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| August 19, 2012 |
| F3 Euro: Wehrlein Secures Maiden Win in Germany |
 | German Pascal Wehrlein scored his first series win on home soil at the Nurburgring
(Photo: Formula 3 Euro Series) |
The 15th round of the Formula 3 Euro Series season ended on Sunday (August 19), with the maiden season victory of a rookie driver Pascal Wehrlein (Mücke Motorsport). The 17 year-old German beat William Buller (Carlin) and Jazeman Jaafar (Carlin) at the 3.629-kilometres Nürburgring sprint circuit, benefiting from a drive-through penalty for Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam), who was leading at the time. The Spaniard remains on top in the points’ standings, while Wehrlein moved up into second place in the driver’ standings with his victory.
The third round of the weekend provided plenty of action. A few metres after the start, Juncadella and Felix Rosenqvist (Mücke Motorsport) collided in the run towards the first corner. Müller (Prema Powerteam), Raffaele Marciello (Prema Powerteam) and Andrea Roda (Jo Zeller Racing) also retired after incidents on the opening lap. Because of the collision with Rosenqvist, Juncadella was soon given a drive-through penalty and lost the lead to Pascal Wehrlein. After that, the Mücke driver drove a safe victory home. American Michael Lewis (Prema Powerteam) avoided the early race carnage to finish sixth.
"The start and the first lap were spectacular," stated Wehrlein. "I was able to remain out of all the incidents and also benefited from Daniel Juncadella’s penalty soon after that. My speed was good, I was able to extend my advantage throughout the race. However, I had to remain focussed all race long and I couldn’t make any mistakes. I hope that more podium results will follow.”
The Formula 3 Euro Series title fight resumes on August 25-26, with three more races at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
The top-three, along with how the North American racers did, will be posted following every session on the EFCN Facebook page, and EFCN Twitter page.
Full Formula 3 Euro Series Race results available HERE |
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