22 Sunday, April 16, 2017 Sunday, April 16, 2017 23 Markelov Colciago vrooms to storms to win in Aidan Payne/DTNN the podium completed F2by Charles tenth positions, they were - Luca [email protected] Leclerc (+13.780) of Monaco driving Ghiotto (ITA, RUSSIAN TIME, for PREMA Racing, who began the +27.056), Nobuharu Matsushita, rtem Markelov (58 minutes race in pole position. JPN, +29.971), Antonio Fuoco (ITA, podium in Red Bull’s Dutch A18.977 seconds) driving for The race comprised 32 laps over PREMA Racing, +30.950) and Nyck driver Max RUSSIAN TIME clinched the opening a distance of 172.938 kms with De Vries (NED, Rapax, +35.726, with Verstappen FIA Formula 2 Championship race the second one scheduled today at the fastest lap recorded on the 26th copy of the season yesterday, which is 2.15pm over 23 laps or a 45 minute being timed at one minute 45.843 in support of the 2017 Formula 1 time limit. seconds by Monaco’s Stefano Coletti Manama Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at the Fourth to six places went to driving for Campos Racing. ax Verstappen topped the times for Red Bull in Bahrain International Circuit in Jordan King (GBR, MP Motosport, After this weekend, 10 more TCR Race 1 yesterday’s hot, windswept and closely-contested final Sakhir. + 17.478), Oliver Rowland (GBR, rounds are scheduled for Spain, freeM practice ahead of today’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Markelov started on the grid in DAMS, +18.144) and Alexander Monaco, Azerbaijan, Austria, UK, In a session that was halted briefly after Frenchman Romain seventh place and finished 7.891 Albon (THA, ART Grand Prix, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Grosjean crashed in his Haas-Ferrari car, the 19-year-old seconds ahead of second placed +19.744). concluding on November 25-26 at Dutchman clocked a best lap in one minute and 32.194 Frenchman Norman Nato (58.26.868) Four other drivers picked up the Yas Marina Circuit for the Abu to finish one-tenth of a second clear of nearest rival Lewis driving for Pertamina Arden, with points after finishing seventh to Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton of Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel, who shares the lead in this year’s embryonic Driving standings after Race 1 (points): drivers’ championship with Hamilton, was third fastest for 1) Artem Markelov (27) Ferrari ahead of Valtteri Bottas in the second Mercedes. Kimi Raikkonen was fifth in the second Ferrari ahead of Felipe 2) Norman Nato (19) Bahrain Grand Prix grid Massa of Williams, Australian Daniel Riccirdo in the second 3) Charles Leclerc (18) 1st row: Red Bull and German Nico Hulkenberg of Renault. Carlos Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) Sainz was ninth ahead of his Toro Rosso team-mate Russian 4) Jordan King (12) Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) Daniil Kvyat. After early installation laps, Frenchman Esteban 5) Oliver Rowland (10) Ocon of Force India was briefly quickest before Spaniard 6) Alexander Albon (8) 2nd row: Carlos Sainz planted his Red Bull on top of the times. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) There was little for the fans, enduring the scorching 7) Luca Ghiotto (6) Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull-TAG Heuer) Aidan Payne/DTNN podium position going to another (+19.061) in a Volkswagen Golf GTi sunshine, to enjoy before the session was halted by a red flag 8) Nobuharu Matsushita (4) [email protected] Frenchman Jean-Karl Vernay (+7.637) TCR in tenth. after 38 minutes when Frenchman Romain Grosjean spun and 9) Antonio Fuoco (2) 3rd row: driving a Volkswagon Golf GTi TCR. The fastest lap was by Georgian crashed at Turn Four, damaging the front of his Haas car. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) talian Roberto Colciago (20 minutes Fourth to sixth placings went to Davit Kajaia (2:13.635) on the second In the severe heat, the tyres were over-heating and this caused 10) Nyck De Vries (1) Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull-TAG Heuer) 15.241 seconds) driving a Honda Serbia’s Dusan Borkovic (+8.763) in lap, but he did not finish the race. a wild moment from Verstappen on his way to the quickest lap, CivicI Type-R won Race 1 of Round a Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Giulietta Earlier in qualifying, the top six were at the time, of 1:33.249. Verstappen remained quickest ahead of 2 of this season’s TCR International TCR, followed by Pierre-Yves Corthals Mak’o Homola (Slovakia), Corthals, Massa with 18 minutes remaining. Both Ferrari and Mercedes 4th row: Series support race yesterday at the (+9.681) of Belgium in a Opel Astra Valente, Colciago, Kajaia and Vernay. decided it was time to join the action. Vettel ran wide on his Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Renault) 2017 Formula One Gulf Air Bahrain TCR and Pape Oriola ((9.912) driving The 10-round series began inGeorgia first lap as Raikkonen, and then Bottas, clocked fastest laps Drum and Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams-Mercedes) Grand Prix at the Bahrain International a SEAT Leon TCR. at the start of this month and after before Hamilton, who had suggested on Friday that the ‘daytime’ Circuit in Sakhir. The seventh to tenth places went to Bahrain goes to Belgium, Italy, Austria, sessions were pointless ahead of a floodlit race, came out. 5th row: The winner completed nine laps of James Nash (20.26.525) of Britain in a Hungary, Germany, Thailand, China Before the Englishman had a chance to go for a genuine bugle corps Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas-Ferrari) the circuit over a distance of 48.462 SEAT Leon TCR, followed by Stefano and concludes in late November at the quick lap, Vettel took over on top with a lap in 1:32.750 – just Manama Jolyon Palmer (GBR/Renault) kms with 16 cars in the starting line-up. Comini (11.581) of Switzerland in a Yas Marina Circuit as a support race 0.004 seconds quicker than Bottas – to confirm that a tight ue to popular demand, BIC has organised for Second place went to France’s Hugo Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, followed by for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. qualifying scrap was in prospect. 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