First Hamilton set a provisional pole of 1:39.199 only to be denied secondslater by Massa, who grabbed his fourth pole of the season and the 13th of his career.
Craig Hall's kick-off flew out on the full and Evans pounced on Deacon's grubber kick to put the first points on the board after only 78 seconds and, two minutes later, Jeffries sliced through Hull's defence and fed Newton on his inside shoulder.