The race was won and lost at the start, as Vernay struggled to contend with the notorious slope of the grid and allowed Mailleux to drive around the outside of him on the approach to Paddock Hill Bend.
Renger van der Zande held third, but his fellow second row starter, Christian Vietoris, stalled and would later be black flagged for a push-start from marshals. This promoted championship protagonist Edoardo Mortara to fourth, ahead of Yann Clairay, Koudai Tsukakoshi and series leader Nico Hulkenberg.
Hulkenberg passed Tsukakoshi on the exit of Druids on the opening lap, after braving it around the outside, and he would pass Clairay at the same place 26 laps later when the Frenchman made a mistake and ran wide.
He closed in on Mortara at the end, but was content to score two points in fifth, which meant Mortara only gained one on him today.
At the front, Mailleux pulled away to a dominant win, with Vernay able to hold van der Zande at bay for second.
Pos Driver Team Car Time 1. Franck Mailleux Signature D/V 34:41.673 2. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature D/V + 5.159 3. Renger van der Zande Prema D/M + 5.675 4. Edoardo Mortara Signature D/V + 6.531 5. Nico Hulkenberg ART D/M + 6.712 6. Yann Clairay SG D/M + 10.221 7. Henkie Waldschmidt SG D/M + 11.023 8. Koudai Tsukakoshi Manor D/M + 15.477 9. Cheng Cong Fu RC D/V + 16.471 10. Jon Lancaster ART D/M + 28.263 11. Jens Klingmann RC D/V + 29.211 12. Erik Janis Mucke D/M + 29.710 13. Daniel Campos HBR D/M + 30.395 14. Daniel Clos Prema D/M + 30.962 15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Carlin D/M + 31.793 16. Mika Maki Mucke D/M + 32.116 17. James Jakes ART D/M + 32.623 18. Jules Bianchi ART D/M + 33.039 19. Sam Bird Manor D/M + 33.447 20. Niall Breen Manor D/M + 33.928 21. Kazuya Oshima Manor D/M + 35.522 22. Martin Plowman RC D/V + 38.123 23. Basil Shaaban HBR D/M + 39.828 24. Richard Philippe Carlin D/M + 40.506 25. Stefano Coletti Prema D/M + 3 laps Retirements:Driver Team Car Laps Christian Vietoris Mucke D/M 14
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