【#2 P.MU/CERUMO · INGING Hiroaki Ishiura On Pole In Okayama】
#2 Hiroaki Ishiura
#2 Hiroaki Ishiura will start from pole position for the 2017 Super Formula Session Round 2 Race2.
On May 28th, Super Formula Round 2 Race 2 qualifying session was held at Okayama international circuit. The day was blessed with refreshingly fine weather and the air temperatures were around 20°C and track temperatures 28°C. 19 machines showed up for this Qualifying Session. The knock-out qualifying session Q1 started from 9:20 am and 9 cars knocked out of Q1. The remaining 10 cars were battle for pole position in qualifying session Q2.
#2 Hiroaki Ishiura
【Q1】
The session was red-flagged just before the session end, #3 Nick Cassidy was off the track at turn 2. This red flag was painful for the teams who were planning time attack just before the end of Q1. Q1 was extended by 2minutes 30seconds, but last year’s champion #1 Yuji Kunimoto was knocked out.
#36 Andre Lotterer
【Q2】
In Q2, #2 Hiroaki Ishiura who is the course record holder of Okayama international circuit won the pole position with lap time of 1’13’918. 2nd position was #4 Kenta Yamashita. 3rd positon was #19 Yuhi Sekiguchi (2nd position of Round2 Race1). 4th position was #36 Andre Lotterer (Winner of Round2 Race1).
#19 Yuhi Sekiguchi
The final race of Round2 Race2 start from this afternoon is contested in 51 laps (188.85㎞) with obligated one pit stop and tire change.