Eng wins second Silverstone race

The Austrian held off race one winner Jolyon Palmer in the closing stages after making a strong start from and leading confidently in the early stages.

Dean Stoneman looked set to challenge Eng for the win, but slowed at one third distance and was forced into retirement in the pits. That left only Palmer as a threat with the leaders more than 10 seconds clear of the pack.

Eng soaked up Palmer's pressure but never looked likely to succumb, adding this triumph to the one he scored in the British round of last year's F2 championship at Brands Hatch.

"I'm very happy," said Eng. "At the end Jolyon pushed very, very hard. I had one boost left for the last lap so that was perfect. I saw him coming a bit nearer, but it was never really a problem. I just focused forward and didn't look too much in my mirrors."

Jack Clarke had looked set for his maiden podium finish, following Stoneman's exit, but the Briton was jumped by Johan Jokinen for third when he ran wide at Stowe just three laps from the finish.

Will Bratt finished fifth with Sergei Afanasiev rounding out the top six.

As well as Stoneman, Benjamin Lariche and Kelvin Snoeks retired their cars in the pits. The only other retirement was Tom Gladdis, who went off at the bottom of the Vale.

Pos Driver                          Time/Gap
 1. Philipp Eng           23 laps/38m07.958s
 2. Jolyon Palmer                     +0.807
 3. Johan Jokinen                    +16.230
 4. Jack Clarke                      +20.571
 5. Will Bratt                       +21.418
 6. Sergei Afanasiev                 +28.067
 7. Kazim Vasiliauskas               +33.443
 8. Mihai Marinescu                  +35.331
 9. Armaan Ebrahim                   +45.026
10. Nicola de Marco                  +46.849
11. Benjamin Bailly                  +47.747
12. Natalia Kowalska                 +52.187
13. Paul Rees                        +53.632
14. Ricardo Teixeira                 +55.003
15. Ivan Samarin                     +56.655
16. Parthiva Sureshwaren           +1:12.674
17. Plamen Kralev                  +1:24.144
18. Ajith Kumar                      +2 Laps

Not classified

    Benjamin Lariche                 20 laps
    Kelvin Snoeks                    17 laps
    Dean Stoneman                     8 laps
    Tom Gladdis                       5 laps