Ireland’s Adam Carroll endured a disastrous qualifying session for the South African A1GP race in Durban.
Carroll cruised to a halt early on in the sprint race qualifying segment with a fuel pump problem and failed to register a time - meaning he will start the race from the back of the grid.
He enjoyed better fortune in the feature race qualifying and will start that race from 13th position.
Eighteen-year-old rookie Robert Wickens took pole position for A1 Team Canada for the sprint race, claiming the team’s first ever pole position and the first of his A1GP career.
‘We had a really good run in qualifying, the car was really solid underneath me and I was able to put in a pretty good lap,' Wickens said on www.a1gp.com.
'It’s Canada’s best qualifying ever so I’m excited to get them their first pole and their second front row start.’
Brazil’s Bruno Junqueira qualified in second, while New Zealand’s Jonny Reid and Britain’s Oliver Jarvis will start the race from third and fourth place on the second row.
In the feature race qualifying, Switzerland’s Neel Jani secured pole position, with Wickens in second place.
Jani has now notched up four pole positions for the Swiss team this season.
‘It was a tough qualifying session, especially missing the first segment because of the red flags,' he said.
'I really had to push in the second one for the Sprint grid. Adrian spun in front of me, I didn’t know where to go so I had to break to avoid him which cost me a lot of time but I’m still fifth so I’m happy with that.
'Then in segments three and fourth I was quickest and we improved the car a little bit but I had to really push a lot and it was still very close at the end.’
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