Ireland's Dunne takes first F2 pole in Monaco
Ireland's Alex Dunne secured his first Formula Two pole position in dramatic fashion in Friday's qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix. Competing in the second of two qualifying groups, the 19-year-old McLaren Development Driver pipped Victor Martins by 0.003secs after the ART Grand Prix driver set the benchmark in the opening session. Championship leader Dunne's final-lap mark of 1:21.142 means he will start on pole for Sunday's feature race. "What a place to do it," said Dunne."Super, super happy. The team made some really good changes with the car and I felt really comfortable, so massive thank you to them, big thank you to McLaren and all the supporters we have here this weekend. "Excited for the feature race on Sunday."The County Offaly native has been in impressive form lately having taken his second win of the season at Imola last week after becoming the first Irish driver to win a Formula 2 race in Bahrain in April. Dunne leads Great Britain's Luke Browning by six points in the standings after four rounds.
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