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
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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. | Driver | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|
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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