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F3 Spa: Collet takes maiden pole as title contenders struggle
Caio Collet took his maiden FIA Formula 3 pole position at Spa as the title challengers struggled heading into the last three rounds of the season.
Megan White
Edited: Sep 2, 2022, 12:58 PM
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The MP Motorsport driver snatched the top spot in the last seconds of the session with a 2m11.289s, leading from Trident's Zane Maloney and Francesco Pizzi (Charouz Racing System).
But several of the title contenders struggled, with Isack Hadjar's session ending early as the Hitech driver's car cut out on the start-finish straight.
Roman Stanek was the highest finisher of the top six in the standings, lining up fifth for Sunday's race, while Prema Racing's Ollie Bearman will start ninth and teammate Arthur Leclerc in 20th.
Victor Martins also struggled, and will line up behind Hadjar in 24th for Sunday's feature race.
Bearman set an early benchmark during the wet session, with a 2m22.931s giving him an early lead from Leclerc and ART's Gregoire Saucy, while Martins ran in fourth.
The red flag was waved 10 minutes into the session after Jak Crawford (Prema) suffered a spin at Turn 12 and ended up in the gravel trap as he attempted to get back on track. The title contender will start last for both races.
Heading out after a 10-minute stoppage, much of the field opted for slick tyres as the surface dried.
Hadjar went top with a 2m18.66s, despite a near-miss with a gravel trap, with Ido Cohen slotting into second for Jenzer Motorsport, 1.9s off the pace, and Kaylen Frederick (Hitech) in third.
Martins was next to snatch provisional pole, setting a 2m18.684s to demote his title rival, with both sitting on 104 points in the standings with three rounds remaining, while Leclerc, who trails them on 95 points, slotted into third.
The times then tumbled, with several drivers trading the top spot, including William Alatalo (Jenzer) and MP Motorsport's Alexander Smolyar.
Heading into the final stages, Collet went top with a 2m15.823s, and though he was briefly toppled by Trident duo Roman Stanek and Maloney, he took the chequered flag in front 0.2s ahead of the Barbadian.
Oliver Goethe, subbing in for an injured Hunter Yeany, will line up fourth for Sunday's race, with Stanek and Jonny Edgar in fifth and sixth.
Smolyar starts seventh, with Bearman in eighth and Van Amersfoort Racing's Franco Colapinto in ninth.
Zak O'Sullivan will take reverse-grid pole for Carlin for Saturday's sprint race, with Juan Manuel Correa (ART) in second and Brad Benavides (Carlin) third.
Cla Driver Team Laps Time Gap 1 Caio Collet
MP Motorsport 11 2'11.289 2
Zane Maloney
Trident 10 2'11.551 0.262 3
Francesco Pizzi
Charouz Racing System 10 2'11.988 0.699 4
Oliver Goethe
Campos Racing 12 2'12.121 0.832 5
Roman Staněk
Trident 11 2'12.135 0.846 6
Jonny Edgar
Trident 10 2'12.135 0.846 7
Alexander Smolyar
MP Motorsport 12 2'12.149 0.860 8
Oliver Bearman
Prema Powerteam 11 2'12.204 0.915 9
Franco Colapinto
Van Amersfoort Racing 10 2'12.235 0.946 10
Brad Benavides
Carlin 10 2'12.251 0.962 11
Juan Manuel Correa
ART Grand Prix 11 2'12.255 0.966 12
Zak O'Sullivan
Carlin 10 2'12.454 1.165 13
William Alatalo
Jenzer Motorsport 12 2'12.494 1.205 14
Enzo Trulli
Carlin 11 2'12.672 1.383 15
Kush Maini
MP Motorsport 10 2'12.687 1.398 16
Reece Ushijima
Van Amersfoort Racing 10 2'12.716 1.427 17
Josep Maria Martí
Campos Racing 10 2'12.726 1.437 18
David Vidales
Campos Racing 11 2'12.955 1.666 19
Gregoire Saucy
ART Grand Prix 11 2'13.140 1.851 20
Arthur Leclerc
Prema Powerteam 11 2'13.191 1.902 21
Ido Cohen
Jenzer Motorsport 12 2'13.645 2.356 22
Federico Malvestiti
Jenzer Motorsport 12 2'13.921 2.632 23
Isack Hadjar
HitechGP 11 2'13.970 2.681 24
Victor Martins
ART Grand Prix 11 2'14.357 3.068 25
Christian Mansell
Charouz Racing System 11 2'14.385 3.096 26
Kaylen Frederick
HitechGP 12 2'14.677 3.388 27
Rafael Villagomez
Van Amersfoort Racing 10 2'15.288 3.999 28
László Tóth
Charouz Racing System 10 2'16.011 4.722 29
Nazim Azman
HitechGP 12 2'16.220 4.931 30
Jak Crawford
Prema Powerteam 3 2'23.648 12.359 View full results
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