2008 Masters of Formula 3

The 2008 RTL GP Masters of Formula 3 was the eighteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Zolder on 10 August 2008. It was won by Jules Bianchi, for ART Grand Prix.

Race details
Date 10 August 2008
Official name RTL GP Masters of Formula 3
Location Zolder, Belgium
Course 3.977 km (2.471 mi)
Distance 28 laps, 111.356 km (69.193 mi)
Pole
Driver Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:24.280
Fastest Lap
Driver United Kingdom Max Chilton Hitech Racing
Time 1:31.197 (on lap 24 of 28)
Podium
First France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
Second Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix
Third United Kingdom Jon Lancaster ART Grand Prix

Drivers and teams edit

2008 Entry List[1]
Team No Driver Chassis Engine Main series
  ART Grand Prix 1   Nico Hülkenberg Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula 3 Euro Series
2   James Jakes Dallara F308
3   Jon Lancaster Dallara F308
4   Jules Bianchi Dallara F308
  Signature-Plus 5   Franck Mailleux Dallara F308 Volkswagen Formula 3 Euro Series
6   Edoardo Mortara Dallara F308
7   Martin Plowman Dallara F308
8   Jean Karl Vernay Dallara F308
  Ultimate Motorsport 9   Michael Devaney Mygale M08 Mercedes British Formula 3
10   Ricardo Teixeira Mygale M08
11   Esteban Guerrieri Mygale M08
  Mücke Motorsport 12   Mika Mäki Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula 3 Euro Series
14   Erik Janiš Dallara F308
15   Christian Vietoris Dallara F308
  Hitech Racing 16   Max Chilton Dallara F308 Mercedes British Formula 3
17   Roberto Merhi Dallara F308 Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
  Prema Powerteam 18   Dani Clos Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula 3 Euro Series
19   Renger van der Zande Dallara F308
21   Stefano Coletti Dallara F308
  Manor Motorsport 22   Koudai Tsukakoshi Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula 3 Euro Series
23   Sam Bird Dallara F308
24   Niall Breen Dallara F308
25   Kazuya Oshima Dallara F308
  SG Formula 26   Henkie Waldschmidt Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula 3 Euro Series
27   Yann Clairay Dallara F308
28   Daniel Ricciardo Dallara F308 Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
  HBR Motorsport 29   Basil Shaaban Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula 3 Euro Series
30   Daniel Campos-Hull Dallara F308
  Jo Zeller Racing 31   Tom Dillmann Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula 3 Euro Series
  JTR 33   Nick Tandy Mygale M08 Mercedes British Formula 3
  Räikkönen Robertson Racing 34   Henry Arundel Dallara F308 Mercedes British Formula 3
35   Atte Mustonen Dallara F308
36   John Martin Dallara F308
  Carlin Motorsport 37   Brendon Hartley Dallara F308 Mercedes British Formula 3
38   Jaime Alguersuari Dallara F308
39   Richard Philippe Dallara F308 Formula 3 Euro Series
40   Rodolfo González Dallara F308

Classification edit

Qualifying 1 edit

Group A drivers are highlighted in green.

Qualifying 2 edit

Starting grid edit

1   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 2   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
3   Renger van der Zande Prema Powerteam 4   Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor Motorsport
5   Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam 6   Max Chilton Hitech Racing
7   Jon Lancaster ART Grand Prix 8   Mika Mäki Mücke Motorsport
9   Brendon Hartley Carlin Motorsport 10   Daniel Campos-Hull HBR Motorsport
11   Rodolfo González Carlin Motorsport 12   Richard Philippe Carlin Motorsport
13   Jaime Alguersuari Carlin Motorsport 14   Henkie Waldschmidt SG Formula
15   Edoardo Mortara Signature-Plus 16   Christian Vietoris Mücke Motorsport
17   Roberto Merhi Hitech Racing 18   Nick Tandy JTR
19   Michael Devaney Ultimate Motorsport 20   Dani Clos Prema Powerteam
21   Tom Dillmann Jo Zeller Racing 22   Sam Bird Manor Motorsport
23   Yann Clairay SG Formula 24   Atte Mustonen Räikkönen Robertson Racing
25   James Jakes ART Grand Prix 26   Erik Janiš Mücke Motorsport
27   Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 28   John Martin Räikkönen Robertson Racing
29   Esteban Guerrieri Ultimate Motorsport 30   Jean Karl Vernay Signature-Plus
31   Kazuya Oshima Manor Motorsport 32   Niall Breen Manor Motorsport
33   Henry Arundel Räikkönen Robertson Racing 34   Basil Shaaban HBR Motorsport
35   Martin Plowman Signature-Plus 36   Franck Mailleux Signature-Plus
37   Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate Motorsport

Race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 4   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 28 45:19.275 2
2 1   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 28 +4.495 1
3 3   Jon Lancaster ART Grand Prix 28 +20.539 7
4 12   Mika Mäki Mücke Motorsport 28 +27.030 8
5 37   Brendon Hartley Carlin Motorsport 28 +34.170 9
6 35   Atte Mustonen Räikkönen Robertson Racing 28 +40.536 24
7 23   Sam Bird Manor Motorsport 28 +53.861 22
8 38   Jaime Alguersuari Carlin Motorsport 28 +57.479 13
9 40   Rodolfo González Carlin Motorsport 28 +1:03.294 11
10 8   Jean Karl Vernay Signature-Plus 28 +1:10.049 30
11 14   Erik Janiš Mücke Motorsport 28 +1:14.649 26
12 9   Michael Devaney Ultimate Motorsport 28 +1:14.810 19
13 34   Henry Arundel Räikkönen Robertson Racing 28 +1:18.153 33
14 7   Martin Plowman Signature-Plus 28 +1:20.051 35
15 6   Edoardo Mortara Signature-Plus 28 +1:27.377 15
16 31   Tom Dillmann Jo Zeller Racing 27 +1 lap 21
17 2   James Jakes ART Grand Prix 27 +1 lap 25
18 15   Christian Vietoris Mücke Motorsport 27 +1 lap 16
19 11   Esteban Guerrieri Ultimate Motorsport 27 +1 lap 29
20 25   Kazuya Oshima Manor Motorsport 27 +1 lap 31
21 16   Max Chilton Hitech Racing 26 +2 laps 6
22 24   Niall Breen Manor Motorsport 26 +2 laps 32
23 36   John Martin Räikkönen Robertson Racing 26 +2 laps 28
24 27   Yann Clairay SG Formula 25 +3 laps 23
Ret 21   Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam 24 Retired 5
Ret 33   Nick Tandy JTR 23 Retired 18
Ret 17   Roberto Merhi Hitech Racing 21 Retired 17
Ret 30   Daniel Campos-Hull HBR Motorsport 19 Retired 10
Ret 39   Richard Philippe Carlin Motorsport 16 Retired 12
Ret 26   Henkie Waldschmidt SG Formula 15 Retired 14
Ret 18   Dani Clos Prema Powerteam 6 Retired 20
Ret 22   Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor Motorsport 1 Retired 4
Ret 19   Renger van der Zande Prema Powerteam 0 Retired 3
Ret 28   Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 0 Retired 27
Ret 29   Basil Shaaban HBR Motorsport 0 Retired 34
Ret 5   Franck Mailleux Signature-Plus 0 Retired 36
Ret 10   Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate Motorsport 0 Retired 37
Fastest lap: Max Chilton, 1:31.197, 158.334 km/h (98.384 mph) on lap 24[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2008 starting grid" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 26 December 2009.[permanent dead link]