Kennard takes maiden win at Spa
Jonathan Kennard took his maiden British Formula Three Championship win at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday
It was also the first win of the season for Double R Racing.
The race itself, however, was farcical. Rain came down ahead of the start, and the officials decided to run two laps behind the safety car before the race got underway.
Kennard took the lead in the spray, from Maro Engel (Carlin Motorsport), Friday winner Sam Bird (Carlin) and Stephen Jelley (Double R).
Kennard built up a handy advantage before making a mistake under braking for the new Bus Stop chicane. This allowed Engel to pull alongside him on the run to La Source, but he was unable to make a pass.
Then Ricardo Teixeira crashed at Eau Rouge, which brought out the safety car after just three and a half laps of actual racing. With both the safety car and Kennard taking their time around the lengthy Ardennes circuit, there wasn't time for any further racing.
Points leader Marko Asmer's opportunities to move forward were limited by the spray, and he finished eighth. The weekend's results mean Bird has moved into a clear second place in the championship, but Asmer retains a healthy 60-point lead with eight races left.
Sergio Perez took his second National Class win of the weekend, with Franky Cheng second in an uneventful race.
Pos Driver Car Time
1. Jonathan Kennard Dallara/Mercedes 31:27.172
2. Maro Engel Dallara/Mercedes + 0.600
3. Sam Bird Dallara/Mercedes + 1.224
4. Stephen Jelley Dallara/Mercedes + 1.700
5. Mario Moraes Dallara/Mercedes + 1.885
6. Atte Mustonen Dallara/Mercedes + 2.263
7. Alberto Valerio Dallara/Mercedes + 3.016
8. Marko Asmer Dallara/Mercedes + 4.006
9. Niall Breen Dallara/Mercedes + 6.583
10. Rodolfo Gonzalez Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 6.623
11. S.Hohenthal Dallara/Mercedes + 6.761
12. Michael Devaney Mygale/Mercedes + 7.289
13. W.Grubmuller Dallara/Mercedes + 8.134
14. Max Chilton Dallara/Mercedes + 8.587
15. Sergio Perez Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 14.491
16. Ali Jackson Dallara/Mercedes + 14.664
17. Cheng Cong Fu Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 16.042
18. John Martin Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 16.522
19. Michael Meadows Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 17.279
20. Hamed Al Fardan Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 18.432
21. F.Castellacci Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 18.792
22. Sean Petterson Lola/Mugen-Honda + 19.961
23. Greg Mansell Dallara/Mercedes + 20.544
24. Alex Waters Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 21.476
25. S.Al-Khalifa Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 22.416
26. Juan P.Garcia Lola-Dome/Mugen-Honda + 23.054
27. Leo Mansell Dallara/Mercedes + 23.434
Not Classified:
Driver Car Lap
E.Guerrieri Mygale/Mercedes 6
Ricardo Teixeira Dallara/Mugen-Honda 5
Viktor Jensen Dallara/Mugen-Honda 2
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