Qualifying rained off at Monza

This afternoon's qualifying session for race one of British Formula 3's visit to Monza was abandoned after just six minutes due to heavy rain.

The decision was taken to start the session despite a heavy downpour, but it was red-flagged when Brendon Hartley went off on his second lap and had to get a lift back to the pits on the back of a lorry.

Officials tried to wait for the rain to ease off, but the storm persisted and with rivers running across the circuit in several places it was deemed too dangerous for single-seaters.

At the time of the red flag, only 14 of the 27 cars had completed a lap and the team bosses agreed that the session would not be counted. Instead, tomorrow's session, which was scheduled to decide the grid for race two, will now count for both.

Each driver's best time will count towards race one, with their second best qualifying laps deciding the grid for race two.

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