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MacLeod leads Van Amersfoort Racing 1-2 in second Sachsenring race

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: Alexander Trienitz / ATS Formel 3 Cup

Photo: Alexander Trienitz / ATS Formel 3 Cup

Scotsman Sam MacLeod took his third win of the German F3 season in the penultimate round’s reverse-grid race at a slightly wet Sachsenring.

Starting from third, MacLeod cleared the front row ADM duo of Nikita Zlobin and Pipo Derani in the opening minutes of the race and comfortably set the pace to finish more than 11 seconds clear of anyone else.

MacLeod’s teammate Weiron Tan claimed second in a VAR 1-2 as he narrowly held off newly-crowned champion Markus Pommer.

Having slipped behind Tan and Pommer while stuck behind Zlobin, Nicolai Sylvest eventually fought his way through to fourth, while Nabil Jeffri rounded out the top five.

Pipo Derani ran in second for the first half of the race but ended up slipping down to sixth in the final minutes, narrowly keeping Indy Dontje at bay as the latter recovered from a lap one spin.

Maximilian Hackl, Andres Mendez and Zlobin rounded out the finishers as Luca Iannaccone retired seven laps into the race.

Race results
Pos. Driver Team Time/Gap
1 Sam MacLeod Van Amersfoort Racing 14 laps
2 Weiron Tan Van Amersfoort Racing +11.451
3 Markus Pommer Lotus +11.831
4 Nicolai Sylvest JBR Motorsport & Engineering +16.168
5 Nabil Jeffri Motopark +24.420
6 Pipo Derani ADM Motorsport +34.823
7 Indy Dontje Lotus +34.974
8 Maximilian Hackl Amkon Motorsport +50.027
9 Andres Mendez Lotus +52.084
10 Nikita Zlobin SMP Racing by ADM +52.711
Not classified
Luca Iannaccone Franz Woss Racing +7 laps