Taito Kato took his maiden FIA Method 3 pole place with an outstanding efficiency in Qualifying 1 in Madrid, whereas in Qualifying 2, it was Tuukka Taponen that got here out on high.
Within the battle for the championship, Ugo Ugochukwu was fourth in Q1 and second in Q2, whereas Freddie Slater was down in P17 within the opening session, and eighth within the second set of 20 minutes.
In Q1, Kato beat Rodin Motorsport’s Pedro Clerot to the highest spot by simply 0.012s with a 1:50.535.
Taponen was third forward of Ugochukwu, whereas Enzo Deligny rounded out the highest 5.
With Saturday’s two Dash Race grids set by the outcomes of the primary Qualifying session, PREMA Racing’s James Wharton will begin from reverse pole place.
Campos’ Theophile Nael will line-up alongside him on the entrance row with the second PREMA of Alex Powell in third.
In Qualifying 2, Ugochukwu seemed set for his first pole place in Method 3 till Taponen eclipsed his time by 0.021s with a 1:49.750.
Clerot wound up P3 regardless of hitting the barrier on the last nook on his final lap. Kato was fourth, with Mattia Colnaghi in fifth.
That wraps up the day’s motion with the Dash Race set for 11:05 native time on Saturday morning. Till then, you’ll be able to learn a full report from in the present day’s FIA Method 3 Qualifying in Madrid on the official web site right here.
