Nico Hülkenberg triumphs in the Eifel
Track temperature: 18.5 º C
Air temperature: 15.8 º C
At the Nürburgring, Nico Hülkenberg (ASM Formule
3) scored his third victory in the Formula 3 Euro Series.
After 29 laps at the 3.629 kilometres long sprint track of
the Eifel circuit, he was 9.248 seconds faster than Sébastien
Buemi (Mücke Motorsport). Edoardo Piscopo (Mücke
Motorsport) stepped onto the podium of the Formula 3 Euro
Series for the first time after finishing third. Maximilian
Götz (R.C. Motorsport) made for a great debut of the
new Volkswagen engine. The German finished sixth behind Romain
Grosjean (ASM Formule 3), who is still leading in the points’
standings.
Four weeks after his success in the “Masters of Formula
3”, Hülkenberg led from lights to flag and scored
a dominant win. In the points’ standings, he stepped
up one place and is now fourth, only one point behind Kamui
Kobayashi (ASM Formule 3). The Japanese finished eleventh
after spinning.
Nico Hülkenberg (ASM Formule 3): “A
good car, a good driver – so far, the weekend has been
perfect. My feeling with the car and the team is getting better
and better. Tomorrow, it will be more difficult as I am only
starting from eighth place. I will try to get up to the front
as much as I can.”
Sébastien Buemi (Mücke Motorsport):
“I am very happy with second place. Nico Hülkenberg
was too fast for me. With second place, I made up four places
on Romain Grosjean in the points’ standings. All in
all, I had a good race.”
Edoardo Piscopo (Mücke Motorsport):
“Being on the podium for the first time is just fantastic!
For me, this is a great day. Thanks to my team Mücke
Motorsport and to everybody who has supported me and has put
trust in me.”
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