Team Australia has narrowly missed its third pole position for the season as drivers Simon Pagenaud and Will Power qualified second and third respectively for the Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland in Ohio today. source: teamaustraliamotorsport.com It was rookie Pagenaud that went closest to toppling Sebastien Bourdais for pole, with the Frenchman pushing his #15 Aussie Vineyards Team Australia DP01 Champ Car to within 0.025 seconds of Bourdais' best time. Pagenaud, who is being cheered on by parents Christian and Sylvie this weekend, set his best mark on the harder compound 'black' Bridgestone tyres. The 2006 Atlantic Champion went for an even faster lap on the option 'red' tyres, only to be baulked by traffic around the 2.106-mile (3.389-kilometre) temporary airport course. Power will start from third, a position he is quite comfortable with considering Cleveland's reputation for first corner incidents. Power's best time in the #5 Aussie Vineyards Team Australia DP01 was only one tenth of a second behind Bourdais' pole mark. WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ... Will Power - #5 Aussie Vineyards Team Australia DP01 "I think we're in a pretty good position for the race because, as you've seen in past years, there's a lot of mayhem here at Cleveland," said Power. "I had a look at last year's race. I count every single person, every driver in the whole field made a mistake, spun or ran off, got hit off, whatever. "I think it's going to be pretty mixed up tomorrow. I think it will be a lot of fun for the fans." Simon Pagenaud - #15 Aussie Vineyards Team Australia DP01 "I think it's going to be quite spectacular to start from the front row tomorrow," said Pagenaud. "I'm just very proud about what Team Australia did today. We were struggling a little bit in the morning. Went back to the truck and I worked quite hard with my engineer.
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