▁result , ▁however , ▁is ▁Portugal ' s ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁so ▁far . ▁The ▁usual ▁suspect s ▁of ▁Switzerland , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ▁completed ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 , ▁with ▁A 1 ▁Team ▁Ireland ' s ▁Ralph ▁Fir man ▁taking ▁ 6 th . ▁Trad itional ▁riv als ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁will ▁line ▁up ▁together ▁on ▁the ▁sevent h ▁row ▁of ▁the ▁grid , ▁after ▁Will ▁Dav ison ▁and ▁Jon ny ▁Re id ▁qualified ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁respectively ▁at ▁their ▁teams ' ▁" home " ▁race . ▁Bry an ▁H erta ▁continued ▁to ▁struggle ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁round , ▁and ▁will ▁line ▁up ▁ 2 2 nd ▁for ▁the ▁s print ▁race , ▁ahead ▁of ▁only ▁Austria ▁and ▁India . ▁Rem ark ably , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁qual ifying ▁session , ▁all ▁ 2 4 ▁teams ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁round ▁had ▁broken ▁the ▁previous ▁Eastern ▁Creek ▁lap ▁record . ▁ ▁S print ▁race ▁France , ▁starting ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁on ▁the ▁rolling ▁start , ▁managed ▁to ▁hold ▁its ▁lead ▁into ▁turn ▁ 1 , ▁followed ▁closely ▁by ▁Portugal ▁and ▁Brazil , ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁up ▁from ▁fourth . ▁The ▁cars ▁got ▁through ▁the ▁corner ▁clean ly , ▁but ▁as ▁they ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁t ighter ▁turn ▁ 2 , ▁A 1 ▁Team ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁and ▁A 1 ▁Team ▁South ▁Africa ▁got ▁tang led ▁up ▁and ▁both ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁d irt . ▁South ▁Africa ▁managed ▁to ▁re join ▁the