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Ferrer and Fittipaldi claim poles for Protyre round at Brands Hatch

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: Paul Davies Photography

Photo: Paul Davies Photography

MGR duo of Matteo Ferrer and Pietro Fittipaldi shared the spoils in the two Protyre Formula Renault qualifying sessions ahead of the season’s third round at Brands Hatch Indy.

Ferrer, who previously scored poles in the Protyre series in the 2014 opener at Rockingham, was the man of the moment in session one, setting his personal best time in the session with seven minutes remaining on the clock.

Championship leader Fittipaldi managed a late improvement but ended up one tenth off.

Fortec’s Alex Gill broke up a potential MGR 1-2-3 by narrowly beating Tarun Reddy to third place. Cliff Dempsey Racing duo of TJ Fischer and Patrick Dussault locked out row three, with Colin Noble close behind in seventh.

Dimitris Papanastasiou, Hayden Edmonds, Scorpio’s Piers Hickin and SWB racers Atte Lehtonen and Jack Butel made up the rest of the order for race one.

In qualifying two, it was Fittipaldi’s turn to shine as the Brazilian claimed his maiden pole in the category with the only sub-46s lap of the 20-minute session. Ferrer ensured another MGR front row lockout, while Gill and Hickin made up row two.

Other MGR drivers Reddy and Noble took fifth and sixth respectively, with Fischer and Dussault lining up behind on row four.

Papanastasiou, Edmonds, Lehtonen and Butel completed the grid for the second and final race of the weekend.

Combined qualifying results
Qualifying one Qualifying two
Pos. Driver Team Time Pos. Driver Team Time
1 Matteo Ferrer MGR Motorsport 45.751 1 Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport 45.953
2 Pietro Fittipaldi MGR Motorsport 45.865 2 Matteo Ferrer MGR Motorsport 46.148
3 Alex Gill Fortec Motorsports 46.167 3 Alex Gill Fortec Motorsports 46.209
4 Tarun Reddy MGR Motorsport 46.178 4 Piers Hickin Scorpio Motorsport 46.250
5 TJ Fischer Cliff Dempsey Racing 46.285 5 Tarun Reddy MGR Motorsport 46.321
6 Patrick Dussault Cliff Dempsey Racing 46.409 6 Colin Noble MGR Motorsport 46.439
7 Colin Noble MGR Motorsport 46.444 7 TJ Fischer Cliff Dempsey Racing 46.548
8 Dimitris Papanastasiou Hillspeed 46.666 8 Patrick Dussault Cliff Dempsey Racing 46.622
9 Hayden Edmonds MTECH Lite 47.234 9 Dimitris Papanastasiou Hillspeed 46.746
10 Piers Hickin Scorpio Motorsport 47.639 10 Hayden Edmonds MTECH Lite 47.212
11 Atte Lehtonen SWB Motorsport 47.952 11 Atte Lehtonen SWB Motorsport 47.745
12 Jack Butel SWB Motorsport 48.722 12 Jack Butel SWB Motorsport 49.120