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Safety Car leads the way in a Dennis victory

Prize giving ceremony, 2 Jake Dennis (GBR, Prema Powerteam, Dallara F312 – Mercedes-Benz), 5 Santino Ferrucci (USA, kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport, Dallara F312 – Mercedes-Benz), 23 Sérgio Sette Câmara (BRA, Motopark, Dallara F312 – Volkswagen), FIA Formula 3 European Championship, round 5, race 2, Spa-Francorchamps (BEL) - 19. - 21. June 2015

After a turbulent FIA Formula 3 European Championship race, Jake Dennis (Prema Powerteam) celebrated his third victory of the season. At the 7.004 kilometres long Spa-Francorchamps Grand Prix track, the Brit won from Santino Ferrucci (kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport) and Sérgio Sette Câmara (Motopark). For American driver Ferrucci and Brazilian Sette Câmera, these results were their first FIA Formula 3 European Championship podium finishes. Team Motopark also scored its maiden FIA Formula 3 European Championship podium result. Charles Leclerc (Van Amersfoort Racing), who started the 14th race of the season, took the chequered flag in sixth place and thus extended his FIA Formula 3 European Championship points’ lead.

At the start, Mikkel Jensen (kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport) made the best use of his pole position and took the lead from Lance Stroll (Prema Powerteam) and Jake Dennis (Prema Powerteam). Soon after that, Canadian driver Stroll overtook his Danish rival Jensen and led an FIA Formula 3 European Championship race for the first time in his career. Stroll also held on to his lead during the safety car intervention that followed after an incident involving Kang Ling (kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport), Julio Moreno (ThreeBond with T-Sport) and Tatiana Calderón (Carlin). After the restart, he had to defend his first place from Mikkel Jensen and Felix Rosenqvist (Prema Powerteam), until all three collided and retired. While Jake Dennis moved up into first place, race control sent the safety car out for the second time. Racing resumed on lap nine, but only one lap later, Gustavo Menezes (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin) barrel-rolled his car after he found himself unable to avoid a collision with Brandon Maïsano (Prema Powerteam). During the third safety car intervention, the drivers made it safely to the finish.

Thus, Jake Dennis celebrated his victory from Santino Ferrucci, Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brandon Maïsano, Dorian Boccolacci (Signature), Charles Leclerc, Maximilian Günther (kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport), Raoul Hyman (Team West-Tec F3), Antonio Giovinazzi (Jagonya Ayam with Carlin) and Alessio Lorandi (Van Amersfoort Racing).

Pos Car Driver Team Time
1 2 Jake Dennis GBR Prema Powerteam After 16 Laps
2 5 Santino Ferrucci USA kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport +0,711
3 23 Sergio Sette Camara BRA Motopark +1,056
4 24 Brandon Maisano FRA Prema Powerteam +1,853
5 20 Dorian Boccolacci FRA Signature +2,393
6 7 Charles Leclerc MON Van Amersfoort Racing +3,397
7 28 Maximilian Günther GER kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport +3,849
8 38 Raoul Hyman Team West-Tec F3 +4,25
9 3 Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin +4,786
10 8 Alessio Lorandi ITA Van Amersfoort Racing +5,34
11 30 Callum Ilott GBR Carlin +6,127
12 26 Ryan Tveter USA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin +7,043
13 10 George Russell GBR Carlin +8,163
14 14 Matthew Rao GBR Fortec Motorsports +9,226
15 11 Fabian Schiller GER Team West-Tec F3 +11,086
16 21 Alexander Albon THA Signature +11,651
17 22 Nabil Jeffri MYS Motopark +13,973
18 36 Sam Macleod GBR Motopark +14,24
19 19 Matt Solomon HKG Double R Racing +16,17
20 31 Hongwei Cao CHN Fortec Motorsports +16,407
21 12 Pietro Fittipaldi BRA Fortec Motorsports +17,733
22 18 Nicolas Pohler GER Double R Racing +18,582
23 29 Arjun Maini IND Van Amersfoort Racing +20,145
24 6 Michele Beretta ITA kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport +21,649
25 9 Tatiana Calderón COL Carlin +23,269
26 17 Julio Moreno ECU ThreeBond with T-Sport +25,487
27 33 Mahaveer Raghunathan IND Motopark +27,202
28 34 Markus Pommer GER Motopark +29,397
NC 4 Gustavo Menezes USA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin +3 LAPS
NC 25 Lance Stroll CAN Prema Powerteam +7 LAPS
NC 27 Mikkel Jensen DEN kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport +7 LAPS
NC 1 Felix Rosenqvist SWE Prema Powerteam +7 LAPS
NC 35 Kang Ling CHN kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport +10 LAPS