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Qualifying
Michael Ammermüller (BWT Lechner Racing) secured the perfect starting position on Saturday for round eight of the
After rain fell on the storied racetrack close to Milan in the morning, by the time the qualifying began the sun had come out with temperatures reaching 19 degrees Celsius. Preining drove the fastest lap after five minutes, however local hero Drudi slashed the 20-year-old’s top time twice. For the decisive eight minutes of the half-hour session, all 31 drivers switched to fresh tyres. Spectators on the Formula 1 grandstands were treated to a gripping session, which was only decided in the final minutes of the qualifying. Twenty-year-old Drudi posted another fastest lap but was only at the top of the time sheets for a matter of seconds. In his final flying lap, Ammermüller clocked the best time of the day.
At his home race, Drudi will tackle the race on Sunday from third on the grid. The 20-year-old set his fastest lap time in 1:49.752 minutes. “Recently I’ve performed better in the race than in qualifying. That makes me optimistic. To win at Monza would be a dream come true,” stated Drudi. Occupying the fourth grid spot on the 5.793-kilometre racetrack is Zaid Ashkanani (MRS GT-Racing) from Kuwait. Nick Yelloly (GB/Fach Auto Tech) starts from position five ahead of Florian Latorre (F/martinet by ALMERAS). Heading into the race on the high-speed circuit in Monza’s Royal Park from seventh on the grid is Dutchman Larry ten Voorde (Team Project 1), with the eighth grid spot taken by Jaap van Lagen (NL/Fach Auto Tech). The fastest in the ProAm category was Roar Lindland (Lechner Racing Middle East) from Norway.
Three drivers contest their home race in the
Round eight of the
Qualifying Monza:
1. Michael Ammermüller (D/BWT Lechner Racing), 1:49.551 minutes
2. Thomas Preining (A/BWT Lechner Racing), 1:49.687 minutes
3. Mattia Drudi (I/Dinamic Motorsport), 1:49.752 minutes
4. Zaid Ashkanani (KWT/MRS GT-Racing), 1:49.882 minutes
5. Nick Yelloly (GB/Fach Auto Tech), 1:50.109 minutes
6. Florian Latorre (F/martinet by ALMERAS), 1:50.120 minutes
7. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team Project 1), 1:50.165 minutes
8. Jaap van Lagen (NL/Fach Auto Tech), 1:50.219 minutes
9. Mikkel O. Pedersen (DK/MRS GT-Racing), 1:50.241 minutes
10. Al Faisal Al Zubair (OMN/Lechner Racing Middle East), 1:50.324 minutes