Monza GP3: Jack Harvey wins race two

Poleman Patric Niederhauser stalled at the start, and was almost missed by everyone but Jenzer team-mate Alex Fontana, who struck him so hard that his left-front wheel was sent sailing into the catchfencing at the pitlane exit.

A first-corner pile-up then ensured the safety car was required, as Ryan Cullen went over the back of Trident's Giovani Venturini and then collected Venturini's team-mate David Fumanelli.

At the restart, Harvey held sway ahead of the fast-starting Alexander Sims and points leader Facu Regalia, who had also made a fine getaway from sixth.

Regalia towed past Sims for second on the start/finish straight, then pushed the Briton all over the kerbs at Rettifilo.

That allowed Lewis Williamson to get a run and pass the hampered Sims at Curva Grande, and Sims lost another spot to Kevin Korjus at Roggia.

Kvyat also took great advantage soon after the restart, briefly popping into fourth place, having restarted eighth, until Korjus re-passed him at Roggia.

Williamson grabbed second from Regalia at Roggia on lap six, and two laps later Kvyat got ahead of Korjus at the same corner.

Kvyat got the hammer down, and closed the gap to Regalia, importantly passing his title rival at Roggia on lap 13.

Williamson pushed in the final three laps, but slid wide at Lesmo 2 in his efforts to win, which allowed Kvyat a run on him into Ascari. Once up to second, Kvyat ran out of time to catch Harvey, finishing less than a second behind him.

"Williamson kept coming and coming until he made a mistake in the second Lesmo," said Harvey. "Then it was Danny's turn to keep coming and coming!"

Williamson finished third, ahead of Regalia, who continues to lead the championship but by a slightly reduced margin with one round remaining. He is now seven points ahead of Kvyat.

Korjus finished fifth ahead of Sims, who passed Sainz when the Spaniard ran wide at Lesmo 1 on the final lap.

In his attempts to regain lost time, Sainz went off again at Ascari, handing positions to Melville McKee and Conor Daly, the latter starring with an epic charge from the back of the grid after being taken out on Saturday by the wayward, and suspended for this event, Dino Zamparelli.

Results - 17 laps:

Pos Driver                Team               Time/Gap
 1. Jack Harvey           ART                29m24.152s
 2. Daniil Kvyat          MW Arden            +0.915s
 3. Lewis Williamson      Bamboo              +1.559s
 4. Facu Regalia          ART                 +3.144s
 5. Kevin Korjus          Koiranen GP         +4.691s
 6. Alexander Sims        Carlin              +5.332s
 7. Melville Mckee        Bamboo              +6.742s
 8. Conor Daly            ART                 +7.466s
 9. Carlos Sainz Jr.      MW Arden            +8.000s
10. Robert Visoiu         MW Arden            +13.426s
11. Tio Ellinas           Manor               +13.673s
12. Patrick Kujala        Koiranen GP         +17.479s
13. Aaro Vainio           Koiranen GP         +17.896s
14. Emanuele Zonzini      Trident             +21.467s
15. Samin Gómez           Jenzer              +38.077s
16. Josh Webster          Status              +42.320s
17. Carmen Jorda          Bamboo              +49.997s
18. David Fumanelli       Trident             +1m19.459s
19. Luis Sa Silva         Carlin              +1 lap
20. Adderly Fong          Status              +2 laps

Retirements:

    Nick Yelloly          Carlin              2 laps
    Jimmy Eriksson        Status              2 laps
    Patric Niederhauser   Jenzer              0 laps
    Giovanni Venturini    Trident             0 laps
    Ryan Cullen           Manor               0 laps
    Alex Fontana          Jenzer              0 laps