Bird dominates race one at Spa
Sam Bird (Carlin Motorsport) dominated an entertaining British Formula Three Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps this evening
The British driver led into Eau Rouge despite starting third on the grid, but he then lost the lead to Stephen Jelley (Double R Racing) during the course of the first lap.
But by lap three Bird was ahead again, and he pulled away in impressive style to make it two wins for the season. His first win came in Bucharest back in May.
Jelley and his Double R teammate Jonathan Kennard spent the rest of the race in a close battle for second. Kennard nipped ahead mid-race but Jelley stole the place back and held it for several laps - only to be passed by Kennard on the last lap.
The duo were joined by yet another Double R car in the closing stages, in the form of Atte Mustonen. But the Finn couldn't make a pass and finished fourth.
Front-row starter Maro Engel, and his Carlin teammate Mario Moraes, were among those to hit trouble on the first lap of the race. All this helped Marko Asmer's fine charge from virtually last through to sixth place.
Sergio Perez (T-Sport) edged into the National Class points lead by taking the class win, well ahead of Franky Cheng (Performance Racing).
Pos Driver Car Time
1. Sam Bird Dallara-Mercedes 27:15.453
2. Jonathan Kennard Dallara-Mercedes + 3.468
3. Stephen Jelley Dallara-Mercedes + 4.592
4. Atte Mustonen Dallara-Mercedes + 5.430
5. Rodolfo Gonzalez Dallara-Mugen Honda + 11.617
6. Marko Asmer Dallara-Mercedes + 13.708
7. Niall Breen Dallara-Mercedes + 15.959
8. Esteban Guerrieri Mygale-Mercedes + 18.514
9. Sergio Perez Dallara-Mugen Honda + 19.238
10. Greg Mansell Dallara-Mercedes + 19.401
11. Michael Devaney Mygale-Mercedes + 26.073
12. Walter Grubmuller Dallara-Mercedes + 29.166
13. Alistair Jackson Dallara-Mercedes + 31.241
14. Frankie Cheng Dallara-Mugen Honda + 31.795
15. Hamad Al Fardan Dallara-Mugen Honda + 32.655
16. Michael Meadows Dallara-Mugen Honda + 39.100
17. Sebastien Dallara-Mercedes + 40.055
18. Salman Al-Khalifa Dallara-Mugen Honda + 42.077
19. Max Chilton Dallara-Mugen Honda + 46.855
20. John Martin Dallara-Mugen Honda + 52.702
21. Leo Mansell Dallara-Mercedes + 52.904
22. Francesco Castellacci Dallara-Mugen Honda + 53.835
23. Viktor Jensen Dallara-Mugen Honda + 56.559
24. Ricardo Teixeira Dallara-Mugen Honda + 58.340
25. Alex Waters Promatecme Dallara-Mugen Honda + 1 lap
26. Juan Pablo Garcia Samano Lola-Mugen Honda + 1 lap
Not Classified:
Driver Car Lap
Sean Petterson Lola-Mugen-Honda 11
Mario Moraes Dallara-Mercedes 4
Maro Engel Dallara-Mercedes 2
Alberto Valerio Dallara-Mercedes 1
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