2011 Masters of Formula 3

The 2011 Masters of Formula 3 was the twenty-first Masters of Formula 3 race, and was held at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands on 14 August 2011.

Race details
Date 14 August 2011
Official name Masters of Formula 3
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course 4.307 km (2.676 mi)
Distance 25 laps, 107.675 km (66.906 mi)
Pole
Driver Spain Roberto Merhi Prema Powerteam
Time 1:30.750
Fastest Lap
Driver Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport
Time 1:31.534 (on lap 6 of 25)
Podium
First Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport
Second Germany Marco Wittmann Signature
Third Denmark Kevin Magnussen Carlin

The race was won by Felix Rosenqvist, for Mücke Motorsport, who took advantage of a start-line collision between Spanish Prema Powerteam teammates Daniel Juncadella and Roberto Merhi. Marco Wittmann finished second, whilst Kevin Magnussen became the first regular from the British series to appear on the podium since Adam Carroll in 2004 by finishing third.

Despite his disqualification for causing the accident with Daniel Juncadella, Roberto Merhi sealed the inaugural FIA Formula 3 International Trophy at this race on the virtue of his closest rival, Marco Wittmann, failing to win the race.

Drivers and teams edit

2011 Entry List[1]
Team No Driver Chassis[N 1] Engine Main series
  Signature 1   Marco Wittmann F308 Volkswagen Formula 3 Euro Series
2   Laurens Vanthoor F309
3   Daniel Abt F308
4   Carlos Muñoz F308
  Carlin 6   Carlos Huertas F308 Volkswagen British Formula 3
7   Jazeman Jaafar F308
8   Kevin Magnussen F308
9   Rupert Svendsen-Cook F308
  Prema Powerteam 11   Roberto Merhi F308 Mercedes Formula 3 Euro Series
12   Daniel Juncadella F309
14   Pipo Derani F308 British Formula 3
  Mücke Motorsport 15   Nigel Melker F308 Mercedes Formula 3 Euro Series
16   Felix Rosenqvist F308
17   Lucas Foresti F308 British Formula 3
  Motopark Academy 18   Jimmy Eriksson F308 Volkswagen Formula 3 Euro Series
19   Kimiya Sato F308
Notes
  1. ^ All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Team Q1[2] Q2[3]
1 11   Roberto Merhi Prema Powerteam 1:30.750 1:48.138
2 12   Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam 1:30.758 1:49.141
3 16   Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport 1:31.055 1:49.291
4 1   Marco Wittmann Signature 1:31.226 1:47.803
5 8   Kevin Magnussen Carlin 1:31.295 1:48.648
6 15   Nigel Melker Mücke Motorsport 1:31.411 1:49.909
7 2   Laurens Vanthoor Signature 1:31.530 1:49.972
8 9   Rupert Svendsen-Cook Carlin 1:31.599 1:51.636
9 3   Daniel Abt Signature 1:31.914 1:48.723
10 17   Lucas Foresti Mücke Motorsport 1:31.933 1:48.995
11 14   Pipo Derani Prema Powerteam 1:32.096 1:51.583
12 7   Jazeman Jaafar Carlin 1:32.123 1:52.220
13 4   Carlos Muñoz Signature 1:32.315 1:49.493
14 18   Jimmy Eriksson Motopark Academy 1:32.526 1:51.590
15 6   Carlos Huertas Carlin 1:32.529 1:53.408
16 19   Kimiya Sato Motopark Academy 1:32.694 1:51.742

Race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 16   Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport 25 0:42:19.994 3
2 1   Marco Wittmann Signature 25 +5.182 4
3 10   Kevin Magnussen Carlin 25 +23.934 5
4 15   Nigel Melker Mücke Motorsport 25 +24.507 6
5 9   Rupert Svendsen-Cook Carlin 25 +26.170 8
6 3   Daniel Abt Signature 25 +27.232 9
7 2   Laurens Vanthoor Signature 25 +27.826 7
8 17   Lucas Foresti Mücke Motorsport 25 +28.944 10
9 18   Jimmy Eriksson Motopark Academy 25 +30.337 14
10 7   Jazeman Jaafar Carlin 25 +40.802 12
11 6   Carlos Huertas Carlin 25 +41.923 15
12 19   Kimiya Sato Motopark Academy 25 +48.439 16
DSQ 11   Roberto Merhi Prema Powerteam 25 Disqualified 1
Ret 12   Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam 0 Retired 2
Ret 14   Pipo Derani Prema Powerteam 0 Retired 11
Ret 4   Carlos Muñoz Signature 0 Retired 13
Fastest lap: Felix Rosenqvist, 1:31.534, 169.392 km/h (105.255 mph) on lap 6[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "RTL GP MASTERS OF FORMULA 3 6.LAUF FIA FORMULA 3 INTERNATIONAL TROPHY" (PDF) (in German). www.formel 3 guide.com. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ^ "ERGEBNIS ZEITTRAINING 1" (PDF) (in German). www.formel 3 guide.com. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ^ "ERGEBNIS ZEITTRAINING 2" (PDF) (in German). www.formel 3 guide.com. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. ^ "ERGEBNIS ZEITTRAINING 2" (PDF) (in German). www.formel 3 guide.com. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

External links edit