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Vietoris takes maiden pole

Christian Vietoris took his maiden pole position in the Formula 3 Euro Series. In his home event at the Nürburgring, he beat Nico Hülkenberg to pole. 

The closing stages of the 30 minutes' qualifying session was a frantic affair. In the end it was Vietoris who came out on top, setting his best lap in the final minutes to push Hülkenberg down into second and denying him a fifth pole of the season.

Tom Dillmann ended up third on the grid, a best-ever qualifying result for his new team Jo Zeller Racing in the Formula 3 Euro Series. Jules Bianchi was the best-placed rookie in fourth ahead of Mika Mäki, James Jakes and Renger van der Zande 

"Finally, my first pole position in the Formula 3 Euro Series!" exclaimed Vietoris. "With the first set of tyres, I made a slight mistake, but with the second set, I got a very good lap. Now, I want to win my home race tomorrow."

Nico Hülkenberg commented, "My qualifying wasn't excellent. In qualifying, the track was different from what we had in this morning's free practice, because there is now more rubber on the track from the other race series. In fact, my lap wasn't too bad. Well, anyway, second place on the grid is quite okay."

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