Emma Kimilainen has taken her first W Series pole position of the season at Zandvoort, beating title rivals Alice Powell and Jamie Chadwick to the top spot.
The Finn set a 1:34.326 to take pole position for the Dutch round off the back of her win last weekend at Spa - her second overall in the series. Despite some confusion around the timing board, which suggested Powell could have taken pole, it concluded that Kimilainen had the top spot. It puts her back in the mix with Chadwick, who leads the championship with 91 points, and Powell, with 84. Kimilainen currently has 60 points.
Powell will line up in second, with the Racing X driver setting a 1:34.400, two hundredths ahead of reigning champion Chadwick. The pair have endured a season-long battle, with Chadwick having taken three positions to Powell’s two. W Series Academy driver Nerea Marti will start in fourth, with Abbi Pulling fifth in just her second qualifying session of the season, driving for Puma. Racing X's Jess Hawkins will take the start in sixth position, ahead of fellow Brits Abbie Eaton and Sarah Moore. Belen Garcia and Miki Koyama round out the top 10.
The race will take place after Formula 1 qualifying on Saturday afternoon.