Race details | ||
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Date | 14 August 2011 | |
Official name | Masters of Formula 3 | |
Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands | |
Course | 4.307 km (2.676 mi) | |
Distance | 25 laps, 107.675 km (66.906 mi) | |
Pole | ||
Driver | Roberto Merhi | Prema Powerteam |
Time | 1:30.750 | |
Fastest Lap | ||
Driver | Felix Rosenqvist | Mücke Motorsport |
Time | 1:31.534 (on lap 6 of 25) | |
Podium | ||
First | Felix Rosenqvist | Mücke Motorsport |
Second | Marco Wittmann | Signature |
Third | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin |
The 2011 Masters of Formula 3 was the twenty-first Masters of Formula 3 race, and was held at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands on 14 August 2011.
The race was won by Felix Rosenqvist, for Mücke Motorsport, who took advantage of a start-line collision between Spanish Prema Powerteam teammates Daniel Juncadella and Roberto Merhi. Marco Wittmann finished second, whilst Kevin Magnussen became the first regular from the British series to appear on the podium since Adam Carroll in 2004 by finishing third.
Despite his disqualification for causing the accident with Daniel Juncadella, Roberto Merhi sealed the inaugural FIA Formula 3 International Trophy at this race on the virtue of his closest rival, Marco Wittmann, failing to win the race.
2011 Entry List [1] | ||||||
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Team | No | Driver | Chassis [N 1] | Engine | Main series | |
Signature | 1 | Marco Wittmann | F308 | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series | |
2 | Laurens Vanthoor | F309 | ||||
3 | Daniel Abt | F308 | ||||
4 | Carlos Muñoz | F308 | ||||
Carlin | 6 | Carlos Huertas | F308 | Volkswagen | British Formula 3 | |
7 | Jazeman Jaafar | F308 | ||||
8 | Kevin Magnussen | F308 | ||||
9 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | F308 | ||||
Prema Powerteam | 11 | Roberto Merhi | F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series | |
12 | Daniel Juncadella | F309 | ||||
14 | Pipo Derani | F308 | British Formula 3 | |||
Mücke Motorsport | 15 | Nigel Melker | F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series | |
16 | Felix Rosenqvist | F308 | ||||
17 | Lucas Foresti | F308 | British Formula 3 | |||
Motopark Academy | 18 | Jimmy Eriksson | F308 | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series | |
19 | Kimiya Sato | F308 |
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 [2] | Q2 [3] |
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1 | 11 | Roberto Merhi | Prema Powerteam | 1:30.750 | 1:48.138 |
2 | 12 | Daniel Juncadella | Prema Powerteam | 1:30.758 | 1:49.141 |
3 | 16 | Felix Rosenqvist | Mücke Motorsport | 1:31.055 | 1:49.291 |
4 | 1 | Marco Wittmann | Signature | 1:31.226 | 1:47.803 |
5 | 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin | 1:31.295 | 1:48.648 |
6 | 15 | Nigel Melker | Mücke Motorsport | 1:31.411 | 1:49.909 |
7 | 2 | Laurens Vanthoor | Signature | 1:31.530 | 1:49.972 |
8 | 9 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | Carlin | 1:31.599 | 1:51.636 |
9 | 3 | Daniel Abt | Signature | 1:31.914 | 1:48.723 |
10 | 17 | Lucas Foresti | Mücke Motorsport | 1:31.933 | 1:48.995 |
11 | 14 | Pipo Derani | Prema Powerteam | 1:32.096 | 1:51.583 |
12 | 7 | Jazeman Jaafar | Carlin | 1:32.123 | 1:52.220 |
13 | 4 | Carlos Muñoz | Signature | 1:32.315 | 1:49.493 |
14 | 18 | Jimmy Eriksson | Motopark Academy | 1:32.526 | 1:51.590 |
15 | 6 | Carlos Huertas | Carlin | 1:32.529 | 1:53.408 |
16 | 19 | Kimiya Sato | Motopark Academy | 1:32.694 | 1:51.742 |
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 16 | Felix Rosenqvist | Mücke Motorsport | 25 | 0:42:19.994 | 3 |
2 | 1 | Marco Wittmann | Signature | 25 | +5.182 | 4 |
3 | 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin | 25 | +23.934 | 5 |
4 | 15 | Nigel Melker | Mücke Motorsport | 25 | +24.507 | 6 |
5 | 9 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | Carlin | 25 | +26.170 | 8 |
6 | 3 | Daniel Abt | Signature | 25 | +27.232 | 9 |
7 | 2 | Laurens Vanthoor | Signature | 25 | +27.826 | 7 |
8 | 17 | Lucas Foresti | Mücke Motorsport | 25 | +28.944 | 10 |
9 | 18 | Jimmy Eriksson | Motopark Academy | 25 | +30.337 | 14 |
10 | 7 | Jazeman Jaafar | Carlin | 25 | +40.802 | 12 |
11 | 6 | Carlos Huertas | Carlin | 25 | +41.923 | 15 |
12 | 19 | Kimiya Sato | Motopark Academy | 25 | +48.439 | 16 |
DSQ | 11 | Roberto Merhi | Prema Powerteam | 25 | Disqualified | 1 |
Ret | 12 | Daniel Juncadella | Prema Powerteam | 0 | Retired | 2 |
Ret | 14 | Pipo Derani | Prema Powerteam | 0 | Retired | 11 |
Ret | 4 | Carlos Muñoz | Signature | 0 | Retired | 13 |
Fastest lap: Felix Rosenqvist, 1:31.534, 169.392 km/h (105.255 mph) on lap 6 [4] |
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