Pole sitter Da Costa singing in the rain

Antonio Felix da Costa took pole for today's Macau Grand Prix as riders in the motorcycle race were left frustrated after rain forced the event to be postponed until today.

Reigning champion Michael Rutter put his hand up on the first lap at the top of San Francisco Hill to signal the track was unsafe and as the drizzle got heavier it was confirmed the race would not go ahead.

There were no issues earlier in the Formula 3 qualifying race, and Carlin's Portuguese driver Da Costa led from Lisboa Bend on the first lap to the end of the race as he attempts to win Macau at the third attempt.

He finished the 10-lap race 1.559 seconds ahead of Swede Felix Rosenqvist (Mucke) with England's Alex Lynn (Fortec) third having started from pole. Carlos Sainz Jnr (Carlin) was fourth, with last year's winner Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam) and Harry Tincknell (Fortec) making up today's third row.

Rosenqvist, 21, is also on his third visit to Macau and in form, having won four of his last six races to finish third in the European Formula 3 Championship following a poor start to the year.

He surged into the lead from fourth on the grid and though Da Costa slipstreamed past him at Lisboa, Rosenqvist was content to settle for second.

"You have to look if the juice is worth squeezing," he said. "If I had got past him it doesn't really give me anything extra for tomorrow, so I don't think it was worth taking risks and maybe crashing.