Jim Pla (FR) secured an excellent starting position for what he hopes will be a successful Formula BMW World Final campaign.
In single-lap qualifying at Mexico City's "Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez", the DAMS Team driver set a fastest lap time of 1:35.807 minutes, thus relegating the two Eurointernational drivers, Alexander Rossi (US) and Daniel Juncadella (ES), to second and third. Local hero Esteban Gutiérrez (MX) took fourth for Josef Kaufmann Racing.
Pla is on pole position for the first two intermediate heats on Saturday, followed by the other seven competitors in today's Super Pole contest. The remaining grid positions for the first pair of heats is determined by the result of the qualifying session, which was held before the single-lap shoot-out and saw Juncadella finishing first in front of Pla and Rossi.
The line-up for the Heat 3 grid on Sunday will be the results of Heat 1. Once the heats have been run, an overall points standing will determine the grid for the Formula BMW World Final. Four exciting races await the 21 competitors, before the successor to Philipp Eng (AT), who drove a BMW Sauber F1 Team car on Thursday in recognition of last year's victory, will be found. Rossi has set his sights on this ambitious goal.
Qualifying Result
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Daniel Juncadella Eurointernational 1:35.115 mins
2 Jim Pla DAMS Team +0.120 secs
3 Alexander Rossi Eurointernational +0.177
4 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing +0.323
5 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing +0.362
6 Gabriel Chaves Euro Junior Team +0.562
7 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing +0.569
8 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing +0.600
9 William Buller Eurointernational +0.652
10 Mikael Grenier Apex-HBR Racing Team +0.684
11 Facu Regalia Josef Kaufmann Racing +0.697
12 Alfonso Toledano Euro Junior Team +0.725
13 Giancarlo Vilarinho Eurointernational +0.791
14 Thomas Hillsdon Eifelland Racing +0.827
15 David Mengedorf Eifelland Racing +1.032
16 Doru Sechelariu Eurointernational +1.045
17 David Ostella Eurointernational +1.163
18 Simon Moss Motaworld Racing +1.183
19 Gianmarco Raimondo Autotecnica +1.292
20 Maxime Pelletier Autotecnica +1.740
21 Velibor Jovanovic DAMS Team +2.124
Super Pole Result
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Jim Pla DAMS Team 1:35.807 mins
2 Alexander Rossi Eurointernational +0.709 secs
3 Daniel Juncadella Eurointernational +0.773
4 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing +0.807
5 Gabriel Chaves Euro Junior Team +0.957
6 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing +1.026
7 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing +1.131
8 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing +1.263
In single-lap qualifying at Mexico City's "Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez", the DAMS Team driver set a fastest lap time of 1:35.807 minutes, thus relegating the two Eurointernational drivers, Alexander Rossi (US) and Daniel Juncadella (ES), to second and third. Local hero Esteban Gutiérrez (MX) took fourth for Josef Kaufmann Racing.
Pla is on pole position for the first two intermediate heats on Saturday, followed by the other seven competitors in today's Super Pole contest. The remaining grid positions for the first pair of heats is determined by the result of the qualifying session, which was held before the single-lap shoot-out and saw Juncadella finishing first in front of Pla and Rossi.
The line-up for the Heat 3 grid on Sunday will be the results of Heat 1. Once the heats have been run, an overall points standing will determine the grid for the Formula BMW World Final. Four exciting races await the 21 competitors, before the successor to Philipp Eng (AT), who drove a BMW Sauber F1 Team car on Thursday in recognition of last year's victory, will be found. Rossi has set his sights on this ambitious goal.
Qualifying Result
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Daniel Juncadella Eurointernational 1:35.115 mins
2 Jim Pla DAMS Team +0.120 secs
3 Alexander Rossi Eurointernational +0.177
4 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing +0.323
5 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing +0.362
6 Gabriel Chaves Euro Junior Team +0.562
7 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing +0.569
8 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing +0.600
9 William Buller Eurointernational +0.652
10 Mikael Grenier Apex-HBR Racing Team +0.684
11 Facu Regalia Josef Kaufmann Racing +0.697
12 Alfonso Toledano Euro Junior Team +0.725
13 Giancarlo Vilarinho Eurointernational +0.791
14 Thomas Hillsdon Eifelland Racing +0.827
15 David Mengedorf Eifelland Racing +1.032
16 Doru Sechelariu Eurointernational +1.045
17 David Ostella Eurointernational +1.163
18 Simon Moss Motaworld Racing +1.183
19 Gianmarco Raimondo Autotecnica +1.292
20 Maxime Pelletier Autotecnica +1.740
21 Velibor Jovanovic DAMS Team +2.124
Super Pole Result
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Jim Pla DAMS Team 1:35.807 mins
2 Alexander Rossi Eurointernational +0.709 secs
3 Daniel Juncadella Eurointernational +0.773
4 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing +0.807
5 Gabriel Chaves Euro Junior Team +0.957
6 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing +1.026
7 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing +1.131
8 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing +1.263