Qualifying got underway at Zolder this morning for tomorrow’s F3 Masters race, with Nico Hülkenberg (ART) and Mika Mäki (Mücke Motorsport) setting the pace. Qualifying was split into two sessions, for odd and even-numbered cars, with the top ten from each session going into this afternoon’s Group A shoot-out for the top twenty grid positions.

Hülkenberg was quickest in the first session, ahead of the Prema duo of Stefano Coletti and Renger van der Zande, while Mäki led Koudai Tsukakoshi and Jules Bianchi.

First qualifying Group 1
1	Nico Hülkenberg		ART
2	Stefano Coletti		Prema
3	Renger van der Zande		Prema
4	Richard Philippe		Carlin
5	Brendon Hartley		Carlin
6	Christian Vietoris		Mücke Motorsport
7	Michael Devaney		Ultimate
8	Jon Lancaster		ART
9	Nick Tandy		JTR
10	Roberto Merhi		Hitech

First qualifying Group 2
1	Mika Mäki		Mücke Motorsport
2	Koudai Tsukakoshi		Manor Motorsport
3	Jules Bianchi		ART
4	Jaime Alguersuari		Carlin
5	Dani Clos		Prema
6	Rodolfo Gonzalez		Carlin
7	Max Chilton		Hitech
8	Henkie Waldschmidt		SG
9	Edoardo Mortara		Signature
10	Daniel Campos-Hull		HBR