Turvey takes maiden F3 pole at Spa

Oliver Turvey will start Friday's British Formula 3 race at Spa-Francorchamps from pole position after continuing his dominance of the weekend in this afternoon's qualifying session.

The 21-year-old secured his maiden pole position after hitting the top of the times mid-way through the session with a lap that was just enough to keep him ahead of Brendon Hartley, who was on a charge at the end of the half hour.

Turvey originally took the pole by more than two tenths of a second but Hartley reduced the advantage to 0.086 with a late effort. The Kiwi was then three tenths up on Turvey two thirds of the way round his last lap of the session, but lost a stack of time in the last sector.

Hartley still completes an all-Carlin Motorsport front row, though, and Jaime Alguersuari and Sam Abay made it a 1-2-3-4 for the team.

Marcus Ericsson was fifth fastest for Fortec Motorsport, with Double R teammates John Martin and Atte Mustonen sixth and seventh - Mustonen trying making up for the ground he lost in the morning when he crashed on his out-lap in first practice.

Michael Devaney (Ultimate Motorsport) was the first of the Mygales in eighth, ahead of Nick Tandy's similar JTR car and joint championship leader Sergio Perez completed the top ten for T-Sport.

Guest racer Daniel Campos-Hull was 11th, with Jay Bridger leading the National Class runners in 14th place. Oliver Oakes qualified 16th on his return to the series, while Basil Shaaban - Campos Hull's HBR Motorsport teammate - qualified 23rd for his first outing in British F3 since 2006.

The second qualifying session will take place on Friday morning, with one race that afternoon and the second on Saturday ahead of the start of the FIA GT Spa 24 Hours.

Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M 2:15.361 2. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 2:15.447 +0.086 3. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 2:15.596 +0.235 4. Sam Abay Carlin D/M 2:15.823 +0.462 5. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 2:16.194 +0.833 6. John Martin Double R D/M 2:16.222 +0.861 7. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M 2:16.291 +0.930 8. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M 2:16.443 +1.082 9. Nick Tandy JTR M/M 2:16.446 +1.085 10. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 2:16.592 +1.231 11. Daniel Campos-Hull HBR D/M 2:16.629 +1.268 12. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 2:16.788 +1.427 13. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M 2:16.821 +1.460 14. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H 2:16.952 +1.591 15. Max Chilton Hitech D/M 2:17.013 +1.652 16. Oliver Oakes Eurotek D/M 2:17.261 +1.900 17. Henry Arundel Double R D/M 2:17.333 +1.972 18. Phillip Major Fortec D/M 2:17.345 +1.984 19. Alastair Jackson Ultimate M/M 2:17.571 +2.210 20. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 2:17.723 +2.362 21. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H 2:17.784 +2.423 22. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H 2:18.224 +2.863 23. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M 2:18.250 +2.889 24. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H 2:18.490 +3.129 25. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H 2:18.728 +3.367 26. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H 2:19.047 +3.686 27. Craig Reiff Nexa (N) D/H 2:21.587 +6.226

Maldonado seeks Monaco double

Ericsson takes maiden pole at Croft

Turvey confident after Spa practice

Oliver Turvey believes he is in a strong position to add to his debut British Formula 3 win at the start of this season after dominating both practice sessions at Spa-Francorchamps today.

The Racing Steps Foundation-backed driver won the opening round at Oulton Park and has added six more podiums since. He's currently third in the championship, 12 points behind joint leaders Jaime Alguersuari and Sergio Perez, but is eager to add to his win tally after making such a strong start to the weekend.

Turvey topped the morning practice session by more than quarter of a second and was quickest again in the afternoon, although his Carlin Motorsport teammate Brendon Hartley cut the gap to just over a tenth.

"It's been a good start to the weekend and everything's working well," said Turvey. "I really like this circuit and I'll be looking to carry it on into qualifying to help set me up for a win or two.

"Of course the consistent podiums are important, but you always want to win. I really want to win here."

Carlin locked out three of the top four places in each session, while John Martin built upon his recent strong showings and was the only driver to get among the Carlin cars for Double R.

Sam Abay was fourth quickest on combined times, with Marcus Ericsson fifth ahead of championship leaders Perez and Alguersuari.

Daniel Campos-Hull was an impressive eighth on a guest appearance with his F3 Euro Series team, HBR Motorsport, while Jay Bridger again led the National Class, 16th overall.

Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M 2:15.424 2. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 2:15.544 +0.120 3. John Martin Double R D/M 2:15.660 +0.236 4. Sam Abay Carlin D/M 2:15.954 +0.530 5. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 2:15.968 +0.544 6. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 2:16.102 +0.678 7. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 2:16.692 +0.713 8. Daniel Campos-Hull HBR D/M 2:16.629 +1.268 9. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M 2:16.912 +1.488 10. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 2:16.923 +1.499 11. Nick Tandy JTR M/M 2:16.998 +1.574 12. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M 2:17.049 +1.625 13. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M 2:17.388 +1.964 14. Henry Arundel Double R D/M 2:17.498 +2.074 15. Max Chilton Hitech D/M 2:17.829 +2.405 16. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H 2:18.045 +2.621 17. Alastair Jackson Ultimate M/M 2:18.209 +2.785 18. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H 2:18.358 +2.934 19. Oliver Oakes Eurotek D/M 2:18.370 +2.946 20. Phillip Major Fortec D/M 2:18.573 +3.149 21. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H 2:18.584 +3.160 22. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 2:18.847 +3.423 23. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H 2:18.865 +3.441 24. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H 2:19.144 +3.720 25. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M 2:19.300 +3.876 26. Craig Reiff Nexa (N) D/H 2:22.103 +6.679 27. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H 2:22.693 +7.269

Turvey takes maiden F3 pole at Spa

Abay dominates second Croft practice

Soucek to stand in for Herck at DPR

Maldonado seeks Monaco double

Mixed fortunes for Super Nova duo

Alguersuari quickest in Monza practice

Meyrick forced to miss Spa race

British Formula 3 championship National Class front-runner Andy Meyrick will be forced to miss this weekend's rounds at Spa-Francorchamps due to the same illness that kept him out of the Brands Hatch event earlier this month.

The 22-year-old Briton won the class in seven of the first 12 races of the season and led the standings until Brands, where Jay Bridger took the lead in his absence.

Meyrick has undergone several tests in hospital and is still too unwell to race at Spa.

"Obviously, I'm incredibly disappointed not to be able to race at Spa this weekend," he said. "Not only is it one of the most exciting tracks in Europe, but missing two more rounds is a massive blow to my season.

"Becoming ill in the middle of the year was the worst thing possible, but I have to put aside my frustration at the situation and focus on getting better soon."

Oakes to miss Monza race

Pantano, Chandhok given all-clear

Bakkerud to miss Istanbul race

Alguersuari on pole for race two

Lancaster takes maiden F3 victory

Jon Lancaster scored his maiden Formula 3 victory in the Euro Series round at the Nurburgring today.

The Briton started behind Breen on the front row thanks to his seventh place in yesterday's race and beat the Irishman round the first corner.

He was able to control the race comfortably for the duration, despite a mid-race Safety Car period splitting the race in two.

"It's been a long time coming." said a relieved Lancaster after the race. "I had a podium at Pau and have been quick in testing, but I've not been able to put it together in in qualifying yet.

"That happened again this weekend so we've still got some work to do, but I managed to take some good points from two sensible races. I pushed quite hard from the start to get a second's lead and just had to make sure I didn't make a mistake from there."

Lancaster's ART Grand Prix teammate Jules Bianchi clinched his second podium finish of the weekend in third, with Nico Hulkenberg making it three ART cars in the top four as he reduced Edoardo Mortara's championship lead to a single point.

Hulkenberg made impressive progress through the top eight during the race after yesterday's win pushed him back to the fourth row for today's race.

He dived inside Kazuya Oshima for sixth place at the first corner on lap four and quickly chased down Prema's Stefano Coletti. He spent most of the race stuck behind Coletti but eventually squeezed ahead at Turn One on lap 19.

The first four cars were nearly three seconds up the road by this point, but Hulkenberg cruised up to the back of them and the pressure paid off as fourth place fell into his lap when Tom Dillman ran wide coming onto the back straight and Hulkenberg capitalised.

It was a near perfect weekend for Hulkenberg's championship challenge as Mortara's woe continued today.

The Italian had to start from the penultimate row after yesterday's retirement and was running in the pack when he was hit from behind by Dani Clos. The contact removed Mortara's rear wing and although he continued, he was well outside the points.

Mika Maki also gave away ground to Hulkenberg today. He started fifth today but Daniel Ricciardo, immediately ahead of him on the grid, stalled at the start. Maki tried to swerve round him but clipped the SG Formula car with his left rear wheel and retired on the spot with broken suspension.

The other title hopeful coming into this weekend, Renger van der Zande, also stalled at the start from fourth on the grid, and later retired from the race in the pits.

Pos Driver Team Car Gap 1. Jon Lancaster ART D/M 40:40.779 2. Niall Breen Manor D/M +0.723 3. Jules Bianchi ART D/M +2.008 4. Nico Hulkenberg ART D/M +2.636 5. Tom Dillmann Jo Zeller D/M +3.514 6. Yann Clairay SG D/M +7.182 7. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature D/V +9.293 8. Daniel Campos-Hull HBR D/M +13.530 9. Franck Mailleux Signature D/V +15.341 10. Jens Klingmann RC D/V +18.107 11. Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor D/M +18.964 12. Erik Janis Mucke D/M +19.975 13. Cheng Cong Fu RC D/V +22.606 14. Brendon Hartley RC D/V +24.021 15. Daniel Ricciardo SG D/M +24.621 16. Robert Wickens Signature D/V +25.049 17. Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M +25.393 18. Richard Philippe Carlin D/M +26.084 19. Sam Bird Manor D/M +26.833 20. Kazuya Oshima Manor D/M +31.186 21. Martin Plowman RC D/V +39.618 22. James Jakes ART D/M +47.522 23. Edoardo Mortara Signature D/V +55.432 24. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M +2 laps 25. Rodolfo Gonzalez Carlin D/M +2 laps Retirements Stefano Coletti Prema D/M 20 laps Dani Clos Prema D/M 20 laps Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M 17 laps Renger van der Zande Prema D/M 14 laps Mika Maki Mucke D/M 0 laps Fastest lap, Hulkenberg 1:24.654 on lap 6 D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/V = Dallara Volkswagen

Hulkenberg dominates at Nurburgring

Grosjean wins hectic rain-affected race

Kobayashi inherits sprint race win

Hulkenberg thrown out of race one

Hulkenberg dominates at Nurburgring

Nico Hulkenberg charged back onto terms at the head of the Formula 3 Euro Series with a dominant victory at Nurburgring today.

The German, who lost ground when he was excluded from first place at Zandvoort last time out, took the lead at the start when polesitter Christian Vietoris stalled and cruised to a comfortable seven-second victory over his ART Grand Prix teammate Jules Bianchi.

"To win is never easy," said Hulkenberg. "Especially when you have such a big gap because you have to stay focused and it's easy to lose concentration.

"But it's nice to be leading when you're quicker than everyone else and you can just drive away from them."

Bianchi had started fourth, but beat Tom Dillman off the line and also benefitted from Vietoris's fluffed getaway.

Dillman kept Mika Maki at arm's length throughout the race to claim a podium on his series return for Jo Zeller Racing.

Behind Maki, Renger van der Zande was a lonely fifth ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, who was sixth on his F3 debut. Jon Lancaster saw off a spirited attack from Niall Breen to hold seventh and the pair will form the front row for tomorrow's race with Breen on pole.

Elsewhere, championship leader Edoardo Mortara retired in the pits at the end of a chaotic first lap. Dani Clos and Erik Janis also had to call it day with damage to their cars, while Sam Bird rejoined after pitting for repairs following a first corner clash.

Vietoris was also forced to retire later in the race when he lost his rear wing in an accident with James Jakes, who also stalled at the start.

The pair were attempting to make their way back up the order when Jakes lost control under braking for the final chicane and clattered over the back of the German's Mucke Motorsport car.

Pos Driver Team Car Gap 1. Nico Hulkenberg ART D/M 41:11.039 2. Jules Bianchi ART D/M +6.748 3. Tom Dillmann Jo Zeller D/M +9.047 4. Mika Maki Mucke D/M +9.878 5. Renger van der Zande Prema D/M +17.767 6. Daniel Ricciardo SG D/M +23.337 7. Jon Lancaster ART D/M +27.771 8. Niall Breen Manor D/M +29.040 9. Stefano Coletti Prema D/M +33.458 10. Richard Philippe Carlin D/M +33.526 11. Kazuya Oshima Manor D/M +34.041 12. Robert Wickens Signature D/V +40.689 13. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature D/V +43.802 14. Yann Clairay SG D/M +44.853 15. Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M +47.055 16. Jens Klingmann RC D/V +48.306 17. Martin Plowman RC D/V +54.669 18. Franck Mailleux Signature D/V +55.311 19. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M +1:11.060 20. Daniel Campos-Hull HBR D/M +1:15.034 21. Rodolfo Gonzalez Carlin D/M +1:15.848 22. Sam Bird Manor D/M +1 lap 23. Cheng Cong Fu RC D/V +1 lap 24. James Jakes ART D/M +3 laps Retirements Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor D/M 17 laps Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M 8 laps Brendon Hartley RC D/V 5 laps Erik Janis Mucke D/M 1 lap Edoardo Mortara Signature D/V 1 lap Dani Clos Prema D/M 1 lap Fastest lap, Hulkenberg 1:24.296 on lap 7D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/V = Dallara Volkswagen

Senna dominates Silverstone sprint

Hulkenberg secures pole at Mugello

Maki wins second Mugello race

Vietoris on pole at Nurburgring

Vietoris on pole at Nurburgring

Christian Vietoris qualified on pole position for the first race of his local Formula 3 Euro Series round at Nurburgring this afternoon.

The Mucke Motorsport driver became only the second driver to beat ART Grand Prix's Nico Hulkenberg in a qualifying session this year, although Hulkenberg will still line up alongside his countryman on the front row.

Tom Dillman qualified third on his return to the series, driving for Jo Zeller Racing, following his departure from SG Formula after the races at Pau two months ago.

French rookie Jules Bianchi (ART) will start fourth after topping the day's earlier practice session, ahead of title protagonist Mika Maki (Mucke), Briton James Jakes (ART), and Zandvoort race two winner Renger van der Zande (Prema).

Daniel Ricciardo qualified an excellent eighth on his Formula 3 debut with SG, with Robert Wickens (Signature) the top Volkswagen-powered driver in ninth, and Jon Lancaster (ART) completing the top ten. The series' other newcomer, Brendon Hartley, qualified 25th for RC Motorsport.

Edoardo Mortara will have a fight on his hands to maintain his championship lead after qualifying just 21st, with his closest four rivals in the points race all in a position to score well.

Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M 1:23.259 2. Nico Hulkenberg ART D/M 1:23.541 +0.282 3. Tom Dillmann Jo Zeller D/M 1:23.593 +0.334 4. Jules Bianchi ART D/M 1:23.706 +0.447 5. Mika Maki Mucke D/M 1:23.784 +0.525 6. James Jakes ART D/M 1:23.835 +0.576 7. Renger van der Zande Prema D/M 1:23.850 +0.591 8. Daniel Ricciardo SG D/M 1:23.878 +0.619 9. Robert Wickens Signature D/V 1:23.948 +0.689 10. Jon Lancaster ART D/M 1:23.951 +0.692 11. Dani Clos Prema D/M 1:24.063 +0.804 12. Richard Philippe Carlin D/M 1:24.074 +0.815 13. Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M 1:24.076 +0.817 14. Rodolfo Gonzalez Carlin D/M 1:24.101 +0.842 15. Stefano Coletti Prema D/M 1:24.113 +0.854 16. Niall Breen Manor D/M 1:24.140 +0.881 17. Kazuya Oshima Manor D/M 1:24.177 +0.918 18. Erik Janis Mucke D/M 1:24.177 +0.918 19. Yann Clairay SG D/M 1:24.200 +0.941 20. Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor D/M 1:24.215 +0.956 21. Edoardo Mortara Signature D/V 1:24.273 +1.014 22. Sam Bird Manor D/M 1:24.343 +1.084 23. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature D/V 1:24.362 +1.103 24. Daniel Campos-Hull HBR D/M 1:24.395 +1.136 25. Brendon Hartley RC D/V 1:24.399 +1.140 26. Cheng Cong Fu RC D/V 1:24.471 +1.212 27. Franck Mailleux Signature D/V 1:24.552 +1.293 28. Jens Klingmann RC D/V 1:24.655 +1.396 29. Martin Plowman RC D/V 1:24.757 +1.498 30. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M 1:25.217 +1.958

Hulkenberg claims pole at Zandvoort

Filippi rues pointless weekend

Hartley to join Euro Series race

British Formula 3 race winner Brendon Hartley will race in the F3 Euro Series at Nurburgring this weekend.

The New Zealander, who is currently fifth in the British standings with three wins, will contest the Nurburgring races with RC Motorsport, who are one of two teams in the Euro Series using Volkswagen engines.

The deal is believed to have come about through Red Bull, who back Hartley and have close links with VW.

RC have struggled to deliver front running results so far this season and parted company with regular driver Maxi Gotz before the last round at Zandvoort. Hartley is hoping to help the team move forward.

"I think they've been struggling a little bit this season, they want to understand why and I'm happy to do what I can to help," he said. "I'm looking forward to the weekend, although looking at the previous results it will probably be quite difficult.

"But I tested the car at Vallelunga and it felt good. We'll get enough testing at Nurburgring to try to sort it out the best we can. I've also been to the RC workshop and the team are working hard and it looks impressive. So we've all got to put the previous results out of our minds and go for it."

When asked whether he would complete the remainder of the season with RC, now that there are no more clashes between the British and European championships, Hartley said: "I've no idea, this is just a one-off race at the minute. But if I can get a good result this weekend, obviously it looks positive for me."

Brazilian Iaconelli joins BCN

Hulkenberg thrown out of race one

SLC chassis to debut at Snetterton

Wickens to Signature for Euro Series

ART appeal Hulkenberg's exclusion

Nico Hulkenberg and his ART Grand Prix team have appealed against his exclusion from first place in the Formula 3 Euro Series race at Zandvoort on Saturday.

The German's car was found to be 3kg under the 540kg minimum weight limit but the team claim that his on-board fire extinguisher went off accidentally during the race.

The scrutineers accepted the explanation, but a source told this week's Autosport that the weight of the foam in the system only added up to 2.6kg, which still leaves a 0.4kg deficit.

More doubt was cast over Hulkenberg because Manor Motorsport's Koudai Tsukakoshi suffered a similar failure and was forced to pull into the pits covered in foam, while Hulkenberg completed the race and emerged from his car with clean overalls.

"My visor suddenly became wet," he told Autosport. "I thought it was raining but when I wiped it I realised it wasn't water.

"I didn't look like Tsukakoshi when I got out because I kept going and it dried out. But it was cold and didn't smell very nice."

ART boss Frederic Vasseur added: "It was strange, the extinguishant went mainly into the engine bay and not into the cockpit.

"We were underweight, but the reason was clear, so that's why we appealed."

The disqualification dropped Hulkenberg to fourth in the standings, 14 points behind championship leader Edoardo Mortara. The Dutch motorsport authority will decide on the outcome of ART's appeal.

Hulkenberg claims pole at Zandvoort

New Valencia track secures GP2 race

Hulkenberg wins race one at Mugello

Hulkenberg thrown out of race one

Valsecchi begins recovery from crash

Perez wins hard fought second race

Sergio Perez soaked up intense race-long pressure from Marcus Ericsson to earn his fourth British Formula 3 victory of the season at Brands Hatch this afternoon.

Perez started behind Ericsson on the front row, but made the better getaway and swept into the lead at Paddock Hill Bend. He had to work hard to keep the lead, though, with Ericsson rarely more than four tenths of a second behind him for 28 of the 30 minutes.

Ericsson looked quicker, but couldn't get close enough to make a lunge and Perez never made the mistake he would have required to take the lead. Growing in frustration, Ericsson tried harder and harder to defy the understeer that comes with following another car closely, but his efforts were in vain as he spun off at Sheene Curve on the final lap.

That promoted Atte Mustonen to second and Oliver Turvey to third, both scoring their second podiums of the day. Jaime Alguersuari could only manage fourth, which ties him and Perez at the head of the championship standings.

Nick Tandy was fifth, ahead of Sebastian Hohenthal and Sam Abay who salvaged strong points finishes after disappointing races this morning. Hitech pairing Walter Grubmuller and Max Chilton sandwiched Michael Devaney to round out the top ten.

Steven Guerrero took another National Class victory with a comfortable gap over his nearest rival, T-Sport teammate Salman Al-Khalifa.

Pos Driver Team Car Time 1. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 29:11.269 2. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M +3.371 3. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M +3.763 4. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M +4.586 5. Nick Tandy JTR M/M +11.890 6. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M +19.516 7. Sam Abay Carlin D/M +19.971 8. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M +23.284 9. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M +24.469 10. Max Chilton Hitech D/M +27.257 11. Henry Arundel Double R D/M +27.664 12. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H +41.980 13. Philip Major Fortec D/M +42.381 14. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H +56.678 15. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H +57.321 16. Viktor Jensen Nexa D/H +57.773 17. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H +1:02.331 18. John Martin Double R D/M +1:03.079 19. Jonathan Legris Litespeed (N) S/H +1:09.998 20. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H +1:10.804 21. Jordan Williams Loctite (N) D/H +1:14.649 22. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H +1 lap Retirements Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 21 laps Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 17 laps Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 16 laps Martin O'Connell Carlin (N) D/H 11 laps Alistair Jackson Ultimate M/M 9 laps Fastest lap, Ericsson 1:18.761 on lap 12 D/H = Dallara Mugen-Honda, D/M = Dallara Mercedes, M/M = Mygale Mercedes, S/H = SLC Mugen-Honda

Maldonado seeks Monaco double

Ericsson tops Rockingham test

Alguersuari dominates at Brands Hatch

Jaime Alguersuari regained the lead of the British Formula 3 championship with victory in the shortened first race at Brands Hatch today.

The Spaniard charged into a lead of ten seconds in the first half of the race, and set a fastest lap more than half a second quicker than anyone else, before it was red-flagged with five minutes to go.

He'd inherited pole position when Marcus Ericsson was given a penalty for a yellow flag infringement during qualifying, but made a clean start to lead from his Carlin Motorsport teammate Oliver Turvey, who passed Atte Mustonen off the line, in the early stages.

Alguersuari then streaked away from the pack and had a huge lead when the safety car was called out in the aftermath of Alistair Jackson's heavy crash exiting Surtees bend.

"It's always good to win, but it's not as nice when it happens to be like this," said Alguersuari. "I hope he's ok, it looked like a big shunt.

"I pushed hard in the first three laps and had quite a big gap, so after that I just had to not make a mistake. It's the consistency that counts but you're always happy to win when you can get one."

Turvey had controlled the gap to third-placed Mustonen with Sergio Perez and Ericsson in close attendance in fourth and fifth, ahead of Walter Grubmuller in sixth.

Nick Tandy was the top Mygale in seventh with Brendon Hartley and John Martin recovering from their grid penalties to finish eighth and ninth. Michael Devaney completed the top ten in his Ultimate Motorsport Mygale.

Jackson had made strong progress from the back of the field before his crash, along with Sam Abay who fought his way up to 12th. Max Chilton was another to crash, running into the barriers exiting Paddock Hill Bend.

Jay Bridger took the lead of the National Class standings with a victory in the absence of Andy Meyrick. He had to work hard, though, in a three-way fight with Jonathan Legris - making his British F3 debut in Litespeed's SLC chassis - and Steven Guerrero.

Legris made a great start and passed several cars round the outside of Paddock Hill Bend. He couldn't challenge Bridger for the class lead but did well to hold off Guerrero behind.

Pos Driver Team Car Time 1. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 22:24.116 2. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M +0.666 3. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M +1.773 4. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H +2.398 5. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M +3.243 6. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M +3.582 7. Nick Tandy JTR M/M +4.499 8. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M +5.358 9. John Martin Double R D/M +5.811 10. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M +48.429 11. Philip Major Fortec D/M +54.955 12. Sam Abay Carlin D/M +55.317 13. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M +56.333 14. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H +57.831 15. Jonathan Legris Litespeed (N) D/H +58.825 16. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H +59.189 17. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H +59.765 18. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H +1:01.231 19. Viktor Jensen Nexa D/H +1:01.698 20. Henry Arundel Double R D/M +1:02.056 21. Martin O'Connell Carlin (N) D/H +1:07.567 22. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H +1:10.036 23. Jordan Williams Loctite (N) D/H +1:13.932 24. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H +1:16.113 Retirements Alistair Jackson Ultimate M/M 11 laps Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 10 laps Max Chilton Hitech D/M 9 laps Fastest lap, Alguersuari 1:18.478 on lap 5 D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/H = Dallara Mugen-Honda, M/M = Mygale Mercedes, S/H = SLC Mugen-Honda

Senna dominates Silverstone sprint

Ericsson takes pole at Brands Hatch

Senna: Crash not intentional

Ericsson completes double pole

Van der Zande triumphs at Zandvoort

Local hero Renger van der Zande won round ten of the Formula 3 Euro Series at Zandvoort in Holland on Sunday, running away with the race after the front row eliminated itself in a startline crash.

Van der Zande started third, but poleman Niall Breen and fellow front row starter Robert Wickens drove into each other off the startline. Breen slammed into the pitwall, and again hit the barrier hard on the run to Tarzan, where he rejoined the track totally out of control.

In a separate incident further back, Edoardo Mortara hit Koudai Tsukakoshi. Mortara pitted with a puncture, and finished the race last, but Tsukakoshi was out.

Wickens was also out, with his right-front wheel askew after being squeezed into the pitwall in their initial contact.

Van der Zande led Yann Clairay, up from sixth on the grid, Jules Bianchi, up from seventh, and Franck Mailleux, who was up from tenth.

Bianchi lost third place when he understeered onto the grass while pressing Clairay, dropping back to ninth. The only other place to change among the frontrunners came when Jean Karl Vernay ran wide at the penultimate corner, allowing Mika Maki to grab his fourth place for a couple of seconds, before Vernay dived back past him at Tarzan.

Van der Zande won by 3.7 seconds, ahead of Clairay, Mailleux, Vernay, Maki and Sam Bird.

Maki was driving with one eye on the championship, and has now moved into second place - nine points behind Edoardo Mortara, who finished a lapped last today.

Van der Zande's second reverse grid win of the year has elevated him into third in the championship, with yesterday's disqualified winner, Nico Hulkenberg, now back in fourth.

Pos Driver Team Car Time 1. Renger van der Zande Prema D/M 41:13.792 2. Yann Clairay SG D/M +3.749 3. Franck Mailleux Signature D/V +5.420 4. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature D/V +6.336 5. Mika Maki Mucke D/M +6.824 6. Sam Bird Manor D/M +7.155 7. James Jakes ART D/M +12.184 8. Kazuya Oshima Manor D/M +12.760 9. Jules Bianchi ART D/M +13.174 10. Erik Janis Mucke D/M +13.807 11. Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M +15.373 12. Richard Philippe Carlin D/M +27.901 13. Nico Hulkenberg ART D/M +28.418 14. Daniel Campos-Hull HBR D/M +29.511 15. Dani Clos Prema D/M +37.705 16. Cheng Cong Fu RC D/V +40.879 17. Martin Plowman RC D/V +41.246 18. Jens Klingmann RC D/V +42.760 19. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M +44.542 20. Rodolfo Gonzalez Carlin D/M +49.737 21. Edoardo Mortara Signature D/V +1 lap Retirements Stefano Coletti Prema D/M 22 laps Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M 21 laps Jon Lancaster ART D/M 20 laps Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor D/M 1 lap Niall Breen Manor D/M 0 laps Robert Wickens Signature D/V 0 laps Fastest lap, Nico Hulkenberg 1:33.837 on lap 5 D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/V = Dallara Volkswagen

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Ericsson takes pole at Brands Hatch

Marcus Ericsson took his second pole position of the British Formula 3 season with a decisive late effort at Brands Hatch this morning.

The 17-year-old waited in the pits for the first ten minutes of the qualifying session and hooked up all three sectors to snatch pole position from Jaime Alguersuari, who was already out of his car in the pit lane with more than ten minutes to run.

Alguersuari looked to have the secured what would have been his fifth pole of the season when he got the better of Atte Mustonen, Oliver Turvey, and Sergio Perez as the quartet traded quickest time half way through the session.

He and Turvey returned to the pits, while Perez went off out the back of the circuit, and Mustonen stayed out but had used the best of his tyres. Ericsson, Sam Abay, and Brendon Hartley, however, kept more life in their tyres for the second half of the session and pinched first, fourth, and six places in the closing minutes while their rivals watched from the pit wall.

Jay Bridger took the National Class pole by just 0.012s from Steven Guerrero, with Stefan Wilson less than a tenth further back in third place.

Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 1:17.112 2. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 1:17.282 +0.170 3. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M 1:17.357 +0.245 4. Sam Abay Carlin D/M 1:17.663 +0.551 5. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M 1:17.669 +0.587 6. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 1:17.730 +0.618 7. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 1:17.733 +0.621 8. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 1:17.837 +0.725 9. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M 1:17.868 +0.756 10. John Martin Double R D/M 1:17.890 +0.778 11. Henry Arundel Double R D/M 1:17.943 +0.831 12. Nick Tandy JTR M/M 1:18.119 +1.007 13. Max Chilton Hitech D/M 1:18.192 +1.080 14. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M 1:18.795 +1.578 15. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 1:18.889 +1.777 16. Philip Major Fortec D/M 1:18.957 +1.845 17. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H 1:19.351 +2.239 18. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H 1:19.363 +2.251 19. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H 1:19.437 +2.325 20. Viktor Jensen Nexa D/H 1:19.572 +2.460 21. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H 1:19.800 +2.671 22. Ali Jackson Ultimate M/M 1:19.894 +2.688 23. Jonathan Legris Litespeed (N) S/H 1:19.909 +2.782 24. Martin O'Connell Carlin (N) D/H 1:20.126 +3.014 25. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H 1:20.312 +3.200 26. Jordan Williams Loctite (N) D/H 1:20.373 +3.261 27. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H 1:20.753 +3.641 D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/H = Dallara Mugen-Honda, M/M = Mygale Mercedes, S/H = SLC Mugen-Honda

Ericsson stripped of pole at Brands

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Ericsson stripped of pole at Brands

Marcus Ericsson was stripped of his pole position for today's first British Formula 3 race at Brands Hatch after being penalised for a yellow flag infringement.

The Fortec Motorsport driver set a personal best time while yellow flags were out at Stirling bend where Sergio Perez had spun off.

Ericsson set a quicker time at the end of the session but was given a time penalty to drop him down to sixth place as a punishment for the infringement.

That promotes Jaime Alguersuari to pole position and Atte Mustonen alongside him on the front row, with Oliver Turvey and Sergio Perez moving up to third and fourth places respectively.

Brendon Hartley, who originally qualified sixth, and John Martin, who was tenth, were punished for the same infringement and dropped back to 12th and 16th places.

Sam Abay also lost his fourth place and will have to start from the back after he was disqualified for overtaking under the yellow flag. He will be joined on the back row by Alistair Jackson who committed the same offense.

Ericsson completes double pole

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Ericsson takes pole at Brands Hatch

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Hulkenberg wins Zandvoort opener

Nico Hulkenberg won round nine of the Formula 3 Euro Series at Zandvoort in Holland today, cruising to a five-second victory and closing in on series leader Edoardo Mortara, who crashed out.

Overnight thunderstorms and heavy morning rain gave way to sunny, yet blustery, weather conditions - which dried the track in time for the start.

Hulkenberg (ART) sprinted away from pole position, immediately chopping across the bows of fellow front row man Mika Maki (Mucke), who had to fend off Hulkenberg's team-mate, Jules Bianchi, into Tarzan.

Hulkenberg led by over a second by lap four, and his victory never looked in doubt. Maki held off a brief challenge from Bianchi on lap five, but quickly re-established the gap to 2.6s at the finish.

Sam Bird, who made a terrible start but just managed to hold his position through the first corners, finished a distant fourth for Manor Motorsport, holding off the challenge of Yann Clairay (SG). Fifth place changed hands throughout, as early position holder Dani Clos (Prema) got a drive-through penalty for jumping the start.

Koudai Tsukakoshi (Manor) held it until Clairay passed him at the chicane on lap 10, but the Japanese would later drop out anyway when his in-car fire extinguisher went off.

Jean-Karl Vernay finished sixth after dropping back with a poor start, but stayed ahead of Renger van der Zande (Prema) and Robert Wickens (Signature), the latter just holding off Niall Breen (Manor) for Sunday's reverse grid pole.

Championship leader Mortara's weekend went from bad to worse. Having qualified 15th in his Signature Dallara-VW, he spun into the gravel while embroiled in a battle with James Jakes (ART). His 14-point lead coming into today is now a four-point one.

Pos Driver Team Car Time 1. Mika Maki Mucke D/M 40:57.822 2. Jules Bianchi ART D/M +7.703 3. Sam Bird Manor D/M +25.172 4. Yann Clairay SG D/M +26.796 5. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature D/V +32.319 6. Renger van der Zande Prema D/M +36.741 7. Robert Wickens Signature D/V +37.444 8. Niall Breen Manor D/M +37.776 9. James Jakes ART D/M +38.716 10. Franck Mailleux Signature D/V +39.355 11. Erik Janis Mucke D/M +39.838 12. Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M +53.810 13. Kazuya Oshima Manor D/M +54.057 14. Dani Clos Prema D/M +54.940 15. Richard Philippe Carlin D/M +56.274 16. Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M +56.590 17. Cheng Cong Fu RC D/V +57.296 18. Stefano Coletti Prema D/M +58.327 19. Martin Plowman RC D/V +1:12.273 20. Jens Klingmann RC D/V +1:14.502 21. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M +1:18.040 22. Daniel Campos HBR D/M +1 lap Retirements Nico Hulkenberg ART D/M DSQ Rodolfo Gonzalez Carlin D/M 20 laps Edoardo Mortara Signature D/V 16 laps Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor D/M 14 laps Jon Lancaster ART D/M 1 lap Fastest lap, Hulkenberg 1:33.267 on lap 7 D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/V = Dallara Volkswagen

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Ericsson completes double pole

Marcus Ericsson secured his second British Formula 3 pole position of the day at Brands Hatch before bringing the session to an early end with a crash on the GP loop.

The Fortec Motorsport carried his speed from the morning session into the afternoon and saw off the challenge of Jaime Alguersuari to clinch the top spot with a 1:17.313. He was trying to improve that further with three minutes to go when he spun exiting Sheene Curve and crashed backwards into the barrier.

Ericsson went to the top of the times mid-way through the session but had to reclaim pole after Alguersuari knocked him down to second with 12 minutes remaining. He responded on his next lap to take an advantage of two tenths of a second and Alguersuari had no answer for Ericsson's pole time.

"We have so much speed in the car this weekend it's just unbelievable," said Ericsson. "I knew I could get both poles and we just went out and did it. It would have been better not to have crashed, but the team don't mind as much when you crash after qualifying P1 than if you were P20.

"It's been a long wait for a win and I really want it, so I know what I've got to do tomorrow."

Alguersuari was pushed down to fourth in the end as Sergio Perez and Atte Mustonen improved their times in the last ten minutes.

Oliver Turvey and Nick Tandy completed the top six, the latter as the top Mygale runner on a day that has been otherwise dominated by the Dallaras.

Steven Guerrero followed up his National Class victory at Thruxton two weeks ago with class pole for race two tomorrow. The Colombian finished the session five places and seven tenths of a second clear of his nearest National Class rival, Jay Bridger.

Class leader Andy Meyrick has been forced to miss this weekend's races through illness. He was admitted to hospital last week and has been replaced by his driver coach Martin O'Connell at Carlin Motorsport. He hopes to be fit to return for the next round at Spa Francorchamps in three weeks.

Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Marcus Ericsson Fortec D/M 1:17.313 2. Sergio Perez T-Sport D/H 1:17.445 +0.132 3. Atte Mustonen Double R D/M 1:17.542 +0.229 4. Jaime Alguersuari Carlin D/M 1:17.554 +0.241 5. Oliver Turvey Carlin D/M 1:17.691 +0.378 6. Nick Tandy JTR M/M 1:17.718 +0.405 7. Brendon Hartley Carlin D/M 1:17.803 +0.490 8. Sebastian Hohenthal Fortec D/M 1:17.827 +0.514 9. John Martin Double R D/M 1:17.844 +0.531 10. Sam Abay Carlin D/M 1:17.999 +0.686 11. Max Chilton Hitech D/M 1:18.037 +0.724 12. Walter Grubmuller Hitech D/M 1:18.085 +0.772 13. Henry Arundel Double R D/M 1:18.310 +0.997 14. Michael Devaney Ultimate M/M 1:18.401 +1.088 15. Steven Guerrero T-Sport (N) D/H 1:18.917 +1.604 16. Philip Major Fortec D/M 1:19.091 +1.778 17. Ricardo Teixeira Ultimate M/M 1:19.231 +1.918 18. Ali Jackson Ultimate M/M 1:19.365 +2.052 19. Viktor Jensen Nexa D/H 1:19.659 +2.346 20. Jay Bridger Fluid (N) D/H 1:19.681 +2.374 21. Salman Al-Khalifa T-Sport (N) D/H 1:19.780 +2.467 22. Stefan Wilson Fluid (N) D/H 1:19.809 +2.496 23. Martin O'Connell Carlin (N) D/H 1:19.874 +2.561 24. Jordan Williams Loctite (N) D/H 1:20.186 +2.873 25. Hywel Lloyd CF (N) D/H 1:20.346 +3.033 26. Kristjan Einar Carlin (N) D/H 1:20.354 +3.041 27. Jonathan Legris Litespeed (N) S/H 1:20.698 +3.385 D/M = Dallara Mercedes, D/H = Dallara Mugen-Honda, M/M = Mygale Mercedes, S/H = SLC Mugen-Honda

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Hartley on pole for race two

Alguersuari on pole for race two

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Hulkenberg thrown out of race one

Nico Hulkenberg was stripped of victory in the Formula 3 Euro Series round at Zandvoort today when his car was found to be under weight.

The German, who had cut Edoardo Mortara's championship lead to four points while the victory stood, was excluded in post-race scrutineering because his car was found to be 3kg under the 540kg minimum weight.

Mortara, who crashed out of today's race, now has an 11-point championship lead over Mika Maki, who inherited the victory from Hulkenberg. Jules Bianchi moves up to second place and Sam Bird lands his first Euro Series podium in third.

Hulkenberg will be allowed to start tomorrow's race from the back of the grid, which means that Niall Breen, who finished ninth on the road today, will start from the reverse grid pole tomorrow, ahead of Robert Wickens and Renger van der Zande.

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Hulkenberg claims pole at Zandvoort

Nico Hulkenberg will start from pole position in Saturday's ninth round of the Formula 3 Euro Series at Zandvoort in Holland.

The German ART Grand Prix driver pipped Mika Maki's Mucke Motorsport Mercedes-powered car by 0.08secs on Friday afternoon. Third quickest was French rookie Jules Bianchi, who was over a tenth away from Hulkenberg's 1:32.087s.

Sam Bird was fourth fastest for Manor Motorsport, ahead of free practice pacesetter Jean-Karl Vernay, who was the top Volkswagen-powered driver in fifth for the Signature-Plus squad.

Koudai Tsukakoshi was sixth quickest for Manor, ahead of Yann Clairay (SG) and Dani Clos (Prema).

Championship leader Edoardo Mortara (Signature) could only manage the 15th fastest time, 0.775s off the pace, and will be anxiously looking to defend his title lead this weekend. Hulkenberg has already trimmed it to 14 points, thanks to his pole position.

Christian Vietoris, who is third in the standings for Mucke, didn't fare much better and will start tenth. The top 18 cars were covered by a second, and the weather forecast of rain tomorrow should spice things up even more.

Pos Driver Team Car Time Gap 1. Nico Hulkenberg ART D/M 1:32.087 2. Mika Maki Mucke D/M 1:32.167 +0.080 3. Jules Bianchi ART D/M 1:32.225 +0.138 4. Sam Bird Manor D/M 1:32.372 +0.285 5. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature D/V 1:32.512 +0.425 6. Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor D/M 1:32.539 +0.452 7. Yann Clairay SG D/M 1:32.686 +0.599 8. Dani Clos Prema D/M 1:32.698 +0.611 9. Robert Wickens Signature D/V 1:32.763 +0.676 10. Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M 1:32.764 +0.677 11. Renger van der Zande Prema D/M 1:32.802 +0.715 12. Jon Lancaster ART D/M 1:32.803 +0.716 13. Niall Breen Manor D/M 1:32.851 +0.764 14. Franck Mailleux Signature D/V 1:32.854 +0.767 15. Edoardo Mortara Signature D/V 1:32.862 +0.775 16. James Jakes ART D/M 1:32.894 +0.807 17. Stefano Coletti Prema D/M 1:32.983 +0.896 18. Richard Philippe Carlin D/M 1:33.081 +0.994 19. Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M 1:33.150 +1.063 20. Erik Janis Mucke D/M 1:33.165 +1.078 21. Rodolfo Gonzalez Carlin D/M 1:33.171 +1.084 22. Daniel Campos-Hull HBR D/M 1:33.242 +1.155 23. Kazuya Oshima Manor D/M 1:33.315 +1.228 24. Jens Klingmann RC D/V 1:34.154 +2.067 25. Cheng Cong Fu RC D/V 1:34.694 +2.607 26. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M 1:35.025 +2.938 27. Martin Plowman RC D/V 1:35.679 +3.592

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