Double Pole for Bortolotti & Team Italy in Portimao

Former Formula 2 Champion Mirko Bortolotti took both pole positions for the inaugural Formula Acceleration 1 weekend at the Portuguese track of Portimao for Team Italy.

Italian Bortolotti lapped the track in 1:32.694s in the first session on Friday evening to beat Dutchman Nigel Melker and Swede Felix Rosenqvist. Fourth place went to Slovakian Richard Gonda, while another Italian Sergio Campana, representing team France, was fifth.

In the second session on Saturday morning, it was Bortolotti once again who was fastest, and his 1:32.204s was 0.001s faster than Melker who was once again second. Rosenqvist and Gonda again were third and fourth, but German Sebastian Balthasar slipped his car into fifth ahead of Campana.

Spain’s Victor Garcia failed to set a time in the first qualifying session, but Mexican Picho Toledano failed to set a time in either session, and should he be allowed to race, will be starting at the back of the field.

Portimao Race 1 Qualifying Times

POS	DRIVER	NATION	TIME
1	Mirko Bortolotti	Italy	1:32.694
2	Nigel Melker	Netherlands	1:32.928
3	Felix Rosenqvist	Sweden	1:33.236
4	Richard Gonda	Slovakia	1:33.683
5	Sergio Campana	France	1:34.501
6	Sebastian Balthasar	Germany	1:34.880
7	Armando Parente	Portugal	1:35.156
8	Rodolfo Gonzalez	Venezuela	1:36.953
9	Olivier Campos	China	1:39.036
10	Michael Dorrbeckker	Mexico	1:39.278
NS	Victor Garcia	Spain	No Time
NS	Picho Toledano	Mexico	No Time

Portimao Race 2 Qualifying Times

POS	DRIVER	NATION	TIME
1	Mirko Bortolotti	Italy	1:32.204
2	Nigel Melker	Netherlands	1:32.205
3	Felix Rosenqvist	Sweden	1:32.289
4	Richard Gonda	Slovakia	1:32.790
5	Sebastian Balthasar	Germany	1:33.397
6	Sergio Campana	France	1:33.520
7	Armando Parente	Portugal	1:34.060
8	Victor Garcia	Spain	1:34.590
9	Rodolfo Gonzalez	Venezuela	1:35.130
10	Olivier Campos	China	1:36.477
11	Michael Dorrbeckker	Mexico	1:37.589
NS	Picho Toledano	Mexico	No Time