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Hungaroring F3: Russell beats Prema trio in first qualifying

George Russell claimed his maiden European F3 pole position in the first qualifying at the Hungaroring, beating three Prema cars to the top spot.

George Russell, HitechGP, Dallara F312 - Mercedes-Benz

George Russell, HitechGP, Dallara F312 - Mercedes-Benz

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Prema pair Maximilian Gunther and Lance Stroll achieved the first representative lap times of the session but the duo were soon edged out by Russell.

He led the Canadian by two tenths with several minutes left on the clock but neither him, nor Stroll would improve in the rest of the session.

The Briton managed to hold on to first anyway, beating Gunther's late flyer by the narrow margin of 0.018s.

Reigning Italian F4 champion Ralf Aron also went quicker than Stroll, the Williams development driver settling for fourth.

Motopark duo Joel Eriksson and Niko Kari followed the top four, with Nick Cassidy making up the Prema contingent in seventh.

The Kiwi driver was just two thousandths quicker than Sergio Sette Camara as the top 10 was completed by last year's two karting graduates Callum Ilott and Alessio Lorandi.

Full Times

Pos.DriverTeamTime
1  George Russell Hitech GP 1:34.089
2  Maximilian Gunther Prema Powerteam 1:34.107
3  Ralf Aron Prema Powerteam 1:34.257
4  Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam 1:34.284
5  Joel Eriksson Motopark 1:34.339
6  Niko Kari Motopark 1:34.423
7  Nick Cassidy Prema Powerteam 1:34.615
8  Sergio Sette Camara Motopark 1:34.617
9  Callum Ilott Van Amersfoort Racing 1:34.676
10  Alessio Lorandi Carlin 1:34.776
11  Nikita Mazepin Hitech GP 1:34.891
12  Guan Yu Zhou Motopark 1:34.934
13  Ryan Tveter Carlin 1:35.043
14  Ben Barnicoat Hitech GP 1:35.118
15  Mikkel Jensen Mucke Motorsport 1:35.401
16  Anthoine Hubert Van Amersfoort Racing 1:35.432
17  Pedro Piquet Van Amersfoort Racing 1:35.587
18  Zhi Cong Li Carlin 1:35.640
19  Harrison Newey Van Amersfoort Racing 1:35.894
20  Arjun Maini ThreeBond with T-Sport 1:45.003

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