British F3 Brands Hatch Final

N.A-D.R · 18 Sep 2009, 12:41 (Ref:2543368)

Final round at brands hatch this weekend. Practice 1 has already finished with Ricciardo fastest by 0.6 over 2nd place. Practice 2 is starting now on tsl livetiming. http://www.tsl-timing.com/bf3gt/LiveTimingBF3GT.html

My tip is Riccardo to grab both poles and win both races, hes going to blitz everyone now with the title secured.

N.A-D.R · 18 Sep 2009, 13:45 (Ref:2543401)

Ricciardo fastest in practice 2 aswell with a healthy margin of 0.5. I dont see anyone challenging him at all this weekend.

brands hatch · 18 Sep 2009, 14:58 (Ref:2543439)

i'm not really a Riccardo fan (just personal preference) so would like to see someone else take the wins this weekend..but he does seem to have the advantage in practice.

Will be there spectating so will be good to see how it plays out.

strider · 18 Sep 2009, 16:14 (Ref:2543474)

It looks like Ricciardo is in a very determined mood this weekend, having been fastest in free practice 3 as well.

Report and full times here. He's wearing a Cooper Tires cap in the photo as well, something he never seems to do on the podium.

strider · 18 Sep 2009, 16:20 (Ref:2543478)

I've cut and pasted a few stories across from the Algarve thread:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morris Dancer

Van der Zande has bowed out of the British F3 International series and will race in Euro F3 at Barcelona this weekend instead of Brands Hatch, according to autosport.com.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fujer

Marcus Ericsson will drive for RR at Brands Hatch this weekend!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard B

Believe Daniel McKenzie will drive an "A" Class car for Fotec at Brands, having won the National Class Championship last weekend.

This last one doesn't seem to have happened as McKenzie is still in the National Class car today looking at the times.

brands hatch · 18 Sep 2009, 16:59 (Ref:2543490)

Quote:

Originally Posted by strider

I've cut and pasted a few stories across from the Algarve thread:This last one doesn't seem to have happened as McKenzie is still in the National Class car today looking at the times.

Hmmm...i read that in autosport...its a shame if it hasnt happened, it would of been good to of seen how in compared in the international class..unless he is in the international car??!??

strider · 18 Sep 2009, 21:11 (Ref:2543615)

Quote:

Originally Posted by brands hatch

Hmmm...i read that in autosport...its a shame if it hasn't happened, it would of been good to of seen how in compared in the international class..unless he is in the international car??!??

The Autosport story said it was subject to negotiating an engine deal, so I guess that didn't happen.

Daniel's car number today was the National Class one and his performance was about the same as it has been all season.

Richard B · 19 Sep 2009, 12:40 (Ref:2543843)

Ricciardo takes pole for race 1

1 INT Daniel Ricciardo/AUS, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 17.207s
2 INT Max Chilton/GBR, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 17.518s
3 INT Riki Christodoulou/GBR, Fortec Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 17.745s
4 INV Marcus Ericsson/SWE, RR Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 17.779s
5 INT Carlos Huertas/COL, RR Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 17.840s
6 INT Daisuke Nakajima/JPN, RR Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 18.017s
7 INT Walter Grubmuller/AUT, Hitech Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 18.057s
8 INT Philip Major/CDN, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 18.207s
9 INT Henry Arundel/GBR, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 18.263s
10 INT Adriano Buzaid/BRA, T-Sport Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 18.334s
11 INT Wayne Boyd/GBR, T-Sport Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 18.508s
12 INT Victor Garcia/ESP, Fortec Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 18.631s
13 NAT Gabriel Dias/BRA, T-Sport Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 18.903s
14 INT Jay Bridger/GBR, Litespeed Mygale-Mugen Honda, 1m 19.073s
15 INT Hywel Lloyd/GBR, CF Racing Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 19.387s
16 NAT Joe Ghanem/LEB, Carlin Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 20.421s
17 NAT Daniel McKenzie/GBR, Fortec Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 20.499s
18 NAT Max Snegirev/RUS, West-Tec Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 21.414s
19 NAT Victor Correa/BRA, Litespeed-Mugen Honda, 1m 21.708s
20 CHN Ma Qinghua/FRA, West-Tec Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 22.901s

strider · 19 Sep 2009, 14:24 (Ref:2543869)

He has also just taken pole for race 2, again ahead of Chilton and Christodoulou, who seems to have found a new lease of life.

strider · 19 Sep 2009, 16:13 (Ref:2543905)

Q2 report and times:

Code:

Pos  Driver              Team       Car  Time       Gap
 1.  Daniel Ricciardo    Carlin     D/V  1m17.151s
 2.  Max Chilton         Carlin     D/V  1m17.196s  + 0.045s
 3.  Riki Christodoulou  Fortec     D/M  1m17.852s  + 0.701s
 4.  Marcus Ericsson     Double R   D/M  1m17.895s  + 0.744s
 5.  Daisuke Nakajima    Double R   D/M  1m18.079s  + 0.928s
 6.  Henry Arundel       Carlin     D/V  1m18.117s  + 0.966s
 7.  Walter Grubmuller   Hitech     D/M  1m18.122s  + 0.971s
 8.  Carlos Huertas      Double R   D/M  1m18.144s  + 0.993s
 9.  Adriano Buzaid      T-Sport    D/V  1m18.151s  + 1.000s
10.  Wayne Boyd          T-Sport    D/V  1m18.477s  + 1.326s
11.  Philip Major        Carlin     D/V  1m18.607s  + 1.456s
12.  Victor Garcia       Fortec     D/M  1m18.757s  + 1.606s
13.  Hywel Lloyd         CF         D/H  1m19.042s  + 1.891s
14.  Jay Bridger         Litespeed  M/H  1m19.629s  + 2.478s
15.  Gabriel Dias        T-Sport    D/H  1m19.844s  + 2.693s
16.  Daniel McKenzie     Fortec     D/H  1m20.407s  + 3.256s
17.  Joe Ghanem          Carlin     D/H  1m20.538s  + 3.387s
18.  Victor Correa       Litespeed  S/H  1m21.747s  + 4.596s
19.  Maxim Snegirev      West-Tec   D/H  1m21.929s  + 4.778s
20.  Qinghua Ma          West-Tec   D/H  1m22.337s  + 5.186s

brands hatch · 19 Sep 2009, 18:04 (Ref:2543942)

Very close between riccardo and chilton (especially in Q2)...cant wait until the race, should be a good one

**gomick** · 20 Sep 2009, 00:16 (Ref:2544112)

Hope Daniel can win both races to show why he is #1 in 2009 in BF3... Those Carlin boys seem very fast this weekend & its going to be tough for the other teams to challenge this weekend - hope for some good f3 racing

N.A-D.R · 20 Sep 2009, 04:36 (Ref:2544146)

Yep hopefully Daniel can win the 2 races today, hes been the best all year, would be good just to clean them all up this weekend.

**gomick** · 20 Sep 2009, 11:26 (Ref:2544257)

Ricciardo wins race 1 by 15 seconds

N.A-D.R · 20 Sep 2009, 11:36 (Ref:2544262)

Yeah he put them all to the cleaners. I dare to say he will win race 2 aswell...

Go Dan!

Richard B · 20 Sep 2009, 13:47 (Ref:2544308)

Quote:

Originally Posted by strider

I've cut and pasted a few stories across from the Algarve thread:This last one doesn't seem to have happened as McKenzie is still in the National Class car today looking at the times.

Daniel is driving the National Class, since driving a Championship Class car would preclude him for entering McLaren Autosport award

sauber11 · 20 Sep 2009, 15:22 (Ref:2544373)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomick

Ricciardo wins race 1 by 15 seconds

Ricciardo: “I had received the order to win this race by at least ten seconds, mission accomplished. Joking apart, the race weekend is a worthy closure to a great season, everything’s perfect, simply incredible. Now I also want to win in the final race this afternoon.”

Good joke , liked that .

P.S. About Chilton.
Chilton has confirmed that today's races at Brands are his last in F3. His next goal is success in the GP2 Asia series.

strider · 20 Sep 2009, 20:22 (Ref:2544516)

Race 1 report and results:

Code:

Pos  Driver              Team       Car     Time/Gap
 1.  Daniel Ricciardo    Carlin     D/V   28m47.041s
 2.  Max Chilton         Carlin     D/V    + 15.531s
 3.  Riki Christodoulou  Fortec     D/M    + 16.135s
 4.  Marcus Ericsson     Double R   D/M    + 17.890s
 5.  Walter Grubmuller   Hitech     D/M    + 28.861s
 6.  Carlos Huertas      Double R   D/M    + 30.246s
 7.  Henry Arundel       Carlin     D/V    + 30.542s
 8.  Adriano Buzaid      T-Sport    D/V    + 36.912s
 9.  Daniel McKenzie     Fortec     D/H    + 55.307s
10.  Hywel Lloyd         CF         D/H    + 57.945s
11.  Gabriel Dias        T-Sport    D/H    + 58.588s
12.  Victor Garcia       Fortec     D/M  + 1m01.708s
13.  Jay Bridger         Litespeed  M/H  + 1m05.608s
14.  Joe Ghanem          Carlin     D/H      + 1 lap
15.  Wayne Boyd          T-Sport    D/V      + 1 lap
16.  Qinghua Ma          West-Tec   D/H     + 2 laps

Retirements:

     Victor Correa       Litespeed  S/H  14 laps
     Philip Major        Carlin     D/V  3 laps
     Maxim Snegirev      West-Tec   D/H  1 lap
     Daisuke Nakajima    Double R   D/M  0 laps

Daniel was really off the hook in this race and destroyed the opposition, setting fastest lap as well. Such a shame that Van der Zande wasn't around.

strider · 20 Sep 2009, 20:29 (Ref:2544521)

Race 2 report and results:

Code:

Pos  Driver              Team       Car     Time/Gap
 1.  Max Chilton         Carlin     D/V   31m16.848s
 2.  Riki Christodoulou  Fortec     D/M     + 0.967s
 3.  Marcus Ericsson     Double R   D/M     + 2.552s
 4.  Daniel Ricciardo    Carlin     D/V     + 3.576s
 5.  Henry Arundel       Carlin     D/V    + 14.887s
 6.  Walter Grubmuller   Hitech     D/M    + 15.303s
 7.  Daisuke Nakajima    Double R   D/M    + 15.794s
 8.  Wayne Boyd          T-Sport    D/V    + 16.462s
 9.  Adriano Buzaid      T-Sport    D/V    + 21.750s
10.  Carlos Huertas      Double R   D/M    + 22.003s
11.  Victor Garcia       Fortec     D/M    + 22.522s
12.  Gabriel Dias        T-Sport    D/H    + 30.613s
13.  Jay Bridger         Litespeed  M/H    + 31.073s
14.  Philip Major        Carlin     D/V    + 31.642s
15.  Daniel McKenzie     Fortec     D/H    + 41.465s
16.  Joe Ghanem          Carlin     D/H    + 59.614s
17.  Victor Correa       Litespeed  S/H  + 1m02.655s

Retirements:

     Maxim Snegirev      West-Tec   D/H  4 laps
     Qinghua Ma          West-Tec   D/H  0 laps
     Hywel Lloyd         CF         D/H  0 laps

This time Daniel discovered the problem of starting from pole at Brands, which gave Chilton the chance to take his first outright win in British F3. Just as well, if he's now leaving.

He also won the Mirror.co.uk Challenge Cup as the leading British driver of the year.

And so ends the 2009 BF3 season. A bit of a strange one, but the right man won the title. Grubmuller made it to the runner-up slot.

Richard B · 22 Sep 2009, 17:46 (Ref:2546139)

I agree, a strange season in many ways, you're right the right man won the title, as for the second placed man....not so sure

cg7aa · 26 Sep 2009, 19:28 (Ref:2548730)

Good to see Max finally take a win on the road, I'm sure he would count this one as his first proper win. He obviously has some pace, what with getting 4 or 5 pole positions over the course of the season but to this casual follower, he always seemed to get mugged off the line and that would be it. Sometimes he would get back on the pace but often it was too late to grab back what he had lost at the start.

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