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Maiden F3 Open win for Ed Jones

by Valentin Khorounzhiy

Photo: f3open.net

Ed Jones enjoyed a dominant lights-to-flag win in the Jerez F3 Open Winter Series race, as he got off the line quickest and kept Nelson Mason at a safe distance throughout the entire race.

It was Brit Hector Hurst who was poised to complete the podium behind the Team West-Tec duo, but a mechanical failure on lap nine prevented him from finishing the race. With his teammate out, it was Alexey Chuklin who finished third.

Series debutant Vicky Piria enjoyed a strong first showing in fourth, with Sandy Stuvik rounding up the top five, as Valeria Carballo was out of the race after lap seven. Andres Saravia and Artur Janosz were the only remaining main class drivers to finish in the top ten (in sixth and eight respectively), while Igor Urien, Alex Toril and Richard Gonda completed the Copa podium.

Race results
Pos Driver Team Car Time/Gap
1 Ed Jones Team West-Tec F312 33:17.731
2 Nelson Mason Team West-Tec F312 +2.741
3 Alexey Chuklin Emilio de Villota Motorsport F312 +14.460
4 Vicky Piria RP Motorsport F312 +15.890
5 Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport F312 +29.971
6 Andres Saravia Emilio de Villota Motorsport F312 +39.698
7 Igor Urien Emilio de Villota Motorsport F308 +47.647
8 Artur Janosz Campos Racing F312 +52.403
9 Alex Toril RP Motorsport F308 +58.285
10 Richard Gonda Drivex School F308 +58.557
11 Che One Lim Emilio de Villota Motorsport F308 +58.986
12 Luca Orlandi Team West-Tec F312 +1:00.623
13 Gerardo Nieto DAV Racing F308 +1:03.938
14 Sean Walkinshaw Team West-Tec F308 +1:21.700
15 Damiano Fioravanti Corbetta Competizioni F308 +1:19.253
16 Yarin Stern Emilio de Villota Motorsport F312 +1 lap
17 Liam Venter Team West-Tec F308 +4 laps
DNF Denis Nagulin Campos Racing F312 +8 laps
DNF Hector Hurst Emilio de Villota Motorsport F312 +10 laps
DNF Valeria Carballo Campos Racing F312 +12 laps
DNF Nicholas Pohler DAV Racing F308 +15 laps
DNF Santiago Urrutia RP Motorsport F312 +19 laps
DNF Lorenzo Paggi Corbetta Competizioni F308 +19 laps
Fastest lap: Ed Jones – 1m38.855s