H_Belane
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No problem. Things like that happen. Fortunately, it didn't affect my race at all.Hey Hank, sorry i rammed you on turn 2. I was trying to outbrake Han and i came in too hot.
AC Rd 6 of the Q1 F3 Championship German GP at Hockenheim-Thursday 2nd May.
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Allard Van den Hoeven wins F3 Q1 Championship.
Allard Van den Hoeven won the inaugural Q1 championship on Thursday at Hockenheim, when he took his Formula Velocity RSS Dallara to a solid second and first place finishes in this double header sprint race format.
The drivers faced difficult conditions as the stormy weather and lower temperatures meant that visibility on some of the faster sections was reduced, making turn in and braking points crucial to a fast lap.
After a poor result in Thailand, Fulvio Fenix was back on form and qualified his Campos RSS Dallara on pole position 0.1s ahead of Allard. Thomas Kimmich was 1.2s further back with Hank Belane in fourth. Steve Hayward took 5th spot on the grid and the returning Taj Johal was close behind in 6th.
Race one
Fulvio and Allard both got good launches off the line but it was Fulvio who lead into T1 followed by Allard, Thomas and Hank. Steve started from the pits after a technical issue which allowed Taj and Han to do battle on the opening lap.
At the end of lap 1, Thomas dropped a wheel on the astroturf at the final corner and spun heavily into the pit wall. This allowed Taj and Han through and on lap 2, Han made a move up the inside of Taj under braking for T2.
Further back, Andre and Paul had engaged in battle, a fight that went on for several laps with places being exchanged through the Parabolika and under braking for the Spitzhere hairpin.
Up front, Fulvio had opened up a gap to Allard of 1.2 seconds with Hank now 4.5 s back in third place. Meanwhile Thomas had recovered well and was already up to to P5 and challenging Han until Han bumped the kerb on the inside of T1 and went wide, allowing Thomas though into 4th. Steve had also recovered from his self enforced pit lane start and was carving through the field.
But at the finish it was a comfortable win for Fulvio by 6 seconds ahead of Allard and Fulvio also snatched the extra point for the fastest lap. Hank took the final podium position with Thomas 4th and Steve doing really well to finish 5th.
Race 2
The reverse grid for the top seven from race one had Fulvio and Allard towards the back of the pack for the start of race 2. Andre Murel made the most of his pole position and raced a fast starting Han Fazzi around T1 and down to the heavy braking area of T2.
Steve got a great start this time and managed to slingshot past Han into T2 to take 2nd on the road. Meanwhile the championship leader Allard was having a side by side battle with Fulvio which ended when Fulvio tried a cheeky move up the inside on the fast right-hander of T5 but the slightest contact had both cars diverting from their intended lines.
But such is the skill of the top drivers that they managed to keep things together enough to continue without losing too much time but Fulvio waited for Allard which put these two at the very back of the field.
Up front and only on lap 2, Andre was coming under pressure from Thomas with Han up to 3rd place but an incoming Hass liveried Dallara in the hands of Steve locked his brakes causing a smokescreen and contact with Hank and then Han at T2.
Andre then locked his brakes at the Spitzhere hairpin allowing Thomas through and into the lead but Andre took the lead back with an audacious move around the outside of Thomas in the stadium section. But only a few seconds later Andre spun out on the exit of T2 handing the lead back to Thomas with Hank, Allard and Fulvio now very close behind. It was all happening here folks!
This was only lap 3 and Hank briefly took the lead through the Parabolika, but again Thomas was a demon on the brakes and retook the lead at the hairpin. All this was allowing Allard and Fulvio the chance to close in and Thomas spun again on the exit of T6 and threw away any chance of another win.
Lap 4 and the order was Allard, Hank, Fulvio, Paul and Steve but such is the competitive racing in this series it wouldn’t stay that way for long.
Fulvio got past Hank at the hairpin and set off after Allard. Fulvio managed to close the gap with the fastest lap again, but time was running out and at the line Allard managed to hang on for the win by just 0.6 of a second to take the win and secure the championship.
Race 1 podium
1. Fulvio Fenix
2. Allard van den Hoeven
3. Hank Belane
Race 2 podium
1. Allard van den Hoeven
2. Fulvio Fenix
3. Hank Belane
Championship results after 6 rounds
A huge thank you to all who found the time to compete, some of the drivers like Shawn and Andre were new to this series but really got to grips with racing open wheelers very quickly.
The next quarter will see some really great tracks on the schedule as we race on the same tracks as the real F1 series, but you will need to re-register to be sure of a chance to race in this series.
Click on the link below to go to the registration page for Q2.
F3 Q2 registration link
We look forward to seeing you at the next race on May 16th at Imola.
Allard Van den Hoeven won the inaugural Q1 championship on Thursday at Hockenheim, when he took his Formula Velocity RSS Dallara to a solid second and first place finishes in this double header sprint race format.
The drivers faced difficult conditions as the stormy weather and lower temperatures meant that visibility on some of the faster sections was reduced, making turn in and braking points crucial to a fast lap.
After a poor result in Thailand, Fulvio Fenix was back on form and qualified his Campos RSS Dallara on pole position 0.1s ahead of Allard. Thomas Kimmich was 1.2s further back with Hank Belane in fourth. Steve Hayward took 5th spot on the grid and the returning Taj Johal was close behind in 6th.
Race one
Fulvio and Allard both got good launches off the line but it was Fulvio who lead into T1 followed by Allard, Thomas and Hank. Steve started from the pits after a technical issue which allowed Taj and Han to do battle on the opening lap.
At the end of lap 1, Thomas dropped a wheel on the astroturf at the final corner and spun heavily into the pit wall. This allowed Taj and Han through and on lap 2, Han made a move up the inside of Taj under braking for T2.
Further back, Andre and Paul had engaged in battle, a fight that went on for several laps with places being exchanged through the Parabolika and under braking for the Spitzhere hairpin.
Up front, Fulvio had opened up a gap to Allard of 1.2 seconds with Hank now 4.5 s back in third place. Meanwhile Thomas had recovered well and was already up to to P5 and challenging Han until Han bumped the kerb on the inside of T1 and went wide, allowing Thomas though into 4th. Steve had also recovered from his self enforced pit lane start and was carving through the field.
But at the finish it was a comfortable win for Fulvio by 6 seconds ahead of Allard and Fulvio also snatched the extra point for the fastest lap. Hank took the final podium position with Thomas 4th and Steve doing really well to finish 5th.
Race 2
The reverse grid for the top seven from race one had Fulvio and Allard towards the back of the pack for the start of race 2. Andre Murel made the most of his pole position and raced a fast starting Han Fazzi around T1 and down to the heavy braking area of T2.
Steve got a great start this time and managed to slingshot past Han into T2 to take 2nd on the road. Meanwhile the championship leader Allard was having a side by side battle with Fulvio which ended when Fulvio tried a cheeky move up the inside on the fast right-hander of T5 but the slightest contact had both cars diverting from their intended lines.
But such is the skill of the top drivers that they managed to keep things together enough to continue without losing too much time but Fulvio waited for Allard which put these two at the very back of the field.
Up front and only on lap 2, Andre was coming under pressure from Thomas with Han up to 3rd place but an incoming Hass liveried Dallara in the hands of Steve locked his brakes causing a smokescreen and contact with Hank and then Han at T2.
Andre then locked his brakes at the Spitzhere hairpin allowing Thomas through and into the lead but Andre took the lead back with an audacious move around the outside of Thomas in the stadium section. But only a few seconds later Andre spun out on the exit of T2 handing the lead back to Thomas with Hank, Allard and Fulvio now very close behind. It was all happening here folks!
This was only lap 3 and Hank briefly took the lead through the Parabolika, but again Thomas was a demon on the brakes and retook the lead at the hairpin. All this was allowing Allard and Fulvio the chance to close in and Thomas spun again on the exit of T6 and threw away any chance of another win.
Lap 4 and the order was Allard, Hank, Fulvio, Paul and Steve but such is the competitive racing in this series it wouldn’t stay that way for long.
Fulvio got past Hank at the hairpin and set off after Allard. Fulvio managed to close the gap with the fastest lap again, but time was running out and at the line Allard managed to hang on for the win by just 0.6 of a second to take the win and secure the championship.
Race 1 podium
1. Fulvio Fenix
2. Allard van den Hoeven
3. Hank Belane
Race 2 podium
1. Allard van den Hoeven
2. Fulvio Fenix
3. Hank Belane
Championship results after 6 rounds
Pos | Driver | Points |
1 | Allard van den Hoeven | 149 |
2 | Fulvio Fenix | 113 |
3 | Thomas Kimmich | 104 |
4 | Hank Belane | 99 |
5 | Steve Hayward | 66 |
6 | Richard Barratt | 56 |
7 | Laurent Londes | 46 |
8 | Han Fazzi | 44 |
9 | Paul Fairweather | 29 |
10 | Jorg Evers | 17 |
11 | Joseph Elton | 15 |
12 | Andre Murel | 14 |
13 | Shawn Rushold | 13 |
14 | Omar Filippini | 13 |
15 | Dai Feng | 10 |
16 | Taj Johal | 4 |
17 | Bouke Janssen | 2 |
18 | Ernie Wright | 0 |
19 | Colin Jones | 0 |
20 | Jason Bagley | 0 |
21 | Allan Ramsbottom | 0 |
A huge thank you to all who found the time to compete, some of the drivers like Shawn and Andre were new to this series but really got to grips with racing open wheelers very quickly.
The next quarter will see some really great tracks on the schedule as we race on the same tracks as the real F1 series, but you will need to re-register to be sure of a chance to race in this series.
Click on the link below to go to the registration page for Q2.
F3 Q2 registration link
We look forward to seeing you at the next race on May 16th at Imola.
Thanks Han maybe I need to get a life!!
....seriously though, I'm just trying to encourage more drivers in to this series, watching the replays from yesterday's races was very entertaining and the amount of overtaking was insane! We all were having battles at some point and all did very well despite the track quality not being up to the usual standard.
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