GP2: Sirotkin grabs Hockenheim pole from Gasly

Renault Formula 1 test driver Sergey Sirotkin took pole for the opening GP2 race at Hockenheim with three minutes remaining in the session.

A time of 1m22.193s guaranteed Sirotkin a third pole for ART, as Prema's practice pacesetter Pierre Gasly was already back in the pitlane with five minutes of the session to go, meaning he will start from second on the grid.

Raffaele Marciello will line up in third for Russian Time, ahead of Antonio Giovinazzi and Oliver Rowland in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Williams F1 development driver Alex Lynn was sixth, but voiced his discontent toward his DAMS team over the radio after he was blocked by traffic during his final run. In seventh was Norman Nato for Racing Engineering, while Nicholas Latifi was behind him in eighth. Nato's teammate Jordan King claimed ninth and German Marvin Kirchhofer rounded out the top 10 for his home race.

Many drivers fell victim to reinforced regulations over track limits throughout the session, with Kirchhofer, Gustav Malja, Luca Ghiotto and Nabil Jeffri all having their qualifying times deleted during the session.

Originally on Autosport.com