Contenders from across the globe get set for round two of the season
The exciting Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International series bursts into action next weekend (25-27 July) at the home to the Belgian Grand Prix, the Circuit Spa-Francorchamps, for the latest rounds of the 2013 season.Eleven cars from five of the best UK teams in International Formula 3 racing are set to do battle; Carlin, CF Racing, Double R, Fortec and Team West-Tec will all compete in three 30-minute races that form the support package of the prestigious Spa 24 Hours sports car race.Northern Irelands William Buller has the lead of the championship as it approaches the halfway mark in the 2013 season. The Craigavon-born Fortec driver was a force to be reckoned with in round one at Silverstone in May, and with five points covering the next five drivers in the series, there is everything to play for in Belgium especially now that Bullers fellow Fortec team-mate, Felix Serralles, has pulled out of the series through injury.Bullers closest rival in the standings is his other team-mate, Brazilian racer, Felipe Guimaraes. The 22 year-old from Anpolis is raring to go and is just twenty four points off the lead of the series as they travel to the Ardennes.Carlin and Double Rs line-ups of rookies are embroiled in a fascinating scrap too. If recent performances at the RTL Formula 3 Masters are anything to go by we should see Jordan King (Carlin) and Antonio Giovinazzi (Double R) stepping up to add extra bite to the battle at the top of the points table. Last time out King and Giovinazzi took a win each, theyll be looking to do the same again as the series springs into life after a brief summer break.The National class for older Formula 3 machinery has a reduced entry, but a beefy grid for Brands Hatch is looking increasingly likely as the busy schedule of races over the summer settles down.With a number of the West-Tec entries unable to attend the meeting, and championship leader Ed Jones not racing, the man to beat at the coming weekend is CF Racings Chinese star, Sun Zheng. Twenty-one points off Jones lead, the young Chinese driver will have plenty of opportunity to create a lead over his rivals.The West-Tec challenge at Spa has a distinctively Southern Hemisphere feel in the shape of New Zealander, Chris Vlok and Australian, Jordan Oon.Oon is new to the British F3 International Series, but the move sees the 23-year-old Australian Formula 3 Championship podium finisher return to the team he contested last season's European F3 Open with.
Cooper Tires British F3 International Series Spa-FrancorchampsSpa-Francorchamps Circuit, 4.35-mile, 20-turn race circuit, Francorchamps, BelgiumJuly 25th July 27th, 2013British F3 International Series: Round #2 of 4Race Duration: 3 x 30 minutesProvisional Series Standings after Round #1 of 41 William Buller (Fortec) 54 pts; 2 Felipe Guimaraes (Fortec) 31; 3= Antonio Giovinazzi (Double R) & Jordan King (Carlin) 30; 5 Sean Gelael (Double R) 29. National Class: 1 Ed Jones (West-Tec) 64; 2 Sun Zheng (CF Racing) 43; 3 Cameron Twynham (West-Tec) 38; 4 Roberto La Rocca (West-Tec) 33; 5 Liam Venter (West-Tec) 23.
DRIVER TEAM/ENTRANT CAR CLASS1 Nicholas Latifi Carlin Dallara F312 Volkswagen INT2 Jordan King Carlin Dallara F312 Volkswagen INT3 William Buller Fortec Motorsport Dallara F312 HWA Mercedes INT7 Sean Gelael Double R Dallara F312 HWA Mercedes INT8 Antonio Giovinazzi Double R Dallara F312 HWA Mercedes INT16 Tatiana Calderon Double R Dallara F312 HWA Mercedes INT21 Jann Mardenborough Carlin Dallara F312 Volkswagen INT23 Felipe Lopes Guimaraes Fortec Motorsport Dallara F312 HWA Mercedes INT44 Jordan Oon Team West-Tec Dallara F312 Toyota NAT53 Chris Vlok Team West-Tec Dallara F312 Toyota NAT87 Sun Zheng CF Racing / Sun Zheng Dallara F311 NBE NATBritish F3 TV Broadcast:Motors TV: LIVE, Saturday July 27th 11:30 (Race 3)Channel 4: Highlights, Saturday August 3rd 07:00Motors TV: Highlights, Saturday August 3rd 21:00More listings here: http://www.formula3.co/calendar/tv-timesBritish F3 Online Race Coverage:http://www.twitter.com/britishf3- for live text commentarySchedule (All times CET):Thursday July 25th 2013:Free Practice 1: 11:25 - 12:00Free Practice 2: 14:55 15:30Qualifying: 17:30 18:00Friday July 26th 2013:Race 1: 10:10 10:40Race 2: 13:30 14:00Saturday, July 27, 2013:Race 3: 11:50 12:20
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