Formula 3 Masters 2010

 Formula 3 Masters 2010

Racing data
Official name:	Masters of Formula 3
Date:	June 6, 2010
Place:	Zandvoort
Course:	Circuit Park Zandvoort
Length:	107.675 km in 25 laps of 4.307 km
Weather:	At first rain, later dry
Spectator:	~ 43,000
Pole position
Driver:	Alexander Sims	ART Grand Prix
Time:	1: 30.956 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Jean-Éric Vergne	Carlin
Time:	1: 32.788 min (lap 17)
Podium
First:	Valtteri Bottas	ART Grand Prix
Second:	Alexander Sims	ART Grand Prix
Third:	Marco Wittmann	Signature plus

The 2010 Formula 3 Masters was the 20th Formula 3 Masters . It took place on June 6, 2010 in Zandvoort .

Reports

background

For the 2010 Formula 3 Masters, 24 drivers from the British Formula 3 Championship , the German Formula 3 Cup , the Formula 3 Euro Series and the GP3 Series competed . Last year's winner Valtteri Bottas as well as Jean-Éric Vergne , the championship leader of the British Formula 3 championship, and Edoardo Mortara , the championship leader of the Formula 3 Euro Series, started this race.

12 pilots started with Volkswagen and 12 pilots with Mercedes-Benz engines.

training

In the first free practice, drivers from the Formula 3 Euro Series set the scene. Alexander Sims set the fastest lap time ahead of four other drivers from the Formula 3 Euro Series. In the second free practice session there was again a dominance of the Formula 3 Euro Series drivers, who took the first seven places. The fastest driver was Mortara.

Qualifying

In both qualifying sections Sims was the fastest driver in the field. He secured pole position in front of his team-mate Bottas. Marco Wittmann came third . The first five starting positions were drivers from the Formula 3 Euro Series. The best driver from the British Formula 3 Championship was Vergne, who started the race from eighth position.

run

Shortly before the start it started to rain slightly and the start was carried out behind the safety car. From the leading group, only Roberto Merhi initially bet on rain tires and he was able to break away from the rest of the field. The rain didn't last long and while the drivers with rain tires had an advantage at first, the tide turned as the track dried out and the pilots who had stayed on dry tires from the start had done everything right.

After Merhi had lost the top position to Sims, Bottas was able to overtake his team-mate, who had started from pole position, and take the lead. The Finn kept the lead until the end of the race, defending his victory from last year. Bottas is the first driver to win the Formula 3 Masters twice. Wittmann came third and thus ensured that only drivers from the Formula 3 Euro Series were on the podium. The best driver who did not drive in the Formula 3 Euro Series was Vergne, who finished fourth with the fastest lap.

Starting field

team	Automobile #	driver	chassis	engine	regular championship
ART Grand Prix	01	Valtteri Bottas	Dallara	Mercedes Benz	Formula 3 Euro Series
	02	Alexander Sims
	03	Jim Pla
Carlin	04th	Jean-Éric Vergne	Dallara	Volkswagen	British Formula 3 Championship
	05	Jazeman Jaafar
	06th	Lucas Foresti
	07th	Rupert Svendsen-Cook
Signature plus	09	Edoardo Mortara	Dallara	Volkswagen	Formula 3 Euro Series
	10	Marco Wittmann
	11	Laurens Vanthoor
	12	Stef Dusseldorp			German Formula 3 Cup
Hitech Racing	14th	Gabriel Dias	Dallara	Volkswagen	British Formula 3 Championship
	15th	William Buller
Mücke Motorsport	16	Roberto Merhi	Dallara	Mercedes Benz	Formula 3 Euro Series
	17th	Carlos Muñoz
	18th	Nigel Melker			GP3 series
Prema Powerteam	21st	Daniel Juncadella	Dallara	Mercedes Benz	Formula 3 Euro Series
	22nd	Nicolas Marroc
Sino Vision Racing	24	Adderly Fong	Dallara	Mercedes Benz	British Formula 3 Championship
	25th	Wayne Boyd
Motopark Academy	27	António Félix da Costa	Dallara	Volkswagen	Formula 3 Euro Series
	28	Matias Laine
CF Racing / Manor Motorsport	30th	Hywel Lloyd	Dallara	Mercedes Benz	British Formula 3 Championship
Manor Racing	31	Rio Haryanto	Dallara	Mercedes Benz	GP3 series

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	No.	driver	team	Q1	Q2
01	02	Alexander Sims	ART Grand Prix	1: 31.724	1: 30.956
02	01	Valtteri Bottas	ART Grand Prix	1: 31.728	1: 31.112
03	10	Marco Wittmann	Signature plus	1: 31.841	1: 31.463
04th	16	Roberto Merhi	Mücke Motorsport	1: 31.991	1: 31.641
05	17th	Carlos Muñoz	Mücke Motorsport	1: 32.127	1: 31.667
06th	18th	Nigel Melker	Mücke Motorsport	1: 32.667	1: 31.687
07th	09	Edoardo Mortara	Signature plus	1: 31.812	1: 31.713
08th	04th	Jean-Éric Vergne	Carlin	1: 31.992	1: 31.765
09	15th	William Buller	Hitech Racing	1: 32.747	1: 31.780
10	03	Jim Pla	ART Grand Prix	1: 32.544	1: 31.812
11	27	António Félix da Costa	Motopark Academy	1: 32.150	1: 31.969
12	21st	Daniel Juncadella	Prema Powerteam	1: 36.221	1: 31.993
13	05	Jazeman Jaafar	Carlin	1: 32.724	1: 32.070
14th	11	Laurens Vanthoor	Signature plus	1: 32.077	-
15th	12	Stef Dusseldorp	Signature plus	1: 32.868	1: 32.086
16	07th	Rupert Svendsen-Cook	Carlin	1: 33.008	1: 32.125
17th	14th	Gabriel Dias	Hitech Racing	1: 32.803	1: 32.238
18th	22nd	Nicolas Marroc	Prema Powerteam	1: 33.008	1: 32.430
19th	06th	Lucas Foresti	Carlin	1: 33.046	1: 32.529
20th	28	Matias Laine	Motopark Academy	1: 33.170	1: 32.569
21st	30th	Hywel Lloyd	CF Racing / Manor Motorsport	1: 33.194	1: 32.777
22nd	31	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	1: 35.889	1: 33.099
23	25th	Wayne Boyd	Sino Vision Racing	1: 33.753	1: 34.798
24	24	Adderly Fong	Sino Vision Racing	1: 33.834	1: 34.501

run

Item	No.	driver	team	Round	time	begin
01	01	Valtteri Bottas	ART Grand Prix	25th	41: 38.851	02
02	02	Alexander Sims	ART Grand Prix	25th	+ 1.131	01
03	10	Marco Wittmann	Signature plus	25th	+ 11.054	03
04th	04th	Jean-Éric Vergne	Carlin	25th	+ 12.693	08th
05	09	Edoardo Mortara	Signature plus	25th	+ 18,563	07th
06th	14th	Gabriel Dias	Hitech Racing	25th	+1: 07.717	17th
07th	06th	Lucas Foresti	Carlin	25th	+1: 11.166	19th
08th	25th	Wayne Boyd	Sino Vision Racing	25th	+1: 14.084	23
09	30th	Hywel Lloyd	CF Racing / Manor Motorsport	25th	+1: 15.227	21st
10	31	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	24	+ 1 lap	22nd
11	15th	William Buller	Hitech Racing	24	+ 1 lap	09
12	16	Roberto Merhi	Mücke Motorsport	24	+ 1 lap	04th
13	07th	Rupert Svendsen-Cook	Carlin	24	+ 1 lap	16
14th	18th	Nigel Melker	Mücke Motorsport	24	+ 1 lap	06th
15th	17th	Carlos Muñoz	Mücke Motorsport	24	+ 1 lap	05
16	21st	Daniel Juncadella	Prema Powerteam	23	+ 2 rounds	12
17th	24	Adderly Fong	Sino Vision Racing	23	+ 2 rounds	24
18th	27	António Félix da Costa	Motopark Academy	23	+ 2 rounds	11
19th	22nd	Nicolas Marroc	Prema Powerteam	23	+ 2 rounds	18th
20th	28	Matias Laine	Motopark Academy	22nd	+ 3 rounds	20th
21st	12	Stef Dusseldorp	Signature plus	22nd	+ 3 rounds	15th
22nd	11	Laurens Vanthoor	Signature plus	22nd	+ 3 rounds	14th
-	05	Jazeman Jaafar	Carlin	2	DNF	13
-	03	Jim Pla	ART Grand Prix	2	DNF	10

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Bottas cheers: 'Slicks were the right choice'" (Motorsport-Total.com on June 6, 2010)
2. ↑ ^{a b} “Masters of F3 2010: The line-up”. gpupdate.net, June 2, 2010, archived from the original on June 9, 2010 ; accessed on June 2, 2010 (English). 
3. ↑ "Bottas wins in mixed weather at Zandvoort" (Motorsport-Total.com on June 6, 2010)