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Dontje quickest in close qualifying at Hockenheim

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: ATS Formel 3 Cup

Photo: ATS Formel 3 Cup

Lotus rookie driver Indy Dontje took his first pole position in the German F3 series in a closely fought final qualifying session of the season at Hockenheim.

The Dutchman narrowly edged out Motopark stablemates Nabil Jeffri and Markus Pommer in the final minutes of qualifying.

Both Jeffri and series champion Pommer wound up within a tenth of Dontje, who comes into the final weekend in the lead of the series’ rookie standings.

Van Amersfoort Racing’s Sam MacLeod was just 0.15s behind the leader in fourth with his teammate Weiron Tan bringing up the top five.

EuroInternational’s new recruit Nicolas Beer was a fine seventh on his qualifying debut, ahead of compatriot Nicolai Sylvest and Andres Mendez.

ADM’s Russian duo of Konstantin Tereshchenko and Nikita Zlobin concluded the top ten.

Meanwhile, Jeffri was the driver who came out on top on second-best times, securing his third pole of the season. Dontje is set to join him on front row, while Pommer will line up in third, with the top three again separated by less than a tenth.

The remainder of the top eight is unchanged, while Zlobin moves in front of Tereshchenko on row five.

Qualifying results
Race 1 Race 3
Pos. Driver Team Time Pos. Driver Team Time
1 Indy Dontje Lotus 1:34.249 1 Nabil Jeffri Motopark Academy 1:34.285
2 Nabil Jeffri Motopark Academy 1:34.283 2 Indy Dontje Lotus 1:34.329
3 Markus Pommer Lotus 1:34.325 3 Markus Pommer Lotus 1:34.380
4 Sam MacLeod VAR 1:34.396 4 Sam MacLeod VAR 1:34.438
5 Weiron Tan VAR 1:34.585 5 Weiron Tan VAR 1:34.627
6 Nicolas Beer EuroInternational 1:35.038 6 Nicolas Beer EuroInternational 1:35.064
7 Nicolai Sylvest JBR Motorsport 1:35.205 7 Nicolai Sylvest JBR Motorsport 1:35.232
8 Andres Mendez Lotus 1:35.300 8 Andres Mendez Lotus 1:35.573
9 Konstantin Tereshchenko ADM Motorsport 1:35.542 9 Nikita Zlobin SMP Racing by ADM 1:35.877
10 Nikita Zlobin SMP Racing by ADM 1:35.872 10 Konstantin Tereshchenko ADM Motorsport 1:36.362
11 Maximilian Hackl Amkon Motorsport 1:36.794 11 Maximilian Hackl Amkon Motorsport 1:37.059
12 Nikolaj Rogivue Franz Woss Racing 1:38.475 12 Nikolaj Rogivue Franz Woss Racing 1:38.693
13 Luca Iannaccone Franz Woss Racing 1:41.827 13 Luca Iannaccone Franz Woss Racing 1:41.940