Keisuke Kunimoto takes victory in Windsor Arch Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix 第55屆澳門格蘭披治大賽車三級方程式賽車冠軍 - 國本京佑 (第55届澳门格兰披治大赛车叁级方程式赛车冠军 - 国本京佑)

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Keisuke Kunimoto







Edoardo Mortara of Italy (L), Japanese Formula Three champion Keisuke Kunimoto (C) and Brendon Hartley of New Zealand (R)





Keisuke Kunimoto, won with a time of 41:01.864, took the victory this year in the Windsor Arch Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix. He dominated the race from start to finish and become the only the second Japanese driver to win the Macau Grand Prix. This is also the second title in succession for the Tom's Toyota team.

Keisuke Kunimoto made a very good start from second place on the grid. He is able to jump pole sitter Mortara. Unfortunately Mortara had locked up under braking at the Lisboa bend on lap 4, and hit the wall in the hill section which cause slightly damaged of his car at lap 10. At the end, Mortara eventually finished 1.7 seconds behind Keisuke Kunimoto.

Brendon Hartley finished third, having picked his way through the field from 20th. He was benefited from a number of incidents in the race that moved him up the field.

"This is the first time for me in Macau and I can't believe this result. I think my team is the best in all of the world and that's why I can get the centre of the podium." said Keisuke Kunimoto.

第55屆澳門格蘭披治大賽在壓軸的三級方程式賽車由日本籍車手國本京佑奪得冠軍。

排第2位出賽的國本京佑, 起跑較杆位發車的莫他拿(Edoardo Mortara)出色, 國本京佑在第1圈葡京彎前超越選拔賽首名意大利車手莫他拿之後一直領先, 雖然比賽曾2度出動安全車, 但無阻國本京佑領先位置, 結果他以1.71秒之微力壓排頭位出賽的莫他拿奪得冠軍。 國本京佑效力的TOM’S車隊, 更連續兩年在澳門格蘭披治大賽車三級方程式賽獲勝。 莫他拿奪得亞軍, 但是他在第四圈於葡京彎制動時鎖死了輪胎, 讓金保斯-侯爾(Daniel Campos-Hull)和阿古雅舒亞利(Jamie Alguersuari)得以超前。 莫他拿在第十圈重開再次出錯, 他在山上的路段撞牆, 戰車輕微損毀。 雖然莫他拿再次追上國本京佑, 卻未能再進一步威脅對手最後屈居亞軍。 新西蘭車手赫利因為場上的連串事故而得益, 奪得第3名。

Position / Driver / Team / Time / Gap
1. Keisuke Kunimoto - TOM'S - D/T (41:01.864)
2. Edoardo Mortara - Signature - D/V (+1.710)
3. Brendon Hartley - Carlin - D/M (+4.006)
4. Mika Maki - Signature - D/M (+8.442)
5. Renger van der Zande - Prema - D/M (+10.276)
6. Laurens Vanthoor - RC - D/V (+12.975)
7. Oliver Turvey - Carlin - D/M (+13.134)
8. Walter Grubmuller - Hitech - D/M (+14.695)
9. Jules Bianchi - ART - D/M (+18.725)
10. Jaime Alguersuari - Carlin - D/M (+20.801)
11. Jon Lancaster - Manor - D/M (+20.898)
12. James Jakes - ART - D/M (+21.418)
13. Franky Cheng - Signature - D/V (+22.404)
14. Max Chilton - Hitech - D/M (+22.604)
15. Kei Cozzolino - Now - D/T (+23.270)
16. Kazuya Oshima - Manor - D/M (+23.930)
17. Daniel Campos-Hull - HBR - D/M (+24.997)
18. Atte Mustonen - Double R - D/M (+33.744)
19. Nicola de Marco - RC - D/V (+46.527)
20. Michael Ho - Double R - D/M (+51.739)

Retirements
Stefano Coletti - Prema - D/M (11 laps)
Basil Shaaban - HBR - D/M (10 laps)
Carlo van Dam - TOM'S - D/T (7 laps)
Roberto Merhi - Hitech - D/M (6 laps)
Massaki Matsushita - PTRS/Ombra - D/H (6 laps)
James Winslow - Ombra - D/H (5 laps)
Koki Saga - Le Beausset - D/T (2 laps)
Marcus Ericsson - Carlin - D/M (0 laps)
Roberto Streit - Double R - D/M (0 laps)
Sam Bird - Manor - D/M (0 laps)