Qualification result: Team Netherlands 4th; France on pole position
Published on 28 January 2006 by Thorsten Hendriks
Jos Verstappen will start the sprint race from 4th on the grid.
Jos is very happy with this result, it's the best qualification this season. "It went very well and the co-operation with my new engineer is excellent, he has done a great job.
Bernard Freneix has proved to be of great value to the team." Jos drove with new tyres in the first and third session. "Looking in hindsight this might not have been the best choice. We should have used our new tyres later in the session, I was not able to improve my time during my last run as I was on used tyres. Looking forward to tomorrow: let's hope I can gain some places at the start and then it will be really interesting!"
fastest 2nd fastest total
1 FRANCE 1'18.246 1'18.595 2'36.841
2 GREAT BRITAIN 1'18.921 1'19.158 2'38.079
3 SWITZERLAND 1'19.037 1'19.056 2'38.093
4 NETHERLANDS 1'19.198 1'19.254 2'38.452
5 IRELAND 1'19.251 1'19.258 2'38.509
6 CZECH REPUBLIC 1'19.256 1'19.285 2'38.541
7 NEW ZEALAND 1'19.331 1'19.525 2'38.856
8 BRAZIL 1'19.246 1'19.630 2'38.876
9 CANADA 1'19.349 1'19.647 2'38.996
10 MALAYSIA 1'19.545 1'19.652 2'39.197
11 INDONESIA 1'19.251 1'19.989 2'39.240
12 GERMANY 1'19.552 1'19.773 2'39.325
13 USA 1'19.593 1'19.762 2'39.355
14 ITALY 1'19.640 1'19.779 2'39.419
15 PORTUGAL 1'19.747 1'19.924 2'39.671
16 SOUTH AFRICA 1'19.623 1'20.570 2'40.193
17 AUSTRALIA 1'20.086 1'20.566 2'40.652
18 LEBANON 1'20.837 1'21.008 2'41.845
19 MEXICO 1'20.810 1'21.036 2'41.846
20 CHINA 1'21.286 1'21.538 2'42.824
21 AUSTRIA 1'21.408 1'21.463 2'42.871
22 INDIA 1'23.393 1'23.487 2'46.880
23 PAKISTAN
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