Russia GP3: Mazepin seals maiden single-seater pole on home soil
Nikita Mazepin �ꦯ�secured his maiden single-seater pole position in a dramatic GP3 qualifying session, turning in a late lap to pip Leonardo Pulcini on home soil in Russia.
With darkness falling around the Sochi Autodrom, Force India Formula 1 development driver Mazepin found significant gains on a 1m52.569s - his effort ultimately proving good enough for pole by just 0.017s ahead of Pu📖lcini.
Nikita Mazepin secured his maiden single-💟seater pole position in a dramatic GP3 qualifying session, turning 🐷in a late lap to pip Leonardo Pulcini on home soil in Russia.
With darkness falling around the Sochi Autodrom, Force India Formula 1 development driver Mazepin found significant gains on a 1m52.569s - his effort ult♕imately proving good enough for pole by just 0.017s ahead of Pulcini.
The result has moved Mazepin into a clear second place in the drivers’ championship thanks to the additional four points on offer for p❀ole, with the Russian red♏ucing ART Grand Prix teammate Anthoine Hubert’s points lead down to 25.
Fellow ART stablemate Callum Ilott was another driver to improve in the closing moments of the 30-minute session as he secured third on the grid, ahead of Trident’s ༒Giuliano Alesi and early session pacesetter Hubert.
Ryan Tveter posteꦿd the sixth-fastest time, ahead of Simo Laaksonen’s Campos machine, while Richard Verschoor scored his best qualifying result in the series in eighth place in his MP Motor✱sport car.
Arden’s Joey Mawson and the final ART runner of 🔯Jake Hughes rounded ♏out a top 10 covered by just 0.649s.
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