Briti F3 Doningtonis 31 kuni 3 aprill

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Kaua oodatud Briti F3 hooaeg alustab siis sellel nädalavahetusel. 31.märtsil on testide päev. 2 aprillil sõidetakse kvalifikatsioonid ja 3.aprillil kaks esimest etappi. Hooajl on kokku 20 etappi.

Kalender:

03/04/2005 Donington Park National http://www.donington-park.co.uk/
17/04/2005 Spa-Francorchamps
08/05/2005 Croft
22/05/2005 Knockhill
29/05/2005 Thruxton
26/06/2005 Castle Combe
10/07/2005 Monza
14/08/2005 Silverstone Grand Prix
04/09/2005 Nurburgring
18/09/2005 Mondello Park
09/10/2005 Silverstone International

Väike hooaja eelne ülevaade ja võistkonnad ning sõitjad:

British F3 International Series Pre-season Report

There is not long to go now before the eagerly awaited opening round of the 2005 British F3 International Series, which will take place at Donington Park on April 2/3. The 2005 season looks likely to be one to remember; with the teams and drivers pulling together one of the strongest grids the Championship has seen in several years, despite the difficult economic climate.

As ever, the grid is a multinational field, with drivers from all around the world - Brazil, Japan, USA, Denmark, Estonia, Mexico, Finland, Angola and Macau to name just a few countries. There are also some familiar names returning, who raced in 2004. The Scholarship class winner of last year, Ryan Lewis, has moved up into the Championship class with T-Sport, as has his close contender from 2004, Stephen Jelley, who races with Menu F3 Motorsport this year. James Walker switches to Fortec Motorsport, whilst Danilo Dirani moves to P1 Motorsport, but Marko Asmer stays with Hitech Racing.

One name that will undoubtedly stand out from the crowd this year is that of the nephew of the late Ayrton Senna, Bruno Senna, who joins the Series with yet another famous name, the new team formed by F1 star Kimi Räikönnen and his manager, Steve Robertson - Räikönnen Robertson Racing.

Also in 2005, for the first time ever in the history of the British Formula 3, there will be two female drivers on the starting grid. 22-year-old Susie Stoddart, who was fifth in the UK Formula Renault Championship last year with Comtec, and a finalist in the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award, is racing for Alan Docking Racing. Whilst Carlin Motorsport has signed up former model Keiko Ihara from Japan, who is 31 years old and has in the past scored points in the French F3 Championship.

Amongst the new names to look out for are those of the reigning UK Formula Renault champion, Mike Conway (Fortec Motorsport), whose pre-season testing form has marked him out as a potential Championship contender, the reigning UK Formula BMW champion, Tim Bridgman (Hitech Racing) and the reigning Formula Palmer Audi champion, Jonathan Kennard (Alan Docking Racing). Bruno Senna's team-mate will be Dan Clarke, who won the prestigious Formula Ford Festival at the end of last season, whilst the Finn, Valle Makela, who was the UK Formula Ford Champion, is another possible runner in the National Class.

Series Co-ordinator Jeremy Lord said: "At this stage it's almost impossible to predict a likely Champion. Compared with last year, there are many new faces and we just don't know who will adapt best to F3. The grid is looking good already, but I'm hopeful that there may be one or two additions before the first race."

When not running with British GT, the series will support the Le Mans Endurance Series events, and as such will visit the prestigious Formula One circuits at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), Monza (Italy), Silverstone (Grand Prix Circuit) and the Nürburgring (Germany). Due to including three European races in the 2005 calendar, the title name has changed from British Formula 3 Championship to British Formula 3 International Series. The title of the Scholarship Class has also changed to the National Class. A control Mugen-Honda engine, supplied by Neil Brown Engineering, together with strict cutbacks on testing and the number of new tyres that can be used have given this class a fresh and affordable new look. This in turn has attracted several new teams and drivers to British F3.

One of the Championships new partners is the Internet portal Crash.Net, which will take Internet coverage for the Championship to a new level. Following the deal, the Championship will receive increased in-depth coverage on www.crash.net, Crash.net Radio and, through Crash.net, syndicated online and offline media destinations.

British F3 International Series - Entries:

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS

1 Danilo Dirani BRA P1 Motorsport Lola B05/30 Mugen-Honda
2 James Walker JER Fortec Motorsport Dallara F305 Opel Spiess
3 Ronayne O'Mahony IRL Fortec Motorsport Dallara F305 Opel Spiess
4 Christian Bakkerud DEN Carlin Motorsport Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda
5 Keiko Ihara JPN Team Ivy with Carlin Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda
6 Charlie Kimball USA Carlin Motorsport Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda
7 Susie Stoddart GBR Alan Docking Racing Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda
9 Stephen Jelly GBR Menu F3 Motorsport Dallara F305 Opel Spiess
11 Tim Bridgman GBR Hitech Racing Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda
12 Marko Asmer EST Hitech Racing Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda
26 Mike Conway GBR Fortec Motorsport Dallara F305 Opel Spiess
27 Daniel Clarke GBR RRR Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda
28 Bruno Senna BRA RRR Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda
69 Ryan Lewis GBR T-Sport Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda

NATIONAL CLASS


31 Barton Mawer T-Sport Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda
33 Charlie Hollings GBR Promatecme Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen-Honda
34 Ricardo Teixeira ANG Carlin Motorsport Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda
35 Juho Annala FIN Alan Docking Racing Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda
36 Jonathan Kennard GBR Alan Docking Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda
38 Cheong Lou Meng MAC Edenbridge Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda
39 TBA Edenbridge Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda
40 Josh Fisher GBR Team SWR Pioneer Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda
41 Nick Jones USA Team SWR Pioneer Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda
42 Salvador Duran MEX P1 Motorsport Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda

INVITATION CLASS
71 Michael Herck BEL Junior Racing Team Dallara F305 Opel Spiess

[KAIKUL]

On kellelgi äkki informatsiooni, mis kanalilt televisioonist võiks Briti F3 etappe üle kanda, kui kannab?

[Kolin]

Kunagi kandis seda üle Motors TV. Aga kes nüüd ülekandeid teeb ei ole teada.

[arouser]

Asmer siis esimese kvalifikatsiooni teine mees
http://www.fota.co.uk/newsitem.php?key=163

[arouser]

Ajad ka siis:
1. Danilo Dirani 1min 02.784secs
2. Marko Asmer 1min 02.794secs
3. Mike Conway 1min 03.007secs
4. Dan Clarke 1min 03.040secs
5. Bruno Senna 1min 03.052secs
6. Ryan Lewis 1min 03.239secs
7. Tom Bridgman 1min 03.262secs
8. James Walker 1min 03.411secs
9. Christian Bakkerud 1min 03.549secs
10. Stephen Jelley 1min 03.576secs

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Algus on igati hea. Kahju sellest 0,010 sekundist mis puudu jäi. Ennustused peavad igati paika, et peamine pusimine meistritiitlile tuleb Asmeri ja Dirani vahel. Täna vel teine kvalifikatsioon ka.

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1 12 C Marko ASMER EST Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:03.094 24 111.67
2 1 C Danilo DIRANI BRA Lola B05/30 Mugen Honda 1:03.212 23 0.118 111.47
3 26 C Mike CONWAY GBR Dallara Opel Spiess 1:03.296 21 0.202 111.32
4 27 C Daniel CLARKE GBR Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:03.428 22 0.334 111.09
5 6 C Charlie KIMBALL USA Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:03.518 25 0.424 110.93
6 8 C Steven KANE GBR Lola B05/30 Mugen-Honda 1:03.663 15 0.569 110.68
7 4 C Christian BAKKERUD DEN Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:03.669 23 0.575 110.67
8 2 C James WALKER GBR Dallara F305 Opel Spiess 1:03.738 23 0.644 110.55
9 28 C Bruno SENNA BRA Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:03.778 23 0.684 110.48
10 7 C Susie STODDART GBR Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:03.794 21 0.700 110.45
11 31 N Barton MAWER AUS Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:03.841 24 0.747 110.37
12 3 C Ronayne O'MAHONY IRL Dallara F305 Opel Spiess 1:03.973 24 0.879 110.14
13 11 C Tim BRIDGMAN GBR Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:04.044 24 0.950 110.02
14 42 N Salvador DURAN MEX Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:04.170 23 1.076 109.80
15 69 C Ryan LEWIS GBR Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:04.172 11 1.078 109.80
16 40 N Josh FISHER GBR Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:04.222 22 1.128 109.71
17 32 N Suk SANDHER IND Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:04.290 21 1.196 109.60
18 36 N Jonathan KENNARD GBR Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:04.361 22 1.267 109.48
19 33 N Charlie HOLLINGS GBR Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen Honda 1:04.379 18 1.285 109.45
20 9 C Stephen JELLEY GBR Dallara F305 Opel Spiess 1:04.399 23 1.305 109.41
21 5 C Keiko IHARA JPN Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 1:04.686 23 1.592 108.93
22 35 N Juho ANNALA FIN Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:04.691 19 1.597 108.92
23 41 N Nick JONES USA Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:05.672 21 2.578 107.29
24 34 N Ricardo TEIXEIRA ANG Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:06.963 17 3.869 105.22
25 38 N CHEONG Lou Meng MAC Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1:07.508 6 4.414 104.37


Start Time : 14:12
Weather / Track : Sunny / Dry End Time : 14:50
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