The 2015 Masters of Formula 3 was the 25th edition of the Masters of Formula 3 event, a non-championship race for cars that conform to Formula Three regulations. The event was held on 20 September 2015 at Circuit Park Zandvoort,[1] in Zandvoort, North Holland; it was the 23rd time that the circuit held the event.
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Date | 20 September 2015 | |
| Official name | Masters of Formula 3 | |
| Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands | |
| Course | 4.307 km (2.676 mi) | |
| Distance | Qualifying Race 12 laps, 51.684 km (32.115 mi) Main Race 25 laps, 107.675 km (66.906 mi) | |
| Qualifying Race | ||
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Sérgio Sette Câmara
|
Motopark |
| Time | 1:31.281 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Antonio Giovinazzi
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin |
| Time | 1:32.396 (on lap 4 of 12) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Antonio Giovinazzi
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin |
| Second |  Markus Pommer
|
Motopark |
| Third | Sérgio Sette Câmara
|
Motopark |
| Main Race | ||
| Pole | ||
| Driver | Antonio Giovinazzi
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | Antonio Giovinazzi
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin |
| Time | 1:32.009 (on lap 2 of 25) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Antonio Giovinazzi
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin |
| Second |  George Russell
|
Carlin |
| Third | Sérgio Sette Câmara
|
Motopark |
For the first time since 1999, a qualification race was held alongside the main race but unlike previous years – where the qualification race eliminated drivers from the main race if they finished below a required position – all drivers contested the main Masters race itself.
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin driver Antonio Giovinazzi qualified second for the qualifying race, but after pole-sitter Sérgio Sette Câmara (Motopark) bogged down at the start, Giovinazzi moved into the lead and ultimately won the race by almost nine seconds ahead of another Motopark driver, Markus Pommer in second place.[2] Sette Câmara completed the podium for the race. In the main Masters race, Giovinazzi moved clear at the start, and won the race by a similar margin to what he had done the previous day.[3] As a result, Giovinazzi became the first Italian driver to win the event, and took his team's first win in the race since Takuma Sato in 2001. George Russell completed a 1–2 for Carlin after moving ahead of Pommer and Sette Câmara at the start, while Sette Câmara once again completed the podium.
Drivers and teams edit
All teams used Dallara chassis, model listed:[4]
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Main series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motopark
|
1 | Markus Pommer
|
F315 | Volkswagen | 2015 European Formula 3 season |
| 2 | Sérgio Sette Câmara
|
F314 | |||
| 3 | Sam MacLeod
|
F315 | |||
| 4 |  Nabil Jeffri
|
F314 | |||
| 5 |  Mahaveer Raghunathan
|
F315 | |||
| Jagonya Ayam with Carlin
|
7 | Antonio Giovinazzi
|
F315 | Volkswagen | 2015 European Formula 3 season |
| 11 |  Ryan Tveter
|
F312 | |||
| Carlin
|
8 | George Russell
|
F312 | Volkswagen | 2015 European Formula 3 season |
| 9 | Callum Ilott
|
F312 | |||
 Van Amersfoort Racing
|
15 | Alessio Lorandi
|
F312 | Volkswagen | 2015 European Formula 3 season |
| 16 | Arjun Maini
|
F312 | |||
 Jo Zeller Racing
|
17 |  Félix Serrallés
|
F312 | Mercedes | 2015 Indy Lights season |
| Fortec Motorsports
|
21 |  Zhi Cong Li
|
F312 | Mercedes | 2015 European Formula 3 season |
| 22 | Pietro Fittipaldi
|
F315 | |||
| Team West-Tec
|
24 |  Raoul Hyman
|
F314 | Mercedes | 2015 European Formula 3 season |
| 25 |  Yarin Stern
|
F312 | 2015 Euroformula Open season | ||
| ThreeBond with T-Sport
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26 |  Dennis Olsen
|
F312 | Tomei | 2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season |
| 27 |  Julio Moreno
|
F312 | NBE | 2015 European Formula 3 season |
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver[5] | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sérgio Sette Câmara
|
Motopark | 1:31.281 |
| 2 | 7 | Antonio Giovinazzi
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1:31.343 |
| 3 | 1 | Markus Pommer
|
Motopark | 1:31.414 |
| 4 | 8 | George Russell
|
Carlin | 1:31.641 |
| 5 | 15 | Alessio Lorandi
|
Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:31.690 |
| 6 | 16 | Arjun Maini
|
Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:31.803 |
| 7 | 3 | Sam MacLeod
|
Motopark | 1:31.951 |
| 8 | 4 | Nabil Jeffri
|
Motopark | 1:32.041 |
| 9 | 9 | Callum Ilott
|
Carlin | 1:32.049 |
| 10 | 24 | Raoul Hyman
|
Team West-Tec | 1:32.050 |
| 11 | 11 | Ryan Tveter
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1:32.146 |
| 12 | 22 | Pietro Fittipaldi
|
Fortec Motorsports | 1:32.404 |
| 13 | 17 | Félix Serrallés
|
Jo Zeller Racing | 1:32.421 |
| 14 | 26 | Dennis Olsen
|
Threebond with T-Sport | 1:32.561 |
| 15 | 27 | Julio Moreno
|
Threebond with T-Sport | 1:32.756 |
| 16 | 25 | Yarin Stern
|
Team West-Tec | 1:33.002 |
| 17 | 5 | Mahaveer Raghunathan
|
Motopark | 1:33.199 |
| 18 | 21 | Zhi Cong Li
|
Fortec Motorsports | 1:33.472 |
Qualifying Race edit
| Pos | No. | Driver[6] | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Antonio Giovinazzi
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 12 | 18:39.670 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | Markus Pommer
|
Motopark | 12 | +8.803 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | Sérgio Sette Câmara
|
Motopark | 12 | +9.230 | 1 |
| 4 | 8 | George Russell
|
Carlin | 12 | +10.096 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | Sam MacLeod
|
Motopark | 12 | +11.665 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | Nabil Jeffri
|
Motopark | 12 | +12.127 | 8 |
| 7 | 15 | Alessio Lorandi
|
Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | +14.121 | 5 |
| 8 | 16 | Arjun Maini
|
Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | +14.671 | 6 |
| 9 | 11 | Ryan Tveter
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 12 | +17.779 | 11 |
| 10 | 17 | Félix Serrallés
|
Jo Zeller Racing | 12 | +18.407 | 13 |
| 11 | 27 | Julio Moreno
|
Threebond with T-Sport | 12 | +21.084 | 15 |
| 12 | 22 | Pietro Fittipaldi
|
Fortec Motorsports | 12 | +25.107 | 12 |
| 13 | 26 | Dennis Olsen
|
Threebond with T-Sport | 12 | +25.628 | 14 |
| 14 | 9 | Callum Ilott
|
Carlin | 12 | +26.081 | 9 |
| 15 | 25 | Yarin Stern
|
Team West-Tec | 12 | +27.750 | 16 |
| 16 | 21 | Zhi Cong Li
|
Fortec Motorsports | 12 | +30.171 | 18 |
| 17 | 5 | Mahaveer Raghunathan
|
Motopark | 11 | +1 Lap | 17 |
| Ret | 24 | Raoul Hyman
|
Team West-Tec | 3 | Retired | 10 |
| Fastest lap: Antonio Giovinazzi, 1:32.396, 167.812 km/h (104.274 mph) on lap 4 | ||||||
Race edit
| Pos | No. | Driver[3] | Team | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Antonio Giovinazzi
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 25 | 38:51.164 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | George Russell
|
Carlin | 25 | +8.427 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | Sérgio Sette Câmara
|
Motopark | 25 | +11.577 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Sam MacLeod
|
Motopark | 25 | +14.947 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Nabil Jeffri
|
Motopark | 25 | +16.641 | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Arjun Maini
|
Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +16.783 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Ryan Tveter
|
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 25 | +21.528 | 9 |
| 8 | 9 | Callum Ilott
|
Carlin | 25 | +22.430 | 14 |
| 9 | 15 | Alessio Lorandi
|
Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +22.897 | 7 |
| 10 | 27 | Julio Moreno
|
Threebond with T-Sport | 25 | +31.905 | 11 |
| 11 | 26 | Dennis Olsen
|
Threebond with T-Sport | 25 | +32.380 | 13 |
| 12 | 17 | Félix Serrallés
|
Jo Zeller Racing | 25 | +35.831 | 10 |
| 13 | 22 | Pietro Fittipaldi
|
Fortec Motorsports | 25 | +36.272 | 12 |
| 14 | 25 | Yarin Stern
|
Team West-Tec | 25 | +36.657 | 15 |
| 15 | 24 | Raoul Hyman
|
Team West-Tec | 25 | +38.768 | 18 |
| 16 | 21 | Zhi Cong Li
|
Fortec Motorsports | 25 | +49.151 | 16 |
| 17 | 5 | Mahaveer Raghunathan
|
Motopark | 25 | +55.079 | 17 |
| 18 | 1 | Markus Pommer
|
Motopark | 24 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| Fastest lap: Antonio Giovinazzi, 1:32.009, 168.518 km/h (104.712 mph) on lap 2 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Zandvoort Masters Weekend — Brute GT's, mooie gevechten" [Brutal GTs, great fights] (in Dutch). Circuit Park Zandvoort. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (19 September 2015). "Antonio Giovinazzi wins qualification race". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ a b Simmons, Marcus (20 September 2015). "Antonio Giovinazzi wins in a Carlin 1-2". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Allen, Peter (15 September 2015). "Giovinazzi, Russell and Pommer lead Zandvoort Masters of F3 entry". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Hensby, Paul (19 September 2015). "MASTERS OF F3 POLE FOR Sérgio Sette Câmara". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Hensby, Paul (19 September 2015). "GIOVINAZZI DOMINATES IN ZANDVOORT PROCESSION". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 20 September 2015.