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Brazilian V8 Stock Cars: Max Wilson clinches pole position after fierce fight

Extremely balanced qualifying session this Saturday when the top-3 finished split by only 0s008

Max Wilson in Londrina

Max Wilson in Londrina

Fábio Davini

Polesitter Max Wilson in Londrina
Max Wilson in Londrina
Felipe Fraga, Rubens Barrichello
Valdeno Brito
Thiago Camilo
Ricardo Maurício
Ricardo Zonta
Valdeno Brito
Felipe Fraga
Marcos Gomes
Thiago Camilo
Felipe Fraga

Londrina held a breathtaking qualifying session this Saturday afternoon for Brazilian V8 Stock Cars round 8. The 29-car field have 24 cars within the same second, and the end of the session the top three cars fought hard for pole, finishing split by only eight thousandths of a second. Eurofarma-RC’s Max Wilson set the fastest lap time and got his fifth pole-position in his Brazilian V8 Stock Car career.

The former IndyCar and V8 Supercars racer was one of the last two remaining cars to try his fastest lap on the 3.055-km long and tight circuit. Wilson set a 1min11s609 mark, taking the sweet taste of P1 from Cacá Bueno’s mouth by only 0s007.

"I did not have a clean lap. I made a mistake on turn 1 and lost a little bit of time there, so I think I could have done better", said the 2010 champion. "Anyway, seven thousandths or seven tenths, it is still pole position. I am happy with it and the chances of doing a solid race are high. That is what I am going to go for tomorrow", said Max, currently second-placed in the championship standings 33 points behind Felipe Fraga, who starts third only 0s001 behind Cacá Bueno.

Local hero Valdeno Brito starts fourth after leading most of the session. Sérgio Jimenez, Diego Nunes, Marcos Gomes, Rubens Barrichello and Ricardo Maurício close the top-10 positions on the grid.

The double-header starts this Sunday 1 pm for the first heat - 45 minutes long - and 2:10 pm for the 30-minute heat. All times are local.

Starting Grid - Londrina*

Position Driver Lap Time
1 Max Wilson 1min11s609
2 Cacá Bueno 1min11s616
3 Felipe Fraga 1min11s617
4 Valdeno Brito 1min11s651
5 Sergio Jimenez 1min11s690
6 Diego Nunes 1min11s764
7 Marcos Gomes 1min11s799
8 Rubens Barrichello 1min11s805
9 Ricardo Mauricio 1min11s815
10 Daniel Serra 1min11s824
11 Allam Khodair 1min11s841
12 Thiago Camilo 1min11s901
13 Vitor Genz 1min11s909
14 Julio Campos 1min11s991
15 Lucas Foresti 1min12s164
16 Átila Abreu 1min12s287
17 Rafael Suzuki 1min12s344
18 Denis Navarro 1min12s351
19 Felipe Lapenna 1min12s356
20 Ricardo Zonta 1min12s406
21 Galid Osman 1min12s429
22 Tuka Rocha 1min12s482
23 Bebu Girolami 1min12s516
24 Danilo Dirani 1min12s559
25 Raphael Abbate 1min12s688
26 Guga Lima 1min12s693
27 Gabriel Casagrande 1min12s704
28 Popó Bueno 1min13s034
29 Bia Figueiredo No time

*Unofficial Results

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