Rising British star Jon Lancaster drove a faultless race to take his maiden win in the Formula 3 Euroseries at the Nürburgring today. The 19 year-old F3 rookie started from the front row and got the jump on pole-sitter Niall Breen at the first corner, to take a controlled lights-to-flag victory.
Despite coming under intense pressure for the duration of the 28-lap race, the BRDC Superstar from Leeds was able to keep the Irishman at bay. Even a safety car period on lap 13 when Rodolfo Gonzalez went off at the chicane failed to unsettle him and Jon kept his head to take a well-deserved first F3 victory in only his second season out of karts.
At the flag, the Multiflight-backed driver was understandably delighted with the result: "Fantastic! To finally score my maiden win in the Formula 3 Euroseries is a great feeling! I have been fast here around the Nürburgring all weekend and have been working hard for this success during the past weeks.
"It’s been a long time coming really so it’s quite a relief to finally get that first win under my belt. It’s taken a great weight off my shoulders and now we can look forward to hopefully repeating that at Brands. It was a very tough race to be honest. Niall was pushing hard all the way through and towards the end the tyres started to wear a bit but I was still able to keep up the pace. It’s great to be able to repay the faith shown in me by Multiflight and all my other sponsors and supporters too."
Jon was also quick to praise the efforts of the ART Grand Prix team, the outfit that steered Lewis Hamilton to title victory, "The ART Grand Prix team has worked hard all season to give me a great car and the opportunity for victory. I’m delighted to finally be able to give them the result they deserve, which has been on the cards now for a few races. I’d like to say a very big thank to you to Fred and all the team for all their support."
Jon’s results in rounds 11 and 12 of the 20-round series, has moved up to eighth overall in the championship standings ahead of his ‘home’ race, at Brands Hatch at the end of the month.
Results of Race 2 – 28 laps
1. Jon Lancaster ART Grand Prix 40:40.779
2. Niall Breen Manor Motorsport 40:41.502
3. Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 40:42.787
4. Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 40:43.415
5. Tom Dillmann Jo Zeller Racing 40:44.293
6. Yann Clairay SG Formula 40:47.961
Championship positions after 12 rounds:1. Edoardo Mortara 40, Nico Hulkenberg 39, 3. Mika Mäki 36, 4. Renger v d Zande 31, 5. Jules Bianchi 29, 6. Christian Vietoris 21, 7. Yann Clairay 20, 8. Jon Lancaster 19.
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-Cathy Metcalfe - also photos
Volkswagen Pilot Edoardo Mortara weiter an der Tabellenspitze
27.07.2008
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Formel 3 Euro Serie auf dem Nürburgring (D)
Tabellenführung für Edoardo Mortara (I) und Top-10-Resultate für Jean Karl Vernay (F), Franck Mailleux (F) sowie Jens Klingmann (D):
Die Volkswagen Piloten in der Formel 3 Euro Serie zeigten bei den Saisonrennen elf und zwölf ei ... mehr |
Jon Lancaster wins from Niall Breen - Hülkenberg closing up
27.07.2008
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Air temperature: 26.6 °C
Asphalt temperature: 40. °C
At the 3.629 kilometres long Nürburgring short circuit, 19-year old Brit Jon Lanc ... mehr |
Nürburgring Race 2 results
27.07.2008
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Formula 3 Euro Series DTM Nürburgring
Nürburgring, length 3629 m 24.-27.07.2008
started : 30 classified : 25 not classified : 5
1 25 Jon Lancaster (R) GBR ART Grand Prix Dallara F308 Mercedes 28 40:40.779 1:24.883
2 6 Niall Breen IRL Manor Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes 28 40:41.502 00.723 00.723 1:24.71 ... mehr |
Mücke-Pilot Mika Mäki holt weiter auf
26.07.2008
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– Vierter auf dem Nürburgring
– Christian Vietoris beim Heimrennen ebenso im Pech wie Erik Janis
Mit gemischten Gefühlen ist das Team Mücke Motorsport supported by Schlüter aus Berlin-Altglienicke am Samstag (26. Juli) in die zweite Saisonhälfte der Formel-3-Euroserie gestartet.
Während der Finne Mika Mäki in Lauf 11 auf dem Nür ... mehr |
Seventh earns Lancaster first F3 front row start in Germany
26.07.2008
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Jon Lancaster finished seventh in the first of two Formula 3 Euroseries races at the Nürburgring this weekend setting himself up for his first F3 front row start for Sunday’s race two. The 19 year-old F3 rookie started from the ... mehr |
Nürburgring race 1 results
26.07.2008
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Formula 3 Euro Series DTM Nürburgring
Nürburgring, length 3629 m 24.-27.07.2008
started : 30 classified : 24 not classified : 6
1 1 Nico Hülkenberg GER ART Grand Prix Dallara F308 Mercedes 29 41:11.039 1:24.296
2 24 Jules Bianchi (R) FRA ART Grand Prix Dallara F308 Mercedes 29 41:17.787 06.748 06.748 1:24.348
3 19 Tom Dillmann ... mehr |
Hülkenberg wins and closes up in the points’ standings
26.07.2008
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F3 Euroseries Nürburgring
Air temperature: 27.2 °C
Asphalt temperature: 43.1 °C
At the 3.629 kilometres long Nürburgring, Nico Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix) celebrated his third season win in the Formula 3 Euro Series. Jules Bianchi (ART Grand Prix) and Tom Dillmann (Jo Zeller Racing) occupied second and third places. In the points’ standings, ... mehr |
Fifth row start for Lancaster at Nürburgring
26.07.2008
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Jon Lancaster will line up on the fifth row of the grid for the first of two Formula 3 Euroseries races at Nürburgring this weekend. The 19 year-old F3 rookie struggled to get a clear lap in the 30 minutes session ahead of Saturday’s round 11 of the 20-round series.
"I struggled to get a clear lap in qualifying and then on new tyres I braked a little too early on my fast ... mehr |
Maiden pole position for Christian Vietoris at Nürburgring
25.07.2008
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Air temperature: 27.0 °C
Asphalt temperature: 34.9 °C
Christian Vietoris (Mücke Motorsport, 1:23.259 min) secured himself his maiden pole position in the Formula 3 Euro Series. In his home event at the 3.629 kilometres long Nürburgring, he beat his fellow-German Nico Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix, 1:23.541 min), who ended up second. The second row of th ... mehr |
Nürburgring - Qualifying result
25.07.2008
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Formula 3 Euro Series DTM Nürburgring
Nürburgring, length 3629 m24.-27.07.2008
1 3 Christian Vietoris GER Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes 19 1:23.259 156.913
2 1 Nico Hülkenberg GER ART Grand Prix Dallara F308 Mercedes 15 1:23.541 00.282 00.282 156.383
3 19 Tom Dillmann FRA Jo Zeller Racing Dallara F308 Mercedes ... mehr |
Nürburgring Test 1 results
25.07.2008
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Formula 3 Euro SeriesDTM Nürburgring
Nürburgring, length 3629 m 24.-27.07.2008
1 24 R Jules Bianchi FRA ART Grand Prix Dallara F308 Mercedes 23 1:23.358 156.726
2 3 Christian Vietoris GER Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308 ... mehr |
Nürburgring - Result pre-event test 2
25.07.2008
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Formula 3 Euro Series DTM Nürburgring
Nürburgring, length 3629 m 24.-27.07.2008
1 1 Nico Hülkenberg GER ART Grand Prix Dallara F308 Mercedes 34 1:23.402 156.644
2 3 Christian Vietoris GER Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes 40 1:23.466 00.064 00.064 156.524
3 26 R Mika Mäki FIN Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes ... mehr |
Nürburgring . Result pre-event test 1
25.07.2008
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Formula 3 Euro SeriesDTM Nürburgring
Nürburgring, length 3629 m 24.-27.07.2008
1 1 Nico Hülkenberg GER ART Grand Prix Dallara F308 Mercedes 32 1:24.448 154.703
2 3 Christian Vietoris GER Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes 42 1:24.468 00.020 00.020 154.667
3 26 R Mika Mäki FIN Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes 3 ... mehr |
Team Mücke Motorsport supported by Schlüter will vordere Position in zweiter Saisonhälfte behaupten
25.07.2008
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– Heimspiel für Christian Vietoris
Mit Optimismus startet das Team Mücke Motorsport supported by Schlüter aus Berlin-Altglienicke am kommenden Wochenende (25. bis 27. Juli) auf dem Nürburgring in die zweite Saisonhälfte der Formel-3-Euroserie. Der Rennstall aus der deutschen Hauptstadt will in den Läufen 11 und 12 der stärksten Nachwuchsserie der Welt seine vordere ... mehr |
Start into the second half of the 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series season
24.07.2008
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Track length: 3.629 kilometres
Lap record: 1:22.744 min / Lewis Hamilton, 2005
Distance: 31 laps
Winners 2007: Nico Hülkenberg / Harald Schlegelmilch
This weekend, the Nürburgring’s 3.629-kilometre short la ... mehr |
Lancaster fired up for return to Nürburgring
23.07.2008
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Jon Lancaster returns to racing action in the sixth rounds of the Formula 3 Euroseries in Germany this weekend determined for a return to the podium. The 19 year-old F3 rookie has already climbed the podium this season following a superb third place in only his second year in cars.
Now the Multiflight-backed driver intends to go even better, with a visit to the top step a ... mehr |
Nürburgring-Rückkehr: Volkswagen mit positiver Zwischenbilanz
18.07.2008
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Formel 3 Euro Serie auf dem Nürburgring
Ein Jahr nach dem Comeback als Formel-3-Motorenlieferant an gleicher Stelle kehrt Volkswagen auf den Nürburgring zurück. Zeit für eine erste Zwischenbilanz, die mit einem Sieg sowie acht weiteren Podiumsplatzierungen für die Volkswagen Piloten in der Formel 3 Eur ... mehr |
Jean-Karl Vernay - Placé à l’arrivée du quinté et du quarté
17.07.2008
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Pilote Red Bull Junior Team / Equipe de France FFSA Circuits / Team Red Bull Signature
9ème et 10ème manches de la Formule 3 Euro Série, Zandvoort (Pays-Bas) 12 & 13 juillet 2008
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SG Formula rounds off its first half-season in F3 with a podium place!
16.07.2008
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SG Formula Formula 3 Euro Series, 9th and 10th rounds, Zandvoort (The Netherlands) July 12-13 2008
Ten out of twenty races have been completed and the newest F3 team in the Euro Series has just won its secon ... mehr |
Bird Back in Business with First F3 Euroseries Podium
16.07.2008
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A radical change in the set up of his ... mehr |
Kein optimales Wochenende für RC Motorsport in Zandvoort
15.07.2008
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Nicht zufrieden sein kann das italienische Team RC Motorsport nach dem 9. und 10. Rennen der Formel 3 Euro Series vor 48.000 Fans im Rahmen der DTM im niederländischen Zandvoort (11.-13.07.08). Das Team von Jens Klingmann konnte diesmal n ... mehr |
ART Grand Prix Zandvoort review
15.07.2008
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The fifth round of the 2008 F3 Euroseries Championship held at the Zandvoort circuit this past weekend, concluded badly for the ART Grand Prix team despite a good start. The team only managed to return home from the Netherlands with eight more points to their credit, partly due to the efforts of Nico Hulkenberg who secured his fourth pole position of the season from five attempts ... mehr |
Team Mücke Motorsport supported by Schlüter zieht positive Halbzeitbilanz
13.07.2008
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– Mika Mäki nach Samstagsieg am Sonntag Fünfter und Zweiter in der Gesamtwertung
Mit dem Sieg am Samstag (12. Juli) und Rang fünf am Sonntag 13. Juli) hat Mika Mäki (M ... mehr |
Podium für Volkswagen Pilot Mailleux - Mortara "Halbzeitmeister"
13.07.2008
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Formel 3 Euro Serie in Zandvoort (NL)
Gesamtführung verteidigt und Podium erobert: Die Volkswagen Piloten haben die erste Saison-Hälfte der Formel 3 Euro Serie bei den Rennen neun und ze ... mehr |
Zandvoort Race 2 results
13.07.2008
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Formula 3 Euro Series
DTM Zandvoort Zandvoort, length 4307 m
1 9 Renger v. d. Zande NED Prema Powerteam Dallara F308 Mercedes 26 41:13.792 1:34.077
2 34 Yann Clairay FRA SG Formula Dallara F308 Mercedes 26 41:17.541 03.749 03.749 1:34.165
3 8 Franck Mailleux FRA Signature-Plus Dallara F308 Volkswagen 26 41:19.212 01.671 05.420 1:34.32 ... mehr |
Home victory for van der Zande at Zandvoort
13.07.2008
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Formula 3 Euro Series 2008
Air temperature: 18.2 °C
Asphalt temperature: 23.7 °C
Victory in the tenth season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series went to Dutchman Renger van der Zande (Prema Powerteam). At the 4.307 kilometres long race track at Zandvoort, located in the North Sea dunes, he won with a margin of 3.749 seconds from the tw ... mehr |
Nico Hülkenberg disqualified from the race in Zandvoort
12.07.2008
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Formula 3 Euro Series 2008 – ZANDVOORT
Nico Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix), the first-placed driver in the ninth season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series at Zandvoort, was excluded from the race results on Saturday evening.
After the race, the total weight of car and driver was found to be 537 kilograms and thus was three kilograms lower than the minimum wei ... mehr |
Vierter Sieg für Team Mücke Motorsport supported by Schlüter durch Mika Mäki
12.07.2008
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– Finne zum dritten Mal auf dem obersten Podest
- Erik Janis Elfter, Christian Vietoris Zwölfter
Den vierten Saisonsieg für das Team Mücke Motorsport supported by Schlüter h ... mehr |
Hülkenberg only four points down on Mortara after victory
12.07.2008
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Air temperature: 16.5 °C
Asphalt temperature: 15.4 °C
Nico Hülkenberg (ART Grand Prix) was the dominant winner of the ninth season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series at the 4.307 kilometres long former Grand Prix circuit at Zandvoort in The Nethrlands.
The 20-year old German scored a dominant lights-to-flag win from the two rookie drivers Mika Mäki ... mehr |
