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Q: How happy are you with the reliability of the BMW Sauber C29 after the first test? Willy Rampf, Technical Director: "All in all we can be satisfied with the reliability of the car. We completed 1,000 kilometres over the three days without encountering any major problems. Of course, we have to make some adjustments and modifications, but that's what tests are there for." ( Read more ... ) | |
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Bridgestone Motorsport, the Official Tyre Supplier to the FIA Formula One World Championship, has completed the first group test of the exciting new 2010 season after three days at the 4.05 km Circuit Comunitat de la Valenciana, in Spain. This was the first opportunity for teams, drivers and observers to see in action the final specification of the new narrow front Potenza F1 tyre developed by Bridgestone for this season. With a tyre size of 245/ 55R13, the new front tyre when fitted to a rim is 20mm narrower than the 2009 specification and is designed to redress the balance of the cars after grooves were removed from the tyres ahead of the 2009 season. ( Read more ... ) | |
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During the final day of the first pre-season test at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, Pedro de la Rosa came in action for the BMW Sauber F1 Team. The Spaniard confirmed the speed of the new C29 by finishing the day in second position. ( Read more ... ) | |
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Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. F. Alonso Ferrari 1:11.470 127
2. P. de la Rosa Sauber 1:12.094 80
3. M. Schumacher Mercedes 1:12.438 82
4. J. Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:12.576 97
5. J. Button McLaren 1:12.951 82
6. V. Petrov Renault 1:13.097 75
7. N. Hulkenberg Williams 1:13.669 126
All timings are unofficial
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Q: How was your first day in the Sauber? Kamui Kobayashi: It has been a really great start for us and we had no problems with the car. It was the first day for me and there was a really good feeling with the car. It's difficult to say where we are, the result was a quite good lap time, but with new rules and another team like Red Bull still to come it's difficult to say where we are. But it was a really good start. ( Read more ... ) | |
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On the second test day of the 2010 Formula One season, Kamui Kobayashi debuted at the wheel of the BMW Sauber C29 Ferrari. Once again the Valencia circuit in Cheste provided very good test conditions. ( Read more ... ) | |
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Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. F. Massa Ferrari 1:11.722 124
2. K. Kobayashi Sauber 1:12.056 96
3. L. Hamilton McLaren 1:12.256 108
4. R. Kubica Renault 1:12.426 119
5. N. Rosberg Mercedes 1:12.899 119
6. R. Barrichello Williams 1:13.377 102
7. S. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:13.823 107
All timings are unofficial
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Q: How did today's testing go? Pedro de la Rosa: It was very good. The first day is always an interesting one, but it is not a day to take any conclusions from the results. I am happy about myself, about my new team and the new car. I felt that I adapted a lot quicker than I expected because I was expecting to get up to speed very slowly, but I felt immediately that I was driving the car quite well. I'm happy about that, but a little bit tired because I have not been in the car for a year and you should not underestimate how tough a Formula 1 car is to drive. ( Read more ... ) | |
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The BMW Sauber F1 Team was happy with the roll-out of its 2010 car today on the Valencia circuit in Cheste. Pedro de la Rosa was at the wheel of the BMW Sauber C29 Ferrari. The Spaniard finished second in the overall lap times with a 1:12.784 and covered a total of 74 laps behind the wheel as an official race driver. ( Read more ... ) | |
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Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. F. Massa Ferrari 1:12.574 102
2. P. de la Rosa Sauber 1:12.784 74
3. M. Schumacher Mercedes 1:12.947 40
4. N. Rosberg Mercedes 1:13.543 39
5. G. Paffett McLaren 1:13.846 86
6. R. Barrichello Williams 1:14.449 75
7. S. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:14.762 18
8. R. Kubica Renault 1:15.000 69
All timings are unofficial
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Q: How does it feel to go into your first full season of Formula 1? Kamui Kobayashi: This is a really new change for me, because from the beginning of the season we have some tests. We come in to this season having enough time to prepare for it. The last two races [last year] I had no testing, so it was really difficult, but now I have so many tests and we can work with the car from the beginning of the season. Pedro de la Rosa has a lot of experience so I hope we can have some really good races this year. ( Read more ... ) | |
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Q: What does it feel like to be a racing driver in F1 again? Pedro de la Rosa: For me it's obviously, I would say, my third comeback. First was when I started, second was with McLaren and now I'm back, so I'm extremely, extremely excited about this opportunity, not just because it's a comeback, but also because it's with a great team. I think it comes to me at a stage of my career where I'm mature enough to appreciate it and to exploit it. Because it is clear to me that if I have managed to get this race drive is because of the experience I have managed to accumulate with McLaren, so I'm very grateful to them that this has been possible. And apart from that I only promise work, motivation and that's it. ( Read more ... ) | |
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BMW Sauber have today presented their new C29 contender for 2010. The car is the first design of the Sauber team after BMW decided to leave Formula One. Here are the technical specifications of the new car:
Technical Specifications
- Chassis: Carbon-fibre monocoque
- Suspension: Upper and lower wishbones (front and rear), inboard springs and dampers, actuated by pushrods (Sachs Race Engineering)
- Brakes: Six-piston brake callipers (Brembo), carbon pads and discs (Brembo, Carbon Industries)
- Transmission: Ferrari 7-speed quick shift gearbox, carbon, longitudinally mounted, carbon-fibre clutch
- Chassis electronics: MES
- Steering wheel: BMW Sauber F1 Team
- Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
- Wheels: OZ
- Dimensions
Length: 4,940 mm
Width: 1,800 mm
Height: 1,000 mm
Track width, front: 1,495 mm
Track width, rear: 1,410 mm
- Weight: 620 kg (incl. driver, tank empty)
Engine:
- Ferrari 056 engine
- Type: Naturally aspirated V8, cylinder angle 90 degrees
- Cylinder block: Sand cast aluminium
- Valves / valve train: 32 / pneumatic
- Displacement: 2,398 cc
- Bore: 98 mm
- Weight: > 95 kg
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BMW Sauber have today presented their new C29 contender for 2010. The car is the first design of the Sauber team after BMW decided to leave Formula One. The car still features the distinctive white colour, combined with dark sidepods. The BMW Sauber F1 Team will line up lean and hungry for the start of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. Sixth place in last year's constructors' standings will serve as a starting point for the new season. The team's aim is to establish itself at this level despite a lower budget and reduction in manpower. This demands creative thinking and an increased level of efficiency. ( Read more ... ) | |
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The BMW Sauber F1 Team is pleased to announce another new partner. The logo of the Japanese hair shampoo brand Scalp-D will be visible on the rear wing endplate of the new Formula One race car as well as on the team's trucks and garage equipment. ( Read more ... ) | |
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Pedro de la Rosa is the BMW Sauber F1 Team's second driver for the 2010 season. The 38-year-old Spaniard has 71 Grands Prix under his belt and worked with McLaren as a test and reserve driver for seven years. In December the Swiss team had already announced it had signed on Kamui Kobayashi. ( Read more ... ) | |
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 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has officially announced that it will compete in the GT500 class of the 2010 Super GT Series with its HSV-010 GT. ( Read more ... ) | |
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Japan's Kamui Kobayashi will drive for Sauber next season, the former BMW-owned Formula One team said on Thursday. The 23-year-old impressed after competing as a stand-in for Germany's Timo Glock at now-departed Toyota in the last two races of this year. ( Read more ... ) | |
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Young drivers test Bridgestone Potenza Formula One tyres Motor sport's finest up and coming drivers sampled Bridgestone's Potenza Formula One tyres in the final group test of 2009 at the Jerez racing circuit in southern Spain on December 1-3. All four compounds of 2009 specification dry tyres were available and used at the test. Twenty drivers drove 2602 laps over the course of the three days for the nine attending teams. Bridgestone's intermediate and wet tyres were also used. Bridgestone's Potenza Formula One tyres are next scheduled to be used at a group test at the beginning of February next year at Valencia, Spain where the 2010 specification tyres will be in use. ( Read more ... ) | |
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Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. D. Ricciardo Red Bull 1:17.418 77
2. P. di Resta Force India 1:18.736 53
3. G. Paffett McLaren 1:18.746 59
4. M. Conway Brawn 1:19.096 77
5. N. Hulkenberg Williams 1:19.226 106
6. B. Baguette Sauber 1:19.356 70
7. O. Turvey McLaren 1:19.358 32
8. M. Ericsson Brawn 1:19.382 49
9. L. di Grassi Renault 1:19.602 123
10. J. Hildebrand Force India 1:19.873 41
11. P. S. Lopez Ferrari 1:21.147 39
12. D. Zampieri Ferrari 1:21.279 42
13. M. Zipoli Ferrari 1:21.725 41
14. B. Hartley Toro Rosso 1:22.493 50
15. M. Bortolotti Toro Rosso 1:23.271 34
16. H. Tung Renault 1:32.477 4
All timings are unofficial
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Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. G. Paffett McLaren 1:18.718 80
2. N. Hulkenberg Williams 1:19.184 94
3. D. Ricciardo Red Bull 1:19.243 93
4. P. di Resta Force India 1:19.411 58
5. E. Gutierrez Sauber 1:20.190 68
6. M. Conway Brawn 1:20.222 83
7. M. Ericsson Brawn 1:20.440 37
8. J. Hildebrand Force India 1:20.517 50
9. J. Bianchi Ferrari 1:20.585 113
10. L. di Grassi Renault 1:20.898 55
11. H. Tung Renault 1:21.492 67
12. M. Bortolotti Toro Rosso 1:21.761 69
All timings are unofficial
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Pos. Driver Team Time Laps
1. A. Soucek Williams 1:19.158 87
2. P. di Resta Force India 1:19.369 46
3. G. Paffett McLaren 1:19.426 54
4. D. Ricciardo Red Bull 1:19.534 112
5. J. Bianchi Ferrari 1:19.626 90
6. M. Conway Brawn 1:19.920 58
7. A. Rossi Sauber 1:20.227 82
8. M. Ericsson Brawn 1:20.333 49
9. B. Baguette Renault 1:20.511 105
10. J.R. Hildebrand Force India 1:20.537 49
11. O. Turvey McLaren 1:20.856 27
12. B. Hartley Toro Rosso 1:21.325 69
All timings are unofficial
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DATE: 2009/11/30
WEATHER : RAIN - SUNNY, CONDITION : WET - DRY
SESSION 1: 10:00 - 12:00 / 2: 14:00 - 16:00
Pos. Driver Team Time (AM) Time (PM)
1. #31 Naoki Yamamoto (JPN) Nakajima - 1:24.666
2. # 7 Henki Waldschmidt (NED) LeMans ? 1:24.952
3. #10 Yuki Nakayama (JPN) HFDP - 1:25.073
4. #10 Naoki Yamamoto (JPN) HFDP 1:31.236 -
5. #31 Yuki Nakayama (JPN) Nakajima ? -
T. # Daisuke Ito (JPN) (LeMans) 1:35.938 1:25.361
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Japan Race Promotion has announced that three drivers will take part in the 2009 'Formula Nippon Rookie Driver Audition taking place on Monday, 30th November at Fuji Speedway.
Date: Monday, 30th November
Circuit: Fuji Speedway
Session 1: 10:00 - 12:00 / 2: 14:00 - 16:00
HFDP Racing / Nakajima Racing
Naoki Yamamoto (21, JPN, JF3 N Class Champion)
Yuki Nakayama (22, JPN, Super GT)
Team LeMans
Henki Waldschmidt (22, NED, EURO F3)
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DATE : 2009/11/22
WEATHER : SUNNY, CONDITION : DRY
SESSION : RACE
Pos. Driver Time Laps
1. Edoardo Mortara (ITA) 53:07.769 15
2. Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA) + 1.146 15
3. Sam Bird (GBR) + 10.982 15
4. Marcus Ericsson (SWE) + 14.988 15
5. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) + 19.188 15
6. Takuto Iguchi (JPN) + 21.406 15
7. Renger van der Zande (NED) + 22.059 15
8. Mika Maki (FIN) + 29.005 15
9. Yuji Kunimoto (JPN) + 33.348 15
10. Jules Bianchi (FRA) + 35.761 15
11. Victor Garcia (ESP) + 46.923 15
12. Carlos Huertas (COL) + 47.111 15
13. Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) + 48.036 15
14. Koki Saga (JPN) + 54.965 15
15. Stef Dusseldorp (NED) + 1:05.637 15
16. Henry Arundel (GBR) + 1:10.699 15
17. Roberto Merhi (ESP) - 1 lap 14
18. Alexander Sims (GBR) - 1 lap 14
DNF
Kei Cozzolino (ITA) - 5 laps 10
Alexandre Imperatori (SUI) - 12 laps 3
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) - 15 laps 0
Max Chilton (GBR) - 15 laps 0
Daniel Zampieri (ITA) - 15 laps 0
Stefano Coletti (MON) - 15 laps 0
Brendon Hartley (NZL) - 15 laps 0
Jake Rosenzweig (USA) - 15 laps 0
Michael Ho (MAC) - 15 laps 0
Daniel Mckenzie (GBR) - 15 laps 0
Fastest Lap
Edoardo Mortara (ITA) 2:10.732 (10/15)
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DATE : 2009/11/21
WEATHER : CLOUDY, CONDITION : DRY
SESSION : QUALIFICATION RACE
Pos. Driver Time Laps
1. Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA) 31:52.192 10
2. Marcus Ericsson (SWE) + 0.271 10
3. Edoardo Mortara (ITA) + 1.094 10
4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) + 1.587 10
5. Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) + 2.178 10
6. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) + 4.598 10
7. Sam Bird (GBR) + 6.093 10
8. Takuto Iguchi (JPN) + 6.665 10
9. Roberto Merhi (ESP) + 8.072 10
10. Mika Maki (FIN) + 9.250 10
11. Renger van der Zande (NED) + 9.720 10
12. Yuji Kunimoto (JPN) + 10.493 10
13. Alexander Sims (GBR) + 10.769 10
14. Victor Garcia (ESP) + 11.149 10
15. Max Chilton (GBR) + 11.627 10
16. Kei Cozzolino (ITA) + 13.395 10
17. Stef Dusseldorp (NED) + 14.531 10
18. Koki Saga (JPN) + 19.317 10
19. Carlos Huertas (COL) + 20.060 10
20. Daniel Zampieri (ITA) + 20.292 10
21. Jules Bianchi (FRA) + 20.624 10
22. Stefano Coletti (MON) + 21.332 10
23. Alexandre Imperatori (SUI) + 21.974 10
24. Brendon Hartley (NZL) + 22.262 10
25. Daniel Mckenzie (GBR) + 23.145 10
26. Michael Ho (MAC) + 24.222 10
DNF
Wayne Boyd (GBR) - 4 laps 6
Henry Arundel (GBR) - 5 laps 5
Jake Rosenzweig (USA) - 10 laps 0
Fastest Lap
Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA) 2:10.906 (7/10)
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DATE : 2009/11/19-20
WEATHER : SUNNY, CONDITION : DRY
SESSION : QUALIFYING 1, 2
Pos. Driver Q1 Time Q2 Time
1. Marcus Ericsson (SWE) 2:11.811 2:10.042*
2. Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA) 2:12.852 2:10.081*
3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 2:12.910 2:10.108*
4. Edoardo Mortara (ITA) 2:11.903 2:10.234*
5. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 2:11.848 2:10.780*
6. Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) 2:12.532 2:11.073*
7. Jules Bianchi (FRA) 2:13.084 2:11.279*
8. Sam Bird (GBR) 2:12.239 2:11.334*
9. Stefano Coletti (MON) 2:12.605 2:11.476*
10. Mika Maki (FIN) 2:12.636 2:11.812*
11. Takuto Iguchi (JPN) 2:13.203 2:12.024*
12. Brendon Hartley (NZL) 2:12.055* 2:12.168
13. Roberto Merhi (ESP) 2:12.940 2:12.068*
14. Alexander Sims (GBR) 2:13.078 2:12.256*
15. Renger van der Zande (NED) 2:13.127 2:12.306*
16. Yuji Kunimoto (JPN) 2:15.603 2:12.547*
17. Max Chilton (GBR) 2:12.994 2:12.568*
18. Wayne Boyd (GBR) 2:14.135 2:12.749*
19. Carlos Huertas (COL) 2:12.913* 2:14.321
20. Jake Rosenzweig (USA) 2:15.140 2:13.000*
21. Kei Cozzolino (ITA) 2:13.453 2:13.051*
22. Daniel Zampieri (ITA) No Time 2:13.734*
23. Victor Garcia (ESP) 2:19.269 2:13.781*
24. Koki Saga (JPN) 2:14.960 2:13.825*
25. Stef Dusseldorp (NED) 2:16.062 2:13.946*
26. Alexandre Imperatori (SUI) 2:16.847 2:14.124*
27. Henry Arundel (GBR) 2:18.985 2:14.362*
28. Daniel Mckenzie (GBR) 2:18.431 2:16.210*
29. Michael Ho (MAC) 2:18.180* 2:18.484
30. Kevin Chen (TPE) 2:22.667 2:18.910*
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DATE : 2009/11/20
WEATHER : SUNNY, CONDITION : DRY
SESSION : QUALIFYING 2
Pos. Driver Time Lap
1. Marcus Ericsson (SWE) 2:10.042 16
2. Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA) 2:10.081 18
3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 2:10.108 17
4. Edoardo Mortara (ITA) 2:10.234 16
5. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 2:10.780 17
6. Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) 2:11.073 16
7. Jules Bianchi (FRA) 2:11.279 17
8. Sam Bird (GBR) 2:11.334 17
9. Stefano Coletti (MON) 2:11.476 17
10. Mika Maki (FIN) 2:11.812 17
11. Takuto Iguchi (JPN) 2:12.024 18
12. Roberto Merhi (ESP) 2:12.068 17
13. Brendon Hartley (NZL) 2:12.168 15
14. Alexander Sims (GBR) 2:12.256 16
15. Renger van der Zande (NED) 2:12.306 17
16. Yuji Kunimoto (JPN) 2:12.547 16
17. Max Chilton (GBR) 2:12.568 18
18. Wayne Boyd (GBR) 2:12.749 8
19. Jake Rosenzweig (USA) 2:13.000 8
20. Kei Cozzolino (ITA) 2:13.051 16
21. Daniel Zampieri (ITA) 2:13.734 17
22. Victor Garcia (ESP) 2:13.781 17
23. Koki Saga (JPN) 2:13.825 17
24. Stef Dusseldorp (NED) 2:13.946 16
25. Alexandre Imperatori (SUI) 2:14.124 16
26. Carlos Huertas (COL) 2:14.321 3
27. Henry Arundel (GBR) 2:14.362 17
28. Daniel Mckenzie (GBR) 2:16.210 18
29. Michael Ho (MAC) 2:18.484 15
30. Kevin Chen (TPE) 2:18.910 16
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DATE : 2009/11/20
WEATHER : SUNNY, CONDITION : DRY
SESSION : FREE PRACTICE 2
Pos. Driver Time Lap
1. Edoardo Mortara (ITA) 2:10.593 7
2. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 2:11.006 13
3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 2:11.169 13
4. Brendon Hartley (NZL) 2:11.193 13
5. Marcus Ericsson (SWE) 2:11.285 11
6. Sam Bird (GBR) 2:11.285 13
7. Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) 2:11.294 12
8. Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA) 2:11.340 14
9. Stefano Coletti (MON) 2:11.660 12
10. Jules Bianchi (FRA) 2:11.769 12
11. Carlos Huertas (COL) 2:12.129 13
12. Renger van der Zande (NED) 2:12.190 14
13. Takuto Iguchi (JPN) 2:12.273 15
14. Alexander Sims (GBR) 2:12.323 11
15. Roberto Merhi (ESP) 2:12.443 13
16. Wayne Boyd (GBR) 2:12.586 14
17. Mika Maki (FIN) 2:12.646 10
18. Max Chilton (GBR) 2:12.732 12
19. Koki Saga (JPN) 2:13.453 14
20. Yuji Kunimoto (JPN) 2:13.557 14
21. Kei Cozzolino (ITA) 2:13.616 13
22. Victor Garcia (ESP) 2:13.950 14
23. Alexandre Imperatori (SUI) 2:14.017 13
24. Jake Rosenzweig (USA) 2:14.056 13
25. Daniel Zampieri (ITA) 2:14.493 14
26. Henry Arundel (GBR) 2:15.787 14
27. Daniel Mckenzie (GBR) 2:16.548 14
28. Stef Dusseldorp (NED) 2:16.897 7
29. Michael Ho (MAC) 2:20.580 9
30. Kevin Chen (TPE) 2:22.683 5
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DATE : 2009/11/19
WEATHER : SUNNY, CONDITION : DRY
SESSION : QUALIFYING 1
Pos. Driver Time Lap
1. Marcus Ericsson (SWE) 2:11.811 16
2. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 2:11.848 17
3. Edoardo Mortara (ITA) 2:11.903 15
4. Brendon Hartley (NZL) 2:12.055 16
5. Sam Bird (GBR) 2:12.239 16
6. Laurens Vanthoor (BEL) 2:12.532 15
7. Stefano Coletti (MON) 2:12.605 15
8. Mika Maki (FIN) 2:12.636 16
9. Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA) 2:12.852 16
10. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 2:12.910 7
11. Carlos Huertas (COL) 2:12.913 17
12. Roberto Merhi (ESP) 2:12.940 13
13. Max Chilton (GBR) 2:12.994 16
14. Alexander Sims (GBR) 2:13.078 16
15. Jules Bianchi (FRA) 2:13.084 14
16. Renger van der Zande (NED) 2:13.127 16
17. Takuto Iguchi (JPN) 2:13.203 16
18. Kei Cozzolino (ITA) 2:13.453 16
19. Wayne Boyd (GBR) 2:14.135 15
20. Koki Saga (JPN) 2:14.960 17
21. Jake Rosenzweig (USA) 2:15.140 16
22. Yuji Kunimoto (JPN) 2:15.603 16
23. Stef Dusseldorp (NED) 2:16.062 16
24. Alexandre Imperatori (SUI) 2:16.847 8
25. Michael Ho (MAC) 2:18.180 15
26. Daniel Mckenzie (GBR) 2:18.431 17
27. Henry Arundel (GBR) 2:18.985 16
28. Victor Garcia (ESP) 2:19.269 16
29. Kevin Chen (TPE) 2:22.667 4
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