Juan Manuel Correa finished in fourteenth position in the Qualifying that took place today at the Hungaroring circuit, after having only 19 laps to familiarise himself with the new braking pump, that he used here for the first time.
With temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius, the first day of the Hungarian GP ended with a fourteenth place in Qualifying, so he will start tomorrow, Saturday, from that position, just after the Italian-Argentinean driver Matteo Nannini, nephew of the former F1 driver Alessando Nannini and the author of the pole position, Arthur Leclerc, as the starting grid reverts the first twelve places of the Qualifying for tomorrow’s race.
Juan Manuel will face again a race starting from the middle of the pack on a track where it is difficult to overtake, although not impossible, so it will be a challenge.
In this morning’s free practice session, Juan Manuel had to familiarise himself with the new braking pump of his Dallara. He only had the nineteen laps he was able to complete in the Free Practice.
In Qualifying, the ART driver tried to make the most of his car and achieved his 14th place after twelve laps.
“The car had a good behaviour in general, but I had to adapt myself to the new braking pump, which I used here for the first time and as we only had 45 minutes in the morning I got to the Qualifying with the feeling that I needed a bit more time to make the most of the car. I was close to get that twelfth place, which allow you to start from pole in the first race, but I think I’m in a good position for the race, as I will have the poleman just two places in front of me and that is a good car to follow and try to improve positions. That is the aim of the race. We’re not far from the points positions, so I’ll have to fight again, as I’ve been doing since the start of the season. The heat didn’t affect me too much and that proves that my physical level is adequate to keep improving in this championship”, explained Juan Manuel
F3 Hungarian GP – Qualifying
Pos. N.Driver Team Time
1 2 Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing 1’33.164
2 1 Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 1’33.253
3 4 Jack Doohan Trident 1’33.260
4 6 David Schumacher Trident 1’33.284
5 5 Clément Novalak Trident 1’33.331
6 8 A.Smolyar ART Grand Prix 1’33.429
7 7 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 1’33.449
8 29 Logan Sargeant Charouz Racing 1’33.632
9 3 Olli Caldwell Prema Racing 1’33.704
10 11 Ayumu Iwasa Hitech G.Prix 1’33.777
11 21 Lorenzo Colombo Campos Racing 1’33.805
12 25 Jonny Edgar Carlin Buzz R. 1’33.878
13 14 Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab 1’34.004
14 9 J.M.Correa ART Grand Prix 1’34.022
15 12 Roman Staněk Hitech G.Prix 1’34.025
16 26 Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsp. 1’34.037
17 30 Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing 1’34.071
18 24 Jake Hughes Carlin Buzz R. 1’34.113
19 22 Amaury Cordeel Campos Racing 1’34.124
20 19 T.van der Helm MP Motorsport 1’34.242
21 15 Oliver Rasmussen HWA Racelab 1’34.250
22 10 Jak Crawford Hitech G. Prix 1’34.256
23 27 J.Hoggard Jenzer Motorsp. 1’34.385
24 17 Victor Martins MP Motorsport 1’34.518
25 18 Caio Collet MP Motorsport 1’34.585
26 23 Ido Cohen Carlin Buzz R. 1’34.614
27 31 Reshad De Gerus Charouz Racing 1’34.787
28 16 R.Villagómez HWA Racelab 1’34.887
29 20 László Tóth Campos Racing 1’34.916
30 28 Filip-Ioan Ugran Jenzer Motorsp. 1’35.068
SATURDAY, JULY 31
10h35: Formula 3 – Race 1 40 Min
17h55: Formula 3 – Race 2 40 Min
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1
10h45: Formula 3 – Race 3 40 Min
