Driver Racing Engineering Raffaele Marcello get pole in qualifying at Silverstone GP2 Series. This is the first pole for member of the young program Ferrari Driver Academy. Second time showed leader of the championship Jolyon Palmer, third – driver Russian Time Mitch Evans.

From first minutes of the session between the drivers unfolded very tight battle for the lead. Climbed to the top spot Marchello, Palmer, Evans and other drivers. Best time left for Marchello, who drove lap 1:40.445. Carlin driver Julian Leal, who lost in the first attempt on the leader just 0.039 seconds, turned out with only the 4th.

In the second attempt much decided traffic. On the highway at Silverstone it was important to keep as far away from rivals, as otherwise the car lost aerodynamic efficiency in the corners. But as all 26 drivers were on the track at the same time, it was a daunting task.

As a result, none of the leaders to improve their time and could not. The only driver in the top ten, which is able to play a couple of positions, became his debut in the series Marco Sorensen, drive the best lap already under the checkered flag and took seventh place in the end.

Results:

Pos. Car Driver Team Laps Time Gap
1 5 Raffaele Marciello ITA Racing Engineering 12 1:40,445
2 7 Joylon Palmer GBR Dams 11 1:40,472 + 0,027
3 1 Mitch Evans NZ RT Russian Time 10 1:40,478 + 0,033
4 4 Julián Leal COL Carlin 13 1:40,484 + 0,039
5 10 Stoffel Vandoorne BEL ART Grand Prix 10 1:40,646 + 0,201
6 3 Felipe Nasr BRA Carlin 11 1:40,658 + 0,213
7 21 Marco Sørensen DAN MP Motorsport 12 1:40,658 + 0,213
8 8 Stéphane Richelmi MON Dams 12 1:40,762 + 0,317
9 23 Johnny Cecotto VEN Trident 13 1:40,845 + 0,400
10 11 Daniel Abt GER Hilmer Motorsport 11 1:40,880 + 0,435
11 6 Stefano Coletti MON Racing Engineering 13 1:40,885 + 0,440
12 26 Arhur Pic FRA Campos Racing 11 1:40,961 + 0,516
13 15 Simon Trummer CHE Rapax 14 1:41,064 + 0,619
14 18 Rio Haryanto IND EQ8 Caterham Racing 12 1:41,166 + 0,721
15 22 Sergio Canamasas ESP Trident 11 1:41,196 + 0,751
16 19 Alexander Rossi USA EQ8 Caterham Racing 13 1:41,235 + 0,790
17 14 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs GBR Rapax 13 1:41,252 + 0,807
18 20 Daniël de Jong NED MP Motorsport 11 1:41,330 + 0,885
19 24 Nathanaël Berthon FRA Venezuela GP Lazarus 12 1:41,362 + 0,917
20 12 Jon Lancaster GBR Hilmer Motorsport 13 1:41,549 + 1,104
21 25 Conor Daly USA Venezuela GP Lazarus 12 1:41,556 + 1,111
22 27 Kimiya Sato JAP Campos Racing 11 1:41,686 + 1,241
23 17 André Negrao BRA Arden International 13 1:41,908 + 1,463
24 9 Takuya Izawa JAP ART Grand Prix 11 1:42,003 + 1,558
25 16 Rene Binder AUT Arden International 12 1:42,373 + 1,928
26 2 Artem Markelov RUS RT Russian Time 12 1:42,724 + 2,279

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