Photo: FIA F3 European Championship
Max Verstappen has put himself in position to claim a second consecutive hat-trick of wins in the FIA F3 European Championship by claiming pole for the second and third races at the Norisring in a rain-affected session.
The 16-year-old, who followed his Spa treble last weekend by winning Saturday morning’s first race from third on the grid, managed a best time of 48.118 before the rain began, enough to claim race two pole by 0.088s from championship leader Esteban Ocon.
The single-seater rookie also had the best second-quickest time, beating Tom Blomqvist to race three pole by 0.044s.
Blomqvist will start third for race one ahead of Felix Rosenqvist. Rosenqvist leads Ocon on row two for race three.
Santino Ferrucci threatened the leading positions in just his second weekend in the series, the 16-year-old securing fifth and sixth on the grid for the two races, alternating with Jordan King.
Lucas Auer, Antonio Giovinazzi, Jake Dennis and Nicholas Latifi complete the top ten on the race two grid, with Giovinazzi heading Dennis, Antonio Fuoco and Auer for race three.
Starting grids
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| Pos | Driver? | Team | ?Time? | ? | Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Van Amersfoort Racing | 48.118 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Van Amersfoort Racing | 48.255 | |
| 2 | Esteban Ocon | Prema Powerteam | 48.206 | 2 | Tom Blomqvist | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 48.299 | |
| 3 | Tom Blomqvist | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 48.240 | 3 | Felix Rosenqvist | Mucke Motorsport | 48.383 | |
| 4 | Felix Rosenqvist | Mucke Motorsport | 48.310 | 4 | Esteban Ocon | Prema Powerteam | 48.384 | |
| 5 | Santino Ferrucci | EuroInternational | 48.444 | 5 | Jordan King | Carlin | 48.520 | |
| 6 | Jordan King | Carlin | 48.447 | 6 | Santino Ferrucci | EuroInternational | 48.553 | |
| 7 | Lucas Auer | Mucke Motorsport | 48.461 | 7 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 48.594 | |
| 8 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 48.586 | 8 | Jake Dennis | Carlin | 48.647 | |
| 9 | Jake Dennis | Carlin | 48.597 | 9 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Powerteam | 48.665 | |
| 10 | Nicholas Latifi | Prema Powerteam | 48.625 | 10 | Lucas Auer | Mucke Motorsport | 48.672 | |
| 11 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Powerteam | 48.660 | 11 | Nicholas Latifi | Prema Powerteam | 48.764 | |
| 12 | Sean Gelael | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 48.753 | 12 | Sean Gelael | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 48.779 | |
| 13 | Gustavo Menezes | Van Amersfoort Racing | 48.765 | 13 | Felix Serrall?s | Team West-Tec | 48.887 | |
| 14 | Jules Szymkowiak | Van Amersfoort Racing | 48.821 | 14 | Roy Nissany | Mucke Motorsport | 48.912 | |
| 15 | Felix Serrall?s | Team West-Tec | 48.830 | 15 | Jules Szymkowiak | Van Amersfoort Racing | 48.971 | |
| 16 | Roy Nissany | Mucke Motorsport | 48.857 | 16 | Michele Beretta | EuroInternational | 49.186 | |
| 17 | Spike Goddard | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 48.987 | 17 | Gustavo Menezes | Van Amersfoort Racing | 49.192 | |
| 18 | Tatiana Calderon | Jo Zeller Racing | 49.063 | 18 | Spike Goddard | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 49.225 | |
| 19 | Michele Beretta | EuroInternational | 49.155 | 19 | Dennis van de Laar | Prema Powerteam | 49.254 | |
| 20 | Alexander Toril | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 49.177 | 20 | Alexander Toril | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 49.265 | |
| 21 | Dennis van de Laar | Prema Powerteam | 49.190 | 21 | Felipe Guimaraes | Double R Racing | 49.266 | |
| 22 | Felipe Guimaraes | Double R Racing | 49.191 | 22 | John Bryant-Meisner | Fortec Motorsports | 49.334 | |
| 23 | John Bryant-Meisner | Fortec Motorsports | 49.322 | 23 | Tatiana Calderon | Jo Zeller Racing | 49.356 | |
| 24 | Hector Hurst | Team West-Tec | 49.430 | 24 | Hector Hurst | Team West-Tec | 49.559 | |
| 25 | Sandro Zeller | Jo Zeller Racing | 50.154 | 25 | Sandro Zeller | Jo Zeller Racing | 50.184 | |
| 26 | Mitch Gilbert | Fortec Motorsports | 50.838 | 26 | Mitch Gilbert | Fortec Motorsports | 50.958 | |