Sunday, 20 July, ARENDAL (Norway): Qatar 96’s Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis will start this afternoon’s BMW Norwegian Grand Prix in pole position after setting the quickest time in this morning’s practice session.
With yesterday’s Edox Pole Position aborted due to extreme weather conditions, today’s practice took on a greater significance than normal, with times denoting the teams starting position.
An exciting session saw Jotun, Victory 1 and Qatar 96 slugging it out and exchanging fastest times, with Qatar 96 stealing the pole from Jotun on their final lap, posting a time of 3m 22.25s. Victory 7 and Qatar 95 complete the front row, with Qatar 9 leading the second, with Maritimo, SeveneleveN, Foresti & Suardi and Roscioli Hotels Roma.
Third official practice-start order:
Front row:
1. Qatar 96 - 3.22,25
2. Jotun 90 - 3.23,04
3. Victory 1- 3.23,17
4. Victory 7 - 3.24,07
5. Qatar 95 - 3.28,31
Second row:
6. Qatar 9 - 3.33,06
7. Maritimo - 3.37,09
8. SeveneleveN - 3.37,25
9. Foresti & Suardi - 3.38,12
10. Roscioli Hotels Roma - 3.57,65
With yesterday’s Edox Pole Position aborted due to extreme weather conditions, today’s practice took on a greater significance than normal, with times denoting the teams starting position.
An exciting session saw Jotun, Victory 1 and Qatar 96 slugging it out and exchanging fastest times, with Qatar 96 stealing the pole from Jotun on their final lap, posting a time of 3m 22.25s. Victory 7 and Qatar 95 complete the front row, with Qatar 9 leading the second, with Maritimo, SeveneleveN, Foresti & Suardi and Roscioli Hotels Roma.
Third official practice-start order:
Front row:
1. Qatar 96 - 3.22,25
2. Jotun 90 - 3.23,04
3. Victory 1- 3.23,17
4. Victory 7 - 3.24,07
5. Qatar 95 - 3.28,31
Second row:
6. Qatar 9 - 3.33,06
7. Maritimo - 3.37,09
8. SeveneleveN - 3.37,25
9. Foresti & Suardi - 3.38,12
10. Roscioli Hotels Roma - 3.57,65
