Photo: Nordic 4
Formula 5 runner Mads Hoe won twice against Formula 4 opposition in last weekend’s Nordic 4 round at Ring Djursland.
In practice he was only eighth, 1.154 seconds off the pace around the very short and undulating lap, as Sebastian Bach led Marius Krisitansen by 0.104s at the top having set a 51.062s.
Bach improved to 50.836s in qualifying, pipping Hoe by 0.055s. Kristiansen was behind by 0.486s in third.
Hoe actually began the race in fourth, but was leading by lap three. While Bach only lost one spot, there was drama for Magnus Pedersen who fell from second to 13th.
As Hoe built his lead of 5.229s up front, Kristiansen pressured Bach and got ahead on lap 13. The poleman reclaimed second place a lap later then beat Kristiansen in a photo finish by 0.118s. Casper Nissen and Victor Snebjoern Poulsen were just behind them.
Anton Morsing, Alexia Danielsson and Mads Larsen completed the top eight, which was flipped for race two’s grid.
Danielsson took the lead immediately from F5 runner Larsen, and a huge crash involving Poulsen meant the safety car then led the field until the end of lap four.
Kristiansen overtook F5 driver Morsing for third at the first corner (following F4’s starting straight) on lap six, and Hoe got past too a few corners later. Danielsson was cleared almost as quickly on lap seven, and Kristiansen gradually pulled away.
Bach dived down the inside of Danielsson on lap 11, as a queue formed behind her, then chased down Hoe. On the final lap they went wheel-to-wheel but Hoe’s expertise kept him ahead, albeit by just 0.165s.
Morsing overtook Larsen mid-race, but Pedersen had a far harder job and only got the job done near the end.
Hoe had pole for race three, and despite lots of wheelspin led into the first corner. Bach overtook Kristiansen for second, and Nissen went past Danielsson for fifth.
Nobody could match Hoe thereon, and the drama was all behind. Danielsson tried to pass Morsing at multiple corners on lap two, then eventually she hit him and dropped behind Larsen.
Bach and Kristiansen also made contact as they concluded lap two, earning themselves penalties, and they fought until an error by Bach at the final high-speed corner on lap five cost him second place.
Nissen and Morsing were eyeing him up by lap eight, and Larsen joined their train on lap nine but a lock-up then dropped him back. As he focused on his mirrors, Nissen lost touch with Bach and on lap 17 of 19 he went wide at turn two and Morsing seized the moment.
Larsen tried doing the same at the next hairpin, but a lapped car soon got in the way and the top six’s positions were set.
Results round-up [F5 entrants in italics]
Race 1 (16 laps)
1 Mads Hoe Mads Hoe Motorsport 16m06.073s
2 Sebastian Bach STEP Motorsport +5.229s
3 Marius Kristiansen Team FSP +5.347s
4 Casper Nissen STEP Motorsport +5.704s
5 Victor Snebjoern Poulsen STEP Motorsport +6.152s
6 Anton Morsing Mads Hoe Motorsport +6.527s
7 Alexia Danielsson Team FSP +11.149s
8 Mads Larsen Mads Hoe Motorsport +11.511s
9 Mille Hoe Mads Hoe Motorsport +15.308s
10 Niels Ejnar Rytter +19.282s
Pole: Bach, 50.836s
Fastest lap: Mads Hoe, 50.759s
Race 2 (15 laps)
1 Kristiansen 16m05.289s
2 Mads Hoe +3.516s
3 Bach +3.681s
4 Danielsson +5.675s
5 Morsing +6.094s
6 Magnus Pedersen MP Racing +7.296s
7 Larsen +7.877s
8 George Sebastian Pavlopoulos STEP Motorsport +13.128s
9 Nissen +14.897s
10 Mille Hoe +22.204s
FL: Bach, 50.519s
Race 3 (19 laps)
1 Mads Hoe 16m24.927s
2 Kristiansen +4.952s
3 Bach +5.498s
4 Morsing +7.944s
5 Nissen +10.283s
6 Larsen +12.042s
7 Danielsson +12.832s
8 Poulsen +13.876s
9 Pavlopoulous +18.083s
10 Rytter +47.773s
FL: Kristiansen, 50.566s
Championship standings
1 Bach 154 2 Kristiansen 153 3 Mads Hoe 143 4 Pedersen 85 5 Nissen 85 6 Poulsen 72 7 Morsing 60 8 Larsen 49 9 Danielsson 48 10 Pavlopoulous 32