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Oshima scores maiden Euro Series win

Kazuya Oshima scored his first Formula 3 Euro Series win in commanding style at Barcelona today

From pole position, the Manor Motorsport driver made a textbook start and, with chaos erupting behind him, ended the first lap more than a second clear of the pack.

From there, all he had to do was keep his car on the road, which he duly did to record Manor's first win of the year.

Through the first corner mayhem emerged Yann Clairay in second, and once again the SG man proved hard to pass. For 19 laps Christian Vietoris tried to find a way through and eventually he succeeded when Clairay ran wide in Turn One.

Vietoris carved into Oshima's lead, but the Japanese was too far ahead to be caught.

From 27th on the grid, Jules Bianchi made an amazing start to end the first lap in fifth. He passed ART teammate James Jakes and followed Vietoris by Clairay for an unlikely podium.

Jakes also made a late move on Clairay for fourth, while the final point went to Brendon Hartley. It was Carlin's first points finish in the Euro Series.

Championship leader Nico Hulkenberg damaged his front wing in the first lap melee. But with rivals Edoardo Mortara, Renger van der Zande, and Mika Maki all failing to score, he remains odd-on for the title.

Pos Driver                    Team             Car           Gap    
 1. Kazuya Oshima             Manor            D/M     40:50.803
 2. Christian Vietoris        Mucke            D/M        +3.471
 3. Jules Bianchi             ART              D/M        +6.357
 4. James Jakes               ART              D/M       +14.064
 5. Yann Clairay              SG               D/M       +16.652
 6. Brendon Hartley           Carlin           D/M       +17.727
 7. Erik Janis                Mucke            D/M       +19.597
 8. Jens Klingmann            RC               D/V       +21.361
 9. Richard Philippe          SG               D/M       +21.937
10. Renger van der Zande      Prema            D/M       +22.694
11. Jean-Karl Vernay          Signature        D/V       +23.420
12. Henkie Waldschmidt        SG               D/M       +24.048
13. Mika Maki                 Mucke            D/M       +24.598
14. Robert Wickens            Signature        D/V       +26.195
15. Niall Breen               Manor            D/M       +27.507
16. Dani Clos                 Prema            D/M       +33.370
17. Daniel Campos-Hull        HBR              D/M       +34.907
18. Sam Bird                  Manor            D/M       +35.324
19. Rodolfo Gonzalez          Carlin           D/M       +37.615
20. Cheng Cong Fu             RC               D/V       +41.310
21. Peter Elkmann             RC               D/V       +42.821
22. Jon Lancaster             ART              D/M       +43.387
23. Basil Shaaban             HBR              D/M       +47.764

Retirements

    Koudai Tsukakoshi         Manor            D/M       30 laps
    Stephane Richelmi         Barazi Epsilon   D/M       17 laps
    Franck Mailleux           Signature        D/V        3 laps
    Nico Hulkenberg           ART              D/M        2 laps
    Edoardo Mortara           Signature        D/V         1 lap
    Stefano Coletti           Prema            D/M         1 lap


Fastest lap, Lancaster 1:07.321 on lap 6
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