Gutiérrez claims pole position for Formula BMW World Final A second-place finish in the third heat for the Formula BMW World Final 2008 in Mexico City (MX) was enough for Josef Kaufmann Racing's Esteban Gutiérrez (MX) to secure pole position for the climax of the weekend's racing. In the last intermediate heat the local hero could only be beaten by his team-mate, Michael Christensen (DK). Mikael Grenier (CA) finished third for the Apex-HBR Racing Team.
In the points' standings which determine the starting grid for the highlight of the Formula BMW season, Gutiérrez only has five points to his tally, thus leading Christensen by two points. Daniel Juncadella (ES/Eurointernational), who like Gutiérrez had one of Saturday's heats, will line up in the second row of the grid next to Formula BMW Americas' overall winner, Alexander Rossi (US/Eurointernational).
The Formula BMW World Final will start at 14:50hrs local time (20:50hrs GMT). The winner will get the chance to drive a BMW Sauber F1 Team Formula One car.
Results Heat 3 (provisional).
Pos.
Driver
Team
Time
1
Michael Christensen
Josef Kaufmann Racing
26:30.379 mins
2
Esteban Gutiérrez
Josef Kaufmann Racing
+0.225 secs
3
Mikael Grenier
Apex-HBR Racing Team
+1.409
4
Ollie Millroy
Motaworld Racing
+1.808
5
Jim Pla
DAMS Team
+2.301
6
Daniel Juncadella
Eurointernational
+2.952
7
Jazeman Jaafar
Eifelland Racing
+3.014
8
Alexander Rossi
Eurointernational
+3.772
9
David Mengesdorf
Eifelland Racing
+3.992
10
Gianmarco Raimondo
Autotecnica
+4.628
11
Doru Sechelariu
Eurointernational
+6.594
12
William Buller
Eurointernational
+7.283
13
Simon Moss
Motaworld Racing
+8.172
14
Gabriel Chaves
Euro Junior Team
+8.454
15
Alfredo Toledano
Euro Junior Team
+8.499
16
Thomas Hillsdon
Eifelland Racing
+11.437
17
Giancarlo Vilarinho
Eurointernational
+11.450
18
David Ostella
Eurointernational
+11.781
19
Velibor Jovanovic
DAMS Team
+28.736
20
Maxime Pelletier
Autotecnica
+1 lap
Not classified: Facu Regalia (Josef Kaufmann Racing).
Starting grid (provisional): 1st Esteban Gutiérrez, 2nd Michael Christensen, 3rd Daniel Juncadella, 4th Alexander Rossi, 5th Ollie Millroy, 6th Mikael Grenier, 7th. Jazeman Jaafar, 8th Jim Pla, 9th Giancarlo Vilarinho, 10th Doru Sechelariu.
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