Hamilton Takes Both Wins at Lausitz

The ASM driver grabbed the advantage from polesitter Paul di Resta on the run to the opening corner and pulled out a lead of almost two seconds on the first lap alone. Thereafter he controlled the race, keeping the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner at arm's length. He extended the margin to almost six seconds by the finish.

Franck Perera started third on the grid but overshot the first corner, almost taking out di Resta in the process. He recovered but could not better sixth, behind third-placed Adrian Sutil, Lucas di Grassi and Guillaume Moreau. Sutil's result confirmed his runner-up position in the championship.

Hamilton said: "It wasn't the easiest race for me because my back was hurting quite badly every time I accelerated. I don't know what the problem is - maybe it's a trapped nerve or something - but it was really sore. I knew Paul would be quick and I had to get past him at the start. My tyres started to go off mid-race so Paul reeled me in a bit, but I had enough at the end."

Di Resta was satisfied with his strongest result of his rookie season in F3 Euroseries. "It's good to be on the podium - first would have been better, of course, but second is still a good result. Lewis was just too quick for me today. We go to Hockenheim for the final two races and we were strong there earlier this year so hopefully we can go one better."

CLASSIFIED:

Pos  Driver               Team                        Time
 1.  Lewis Hamilton       ASM F3                      30:54.350
 2.  Paul di Resta        Manor Motorsport            +  05.804  
 3.  Adrian Sutil         ASM F3                      +  11.177  
 4.  Lucas di Grassi      Manor Motorsport            +  15.575  
 5.  Guillaume Moreau     R Signature                 +  19.091  
 6.  Franck Perera        Prema Powerteam             +  23.590  
 7.  Giedo van der Garde  Team Rosberg                +  29.634  
 8.  Greg Franchi         Prema Powerteam             +  32.587  
 9.  Kohei Hirate         Team Rosberg                +  38.362  
10.  Loic Duval           Signature-Plus              +  39.675  
11.  Esteban Guerrieri    R Team Midland Euroseries   +  40.571  
12.  Fabio Carbone        Signature                   +  42.849  
13.  Atila Abreu          R ASL MÃ¼cke Motorsport      +  44.259  
14.  Marco Bonanomi       Prema Powerteam             +  44.806  
15.  James Rossiter       Signature-Plus              +  45.124  
16.  Sebastian Vettel     R ASL MÃ¼cke Motorsport      +  45.683  
17.  Thomas Holzer        AM-Holzer Rennsport         +  54.525  
18.  Filip Salaquarda     Team I.S.R.                 +1:06.317
19.  Alejandro Nunez      HBR Motorsport              +   1 lap   

NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:
                           
     Driver               Team                        On Lap
     Hannes Neuhauser     HBR Motorsport                13
     Robert Austin        Team Midland Euroseries        2
     Paolo Montin                                        1

Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton, 1:16.546 on lap 1