Hulkenberg wins GP2 pole in Bahrain

Nico Hulkenberg has taken pole position for his GP2 debut in the Asian Series round in Bahrain this weekend. The reigning Formula 3 Euro Series champion lapped the Sakhir circuit in 1:41.351, more than a tenth of a second quicker than his nearest challenger.

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Nico Hulkenberg ART 1:41.351 +0.000
2. Jerome d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:41.476 +0.125
3. Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:41.522 +0.172
4. Edoardo Mortara Arden 1:41.978 +0.627
5. Roldan Rodriguez Piquet 1:42.195 +0.844
6. Giedo van der Garde iSport 1:42.307 +0.956
7. Sakon Yamamoto ART 1:42.344 +0.993
8. Javier Villa Super Nova 1:42.355 +1.004
9. Marco Bonanomi Qi-Meritus 1:42.362 +1.011
10. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:42.449 +1.098
11. Vitaly Petrov Campos 1:42.458 +1.107
12. Diego Nunes Piquet 1:42.564 +1.213
13. Sergio Perez Campos 1:42.632 +1.282
14. James Jakes Super Nova 1:42.636 +1.285
15. Earl Bamber Qi-Meritus 1:42.798 +1.447
16. Hamad Al-Fardan iSport 1:42.818 +1.467
17. Yelmer Buurman Ocean 1:42.833 +1.482
18. Luiz Razia Arden 1:43.061 +1.710
19. Fabrizio Crestani Ocean 1:43.373 +2.022
20. Adrian Valles Trident 1:43.401 +2.050
21. Michael Herck DPR 1:43.413 +2.062
22. Rodolfo Gonzalez FMS 1:43.701 +2.351
23. Giacomo Ricci Trident 1:44.043 +2.692
24. Frankie Provenzano Trident 1:44.325 +2.974
25. Kevin Nai Chia Chen FMS 1:45.281 +3.930
26. Michael Dalle Stelle Durango no time