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A bit disappointing for New Zealand so far
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Not disappointing any more! Fastest lap in each of the four qualifying sessions and a debut pole for Team New Zealand!
Reid earns pole for New Zealand
By Edd Straw Saturday, October 7th 2006, 13:41 GMT
Team New Zealand's Jonny Reid claimed a surprise pole position for tomorrow's second A1 Grand Prix round at Brno after setting the fastest lap of the weekend in the dying seconds of final qualifying.
Reid set a time of 1:45.040 to give himself an aggregate time of 3:03.053 over the four sessions to seal pole position ahead of Team Germany's 19-year-old Nico Hulkengerg.
The NZ car had held top spot after the third of the four qualifying sessions, only for Hulkneberg to put in a lap of 1:45.025 to wrest jump ahead with a couple of minutes remaining in the second session.
However, Reid was up to the task and lapped 0.013 seconds faster to take pole by almost half a second on aggregate.
Ex-Minardi Formula One driver Alex Yoong bagged a superb third on the grid after strong laps in the final two sessions, while former British Formula Three champion Robbie Kerr ended up fourth on the grid after also holding back his best rubber for the final sessions.
Report from Autosport.