Vernay takes maiden Euro Series win
Jean-Karl Vernay took his first F3 Euro Series victory in race two at Hockenheim today
The French driver made a storming start from third on the grid to lead into the first corner. He initially led a train of eight cars, but gradually he and Christian Vietoris were able to break away.
While the German challenged for the lead occasionally in the middle of the race, Vernay eventually opened up a lead of just over one second which he was able to maintain.
The lead pair broke free of the chasing pack as Jules Bianchi struggled to maintain his pace in third, but the ART driver resisted several attacks - including a tap from behind at the hairpin from Mika Maki - to hold on to that place.
Race one winner Stefano Coletti closed in on their battle towards the end but had to settle for fifth, ahead of Sam Bird who took the final point in sixth place.
Pole-sitter Atte Mustonen ended up missing out on the points after gradually falling away during the closing stages. The Finn initially held on to a solid third place after a poor first lap, but he was picked off by those behind as the race wore on.
Pos Driver Team Car Gap 1. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature D/V 41m01.954s 2. Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M +1.289 3. Jules Bianchi ART D/M +8.209 4. Mika Maki Signature D/V +8.698 5. Stefano Coletti Prema D/M +9.721 6. Sam Bird Mucke D/M +9.890 7. Atte Mustonen Motopark D/M +11.180 8. Alexander Sims Mucke D/M +17.173 9. Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M +21.865 10. Roberto Merhi Manor D/M +29.018 11. Robert Wickens Kolles D/V +30.180 12. Matteo Chinosi Prema D/M +40.395 13. Basil Shaaban Prema D/M +42.477 14. Pedro Henrique Manor D/M +50.945 15. Kevin Mirocha HBR D/M +1 lap 16. Valtteri Bottas ART D/M +1 lap Retirements Tiago Geronimi Signature D/V 20 laps Alexandre Marsoin SG D/M 16 laps Brendon Hartley Carlin D/V 16 laps Esteban Gutierrez ART D/M 15 laps Andrea Caldarelli SG D/M 14 laps Johnny Cecotto Jr HBR D/M 12 laps Christopher Zanella Motopark D/M 12 laps Adrien Tambay ART D/M 12 laps Carlo van Dam Kolles D/V 7 laps Marco Wittmann Mucke D/M 0 laps Cesar Ramos Manor D/M 0 laps Jake Rosenzweig Carlin D/V 0 laps Fastest lap, Maki 1m34.554s
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