RINNEAHO RACES TO POLE
Tapio Rinneaho snuffed out the 2KF1 domination of pole position so far in S3 with a small margin, but no doubt very big repercussions for the race. The Finn was able to get his Falcon around the short and monstrously fast Kyalami Circuit in 0.004 of a second faster than previous season winner Sigoulakis in his 2KF1.
Ben Utzer showed he had the pace after missing out on FP1, but might struggle a bit more in the race. He lines up alongside the second 2KF1 of McNamara, the Australian team finding both cars in the first two rows for the first time this season. Row 3 is a very yellow affair, the DTKs of Harvey and Kederer very close to only themselves. New Championship leader Nathan Cornes is in a strong position in 7th, ahead of Stephan Bohner, Joel Rautavaara in the second Apex and his teammate Takuma Ishikawa in the other Razor is in 10th.
Outside of that, champ Jamie Cocks lines up in 18th at a track he made a mark in last season. Double podium man Harry Costello has it all to do starting in 20th, while Rob Sharp splits the two in 19th, only a mere 18 spots behind his teammate.
Commentators Comments: After some rain that hit at the end of FP1 and continued in FP2, it is a relief to see some dry qualifying action for once. That being said, it doesn't change anything as it's all about race pace here! Sigoulakis will have his work cut out to defend his win from last year, Rinneaho has snatched pole and I think that he should hold a strong lead through Crowthorne and from there it's up to him. Don't discount the Razors or DTKs either. Utzer is a fighting chance, but that Playlife engine is going to be at full pelt for a long time, and I'm not sure it'll hold together.
Podium Tips: T. Rinneaho, N. Cornes, T. Kederer