British F3 Spa 2: Kennard’s first win

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Jonathan Kennard broke his victory race in very wet conditions at Spa-Francorchamps after only four laps’ racing.

He started the race from pole and was aided by the race starting behind the safety car as the track was extremely wet and rain was continuing to fall. The race got underway after three laps and the top three held their positions at first with Kennard ahead of Maro Engel and Sam Bird.

When Ricardo Teixeira crashed heavily at Eau Rouge on lap seven, the safety car came out and the final lap was completed under caution, sealing Kennard’s victory.

Full results below.

1 – 2 – C – Jonathan KENNARD – GBR – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:27.172 – 8 – – 106.88
2 – 23 – C – Maro ENGEL – GER – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:27.772 – 8 – 0.600 – 106.85
3 – 3 – C – Sam BIRD – GBR – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:28.396 – 8 – 1.224 – 106.81
4 – 1 – C – Stephen JELLEY – GBR – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:28.872 – 8 – 1.700 – 106.79
5 – 4 – C – Mario MORAES – BRA – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:29.057 – 8 – 1.885 – 106.78
6 – 26 – C – Atte MUSTONEN – FIN – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:29.435 – 8 – 2.263 – 106.76
7 – 22 – C – Alberto VALERIO – BRA – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:30.188 – 8 – 3.016 – 106.71
8 – 7 – C – Marko ASMER – EST – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:31.178 – 8 – 4.006 – 106.66
9 – 21 – C – Niall BREEN – IRL – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:33.755 – 8 – 6.583 – 106.51
10 – 9 – C – Rodolfo GONZALEZ – VEN – Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda – 31:33.795 – 8 – 6.623 – 106.51
11 – 5 – C – Sebastian HOHENTHAL – SWE – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:33.933 – 8 – 6.761 – 106.50
12 – 15 – C – Michael DEVANEY – IRL – Mygale Mercedes HWA – 31:34.461 – 8 – 7.289 – 106.47
13 – 6 – C – Walter GRUBM?LLER – AUT – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:35.306 – 8 – 8.134 – 106.42
14 – 16 – C – Max CHILTON – GBR – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:35.759 – 8 – 8.587 – 106.40
15 – 31 – N – Sergio PEREZ – MEX – Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda – 31:41.663 – 8 – 14.491 – 106.07
16 – 27 – C – Alastair JACKSON – GBR – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:41.836 – 8 – 14.664 – 106.06
17 – 39 – N – CHENG Cong Fu – CHN – Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda – 31:43.214 – 8 – 16.042 – 105.98
18 – 24 – C – John MARTIN – AUS – Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda – 31:43.694 – 8 – 16.522 – 105.96
19 – 55 – N – Michael MEADOWS – GBR – Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda – 31:44.451 – 8 – 17.279 – 105.91
20 – 38 – N – Hamad AL FARDAN – BHR – Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda – 31:45.604 – 8 – 18.432 – 105.85
21 – 8 – C – F’cesco CASTELLACCI – ITA – Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda – 31:45.964 – 8 – 18.792 – 105.83
22 – 12 – C – Sean PETTERSON – RSA – Lola B06-30 Mugen-Honda – 31:47.133 – 8 – 19.961 – 105.76
23 – 50 – C – Greg MANSELL – GBR – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:47.716 – 8 – 20.544 – 105.73
24 – 34 – N – Alex WATERS – GBR – Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda – 31:48.648 – 8 – 21.476 – 105.68
25 – 77 – N – Salman AL KHALIFA – BHR – Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda – 31:49.588 – 8 – 22.416 – 105.63
26 – 33 – N – Juan Pablo GARCIA S. – MEX – Lola-Dome F106/4 Mugen-Honda – 31:50.226 – 8 – 23.054 – 105.59
27 – 44 – C – Leo MANSELL – GBR – Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA – 31:50.606 – 8 – 23.434 – 105.57

Not Classified

14 – C – Esteban GUERRIERI – ARG – Mygale Mercedes HWA – 21:03.464 – 6 – D.N.F. – 119.73
10 – C – Ricardo TEIXEIRA – ANG – Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda – 18:39.797 – 5 – D.N.F. – 112.58
37 – N – Viktor JENSEN – ISL – Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda – 10:21.254 – 2 – D.N.F. – 81.17

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