At the
4.326 kilometres long Red Bull Ring, 20-year-old Italian Antonio
Giovinazzi celebrated his maiden FIA Fórmula 3 European Championship
race win. His team-mate Tom Blomqvist took the chequered flag in
third place from Lucas Auer, the only Austrian in the field. Esteban
Ocon remains in the lead of the drivers’ standings. The French
Lotus Fórmula 1 junior driver finished 13th in the race following a
drive-through penalty for driving too fast under yellow flags and
thus failed to score any points.
At the
start, Antonio Giovinazzi benefited from his pole position and took
the lead. Tom Blomqvist followed in second place. Soon after that,
Felix Rosenqvist spun into the gravel trap and retired. On lap three,
a collision involving Alexander Toril and Jules Szymkowiak brought
the safety car out. The accident meant the end of the race for
Spanish driver Toril.
After the
restart, Antonio Giovinazzi remained in front. In the laps until the
end, the Italian pulled clear from Tom Blomqvist more and more and
eventually drove an undisputed victory home. Tom Blomqvist and Lucas
Auer also had a rather uneventful race while numerous position fights
in the midfield entertained the spectators. Max Verstappen battled
with Antonio Fuoco for fourth place. The two tangled in the process,
for which Fuoco paid the price with a damaged front wing of his car.
The Italian, a protégé of the Ferrari driver Academy, had to turn
into the pits while Verstappen was given a drive-through penalty for
his move. The Dutchman eventually was classified twelfth, Fuoco
concluded the race in 19th place.
Nicholas
Latifi inherited third place from Jake Dennis, Edward Jones, Jordan
King, Gustavo Menezes, Tatiana Calderón and Sean Gelael.
Antonio
Giovinazzi, (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin): “I am very happy with this
victory and the fact that my team-mate Ton Blomqvist came second. It
is a great performance by our team Jagonya Ayam with Carlin. My start
was good and I managed to keep Tom Blomqvist at bay. During the
safety car phase, I really paid attention to ensure that the gap to
the safety car wouldn’t get too big, because that was my big
mistake in the second race of this weekend. This time, I managed and
I am really happy with my maiden race win in the FIA Fórmula 3
European Championship”.
Tom
Blomqvist, (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin): “Our team Jagonya Ayam with
Carlin has done a tremendous job, we secured first and second place.
Antonio showed a perfect performance, he has deserved this win. For
me, things went really well with my second place, too and I am
happy”.
Lucas
Auer, (Mücke Motorsport): “I had a good start and managed to
overtake Antonio Fuoco straight away. After that, I had some
problems, but because the guys behind me were fighting, I was able to
hold on to third place. Generally, I am very happy with the progress
we have made from Friday to today. My team Mücke Motorsport really
has done a very good job”.
Photos: FIA F3 Euro Series
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