2016 Macau Grand Prix
Race details | ||
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Date | 20 November 2016 | |
Official name | 63rd Suncity Grupo Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup | |
Location | Guia Circuit, Macau | |
Course | Temporary street circuit 6.120 km (3.803 mi) | |
Distance | Qualifying Race 10 laps, 61.200 km (38.028 mi) Main Race 15 laps, 91.800 km (57.042 mi) | |
Weather | Qualifying Race: Overcast Main Race: Overcast | |
Qualifying Race | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | George Russell | HitechGP |
Time | 2:10.100 | |
Fastest Lap | ||
Driver | Callum Ilott | Van Amersfoort Racing |
Time | 2:11.445 (on lap 9) | |
Podium | ||
First | António Félix da Costa | Carlin |
Second | Callum Ilott | Van Amersfoort Racing |
Third | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin |
Main Race | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | António Félix da Costa | Carlin |
Fastest Lap | ||
Driver | Felix Rosenqvist | Prema Powerteam |
Time | 2:11.080 (on lap 14) | |
Podium | ||
First | António Félix da Costa | Carlin |
Second | Felix Rosenqvist | Prema Powerteam |
Third | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin |
The 2016 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 63rd Suncity Grupo Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 World Cup) was a Formula Three motor race held on 20 November 2016 at the Guia Circuit in Macau. It was the first time the race was held under its formal name, the FIA F3 World Cup, and the 63rd running of the event. The 15-lap race was won by Carlin driver António Félix da Costa after starting from pole position. Felix Rosenqvist finished second for the Prema Powerteam squad and Félix da Costa's teammate Sérgio Sette Câmara came in third. Félix Da Costa had won the earlier ten-lap qualification race on Saturday with Callum Ilott second and Sette Cãmara third.
George Russell won the pole position for the qualification race by setting the fastest lap in the event's second qualifying session but lost the lead to Ilott heading into the first corner. The qualification event was neutralised following an accident involving Hongli Ye and Daiki Sasaki, and when the race restarted four laps later, Félix da Costa drafted in Ilott's slipstream and passed him to take over the lead. Ilott remained close behind Félix da Costa for the remaining five laps but was unable to reduce the time deficit which would have allowed him to affect an overtaking manoeuvre on the Portuguese driver who maintained his advantage to win the qualification race.
Félix da Costa's qualification race victory ensured that he started from pole position in the main event but lost the lead to his fast-starting teammate Sette Cãmara and second place to Ilott. Félix da Costa was able to reclaim second from Ilott and was 0.7 seconds behind Sette Cãmara before a safety car period neutralised the race and retook the lead from Sette Cãmara at the lap-seven restart. He pulled away from his teammate until a three-lap safety car period caused his advantage to be reduced to nothing and fended off an overtaking manoeuvre from Sette Cãmara at the restart to keep the first position. Rosenqvist overtook Sette Cãmara for second and was unable to draw close enough to affect an pass on Félix da Costa who remained in the lead for the rest of the race to win his second Macau Grand Prix. There were two lead changes and two yellow flags during the course of the race.
Report
Background
The 2016 Macau Grand Prix was the 63rd running of the event and was held on the 6.2-kilometre (3.9 mi) 22-turn Guia Circuit on 20 November 2016.[1] In September 2016, the organiser of the race, Barry Bland, resigned following hurried developments which saw teams not receive the event's regulations until late.[2] That same month, the race was granted FIA F3 World Cup status by motorsport's world governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), following a restructure in the wake of Bland's resignation which meant the FIA became the event's regulator.[3] It was the first race in which Pirelli supplied the teams with tyres, following the departure of the previous supplier Yokohama who performed the duties since the event switched to Formula Three regulations in 1983.[4] Pirelli's tyre was based on the type used in the British Formula Three Championship and were tested at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza to simulate Macau's high top speeds.[5] Competitors were granted an maximum allowance of five sets of tyres during the race weekend, up from three the previous year, following issues with the tyres during testing.[6]
The entry list for the Macau Grand Prix was released on 6 October 2016. Initial entries for the race were so large that the FIA's director of circuit competition Frederic Bertrand stated there was a "pent-up desire amongst all these front-runners to prove their mettle in a face-to-face competition."[7] Confusion arose when the race's qualification standards were published which listed several drivers entered in the race that were illegible because they would were not granted an invitation to the event because they had not competed in any FIA-sanctioned Formula Three races during the course of the season.[8] 27 drivers were featured in the initial list of entries that included 2015 European Formula Three champion Felix Rosenqvist, who won the race in the previous two years, returning to defend his title, in place of Lance Stroll who had other motor racing commitments, and partnering Maximilian Günther and Nick Cassidy.[9]
Daniel Juncadella returned to drive in the race, replacing Ben Barnicoat, with 24 Hours of Spa winner Alexander Sims, confirmed to participate in the event,[10] after sealing his eligibility in the event by competing at the MotorSport Vision Formula Three Cup season-closing round at Snetterton.[11] Nissan factory driver Jann Mardenborough made his first appearance in the event,[10] while Lando Norris, the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup champion, also made his debut at the track.[9] Peter Li was originally slated to return to racing after a six-month absence following a heavy accident at the Red Bull Ring but his seat was taken by Formula E driver António Félix da Costa on the invitation of Carlin owner Trevor Carlin to compete in Macau.[7][12][13] Félix da Costa, Juncadella and Rosenqvist tested for two days at the Red Bull Ring to prepare for the event.[14] GP3 Series driver Arjun Maini took over from Niko Kari who had other racing duties while Euroformula Open and former MSA Formula Championship drivers Keyvan Andres Soori and Daniel Ticktum completed the 29-driver entry list.[15] Norris, Ticktum and Jake Hughes completed in the season-closing European Formula Three meeting at the Hockenheimring to prepare for Macau.[16]
Rosenqvist said that despite taking a year away from Formula Three, he had one objective heading into the race but was aware of the danger of the track. He felt the Pirelli tyres would change the event's aspect drastically but aimed to win the race: "The competition in Macau is always super strong, and this year will be no exception. I think really the only one missing is [current European F3 champion] Lance Stroll, but other than that it's as competitive as it could get."[17] Félix da Costa stated he was returning to Macau because of its iconic status and still had knowledge of the track despite having not driven on the circuit in the last four years. When asked if he felt he could achieve the victory, he replied "yes and no" because of not having had experience in Formula Three cars for the previous three years, but said he would give it an attempt and would be pleased to secure a top-five finishing position.[18] The track's fastest lap record holder Sérgio Sette Câmara said it was "amazing" to compete in the event, revealing that he would carry the experience he had from the previous year and was confident in his car's set-up.[19]
Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held before Saturday's qualification race. The first session, held on Thursday morning, lasted 40 minutes, while the second identically timed session, took place on Friday morning.[1] Rosenqvist was fastest in the first practice session with a time of two minutes and 13.099 seconds which was recorded his final timed lap late in the session.[20] He was four-tenths of a second quicker than the second-fastest driver Callum Ilott who moved out of traffic to drive with a clear track on his fastest lap.[21] Kenta Yamashita was third-fastest, ahead of Juncadella and Norris; the latter held the fastest lap until ten minutes remaining in the session.[20] Jake Hughes, Félix da Costa, Sims, David Beckmann and George Russell rounded out the session's top ten drivers. The session was stopped early for 16 minutes when Ferdinand Habsburg went into Fisherman's Bend corner too quickly and understeered into the turn's barriers, causing his car's left front corner to become lodged underneath the wall. Habsburg was transported to a local hospital for a precautionary check-up.[21] As a result, the session was extended by five minutes to provide competitors with additional on-track time. Cassidy stopped his car on the front straight with brake problems while Mardenborough made a pit stop because his car's engine cover was becoming detached and the problem affected his vehicle's top speed,[21] and Tadasuke Makino carried excessive speed turning into Lisboa Bend corner and damaged his car's front-left corner in an impact with the turn's exit barrier.[20]
The qualifying period was split into two sessions; the first was held on Thursday afternoon and ran for 40 minutes with the second held on Friday afternoon and lasted 30 minutes. The fastest time set by each driver from either session counted towards his final starting position for the qualification race.[1] Félix da Costa set a late provisional pole position lap time of two minutes and 11.535 seconds, two-tenths of a second faster than Ilott who held the pole until Félix da Costa's time. Rosenqvist was third-fastest, ahead of Yamashita in fourth and Juncadella fifth. Sette Cãmara, Norris, Cassidy, Hughes and Sam MacLeod completed the top-ten provisional starting positions.[22] Sims was the fastest driver not to record a time in the top ten and was 1.065 seconds off Félix da Costa's pace. He was followed by Maini, Russell, Anthoine Hubert and Günther with Ticktum, Pedro Piquet, Chang Wing Chung, Nikita Mazepin and Joel Eriksson completing the top-twenty fastest drivers.[23] The session was red flagged four times: firstly for Yamashita when his wheel became detached from his car, possibly from a split rim,[24] the second was for Sims who was stranded in the centre of Lisboa corner's run-off area, Norris impacted the San Francisco Bend barriers and Joel Eriksson hit the Solitude Esses wall, triggering the third stoppage, and the session ended early when Juncadella crashed heavily into the Fisherman's Bend turn barrier.[23][24]
Despite using old tyres, Ilott drafted off another driver on his final timed circuit and was fastest in the second practice session with a lap of two minutes and 10.703 seconds.[25][26] Maini was half a second slower in second with Yamashita third. Rosenqvist was fourth fastest; Sette Cãmara was fifth and Hughes sixth. Félix da Costa was seventh-fastest, Norris eighth, Günther ninth and Cassidy completed the top ten ahead of the second qualifying session.[25] Ticktum hit the Maternity Bend wall and returned to the pit lane to end his session early while Sho Tsuboi struck the Lisboa barrier.[25][26] Hongli Ye lost control of his car and contacted the exit barriers at the Police bend,[26] stranding his vehicle sideways across the circuit,[25] and yellow flags were shown to warn participants about the stricken car.[26] Guanyu Zhou came across the scene and reacted late, causing him to hit his countryman's car, briefly going onto its side before ending upwards on the tarmac. Both drivers were unhurt but the incident caused the session to end prematurely.[25][26]
Russell was the quickest driver in the second qualifying session, which took place in cool, overcast and later, wet weather conditions, and clinched pole position with a new track record time of two minutes and 10.100 seconds which was set late in the session.[27] He was joined on the grid's front row by Ilott who recorded lap 0.370 seconds slower and had the pole position until Russell's lap.[28] Félix da Costa qualified third, Sette Cãmara took fourth and Yamashita started fifth. Hughes and Günther were the next two starters. Rosenqvist heavily locked his tyres at Lisboa corner and was restricted to starting eighth, and Norris and Cassidy rounded out the top ten. Juncadella was the fastest driver not to start in the top ten; his best time of two minutes and 11.470 seconds was 1.370 seconds off Russell's place. He was one-tenth of a second in front of Sims, who in turn, was ahead of teammate Ticktum. Hubert and Beckmann were the next two qualifiers, with MacLeod, Maini, Mazepin, Eriksson and Zhou rounding out the top-twenty starting drivers.[29] The session was first disrupted when Daiki Sasaki went into the Maternity Bend corner and stopped on the track,[29] before Günther went wide, impacted the R Bend corner wall and slid across the track, causing the session's second stoppage,[27] to allow debris to be cleared from the circuit.[29] Drivers swerved to avoid hitting the debris on the circuit. Qualifying ended early shortly before it was scheduled to conclude when Maini crashed at Lisboa corner.[27]
Qualification race
A ten-lap qualification race was held on 19 November and the finishing results determined the starting order for the main event.[28] It was scheduled to occur from 12:10 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00),[1] but was delayed for one hour because water had blown onto the pit lane straight and Lisboa corner from the nearby grandstands which evaporated upon marshals laying cement to remove the moisture.[30][31][32] When the race began from its standing start, Ilott made a fast getaway and passed Russell for the lead heading into the first corner with Félix da Costa moving ahead of HitechGP driver shortly afterwards.[32] Norris, Günther and Hubert made contact with the turn one left-hand side barriers, damaging their cars, with Norris's front wing becoming dislodged and flew into the path of other drivers.[30][31] The incident caused the cars behind the trio to reduce their speed but Ye was unable to react and collided with the rear-end of teammate Sasaki's car, launching him into the air and over the Japanese driver, but landed upright on the circuit.[32] Both drivers were unhurt but the safety car was deployed to allow marshals to extract the cars from the track and clear debris.[30] Norris, Günther, Hubert and Ye retired from the qualifying race because of the damage to their cars,[33] while Sasaski made a pit stop for a replacement rear wing.[34]
At the lap five restart, Félix da Costa ran in Ilott's slipstream and turned right to the outside lane to overtake him for the first position going into Lisboa corner.[32] Yamashita attempted to pass Russell in a manoevure that drew him alongside Russell at Mandarin corner; although he went sideways, he regained control of his car.[34] Félix da Costa attempted to pull away from Ilott but was unable to establish an advantage over the British driver with the pair trading fastest lap times but were able to draw clear from Sette Cãmara.[31][32] Ilott went wide at the final corner at the event's midway point and dropped back from Félix da Costa because he scared himself and did not want to push harder after the moment. Ilott slightly gained on Félix da Costa and observed him avoiding impact with the Lisboa corner barrier when the Portuguese driver went slightly wide and elected to not take risks to reach the end of the race.[32] Piquet passed MacLeod and Beckmann around the outside and under braking for Lisboa corner to move into twelfth on lap eight.[35] Yamashita overtook Russell for fourth place on the ninth lap.[32] Ilott recorded the qualification race's fastest lap on the same lap, completing a circuit of two minutes and 11.445 seconds. Félix da Costa maintained the lead for the remainder of the race to win. Ilott finished second, 0.850 seconds behind with Sette Camara in third, Yamashita fourth and Russell fifth.[33] Rosenqvist drove conservatively to secure sixth place.[31] Juncadella, Ticktum, Sims and Hughes rounded out the top ten finishers.[33]
Main Race
The race began at 15:30 local time.[1] The damage to Ye's car from the qualification race was so great that he was unable to start the main event.[36] Ilott's right-rear tyre was changed after he reported vibrations on his warm-up lap.[37] As the five red lights went out to signal the start of the race, Ilott made a fast start and moved in front of Félix da Costa. However, neither driver took the lead, as Sette Cãmara used the slipstream to his advantage and gained the lead going through Mandarin corner and defended the position heading into the inside of Lisboa corner as other drivers attempted to brake later than him.[38] Félix da Costa managed to claim second position from Ilott with the British driver falling to fifth after being passed by Yamashita and Rosenqvist.[39] Rosenqvist made a good start moving from sixth to fourth by the end of the first lap.[40] At the end of the first lap, Sette Cãmara led Félix da Costa by 1.2 seconds which he extended by two-tenths of a second at the conclusion of the following lap.[38] Rosenqvist attacked Yamashita on lap two but could not overtake the Japanese driver.[41] Yamashita lost third place on the third lap when he was overtaken by Rosenqvist going into Lisboa corner which allowed Ilott to move to the inside lane and take fourth place from the Japanese driver at San Francisco Bend turn despite minor contact between the two drivers.[42]
On lap four, Günther attempted to pass another car by moving out of its slipstream but sustained a right-rear puncture. His suspension broke while attempting to return to the pit lane, prematurely ending his race.[43] Félix da Costa was able to reduce the time deficit to Sette Camara to be 0.7 seconds behind at the end of lap four until the safety car was deployed following a crash by Mazepin at Faraway corner;[38] the accident was caused by Mazepin overshooting the turn.[44] At the lap-seven restart,[38] Sette Cãmara reacted late to the safety car driving into the pit lane,[39] and Félix da Costa ran near his teammate, drafted him heading into Mandarin corner, and turned right onto the outside line to gain the lead before the braking point going into Lisboa corner.[38] Félix da Costa began to pull away from Sette Cãmara, leading the driver by 1.7 seconds by the start of lap 10 which saw the second deployment of the safety car when Cassidy (who started from 28th after changing his engine) impacted the Paiol corner barrier.[38][42] The race restarted three laps later with Félix da Costa leading Sette Cãmara. The Brazilian driver drew alongside his Carlin teammate driving towards Lisboa corner but Félix da Costa held the lead by moving to the inside line.[39]
Rosenqvist attempted to replicate his earlier overtaking manoeuvre on Sette Cãmara but was not successful.[41] Yamashita and Ilott made contact with each other but the Japanese driver was able to move into fourth place after passing Ilott.[42] Sette Cãmara slid sideways at Fisherman's Bend corner, allowing Rosenqvist to get into the slipstream of the Brazilian driver. Rosenqvist went to the outside line and passed Sette Cãmara driving into Lisboa corner to move into second place.[38] Piquet collided with Ticktum, ending the Double R Racing driver's race while MacLeod went wide off the track in order to avoid a multi-car accident.[39] Rosenqvist began catching Félix da Costa by setting the race's fastest lap on lap 14, completing a circuit of two minutes and 11.080 seconds, but was unable to get close to the Portuguese driver, though yellow flags were waved for Maini who drove straight at Lisboa corner. Félix da Costa controlled the lead for the remainder of the race to clinch the victory. It was the second Macau Grand Prix win of Félix da Costa's career.[36][41][42] Rosenqvist finished in second place, 1.603 seconds behind, with Sette Cãmara in third, Yamashita fourth and Ilott fifth. Hughes, Russell, Juncadella, Piquet and Sims completed the top ten finishers.[38] The race had two yellow flag periods and two lead changes among two different drivers. Félix da Costa led once for a total of nine laps, more than any other competitor.[36]
Post-race
The top three finishers appeared on the podium to collect their trophies and in a later press conference. Félix da Costa was happy that all the plans he had for every scenario worked, saying it was down to experience, and the victory was beyond his comprehension, considering his lack of experience with Formula Three machinery in the previous three years.[45] He stated that he would not return to competing in the event in the future in a Formula Three car and wanted to return in Grand Touring machinery but felt more satisfied about the victory because he was not originally scheduled to attend the Macau Grand Prix.[46] Rosenqvist, who finished in second said, it had been "a tough weekend where everything felt that it was against us" and had to work hard to improve when he was presented with the opportunity.[46] He further added that he attacked from the race's start and accepted his second-place result.[45] Third-place finisher Sette Cãmara said he was delighted with the experience of observing two more experienced drivers than him on how they battled during the event.[45] He further stated that observing them assisted him in being educated on what was required to win the Macau Grand Prix and revealed his desire to return to the race.[46]
Results
Qualifying
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Rank | Q2 Time | Rank | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 8 | George Russell | HitechGP | 2:12.670 | 13 | 2:10.100 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 20 | Callum Ilott | Van Amersfoort Racing | 2:11.761 | 2 | 2:10.470 | 2 | +0.370 | 2 |
3 | 29 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 2:11.535 | 1 | 2:10.501 | 3 | +0.401 | 3 |
4 | 27 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 2:11.994 | 6 | 2:10.716 | 4 | +0.616 | 4 |
5 | 11 | Kenta Yamashita | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 2:11.797 | 4 | 2:10.731 | 5 | +0.631 | 5 |
6 | 28 | Jake Hughes | Carlin | 2:12.360 | 9 | 2:10.776 | 6 | +0.676 | 6 |
7 | 2 | Maximilian Günther | Prema Powerteam | 2:13.017 | 15 | 2:10.996 | 7 | +0.896 | 7 |
8 | 1 | Felix Rosenqvist | Prema Powerteam | 2:11.797 | 3 | 2:11.054 | 8 | +0.954 | 8 |
9 | 26 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 2:11.996 | 7 | 2:11.067 | 9 | +0.967 | 9 |
10 | 3 | Nick Cassidy | Prema Powerteam | 2:12.123 | 8 | 2:11.341 | 10 | +1.241 | 10 |
11 | 9 | Daniel Juncadella | HitechGP | 2:11.821 | 5 | 2:11.470 | 11 | +1.370 | 11 |
12 | 30 | Alexander Sims | Double R Racing | 2:12.600 | 11 | 2:11.597 | 12 | +1.497 | 12 |
13 | 31 | Daniel Ticktum | Double R Racing | 2:13.102 | 16 | 2:11.674 | 13 | +1.574 | 13 |
14 | 21 | Anthoine Hubert | Van Amersfoort Racing | 2:12.727 | 14 | 2:11.751 | 14 | +1.651 | 14 |
15 | 23 | David Beckmann | Mücke Motorsport | 2:14.062 | 22 | 2:11.775 | 15 | +1.675 | 15 |
16 | 32 | Sam MacLeod | Fortec Motorsport | 2:12.536 | 10 | 2:11.799 | 16 | +1.699 | 16 |
17 | 17 | Arjun Maini | Motopark | 2:12.657 | 12 | 2:11.871 | 17 | +1.771 | 17 |
18 | 10 | Nikita Mazepin | HitechGP | 2:13.438 | 19 | 2:11.987 | 18 | +1.887 | 18 |
19 | 16 | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | 2:13.479 | 20 | 2:12.455 | 19 | +2.355 | 19 |
20 | 18 | Guanyu Zhou | Motopark | 2:14.278 | 24 | 2:12.465 | 20 | +2.365 | 20 |
21 | 22 | Pedro Piquet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 2:13.276 | 17 | 2:12.609 | 21 | +2.509 | 21 |
22 | 19 | Tadasuke Makino | Toda Racing | 2:15.618 | 29 | 2:12.838 | 22 | +2.738 | 22 |
23 | 33 | Ferdinand Habsburg | Fortec Motorsport | 2:15.336 | 28 | 2:12.879 | 23 | +2.779 | 23 |
24 | 12 | Wing Chung Chang | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 2:13.336 | 18 | 2:12.897 | 24 | +2.797 | 24 |
25 | 5 | Jann Mardenborough | B-Max Racing Team | 2:14.174 | 23 | 2:13.673 | 25 | +3.573 | 25 |
26 | 6 | Daiki Sasaki | B-Max Racing Team | 2:15.261 | 27 | 2:13.772 | 26 | +3.672 | 26 |
27 | 7 | Hongli Ye | B-Max Racing Team | 2:14.012 | 21 | no time | 29 | +3.912 | 27 |
28 | 25 | Keyvan Andres Soori | Mücke Motorsport | 2:14.803 | 25 | 2:15.028 | 28 | +4.703 | 28 |
29 | 15 | Sho Tsuboi | TOM'S | 2:15.051 | 26 | 2:14.868 | 27 | +4.768 | 29 |
Source:[47] | |||||||||
Bold time indicates the faster of the two times that determined the grid order. |
Qualifying race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 29 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 10 | 27:07.011 | 3 |
2 | 20 | Callum Ilott | Van Amersfoort Racing | 10 | +0.850 | 2 |
3 | 27 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 10 | +5.030 | 4 |
4 | 11 | Kenta Yamashita | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 10 | +5.797 | 5 |
5 | 8 | George Russell | HitechGP | 10 | +7.351 | 1 |
6 | 1 | Felix Rosenqvist | Prema Powerteam | 10 | +7.889 | 8 |
7 | 9 | Daniel Juncadella | HitechGP | 10 | +10.136 | 11 |
8 | 31 | Daniel Ticktum | Double R Racing | 10 | +17.416 | 13 |
9 | 30 | Alexander Sims | Double R Racing | 10 | +17.859 | 12 |
10 | 28 | Jake Hughes | Carlin | 10 | +20.564 | 6 |
11 | 3 | Nick Cassidy | Prema Powerteam | 10 | +21.050 | 10 |
12 | 22 | Pedro Piquet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 10 | +21.358 | 21 |
13 | 23 | David Beckmann | Mücke Motorsport | 10 | +21.607 | 15 |
14 | 17 | Arjun Maini | Motopark | 10 | +21.996 | 17 |
15 | 16 | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | 10 | +24.194 | 19 |
16 | 12 | Wing Chung Chang | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 10 | +24.940 | 24 |
17 | 33 | Ferdinand Habsburg | Fortec Motorsport | 10 | +26.006 | 23 |
18 | 10 | Nikita Mazepin | HitechGP | 10 | +28.215 | 18 |
19 | 19 | Tadasuke Makino | Toda Racing | 10 | +31.905 | 22 |
20 | 5 | Jann Mardenborough | B-Max Racing Team | 10 | +32.589 | 25 |
21 | 15 | Sho Tsuboi | TOM'S | 10 | +33.073 | 29 |
22 | 25 | Keyvan Andres Soori | Mücke Motorsport | 10 | +34.143 | 28 |
23 | 32 | Sam MacLeod | Fortec Motorsport | 10 | +56.743 | 16 |
Ret | 6 | Daiki Sasaki | B-Max Racing Team | 8 | Retired | 26 |
Ret | 18 | Guanyu Zhou | Motopark | 7 | Retired | 20 |
Ret | 2 | Maximilian Günther | Prema Powerteam | 1 | Accident Damage | 7 |
Ret | 26 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 0 | Accident | 9 |
Ret | 21 | Anthoine Hubert | Van Amersfoort Racing | 0 | Accident | 14 |
Ret | 7 | Hongli Ye | B-Max Racing Team | 0 | Accident | 27 |
Fastest lap: Callum Ilott, 2:11.445, 167.61 km/h (104.15 mph) on lap 9[33] | ||||||
Source:[33] |
Main Race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 15 | 37:57.447 | 1 |
2 | 1 | Felix Rosenqvist | Prema Powerteam | 15 | +1.603 | 6 |
3 | 27 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 15 | +3.194 | 3 |
4 | 11 | Kenta Yamashita | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 15 | +3.862 | 4 |
5 | 20 | Callum Ilott | Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +4.348 | 2 |
6 | 28 | Jake Hughes | Carlin | 15 | +6.191 | 10 |
7 | 8 | George Russell | HitechGP | 15 | +7.027 | 5 |
8 | 9 | Daniel Juncadella | HitechGP | 15 | +7.840 | 7 |
9 | 22 | Pedro Piquet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +9.361 | 12 |
10 | 30 | Alexander Sims | Double R Racing | 15 | +11.294 | 9 |
11 | 26 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 15 | +13.040 | 27 |
12 | 12 | Wing Chung Chang | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 15 | +15.101 | 16 |
13 | 21 | Anthoine Hubert | Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +15.520 | 28 |
14 | 19 | Tadasuke Makino | Toda Racing | 15 | +17.674 | 19 |
15 | 18 | Guanyu Zhou | Motopark | 15 | +17.913 | 25 |
16 | 15 | Sho Tsuboi | TOM'S | 15 | +18.530 | 21 |
17 | 32 | Sam MacLeod | Fortec Motorsport | 15 | +19.081 | 23 |
18 | 25 | Keyvan Andres Soori | Mücke Motorsport | 15 | +19.972 | 22 |
19 | 23 | David Beckmann | Mücke Motorsport | 15 | +20.325 | 13 |
20 | 5 | Jann Mardenborough | B-Max Racing Team | 15 | +22.895 | 20 |
21 | 17 | Arjun Maini | Motopark | 15 | +48.349 | 14 |
22 | 6 | Daiki Sasaki | B-Max Racing Team | 13 | +2 laps | 24 |
Ret | 16 | Joel Eriksson | Motopark | 11 | Retired | 15 |
Ret | 3 | Nick Cassidy | Prema Powerteam | 9 | Retired | 11 |
Ret | 31 | Daniel Ticktum | Double R Racing | 7 | Retired | 8 |
Ret | 33 | Ferdinand Habsburg | Fortec Motorsport | 6 | Retired | 17 |
Ret | 2 | Maximilian Günther | Prema Powerteam | 4 | Accident damage | 26 |
Ret | 10 | Nikita Mazepin | HitechGP | 3 | Accident | 18 |
Fastest lap: Felix Rosenqvist, 2:11.080, 145.0 km/h (90.1 mph) on lap 14[36] | ||||||
Source:[36] |
See also
References
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