2015 Masters of Formula 3

The 2015 Masters of Formula 3 was the 25th edition of the Masters of Formula 3 event, a non-championship race for cars that conform to Formula Three regulations. The event was held on 20 September 2015 at Circuit Park Zandvoort,[1] in Zandvoort, North Holland; it was the 23rd time that the circuit held the event.

Race details
Date20 September 2015
Official nameMasters of Formula 3
LocationCircuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course4.307 km (2.676 mi)
DistanceQualifying Race
12 laps, 51.684 km (32.115 mi)
Main Race
25 laps, 107.675 km (66.906 mi)
Qualifying Race
Pole
DriverBrazil Sérgio Sette CâmaraMotopark
Time1:31.281
Fastest Lap
DriverItaly Antonio GiovinazziJagonya Ayam with Carlin
Time1:32.396 (on lap 4 of 12)
Podium
FirstItaly Antonio GiovinazziJagonya Ayam with Carlin
SecondGermany Markus PommerMotopark
ThirdBrazil Sérgio Sette CâmaraMotopark
Main Race
Pole
DriverItaly Antonio GiovinazziJagonya Ayam with Carlin
Fastest Lap
DriverItaly Antonio GiovinazziJagonya Ayam with Carlin
Time1:32.009 (on lap 2 of 25)
Podium
FirstItaly Antonio GiovinazziJagonya Ayam with Carlin
SecondUnited Kingdom George RussellCarlin
ThirdBrazil Sérgio Sette CâmaraMotopark

For the first time since 1999, a qualification race was held alongside the main race but unlike previous years – where the qualification race eliminated drivers from the main race if they finished below a required position – all drivers contested the main Masters race itself.

Jagonya Ayam with Carlin driver Antonio Giovinazzi qualified second for the qualifying race, but after pole-sitter Sérgio Sette Câmara (Motopark) bogged down at the start, Giovinazzi moved into the lead and ultimately won the race by almost nine seconds ahead of another Motopark driver, Markus Pommer in second place.[2] Sette Câmara completed the podium for the race. In the main Masters race, Giovinazzi moved clear at the start, and won the race by a similar margin to what he had done the previous day.[3] As a result, Giovinazzi became the first Italian driver to win the event, and took his team's first win in the race since Takuma Sato in 2001. George Russell completed a 1–2 for Carlin after moving ahead of Pommer and Sette Câmara at the start, while Sette Câmara once again completed the podium.

Drivers and teams

All teams used Dallara chassis, model listed:[4]

TeamNo.DriverChassisEngineMain series
Motopark1 Markus PommerF315Volkswagen2015 European Formula 3 season
2 Sérgio Sette CâmaraF314
3 Sam MacLeodF315
4 Nabil JeffriF314
5 Mahaveer RaghunathanF315
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin7 Antonio GiovinazziF315Volkswagen2015 European Formula 3 season
11 Ryan TveterF312
Carlin8 George RussellF312Volkswagen2015 European Formula 3 season
9 Callum IlottF312
Van Amersfoort Racing15 Alessio LorandiF312Volkswagen2015 European Formula 3 season
16 Arjun MainiF312
Jo Zeller Racing17 Félix SerrallésF312Mercedes2015 Indy Lights season
Fortec Motorsports21 Zhi Cong LiF312Mercedes2015 European Formula 3 season
22 Pietro FittipaldiF315
Team West-Tec24 Raoul HymanF314Mercedes2015 European Formula 3 season
25 Yarin SternF3122015 Euroformula Open season
ThreeBond with T-Sport26 Dennis OlsenF312Tomei2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season
27 Julio MorenoF312NBE2015 European Formula 3 season

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriver[5]TeamTime
12 Sérgio Sette CâmaraMotopark1:31.281
27 Antonio GiovinazziJagonya Ayam with Carlin1:31.343
31 Markus PommerMotopark1:31.414
48 George RussellCarlin1:31.641
515 Alessio LorandiVan Amersfoort Racing1:31.690
616 Arjun MainiVan Amersfoort Racing1:31.803
73 Sam MacLeodMotopark1:31.951
84 Nabil JeffriMotopark1:32.041
99 Callum IlottCarlin1:32.049
1024 Raoul HymanTeam West-Tec1:32.050
1111 Ryan TveterJagonya Ayam with Carlin1:32.146
1222 Pietro FittipaldiFortec Motorsports1:32.404
1317 Félix SerrallésJo Zeller Racing1:32.421
1426 Dennis OlsenThreebond with T-Sport1:32.561
1527 Julio MorenoThreebond with T-Sport1:32.756
1625 Yarin SternTeam West-Tec1:33.002
175 Mahaveer RaghunathanMotopark1:33.199
1821 Zhi Cong LiFortec Motorsports1:33.472

Qualifying Race

PosNo.Driver[6]TeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
17 Antonio GiovinazziJagonya Ayam with Carlin1218:39.6702
21 Markus PommerMotopark12+8.8033
32 Sérgio Sette CâmaraMotopark12+9.2301
48 George RussellCarlin12+10.0964
53 Sam MacLeodMotopark12+11.6657
64 Nabil JeffriMotopark12+12.1278
715 Alessio LorandiVan Amersfoort Racing12+14.1215
816 Arjun MainiVan Amersfoort Racing12+14.6716
911 Ryan TveterJagonya Ayam with Carlin12+17.77911
1017 Félix SerrallésJo Zeller Racing12+18.40713
1127 Julio MorenoThreebond with T-Sport12+21.08415
1222 Pietro FittipaldiFortec Motorsports12+25.10712
1326 Dennis OlsenThreebond with T-Sport12+25.62814
149 Callum IlottCarlin12+26.0819
1525 Yarin SternTeam West-Tec12+27.75016
1621 Zhi Cong LiFortec Motorsports12+30.17118
175 Mahaveer RaghunathanMotopark11+1 Lap17
Ret24 Raoul HymanTeam West-Tec3Retired10
Fastest lap: Antonio Giovinazzi, 1:32.396, 167.812 km/h (104.274 mph) on lap 4

Race

PosNo.Driver[3]TeamLapsTimeGrid
17 Antonio GiovinazziJagonya Ayam with Carlin2538:51.1641
28 George RussellCarlin25+8.4274
32 Sérgio Sette CâmaraMotopark25+11.5773
43 Sam MacLeodMotopark25+14.9475
54 Nabil JeffriMotopark25+16.6416
616 Arjun MainiVan Amersfoort Racing25+16.7838
711 Ryan TveterJagonya Ayam with Carlin25+21.5289
89 Callum IlottCarlin25+22.43014
915 Alessio LorandiVan Amersfoort Racing25+22.8977
1027 Julio MorenoThreebond with T-Sport25+31.90511
1126 Dennis OlsenThreebond with T-Sport25+32.38013
1217 Félix SerrallésJo Zeller Racing25+35.83110
1322 Pietro FittipaldiFortec Motorsports25+36.27212
1425 Yarin SternTeam West-Tec25+36.65715
1524 Raoul HymanTeam West-Tec25+38.76818
1621 Zhi Cong LiFortec Motorsports25+49.15116
175 Mahaveer RaghunathanMotopark25+55.07917
181 Markus PommerMotopark24+1 Lap2
Fastest lap: Antonio Giovinazzi, 1:32.009, 168.518 km/h (104.712 mph) on lap 2

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