Jason Kremer secures two pole positions at Spa-Francorchamps

• Jason Kremer on pole in first two of three races
• Second place on grid for Alessio Picariello at home race in Belgium
• ADAC Sports Foundation protégés Kremer and Maximilian Günther on first and second row respectively

Spa-Francorchamps - Qualifying
Date: 10th May 2013
Weather: Overcast, 11°C
Circuit length: 7.004 km
Pole Race 1: Jason Kremer
Pole Race 2: Jason Kremer

Spa-Francorchamps - Full speed ahead for the Formel ADAC and the second series of races: The second of eight race weekends in total this season is underway at Spa-Francorchamps. Jason Kremer (18, Germany, Schiller Motorsport) secured pole position for the first two of three races at the legendary Formula 1 circuit. The ADAC Sports Foundation protégé needed 2:30.048 minutes on his fastest lap of the 7.004km-circuit.

Kremer also heads up the front row for the second race - pole position being determined by the second quickest lap of the qualifying. "Two pole positions at such a legendary track as Spa-Francorchamps - the session went like clockwork for me," said Kremer, who is beginning his third Formel ADAC season.

Local driver Alessio Picariello (19, Belgium, Mücke Motorsport) posted the second best time of the session - 2:30.527 minutes - and is also on the front row. The championship leader had a deficit of 0.479 seconds on pole-setter Kremer. ADAC Sports Foundation protégé Maximilian Günther (15, Germany, Mücke Motorsport) finished with a personal best time of 2:30.529 minutes to claim third place on the timesheet. Nicolas Beer (17, Denmark, Neuhauser Racing) completes the second row line-up in the fourth of 24 races to be held this season. It began to rain for the first time this weekend during the last few minutes of the session, so that drivers were no longer in a position to make any meaningful improvements in lap times.

Mikkel Jensen (18, Denmark, Lotus) came home behind the top four in fifth position in qualifying. On his fastest lap around the Ardennes rollercoaster, the rookie from Denmark posted a 2:30.979 minutes to outpace Fabian Schiller (15, Germany, Schiller Motorsport) who placed sixth. Ralph Boschung (15, Switzerland, KUG Motorsport) and Red Bull junior Callan O'Keeffe (16, South Africa, Lotus) head up the fourth row. Marvin Dienst (16, Germany, Neuhauser Racing) and the Dutch driver Indy Dontje (20, Netherlands, Lotus) round off the Top Ten for this year's first race on foreign soil under the aegis of ADAC's high-speed academy.

For fans unable to experience this weekend's three races live at Spa-Francorchamps, the ADAC has once again made a live stream available. This free service is available by visiting the official ADAC Motorsport website at www.adac.de/motorsport.

Jason Kremer (18, Germany, Schiller Motorsport), Pole Race 1 and 2: "Two pole positions at such a legendary track as Spa-Francorchamps - the session went like clockwork for me. I prepared well ahead and focused on achieving two fast laps, and my strategy worked wonderfully well. But for the rain starting to fall, I could have posted an even faster lap. I am now in the best possible position in the first two races and aim to translate my pole positions into a brace of wins."