Conway wins Snetterton race one
Mike Conway strolled to his fourth British Formula Three win of the season in trademark start-to-finish style at Snetterton today
The Double R Racing driver made a good start from pole and was never threatened. James Jakes (Hitech Racing) scored his best result after taking Christian Bakkerud (Carlin Motorsport) for second on the opening lap and holding the place to the finish.
But the main talking point after the race was an enormous accident for Conway's championship rival and team-mate Bruno Senna.
The Brazilian touched wheels with Hitech's Salvador Duran at full speed on the back straight and was launched into the air. He ended up far down the run-off area at the Esses and was lucky to walk away unharmed. The car is too badly wrecked for him to take any further part in today's proceedings.
Senna's early accident brought out the only safety car of the race, after which things got far worse for Carlin. A coming-together just after the restart between Bakkerud and team-mate Maro Engel gifted third place to Hitech's James Walker, who followed Jakes home for the team's best result of the year.
Results:
Pos Driver Make Time
1. Mike Conway Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 29:59.324
2. James Jakes Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA + 6.494
3. James Walker Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA + 9.974
4. Oliver Jarvis Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda + 13.731
5. Yelmer Buurman Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA + 14.403
6. Salvador Duran Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA + 15.269
7. Stephen Jelley Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA + 15.691
8. Stuart Hall Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA + 23.746
9. Alberto Valerio Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda + 29.071
10. Karl Reindler Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda + 40.939
11. Rodolfo Gonzalez Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda + 41.379
12. Cristiano Morgado Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen Honda + 42.300
13. Juho Annala Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda + 46.487
14. Keiko Ihara Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda + 1 LAP
15. Rodolfo Avila Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda + 1 LAP
16. Martin Kudzak Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen Honda + 1 LAP
17. Ricardo Teixeira Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda + 1 LAP
NOT CLASSIFIED:
Alexander Khateeb Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda D.N.F.
Maro Engel Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda D.N.F.
Jonathan Kennard Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda D.N.F.
Christian Bakkerud Dallara F306 Mugen-Honda D.N.F.
Bruno Senna Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA D.N.F.
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