Hulkenberg secures pole at Mugello

Pre-season title favourite Nico Hulkenberg claimed his second F3 Euro Series pole position of the season in qualifying for the second round of the season at Mugello today.

The ART Grand Prix driver eclipsed Manor Motorsport's Kodai Tsukakoshi by 0.166secs to earn pole in warm conditions at the Tuscany circuit in a session which saw the top 15 covered by less than a second.

Chrsitian Vietoris and Renger van der Zande made it four different teams in the top four by filling the second row of the grid for Mucke Motorsport and Prema Powerteam, although ART's Jules Bianchi only just missed out on fourth on the grid by one-thousandth of a second.

James Jakes joined team-mate Bianchi on the third row, with Edoardo Mortara the best of the Volkswagen-engined Dallaras in seventh place ahead of Prema's Dani Close.

Free practice pacesetter Mika Maki and Manor's Kazuya Oshima completed the top 10.

Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Nico Hulkenberg ART D/M 1:41.443 2. Kodai Tsukakoshi Manor D/M 1:41.609 +0.166 3. Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M 1:41.765 +0.322 4. Renger van der Zande Prema D/M 1:41.905 +0.462 5. Jules Bianchi ART D/M 1:41.906 +0.463 6. James Jakes ART D/M 1:42.099 +0.656 7. Edoardo Mortara Signature D/V 1:42.108 +0.665 8. Dani Clos Prema D/M 1:42.116 +0.673 9. Mika Maki Mucke D/M 1:42.136 +0.693 10. Kazuya Oshima Manor D/M 1:42.149 +0.706 11. Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M 1:42.242 +0.799 12. Niall Breen Manor D/M 1:42.287 +0.844 13. Richard Philippe Carlin D/M 1:42.314 +0.871 14. Yann Clairay SG D/M 1:42.396 +0.953 15. Erik Janis Mucke D/M 1:42.432 +0.989 16. Charlie Kimball Prema D/M 1:42.449 +1.006 17. Sam Bird Manor D/M 1:42.462 +1.019 18. Tom Dillmann SG D/M 1:42.606 +1.163 19. Franck Mailleux Signature D/V 1:42.624 +1.181 20. Daniel Campos-Hull HBR D/M 1:42.753 +1.310 21. Stefano Coletti Signature D/V 1:42.781 +1.338 22. Jon Lancaster ART D/M 1:42.836 +1.393 23. Rodolfo Gonzalez Carlin D/M 1:42.863 +1.420 24. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature D/V 1:42.866 +1.423 25. Michael Klein Jo Zeller D/M 1:43.089 +1.646 26. Maximilian Gotz RC D/V 1:43.122 +1.679 27. Jens Klingmann RC D/V 1:43.577 +2.134 28. Martin Plowman RC D/V 1:43.859 +2.416 29. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M 1:43.912 +2.469(D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/V = Dallara Volkswagen)

Hulkenberg wins race one at Mugello