iSport International - Karun Chandhok (Pole) Bruno Senna (2nd)

iSport team-mates Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna took a clean sweep of the first two positions during qualifying for tomorrow's GP2 Series race at Spa, but only provisionally. Chandhok was faster by just 0.061s, but he knew beforehand that he faced a 10-position grid penalty for his part in an accident during the previous race in Valencia. To compound his pain, he was then put back another five places for failing to slow sufficiently at the scene of yellow warning flags.

There were no such problems for Senna, who took pole position for the third time this season and gained two bonus points as he seeks to catch championship leader Giorgio Pantano.

Bruno Senna: "I'm really pleased with my performance today. It was a session in which patience paid off. The track was getting drier throughout the session, despite frequent showers, but it was important not to push so hard that you wrecked your tyres on some of the dry patches that were appearing - consistency was imperative.
"The car was very good and I felt very confident in the rain. I don't mind if conditions remain that way tomorrow, but equally I know we'll be competitive in the dry. I don't mind what happens because I absolutely adore this circuit and love racing here whatever the weather."

Karun Chandhok: "Spa has always been good to me. I qualified on pole here for a wet F3 race and it was also the scene of my first GP2 victory. That was a good lap today and I really don't think I could have done more. I don't know why I was called up for speeding past yellow flags - the track was getting drier and most drivers were going faster than before through certain sectors, but I have to take it on the chin. At least Bruno inherits my 'pole', which helps him in the title chase."

Super Nova Racing - Alvaro Parente (3rd) Andy Soucek (9th)

As the season finale draws closer, the on track action has returned to the popular Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium for the penultimate round of the 2008 GP2 Season.

Keen to move on from the challenges of Valencia, and finish the season on a high note, Super Nova qualified well and in competitive spirit this afternoon, in changeable conditions. A rain shower just before the session, prompted a few last minute alterations, which helped Alvaro Parente gain his front row grid position for tomorrows Feature race. Yellow flags interrupted the flow, and having been fourth quickest out there, Andy Soucek was then unable to better his lap time. A number of penalties have rearranged the line up, and so the Spaniard will begin the 26 lap race from 7th determined and keen to seize as many points before the last round in Monza next weekend.

Team Principal David Sears "It began to rain before the start of the qualifying, but both drivers were competitive throughout. Towards the end of the session there were a few yellow flags, so Alvaro and Andy backed off, while others have been penalised for not adhering to these rules. Alvaro will start on the front row and Andy 7th, although we believe he should be in 4th. The team are looking forward to a great race tomorrow."

Alvaro Parente Q2 "It was good today. The rain started just before we went out so the last minute changes made things interesting. But they worked well. The car felt good, and I was able to attack well and get a good lap in the between all the yellow flags. We were quick all the way through, everyone did a great job today."

Andy Soucek Q7 "I'll start from 7th tomorrow afternoon, as I backed off on the yellow flags and couldn't improve my time. A couple of the drivers, Chandhok and Buemi have been penalised, but still I believe we should have been 4th if not front row. The car felt good, right up there, so let's see what happens."

Racing Engineering - Giorgio Pantano (5th) Javier Villa (22nd)

Giorgio Pantano continued his fight for the 2008 GP2 Championship with a very competitive 5th fastest lap in today’s Qualifying session held on a very wet and slippery Spa Francorchamps circuit.

Once again Giorgio and the Spanish Racing Engineering team were competitive from the first moment the cars took to the track in this morning’s Free Practice with Giorgio finishing the 30 minute session second fastest with a time of 1m 57.103s just 0.048s slower than the quickest time.

However by the time the afternoon qualifying session was due to start the track was very wet with heavy rain falling and all the teams were adjusting their car set-ups to suit the very difficult conditions. Giorgio waited for 6 minutes after the start of Qualifying before leaving the pits and already there had been several incidents with cars running wide and yellow flags being displayed. Visibility was poor and many drivers were finding it difficult to set a good time but not Giorgio who was immediately on the pace with the 5th fastest time.