Mustonen takes Thruxton race 2 win
Atte Mustonen made it a double win for Double R Racing with a lights-to-flag victory in the second British F3 race at Thruxton this afternoon
The Finn controlled the race superbly after a good start, and saw off an early safety car period to ensure he stayed out from at the restart. From there he just pulled away for a simple win.
Teammate Stephen Jelley, who shared the front row, was hit from behind at the first corner, where Greg Mansell (Fortec Motorsport) also lost time. This allowed Maro Engel (Carlin Motorsport) into second place.
Engel's teammate Niall Breen quickly passed him. Meanwhile T-Sport driver Rodolfo Gonzalez was on the move, passing Marko Asmer (Hitech Racing) for fourth and then Engel for third.
The Venezuelan pulled away to secure third behind Mustonen and Breen, which was his first podium - as well as the first for T-Sport and Mugen-Honda in 2007.
Sergio Perez (T-Sport) was the National Class winner after a controversial high-speed collision with Franky Cheng (Performance Racing), which led to Cheng's retirement.
This virtually ends any hopes Cheng had of winning the championship.
Classified: Pos Driver Make Time 1. Atte Mustonen Dallara/Mercedes 30:07.208 2. Niall Breen Dallara/Mercedes + 4.832 3. Rodolfo Gonzalez Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 6.558 4. Maro Engel Dallara/Mercedes + 8.232 5. Marko Asmer Dallara/Mercedes + 11.894 6. Mario Moraes Dallara/Mercedes + 15.721 7. Stephen Jelley Dallara/Mercedes + 16.376 8. Greg Mansell Dallara/Mercedes + 19.400 9. E.Guerrieri Mygale/Mercedes + 21.061 10. Alberto Valerio Dallara/Mercedes + 22.006 11. S.Hohenthal Dallara/Mercedes + 22.823 12. Jonathan Kennard Dallara/Mercedes + 32.886 13. Sergio Perez Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 34.888 14. S.Al-Khalifa Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 40.021 15. Ricardo Teixeira Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 41.679 16. Leo Mansell Dallara/Mercedes + 51.352 17. John Martin Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 51.650 18. Hamed Al Fardan Dallara/Mugen-Honda + 59.409 19. Viktor Jensen Dallara/Mugen-Honda +1:02.869 20. Juan P.Garcia Lola-Dome/Mugen-Honda + 1 Lap Not Classified: Driver Make Laps Michael Devaney Mygale/Mercedes 17 Max Chilton Dallara/Mercedes 15 W.Grubmuller Dallara/Mercedes 9 Sam Bird Dallara/Mercedes 9 Ali Jackson Dallara/Mercedes 8 F.Castellacci Dallara/Mugen-Honda 6 Cheng Cong Fu Dallara/Mugen-Honda 0 Michael Meadows Dallara/Mugen-Honda 0 Fastest lap: Gonzalez, 1:07.137 on lap 9
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