Heinz Harald Frentzen clocked the fastest qualifying time this evening at the Losail International Circuit claiming pole position on the starting grid for Speedcar Series' first night race at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar.
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve had his best result yet finishing in second spot behind Frentzen slower by just over a tenth of a second.
Jean Alesi was near the front for most of the 30-minute qualifying session. A spin out sent the Frenchman into the gravel pit, so he could not respond to Frentzen's time of 2:03.967, lagging by just a 0.460.
Marco Melandri has turned out to be the wild card of the weekend thus far. The Italian biker, who has raced in MotoGP at Losail before, spun three times but still managed to finish with the fourth fastest time, a position better than at yesterday's practice session.
Vitantonio Liuzzi who made the fastest practice time yesterday suffered gearbox trouble that left him in 7th place on the grid.
The preliminary qualifying results are as follows:
Pos Driver Team Laps Time / Gap
1 H. Frentzen Team Lavaggi 12 2:03.967
2 J. Villeneuve Durango 12 0.134
3 J. Alesi HPR 10 0.460
4 M. Melandri Team Lavaggi 13 0.630
5 G. Morbidelli Palm Beach 12 0.668
6 J. Herbert JMB 13 0.669
7 V. Liuzzi UP Team 7 1.119
8 D. Pasini JMB 13 1.430
9 M. Lee HPR 13 1.854
10 H. Al Maktoum UP Team 14 1.919
11 T. Biagi Palm Beach 13 2.061
12 C. Zoechling Durango 10 2.430
13 N. Al Attiyah Team Barwa 13 4.475
14 F. Al Thani QMMF Team 11 8.713
15 A. Al Kuwari QMMF Team 13 8.901
photo:Speedcar Series
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve had his best result yet finishing in second spot behind Frentzen slower by just over a tenth of a second.
Jean Alesi was near the front for most of the 30-minute qualifying session. A spin out sent the Frenchman into the gravel pit, so he could not respond to Frentzen's time of 2:03.967, lagging by just a 0.460.
Marco Melandri has turned out to be the wild card of the weekend thus far. The Italian biker, who has raced in MotoGP at Losail before, spun three times but still managed to finish with the fourth fastest time, a position better than at yesterday's practice session.
Vitantonio Liuzzi who made the fastest practice time yesterday suffered gearbox trouble that left him in 7th place on the grid.
The preliminary qualifying results are as follows:
Pos Driver Team Laps Time / Gap
1 H. Frentzen Team Lavaggi 12 2:03.967
2 J. Villeneuve Durango 12 0.134
3 J. Alesi HPR 10 0.460
4 M. Melandri Team Lavaggi 13 0.630
5 G. Morbidelli Palm Beach 12 0.668
6 J. Herbert JMB 13 0.669
7 V. Liuzzi UP Team 7 1.119
8 D. Pasini JMB 13 1.430
9 M. Lee HPR 13 1.854
10 H. Al Maktoum UP Team 14 1.919
11 T. Biagi Palm Beach 13 2.061
12 C. Zoechling Durango 10 2.430
13 N. Al Attiyah Team Barwa 13 4.475
14 F. Al Thani QMMF Team 11 8.713
15 A. Al Kuwari QMMF Team 13 8.901
photo:Speedcar Series