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Jimmy Eriksson claims GP3 pole at Monza

by Peter Allen
Jimmy Eriksson

Photo: Zak Mauger/GP2 Series Media Service

Jimmy Eriksson has claimed pole position in GP3 qualifying at Monza.

The Swede gradually climbed the leaderboard during the the session, moving up into P3 at the halfway stage and then taking P2 on his next lap – the last of his opening run.

Then when he returned to the track at the end of the session, the Koiranen driver claimed top spot just before the chequered flag.

Dino Zamparelli?followed Eriksson across the line and took second, but was three tenths of a second down, as he scored his best qualifying result to date. Nick Yelloly had taken provisional pole with three minutes left, but was shuffled down to third.

Emil Bernstorff was fourth, while Richie Stanaway took fifth, just beating his title rival Alex Lynn. Points leader Lynn led for much of the session, but couldn’t better his time when it really mattered at the end of the session. He was poised to improve with his very last effort, only to hit yellow flags at the Parabolica after Alex Fontana managed to find the gravel beyond the new tarmac run-off.

Robert Visoiu and Marvin Kirchhofer will share row four, with the Marussia Manor cars of Patrick Kujala and Dean Stoneman rounding out the top ten.

Qualifying results
Pos Driver? Team Time? Gap Laps?
1 Jimmy Eriksson Koiranen GP 1:38.195 14
2 Dino Zamparelli ART Grand Prix 1:38.503 0.308 14
3 Nick Yelloly Status Grand Prix 1:38.536 0.341 12
4 Emil Bernstorff Carlin 1:38.611 0.416 14
5 Richie Stanaway Status Grand Prix 1:38.636 0.441 12
6 Alex Lynn Carlin 1:38.667 0.472 14
7 Robert Visoiu Arden International 1:38.668 0.473 13
8 Marvin Kirchh?fer ART Grand Prix 1:38.680 0.485 13
9 Patrick Kujala Marussia Manor Racing 1:38.682 0.487 14
10 Dean Stoneman Marussia Manor Racing 1:38.685 0.490 13
11 Matheo Tuscher Jenzer Motorsport 1:38.714 0.519 14
12 Alex Fontana ART Grand Prix 1:38.776 0.581 13
13 Jann Mardenborough Arden International 1:38.788 0.593 12
14 Kevin Ceccon Jenzer Motorsport 1:38.931 0.736 13
15 Pal Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 1:38.998 0.803 14
16 Mitch Gilbert Trident 1:39.130 0.935 13
17 Patric Niederhauser Arden International 1:39.245 1.050 14
18 Nelson Mason Hilmer Motorsport 1:39.260 1.065 14
19 Luca Ghiotto Trident 1:39.299 1.104 12
20 Luis Sa Silva Carlin 1:39.303 1.108 12
21 John Bryant-Meisner Trident 1:39.323 1.128 13
22 Riccardo Agostini Hilmer Motorsport 1:39.353 1.158 13
23 Alfonso Celis Status Grand Prix 1:39.364 1.169 13
24 Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 1:39.412 1.217 13
25 Santiago Urrutia Koiranen GP 1:39.599 1.404 13
26 Sebastian Balthasar Hilmer Motorsport 1:39.674 1.479 14
27 Carmen Jorda Koiranen GP 1:41.413 3.218 14