Successful qualifying for Juncadella: the Spaniard claims two poles.

Zolder, 31st May 2008. Formula BMW Europe driver Daniel Juncadella (ES/Eurointernational) put in a compelling performance during qualifying at Zolder in Belgium. The 17-year-old Spaniard will be starting the third and fourth races of the season (Sunday 11.50 h and Sunday 16.45 h) from pole position. On the 3.977-kilometre course, Juncadella managed to assert himself against Esteban Gutierrez (MX/Josef Kaufmann Racing), relegating the 16-year-old Mexican and his team-mate Marco Wittmann (DE/Josef Kaufmann Racing) to second and third places on the grid.

What decides the grid line-up for the fourth race of the season is the second-best time of each driver in qualifying. That puts Juncadella and Wittmann in first and second place on the grid. Gutierrez and David Mengesdorf (DE/Mücke Motorsport) will make up the second row.

The leader of the overall rankings, Adrien Tambay (FR/Eifelland Racing), claimed tenth place in qualifying for Sunday’s earlier race and sixth place for the afternoon race.

Polesetter Races 3+4: Daniel Juncadella (ES/Eurointernational). “To be honest, I surprised myself a little bit. After my first fast lap I went off into the gravel and had to go back to the pits to get cleaned up. After that I went out again and managed to come up with another fast lap. I just had the perfect feeling out on the track. The last laps were yellow-flagged, of course, which makes me glad I managed to get my best lap times in before that. The car was running superbly, and since the first test here we’ve really taken a major leap.”

Best Rookie: David Mengesdorf (DE/Mücke Motorsport), P5 for Race 3 + P4 for Race 4. “Fifth place on the grid puts me in a good position as best rookie. I just find the circuit really suits me. The course is narrow and demands a particularly smooth driving style. You have to take a lot of speed with you out of every corner. I’m looking forward to the races.”

Grid positions Round 3:
1. Daniel Juncadella (ES/Eurointernational) 1:34.322
2. Esteban Gutierrez (MX/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 1:34.617
3. Marco Wittmann (DE/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 1:34.824
4. Doru Sechelariu (RO/Fortec Motorsport) 1:34.833
5. David Mengesdorf* (DE/Mücke Motorsport) 1:34.952
6. Carlos Huertas (Co/Double R Racing) 1:1:34.980
7. Kevin Breysse (FR/DAMS Team) 1:35.158
8. Ramon Pineiro* (ES/Fortec Motorsport) 1:35.189
9. William Buller (GB/Fortec Motorsport) 1:35.301
10. Adrien Tambay (FR/Eifelland Racing) 1:35.419
11. Facundo Regalia* (ES/Eurointernational) 1:35.419
12. Mihai Marinescu (RO/FMS International) 1:35.487
13. Pedro Bianchini (BR/FMS International) 1:35.492
14. Rupert Svendsen-Cook (GB/Double R Racing) 1:35.574
15. Kazeem Manzur* (GB/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 1:35.613
16. Tiago Geronimi (BR/Eifelland Racing) 1:35.717
17. Ricardo Favoretto (BR/Eurointernational) 1:35.812
18. Thomas Hillsdon* (GB/Motaworld Racing) 1:35.926
19. Jazeman Jaafar (MY/AM-Holzer Rennsport) 1:35.962
20. Jim Pla (FR/DAMS Team) 1:36.058
21. Henrique Martins* (BR/Eifelland Racing) 1:36.203
22. Ollie Millroy* (GB/FMS International) 1:36.203
23. Bastian Graber (DE/AM-Holzer Rennsport) 1:36.383
24. Anthony Comas (FR/Mücke Motorsport) 1:36.619
25. Mathijs Harkema (NL/Motaworld Racing) 1:36.745
26. Juan Cevallos (EC/Mücke Motorsport) 1:37.051
27. Asad Rahman* (AE/Motaworld Racing) 1:40.641
28. Michael Christensen* (DK/Double R Racing) (no timed lap)
*Rookie

Grid positions Round 4:
1. Daniel Juncadella (ES/Eurointernational) 1:34.809
2. Marco Wittmann (DE/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 1:34.856
3. Esteban Gutierrez (MX/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 1:34.962
4. David Mengesdorf* (DE/Mücke Motorsport) 1:35.179
5. Carlos Huertas (Co/Double R Racing) 1:35.281
6. Adrien Tambay (FR/Eifelland Racing) 1:35.443
7. Kevin Breysse (FR/DAMS Team) 1:35.454
8. Pedro Bianchini (BR/FMS International) 1:35.504
9. Doru Sechelariu (RO/Fortec Motorsport) 1:35.592
10. Rupert Svendsen-Cook (GB/Double R Racing) 1:35.598
11. William Buller (GB/Fortec Motorsport) 1:35.642
12. Mihai Marinescu (RO/FMS International) 1:35.666
13. Ramon Pineiro* (ES/Fortec Motorsport) 1:35.745
14. Facundo Regalia* (ES/Eurointernational) 1:35.822
15. Kazeem Manzur* (GB/Josef Kaufmann Racing) 1:35.906
16. Jazeman Jaafar (MY/AM-Holzer Rennsport) 1:35.967
17. Tiago Geronimi (BR/Eifelland Racing) 1:36.048
18. Henrique Martins* (BR/Eifelland Racing) 1:36.250
19. Thomas Hillsdon* (GB/Motaworld Racing) 1:36.306
20. Ollie Millroy* (GB/FMS International) 1:36.397
21. Jim Pla (FR/DAMS Team) 1:36.518
22. Ricardo Favoretto (BR/Eurointernational) 1:36.742
23. Mathijs Harkema (NL/Motaworld Racing) 1:36.813
24. Bastian Graber (DE/AM-Holzer Rennsport) 1:36.813
25. Anthony Comas (FR/Mücke Motorsport) 1:36.940
26. Juan Cevallos (EC/Mücke Motorsport) 1:37.207,
27. Asad Rahman* (AE/Motaworld Racing) 1:41.189
28. Michael Christensen* (DK/Double R Racing) (no timed lap)

Provisional grid positions