Photo: formel3.de
Lotus driver Marvin Kirchhofer has wrapped up the 2013 German F3 season with a comfortable victory in race three at Hockenheim.
The series champion controlled the race from pole position, keeping nearest rival Emil Bernstorff at a safe distance until the checkered flag.
The Briton, who also picked up the fastest lap of the race, came up five points short in the fight for second in the standings, as his teammate Artem Markelov completed the podium in the final race after overtaking Swede John Bryant-Meisner over the opening lap.
Bryant-Meisner yielded another position over the latter parts in the race, settling for fifth behind Van Amersfoort Racing’s Gustavo Menezes.
Tomasz Krzeminski took a customary sixth, ahead of Matteo Cairoli and series debutant Roman Beregech. Nicolai Sylvest and Jordi Weckx completed the top ten, while Trophy champion Sebastian Balthasar picked up class victory in 11th
Race results
Pos | Driver | Cl. | Team | Time/Gap |
1 | Marvin Kirchhofer | C | Lotus | 19 laps in 30:19.832 |
2 | Emil Bernstorff | C | Lotus | +2.356 |
3 | Artem Markelov | C | Lotus | +18.310 |
4 | Gustavo Menezes | C | Van Amersfoort | +20.063 |
5 | John Bryant-Meisner | C | Performance Racing | +21.051 |
6 | Tomasz Krzeminski | C | Performance Racing | +31.349 |
7 | Matteo Cairoli |
C | ADM Motorsport | +36.718 |
8 | Roman Beregech | C | Performance Racing | +49.064 |
9 | Nicolai Sylvest | C | JBR Motorsport | +49.340 |
10 | Jordi Weckx | C | Van Amersfoort | +50.038 |
11 | Sebastian Balthasar | T | GU-Racing | +57.010 |
12 | Freddy Killensberger | T | GU-Racing | +58.322 |
13 | Thomas Amweg | T | CR Racing Team | +59.287 |
14 | Nikita Zlobin | C | ADM Motorsport | +1:04.966 |
15 | Sheban Siddiqi | C | Lotus | +1:09.444 |
16 | Hubertus-Carlos Vier | T | Franz Woss Racing | +1:17.570 |
17 | Andreas Germann | T | CR Racing Team | +1 lap |
18 | Christian Zeller | T | CR Racing Team | +1 lap |
19 | Frank Debruyne | T | CR Racing Team | +2 laps |
20 | Luca Iannacone | T | Franz Woss Racing | +2 laps |
Not classified | ? | |||
DNS | Maximilian Hackl | T | Franz Woss Racing | ? |
DNS | Nabil Jeffri | C | EuroInternational |
Championship standings
Pos. | Driver | Cl. | Team | Pts. |
1 | Marvin Kirchhofer | C | Lotus | 511 |
2 | Artem Markelov | C | Lotus | 339 |
3 | Emil Bernstorff | C | Lotus | 334 |
4 | Gustavo Menezes | C | Van Amersfoort | 241 |
5 | John Bryant-Meisner | C | Performance Racing | 215 |
6 | Thomas Jager | C | Performance Racing | 117 |
7 | Matteo Cairoli | C | ADM Motorsport | 112 |
8 | Nabil Jeffri | C | EuroInternational | 79 |
9 | Tomasz Krzeminski | T | GU-Racing | 69 |
10 | Sebastian Balthasar | C | Performance Racing | 54 |
11 | Yannick Mettler | C | Performance Racing | 46 |
12 | Jordi Weckx | C | Van Amersfoort | 30 |
13 | Hubertus-Carlos Vier | T | TTC Motorsport | 14 |
14 | Freddy Killensberger | T | GU-Racing | 14 |
15 | Nicolai Sylvest | C | JBR Motorsport | 11 |
16 | Aston Hare | C | EuroInternational | 6 |
17 | Thomas Amweg | T | CR Racing Team | 6 |
18 | Sheban Siddiqi | C | Lotus | 5 |
19 | Maximilian Hackl | T | Franz Woss Racing | 3 |
20 | Nikita Zlobin | C | ADM Motorsport | 3 |