By GP2 Series
Bruno Senna has claimed his second pole in a row this afternoon in Silverstone, taking the top spot in qualifying ahead of Romain Grosjean and Andreas Zuber.
The Brazilian topped the timesheets with a lap of 1:26.912, one tenth ahead of the Frenchman who set up a repeat front row from the last event in Magny-Cours, although this time Senna took pole without incident as he hoped after his dramatic crash at the French circuit.
All of the drivers were immediately on track when the green light showed at the end of the pitlane after this morning's free practice session, which saw almost all of the fastest lap set on their first set of tyres: this was repeated in qualifying, when a fierce early fight set most of the best times of the day.
Roldan Rodriguez, Adrian Valles and Mike Conway all took a turn at the top of the timesheets before Grosjean headed teammate Luca Filippi at the top before they made their way back to the pits for their stops.
Senna had other plans however, and stayed out to take advantage of the clear track: the move paid off in spades as he claimed tomorrow's pole before returning to the pits, along with countryman Lucas di Grassi.
Despite a strong push in the second half of the session only Zuber and Giorgio Pantano could improve their times at the top of the timesheet.
Behind the top three tomorrow will be di Grassi, Pantano, Filippi, Andy Soucek and Mike Conway, although there was little to separate them: the top twelve drivers were covered by just one second, with a further second covering the first 22 drivers.
With change predicted in the weather patterns tomorrow we are likely to have a hugely entertaining first race at the British circuit.
Silverstone - Qualifications:
Driver Team Time Laps
1. Bruno Senna iSport International 1:26.912 15
2. Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:27.024 11
3. Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:27.147 12
4. Lucas di Grassi Barwa Int. Campos Team 1:27.350 9
5. Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:27.487 14
6. Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:27.554 11
7. Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 1:27.699 13
8. Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:27.754 15
9. Kamui Kobayashi Dams 1:27.774 13
10. KarunChandhok iSport International 1:27.786 15
11. Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:27.845 16
12. Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:27.931 12
13. Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:28.164 13
14. Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dams 1:28.172 14
15. AdrianValles BCN Competicion 1:28.174 14
16. Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int. Campos Team 1:28.228 13
17. Alvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:28.365 14
18. Diego Nunes DPR 1:28.442 12
19. Roldan Rodriguez Fisichella Motor Sport Int. 1:28.590 14
20. Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:28.596 14
21. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:28.751 16
22. Marko Asmer Fisichella Motor Sport Int. 1:28.857 15
23. Alberto Valerio Durango 1:29.027 16
24. Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:29.107 13
25. Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competicion 1:29.429 17
26. Michael Herck DPR 1:29.516 13
Bruno Senna has claimed his second pole in a row this afternoon in Silverstone, taking the top spot in qualifying ahead of Romain Grosjean and Andreas Zuber.
The Brazilian topped the timesheets with a lap of 1:26.912, one tenth ahead of the Frenchman who set up a repeat front row from the last event in Magny-Cours, although this time Senna took pole without incident as he hoped after his dramatic crash at the French circuit.
All of the drivers were immediately on track when the green light showed at the end of the pitlane after this morning's free practice session, which saw almost all of the fastest lap set on their first set of tyres: this was repeated in qualifying, when a fierce early fight set most of the best times of the day.
Roldan Rodriguez, Adrian Valles and Mike Conway all took a turn at the top of the timesheets before Grosjean headed teammate Luca Filippi at the top before they made their way back to the pits for their stops.
Senna had other plans however, and stayed out to take advantage of the clear track: the move paid off in spades as he claimed tomorrow's pole before returning to the pits, along with countryman Lucas di Grassi.
Despite a strong push in the second half of the session only Zuber and Giorgio Pantano could improve their times at the top of the timesheet.
Behind the top three tomorrow will be di Grassi, Pantano, Filippi, Andy Soucek and Mike Conway, although there was little to separate them: the top twelve drivers were covered by just one second, with a further second covering the first 22 drivers.
With change predicted in the weather patterns tomorrow we are likely to have a hugely entertaining first race at the British circuit.
Silverstone - Qualifications:
Driver Team Time Laps
1. Bruno Senna iSport International 1:26.912 15
2. Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:27.024 11
3. Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:27.147 12
4. Lucas di Grassi Barwa Int. Campos Team 1:27.350 9
5. Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:27.487 14
6. Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:27.554 11
7. Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 1:27.699 13
8. Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:27.754 15
9. Kamui Kobayashi Dams 1:27.774 13
10. KarunChandhok iSport International 1:27.786 15
11. Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:27.845 16
12. Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:27.931 12
13. Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:28.164 13
14. Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dams 1:28.172 14
15. AdrianValles BCN Competicion 1:28.174 14
16. Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int. Campos Team 1:28.228 13
17. Alvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:28.365 14
18. Diego Nunes DPR 1:28.442 12
19. Roldan Rodriguez Fisichella Motor Sport Int. 1:28.590 14
20. Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:28.596 14
21. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:28.751 16
22. Marko Asmer Fisichella Motor Sport Int. 1:28.857 15
23. Alberto Valerio Durango 1:29.027 16
24. Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:29.107 13
25. Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competicion 1:29.429 17
26. Michael Herck DPR 1:29.516 13