Rashed Al Qemzi took Pole Position on the Albufeira da Pala, in Ribadouro, for the UIM F2 Grand Prix of Portugal tomorrow afternoon.
The Emirati driver maintained his 100% record in qualifying this season, winning the shoot out on the Albufeira da Pala reservoir in Ribadouro with a fastest lap of 45.44 to edge out Norway’s Tobias Munthe-Kaas on 45.53.
Al Qemzi will now look to complete a hat-trick of race victories tomorrow, although he may not even need a podium finish to clinch his second F2 world title in three years.
He carries a 30-point championship lead from Dutchman Ferdinand Zandbergen into the Grand Prix of Portugal getting under way at at 3.45pm local time and is full of confidence, with the final round to follow on home waters in Abu Dhabi on December 5-7.
Sunday 15th
11:00 – 12:00 UIM F2 Warm Up
15:30 Parade Lap UIM F2 Grand Prix of Portugal
15:45 UIM F2 Grand Prix of Portugal
*All times GMT +1
2019 UIM F2 Grand Prix of Portugal - Qualifying
| Driver | Number | Country | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | ||||
| Rashed Al Qemzi | 35 | UAE | Team Abu Dhabi | 45.44 |
| Tobias Munthe-Kaas | 77 | NOR | Stromoy Racing | 45.53 |
| Daniel Segenmark | 54 | SWE | SF2R | 45.78 |
| Stefan Hagin | 19 | GER | Rowe Powerboat | 46.19 |
| Edgaras Riabko | 41 | LTU | F2 Lithuania | 46.56 |
| Ferdinand Zandbergen | 17 | NED | Sharjah Team | 46.62 |
| Owen Jelf | 3 | GBR | Owen Jelf Racing | 46.75 |
| Duarte Benavente | 45 | POR | Atlantic Team | 46.85 |
| Ahmad Al Fahim | 4 | UAE | Victory Team | 48.12 |
| Ola Pettersson | 6 | SWE | Skåne Racing Team | |
| Q2 | ||||
| Johan Österberg | 2 | SWE | Team AJO | 48.81 |
| Bimba Sjöholm | 11 | SWE | Team Sjöholm | 48.81 |
| Rashed Al Tayer | 36 | UAE | Team Abu Dhabi | 49.09 |
| Mette Brandt Bjerknæs | 9 | NOR | MBR | 49.69 |
| Oskar Samuelsson | 10 | SWE | OS Racing | 50.14 |
| Q1 | ||||
| Hector Sanz | 37 | ESP | Icar Nautica Racing | 49.94 |
| Kalle Viippo | 95 | FIN | Kalle Viippo Racing | 50.03 |
| Manoor Al Mansoori | 27 | UAE | Victory Team | 50.25 |
| Brent Dillard | 8 | USA | Dillard Sports | 50.54 |
| Steve Hoult | 40 | GBR | Team WNT | 51.53 |
| Philippe Tourre | FRA | Atlantic Team | 52.90 |
