri Antonelli Motorsport 1:53.848 8 Yan Leon Shlom Malta Formula Racing 1:53.500
9 Mike David Ortmann Mucke Motorsport 1:53.856 9 Joao Vieira Antonelli Motorsport 1:53.509
10 Mauricio Baiz Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 1:53.918 10 Mike David Ortmann Mucke Motorsport 1:53.545
11 Tim Zimmermann Prema Powerteam 1:54.009 11 Bar Baruch Israel F4 1:53.589
12 Yan Leon Shlom Malta Formula Racing 1:54.069 12 Tim Zimmermann Prema Powerteam 1:53.781
13 Marino Sato Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 1:54.124 13 Kevin Kanayet Malta Formula Racing 1:53.840
14 Giuliano Raucci Prema Powerteam 1:54.200 14 Marino Sato Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 1:53.880
15 Bar Baruch Israel F4 1:54.204 15 Lucas Mauron Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.904
16 Diego Bertonelli RB Racing 1:54.332 16 Matteo Desideri Antonelli Motorsport 1:53.996
17 Lucas Mauron Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.399 17 Riccardo Ponzio Teramo Racing Team 1:54.150
18 Riccardo Ponzio Teramo Racing Team 1:54.433 18 Nico Rindlisbacher Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.271
19 Kevin Kanayet Malta Formula Racing 1:54.458 19 Alex Peroni Torino Squadra Corse 1:54.284
20 Raul Guzman Malta Formula Racing 1:54.548 20 Giuliano Raucci Prema Powerteam 1:54.355
21 Alex Peroni Torino Squadra Corse 1:54.832 21 Diego Bertonelli RB Racing 1:54.357
22 Arlind Hoti Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.862 22 Arlind Hoti Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.462
23 Nico Rindlisbacher Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.972 23 Ali Al Khalifa Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.591
24 Kikko Galbiati Antonelli Motorsport 1:55.402 24 Raul Guzman Malta Formula Racing 1:54.722
25 Fernando Madera Team Costa Rica 1:55.914 25 Fernando Madera Team Costa Rica 1:55.036
26 Mattia Ferrari Antonelli Motorsport 1:55.961 26 Mattia Ferrari Antonelli Motorsport 1:55.280
27 Ali Al Khalifa Jenzer Motorsport 1:56.007 27 Kikko Galbiati Antonelli Motorsport 1:55.500
28 Julia Pankiewicz RB Racing 1:57.884 28 Julia Pankiewicz RB Racing 1:56.770
29 Wiktoria Pankiewicz RB Racing 1:57.978 29 Wiktoria Pankiewicz RB Racing 1:57.480