CHENNAI: Frenchman Alessandro Ghiretti put in a blistering lap of one minute, 37.736 seconds which earned him the pole position in the Formula 4 South-East Asia Championship at the MMRT, here on Saturday.

In the process, Ghiretti pushed championship leader Thailand’s Kane Shepherd (01:38.069) to second spot while Malaysian Muizz Musyaffa (01:38.715) was third quickest in today’s qualifying session. On Sunday, three races are scheduled in this category.

Peter Reynolds from the United Kingdom expectedly took pole position in the Caterham (Asia) Championship while India’s guest driver, Vicky Chandhok, will start second on the grid for tomorrow’s race, ahead of Sri Lankan Shirendra Lawrence.

RESULTS (qualifying):
Formula 4 South-East Asia Championship: 1. Alessandro Ghiretti (France) 1min, 37.736secs; 2. Kane Shepherd (Thailand) 1:38:069; 3. Muizz Musyaffa (Malaysia) 1:38.715.
Caterham (Asia): 1, Peter Reynolds (UK) 1:53.538; 2. Vicky Chandhok (India) 1:55.690; 3. Shirendra Lawrence (Sri Lanka) 1:56.118.