Ar pirmajiem brīvajiem treniņiem un pirmo kvalifikāciju Makao ir sācies ikgadējais Formula 3 sezonas noslēguma festivāls – Makao F3 Grand Prix.
Pirmajā treniņu sesijā, kas sākās mitrā trasē, ātrāko apļa laiku uzrādīja Alekss Linss, kurš šogad izcīnīja trešo vietu Eiropas F3 čempionātā. Aiz Linsa palika portugālis Antonio Fēlikss da Košta, kurš šajā sacīkstē uzvarēja pērn, bet šogad palika ‘aiz borta’ cīņā par pilota vietu “Toro Rosso” komandā.
Kamēr cits “Red Bull” programmas dalībnieks Karloss Sainss juniors slapjās trases dēļ piedzīvoja avāriju, igaunis Kevins Korjuss, kurš šogad otro gadu piedalās Makao F3 sacīkstē, uzrādīja desmito rezultātu no 28 dalībniekiem.
Nevar aizmirst, ka savulaik šajā sacīkstē savas F3 karjeras laikā uzvaras izcīnīja arī tādi piloti kā Airtons Senna, Mihaels Šūmahers, Deivids Kulthards, Ralfs Šūmahers un citi.
Makao F3 Grand Prix – Treniņi 1
V | Nr | Pilots | Valsts | Komanda | Laiks | Apļi | Atst. |
1 | 10 | Alex LYNN | GBR | Theodore Racing by Prema | 2:14.495 | 18 | |
2 | 1 | Antonio F. DA COSTA | PRT | Carlin | 2:14.556 | 18 | 0.061 |
3 | 22 | Stefano COLETTI | ITA | EuroInternational | 2:14.603 | 16 | 0.108 |
4 | 14 | Felix ROSENQVIST | SWE | GR Asia with Mucke | 2:14.662 | 8 | 0.167 |
5 | 23 | Alexander SIMS | GBR | Three Bond with T-Sport | 2:14.849 | 13 | 0.354 |
6 | 4 | Jazeman JAAFAR | MYS | Carlin | 2:14.864 | 16 | 0.369 |
7 | 21 | Tom BLOMQVIST | GBR | Fortec Motorsport | 2:15.169 | 17 | 0.674 |
8 | 8 | Raffaele MARCIELLO | ITA | D88.com Prema Powerteam | 2:15.181 | 17 | 0.686 |
9 | 9 | Lucas AUER | AUT | Theodore Racing by Prema | 2:15.247 | 16 | 0.752 |
10 | 24 | Kevin KORJUS | EST | Galaxy Double R Racing | 2:15.384 | 16 | 0.889 |
11 | 19 | Will BULLER | GBR | Fortec Motorsport | 2:15.449 | 15 | 0.954 |
12 | 18 | Pipo DERANI | BRA | Fortec Motorsport | 2:15.796 | 16 | 1.301 |
13 | 3 | Harry TINCKNELL | GBR | Carlin | 2:16.410 | 16 | 1.915 |
14 | 27 | Antonio GIOVINAZZI | ITA | Double R Racing | 2:16.540 | 18 | 2.045 |
15 | 29 | Lucas WOLF | DEU | URD Rennsport | 2:16.591 | 15 | 2.096 |
16 | 16 | Dennis VAN DER LAAR | NLD | KFZ-Teile24 Mucke Motorsport | 2:16.627 | 16 | 2.132 |
17 | 12 | Yuichi NAKAYAMA | JPN | Tom’s | 2:16.943 | 19 | 2.448 |
18 | 11 | Esteban OCON | FRA | Prema Powerteam | 2:17.474 | 15 | 2.979 |
19 | 6 | Nicholas LATIFI | CAN | Carlin | 2:17.867 | 17 | 3.372 |
20 | 20 | John BRYANT-MEISNER | SWE | Fortec Motorsport | 2:18.081 | 18 | 3.586 |
21 | 2 | Carlos SAINZ Jnr | ESP | Carlin | 2:18.453 | 4 | 3.958 |
22 | 17 | Ed JONES | ARE | Fortec Motorsport | 2:18.872 | 17 | 4.377 |
23 | 28 | Katsumasa CHIYO | JPN | B-Max Engineering | 2:19.488 | 15 | 4.993 |
24 | 30 | Nelson MASON | CAN | Jo Zeller Racing | 2:19.719 | 19 | 5.224 |
25 | 15 | Yuhi SEKIGUCHI | JPN | KFZ-Teile24 Mucke Motorsport | 2:20.095 | 6 | 5.600 |
26 | 26 | Sean GELAEL | IDN | Double R Racing | 2:20.311 | 17 | 5.816 |
27 | 5 | Jordan KING | GBR | Carlin | 2:21.234 | 8 | 6.739 |
28 | 25 | SUN Zheng | CHN | Galaxy Double R Racing | 2:26.053 | 8 | 11.558 |
Tostarp pirmajā kvalifikācijas sesijā ātrāko rezultātu uzrādīja Eiropas F3 vicečempions Fēlikss Rozenkvists, kuram tikai nedaudz zaudēja Fēlikss Da Košta.
Igaunis Korjuss kvalifikācijā spēja uzrādīt devīto rezultātu, no ātrākā rezultāta atpaliekot par aptuveni sekundi.
Makao F3 Grand Prix – 1.kvalifikācija
V | Nr | Pilots | Valsts | Komanda | Laiks | Apļi | Atst. |
1 | 14 | Felix ROSENQVIST | SWE | GR Asia with Mucke | 2:12.751 | 9 | |
2 | 1 | Antonio F. DA COSTA | PRT | Carlin | 2:12.862 | 12 | 0.111 |
3 | 23 | Alexander SIMS | GBR | Three Bond with T-Sport | 2:13.196 | 10 | 0.445 |
4 | 3 | Harry TINCKNELL | GBR | Carlin | 2:13.518 | 13 | 0.767 |
5 | 18 | Pipo DERANI | BRA | Fortec Motorsport | 2:13.646 | 12 | 0.895 |
6 | 2 | Carlos SAINZ Jnr | ESP | Carlin | 2:13.715 | 13 | 0.964 |
7 | 22 | Stefano COLETTI | MCO | EuroInternational | 2:13.777 | 10 | 1.026 |
8 | 8 | Raffaele MARCIELLO | ITA | D88.com Prema Powerteam | 2:13.831 | 12 | 1.080 |
9 | 24 | Kevin KORJUS | EST | Galaxy Double R Racing | 2:13.870 | 12 | 1.119 |
10 | 4 | Jazeman JAAFAR | MYS | Carlin | 2:14.087 | 12 | 1.336 |
11 | 9 | Lucas AUER | AUT | Theodore Racing by Prema | 2:14.262 | 12 | 1.511 |
12 | 21 | Tom BLOMQVIST | GBR | Fortec Motorsport | 2:14.315 | 11 | 1.564 |
13 | 5 | Jordan KING | GBR | Carlin | 2:14.453 | 11 | 1.702 |
14 | 27 | Antonio GIOVINAZZI | ITA | Double R Racing | 2:14.506 | 12 | 1.755 |
15 | 15 | Yuhi SEKIGUCHI | JPN | KFZ-Teile24 Mucke Motorsport | 2:14.553 | 11 | 1.802 |
16 | 19 | Will BULLER | GBR | Fortec Motorsport | 2:14.591 | 11 | 1.840 |
17 | 12 | Yuichi NAKAYAMA | JPN | Tom�s | 2:14.664 | 11 | 1.913 |
18 | 11 | Esteban OCON | FRA | Prema Powerteam | 2:15.119 | 8 | 2.368 |
19 | 28 | Katsumasa CHIYO | JPN | B-Max Engineering | 2:15.253 | 11 | 2.502 |
20 | 6 | Nicholas LATIFI | CAN | Carlin | 2:15.350 | 11 | 2.599 |
21 | 20 | John BRYANT-MEISNER | SWE | Fortec Motorsport | 2:15.881 | 11 | 3.130 |
22 | 30 | Nelson MASON | CAN | Jo Zeller Racing | 2:15.949 | 12 | 3.198 |
23 | 17 | Ed JONES | ARE | Fortec Motorsport | 2:16.094 | 10 | 3.343 |
24 | 16 | Dennis VAN DER LAAR | NLD | KFZ-Teile24 Mucke Motorsport | 2:16.473 | 11 | 3.722 |
25 | 26 | Sean GELAEL | IDN | Double R Racing | 2:17.334 | 12 | 4.583 |
26 | 10 | Alex LYNN | GBR | Theodore Racing by Prema | 2:18.088 | 6 | 5.337 |
27 | 25 | SUN Zheng | CHN | Galaxy Double R Racing | 2:20.906 | 12 | 8.155 |
107% | 2:26.026 |