The current top two drivers in the BRDC British F3 Championship, Clement Novalak and Johnathan Hoggard, claimed pole positions for races one and three in qualifying at Snetterton this morning (Saturday).

Novalak's time of 1m43.533s for Carlin was 0.044s quicker than Fortec's Hoggard in the session and secured him race one pole, though Hoggard's second best time was enough to secure him pole for race three.

Novalak at the front for race one

Novalak's time came at the mid point of the session, with no drivers able to better his time after that. Hoggard came closest while Douglas Motorsport's Kiern Jewiss claimed third, just over a tenth of a second further behind.

Double R Racing's Hampus Ericsson enjoyed his best qualifying session of the year so far to take fourth on the grid for race one, less than a tenth clear of American team mate Neil Verhagen.

Ayrton Simmons, yesterday's pace setter, was sixth fastest in qualifying for Chris Dittmann Racing, a tenth clear of Carlin's Kaylen Frederick who was 0.044s ahead of Fortec's Manuel Maldonado.

Carlin's Lucas Petersson will start ninth on the grid for race one, and the last driver within a second of the fastest time. Hillspeed's Sasakorn Chaimongkol, another very quick driver yesterday, will line-up 10th on the race one grid, 0.004s quicker than Douglas Motorsport's Benjamin Pedersen.

Chris Dittmann Racing's Nazim Azman was also close behind, 0.036s off Pedersen, and 0.172s clear of Douglas Motorsport's Ulysse De Pauw in 13th. Double R's Pavan Ravishankar, Fortec's Kris Wright and Lanan's Josh Mason complete the grid for race one.

Hoggard on pole for race three

With the grid for race three decided by each driver's second fastest times in qualifying, Hoggard will start at the front of the grid with his second best effort being 0.274s quicker than Ericsson.

Verhagen will start third with his time 0.073s ahead of Jewiss, while Novalak will only start fifth, with his second best time over half a second away from Hoggard's.

Simmons, Frederick, Maldonado and Petersson will all start from the same positions as they will for race one, while Pedersen will complete the top-10.

Full results for both grids are shown below. Race one gets underway at 15.15 this afternoon.

BRDC British F3 Championship, Snetterton qualifying result:

1. Clement Novalak, Carlin, 1m43.533

2. Johnathan Hoggard, Fortec Motorsports, +0.044s

3. Kiern Jewiss, Douglas Motorsport, +0.154s

4. Hampus Ericsson, Double R Racing, +0.322s

5. Neil Verhagen, Double R Racing, +0.403s

6. Ayrton Simmons, Chris Dittmann Racing, +0.602s

7. Kaylen Frederick, Carlin, +0.715s

8. Manuel Maldonado, Fortec Motorsports, +0.759s

9. Lucas Petersson, Carlin, +0.844s

10. Sasakorn Chaimongkol, Hillspeed, +1.064s

11. Benjamin Pedersen, Douglas Motorsport, +1.068s

12. Nazim Azman, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.104s

13. Ulysse De Pauw, Douglas Motorsport, +1.276s

14. Pavan Ravishankar, Double R Racing, +1.514s

16. Kris Wright, Fortec Motorsports, +1.732s

16. Josh Mason, Lanan Racing, +2.524s

BRDC British F3 Championship, Snetterton qualifying second fastest classification:

1. Johnathan Hoggard, Fortec Motorsports, 1m43.585s

2. Hampus Ericsson, Double R Racing, +0.274s

3. Neil Verhagen, Double R Racing, +0.367s

4. Kiern Jewiss, Douglas Motorsport, +0.440s

5. Clement Novalak, Carlin, +0.578s

6. Ayrton Simmons, Chris Dittmann Racing, +0.669s

7. Kaylen Frederick, Carlin, +0.739s

8. Manuel Maldonado, Fortec Motorsports, +0.763s

9. Lucas Petersson, Carlin, +1.097s

10. Benjamin Pedersen, Douglas Motorsport, +1.148s

11. Sasakorn Chaimongkol, Hillspeed, +1.240s

12. Ulysse De Pauw, Douglas Motorsport, +1.325s

13. Nazim Azman, Chris Dittmann Racing, +1.355s

14. Pavan Ravishankar, Double R Racing, +1.573s

15. Kris Wright, Fortec Motorsports, +1.731s

16. Josh Mason, Lanan Racing, +2.522s