Bianchi secures Euro F3 championship
Jules Bianchi wrapped up the Formula 3 Euro Series title in style with victory in race two at Dijon
The ART driver took advantage of a huge first corner pile-up on the opening lap to rise from seventh to third. From there he picked off Mucke team-mates Sam Bird and Alexander Sims to take the win and the championship.
Bird also worked his way past Sims and kept Bianchi under pressure to the flag. Pole man Sims slipped back to fifth at the finish, losing further places to Manor's Roberto Merhi and ART's Esteban Gutierrez, who charged up from 12th on the grid to fourth.
Mucke's Christian Vietoris, who needed to win to stand any hope of taking the title fight on to the final round at Hockenheim, came home sixth for the final point.
The first lap collision was started when Merhi cut across Motopark's Christopher Zanella, sending him into a spin. Mika Maki had to spin in avoidance and his Signature Dallara was then collected by four other cars, tearing the nose off in the process.
The Finn climbed out of the wreckage, but instantly fell to the ground in obvious distress. He was taken to the circuit medical centre and found to have a bruised pelvis.
Pos Driver Team Car Time/Gap
1. Jules Bianchi ART D/M 40m50.023s
2. Sam Bird Mucke D/M + 0.351s
3. Roberto Merhi Manor D/M + 1.044s
4. Esteban Gutierrez ART D/M + 5.039s
5. Alexander Sims Mucke D/M + 6.981s
6. Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M + 7.202s
7. Robert Wickens Kolles & Heinz D/V + 9.007s
8. Tiago Geronimi Signature D/V + 10.233s
9. Johan Jokinen Kolles & Heinz D/V + 13.582s
10. Adrien Tambay ART D/M + 14.403s
11. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/V + 14.988s
12. Christopher Zanella Motopark D/M + 22.568s
13. Renger van der Zande Motopark D/M + 25.041s
14. Pedro Enrique Manor D/M + 1 lap
Retirements:
Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M 11 laps
Valtteri Bottas ART D/M 6 laps
Andrea Caldarelli SG D/M 5 laps
Basil Shaaban Prema D/M 5 laps
Mika Maki Signature D/V 0 laps
Marco Wittmann Mucke D/M 0 laps
Jean Karl Vernay Signature D/V 0 laps
Stefano Coletti Prema D/M 0 laps
Tom Dillmann Prema D/M 0 laps
Jake Rosenzweig Carlin D/V 0 laps
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