2015 Macau Grand Prix

Formula Three motor race October 2017 October 2017 Race details 200px Date 22 November 2015 Official name 62nd Suncity Groupo Macau Grand Prix Location Guia Circuit, Macau Course Temporary street circuit6.120 km mi on Distance Qualifying Race10 laps, 61.200 km mi onMain Race15 laps, 91.800 km mi on Weather Qualifying Race: Cloudy; air air temperature 26 °C °F, track track temperature 27 °C °FMain Race: Cloudy; air air temperature 28 °C °F, track track temperature 32 °C °F Qualifying Race Pole Driver SWE Felix Rosenqvist Theodore Racing by Prema Time 2:10.474 Fastest Lap Driver SWE Felix Rosenqvist Theodore Racing by Prema Time 2:10.330 (on lap 9) Podium First SWE Felix Rosenqvist Theodore Racing by Prema Second MON Charles Leclerc Van Amersfoort Racing Third GBR Alexander Sims Double R Racing Main Race Pole Driver SWE Felix Rosenqvist Theodore Racing by Prema Fastest Lap Driver BRA Sérgio Sette Câmara Motopark Time 2:10.186 (on lap 15) Podium First SWE Felix Rosenqvist Theodore Racing by Prema Second MON Charles Leclerc Van Amersfoort Racing Third GBR Alexander Sims Double R Racing The 2015 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 62nd Suncity Group Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 Intercontinental Cup) was a motor race for Formula Three cars that was held on the streets of Macau on 22 November 2015. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2015 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any Formula Three championship, but was open to entries from all Formula Three championships. The race itself was made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that decided the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main race. The 2015 race was the 62nd running of the Macau Grand Prix and the 33rd for Formula Three cars. The Grand Prix was won by Theodore Racing by Prema driver Felix Rosenqvist from pole position, having won the Qualification Race the previous afternoon after the on the road victor Antonio Giovinazzi was penalised 20 seconds for a first lap crash. Rosenqvist led the majority of the main race to clinch his second consecutive Macau Grand Prix victory, the first time this had happened since Edoardo Mortara won the 2009 and 2010 races. Second place went to the highest placed rookie driver, Charles Leclerc for Van Amersfoort Racing, while the podium was completed by Double R Racing driver Alexander Sims. Entry list and background The Macau Grand Prix is a Formula Three race considered to be a stepping stone to higher motor racing categories such as Formula One and is the territory's most prestigious international sporting event.http://en.macaotourism.gov.mo/events/majorevent_detail.php?id=7 Macau Grand Prix Macao Government Tourism Office https://web.archive.org/web/20180211155754/http://en.macaotourism.gov.mo/events/majorevent_detail.php?id=7 11 February 2018 live 28 October 2018https://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/the-macau-grand-prix.html The Macau Grand Prix – A look back through time Carino JP 7 December 2007 AutoIndustriya.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171116065247/https://www.autoindustriya.com/race-reports/the-macau-grand-prix.html 16 November 2017 15 November 2017 The 2015 Macau Grand Prix was the 62nd running of the event and the 33rd time that the race was held to Formula Three regulations. It took place on the 6.2 km mi on on 22-turn Guia Circuit on 22 November 2015 with three preceding days of practice and qualifying.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1139&lang=en#.Wdnn3FtSzIU Suncity Group 62nd Macau Grand Prix – Fast Facts 7 July 2015 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144218/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1139&lang=en#.Wdnn3FtSzIU 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all In order to compete in Macau, drivers had to compete in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-regulated championship meeting during the calendar year, in either the FIA Formula Three European Championship or one of the domestic championships, with drivers placed high up in the rankings of these respective championships given priority in receiving an invitation to the meeting.http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/site_content/2015%20FIA%20Intercontinental%20Cup%20(Macau)%20-%20Sporting%20Regulations.pdf FIA Formula Three Continental Cup 2015 – Macau: 18–22 November 2015 – Sporting Regulations 27 May 2015 Macau Grand Prix Committee 3, 16–17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194025/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/site_content/2015%20FIA%20Intercontinental%20Cup%20(Macau)%20-%20Sporting%20Regulations.pdf 9 October 2017 7 October 2017 dmy-all Within the 28-car grid of the event, two of the three major Formula Three series were represented by their respective champion. Defending race winner Felix Rosenqvist, the Formula Three European champion, was joined in Macau by Japanese series winner Nick Cassidy.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/racer/index.php?lang=en&content=140&race=39 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix 11 November 2015 Macau Grand Prix Committee 11 November 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20151117115542/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/racer/index.php?lang=en&content=140&race=39 17 November 2015 dmy-all As was the case in 2014, Euroformula Open racer Yu Kanamaru was a late addition to the entry list at Carlin after George Russell was withdrawn from the race.http://www.formulascout.com/kanamaru-replaces-russell-in-another-last-minute-carlin-macau-chance/31851 Kanamaru replaces Russell in another last-minute Carlin Macau chance Allen Peter 11 November 2015 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20151119163829/http://www.paddockscout.com/kanamaru-replaces-russell-in-another-last-minute-carlin-macau-chance/31851 19 November 2015 live 7 October 2017 left|thumb|The Guia Circuit, where the race was held Three drivers who mainly competed in other series outside of Formula Three in 2015 became eligible for the Macau race: British GT driver Alexander Sims competed in the Formula Three European Championship in the Algarve International Circuit round in order to become eligible.https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2015/10/28-car-field-set-for-macau-grand-prix/ 28-car grid set for Macau Grand Prix Hensby Paul 7 October 2015 The Checkered Flag https://web.archive.org/web/20171009143947/https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2015/10/28-car-field-set-for-macau-grand-prix/ 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters racer Daniel Juncadella had to wait until his main series campaign had concluded before sealing his eligibility; he took part in the Euroformula Open Championship, a second-tier Formula Three series in Europe, in its season-ending round at the Hockenheimring.Reiners Andreas Macau: Daniel Juncadella kehrt in die Formel 3 zurück http://www.speedweek.com/dtm/news/83423/Macau-Daniel-Juncadella-kehrt-in-die-Formel-3-zurueck.html&usg=ALkJrhianmn7nCak6Q4Q7-_fZF4MGo3YaA Speedweek German 23 October 2015 7 October 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144219/http://www.speedweek.com/dtm/news/83423/Macau-Daniel-Juncadella-kehrt-in-die-Formel-3-zurueck.html%26usg%3DALkJrhianmn7nCak6Q4Q7-_fZF4MGo3YaA 9 October 2017 dmy-all Super GT participant Yuhi Sekiguchi sealed his eligibility for the Macau Grand Prix by competing in the All-Japan Formula Three round at Twin Ring Motegi.https://www.diariomotor.com/competicion/2015/08/13/yuhi-sekiguchi-con-b-max-en-la-cita-de-la-formula-3-japonesa-en-motegi/ Yuhi Sekiguchi, con B-MAX en la cita de la Fórmula 3 japonesa en Motegi Garcia Àlex 13 August 2015 Diario Motor Spanish https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144314/https://www.diariomotor.com/competicion/2015/08/13/yuhi-sekiguchi-con-b-max-en-la-cita-de-la-formula-3-japonesa-en-motegi/ 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all At the start of 2015, the Macau Grand Prix coordinator Barry Bland discussed the implementation of the virtual safety car (VSC) system with race director Charlie Whiting during the drawing up of the race's sporting regulations. Provision for the system was implemented into the regulations and would help save a large amount of time as well as aiding drivers in blind corners.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121773 Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix could adopt virtual safety car system Simmons Marcus 13 November 2015 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20151130220035/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121773 30 November 2015 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Thus the Grand Prix was designated a "test race" for the VSC in order for the system to be written into the 2016 Formula Three European Championship regulations.http://formularapida.net/macau-f3-gp-could-adopt-vscfcy-system/ Macau F3 GP could adopt VSC/FCY system Viñals Arnau 13 November 2015 FormulaRapida.net https://web.archive.org/web/20171009161344/http://formularapida.net/macau-f3-gp-could-adopt-vscfcy-system/ 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Practice and qualifying There were two 45-minute practice sessions preceding the Sunday race: one on Thursday morning and one on Friday morning.https://www.fia.com/news/f3-2015-race-macau-preview F3 – 2015 Race in Macau – Preview 13 November 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20171108160054/https://www.fia.com/news/f3-2015-race-macau-preview 8 November 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Antonio Giovinazzi set the fastest lap for Carlin in the opening practice session of 2 minutes, 13.829 seconds, nearly eight-tenths of a second faster than anyone else. His closest challenger was Felix Rosenqvist who fought Giovinazzi for the top spot.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-giovinazzi-leads-first-practice/?s=1 Macau GP: Giovinazzi leads first practice Noble Jonathan 19 November 2015 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144346/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-giovinazzi-leads-first-practice/?s=1 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Markus Pommer was third-fastest, ahead of the Japanese trio of Kenta Yamashita, Sekiguchi and Kanamaru. Cassidy, Lance Stroll, Mitsunori Takaboshi and Alexander Albon rounded out the session's top ten drivers.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121858 F3 Macau GP: Carlin's Giovinazzi leads Rosenqvist in first practice Simmons Marcus 19 November 2015 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20151120022304/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121858 20 November 2015 live 8 October 2015 dmy-all The session was red flagged twice: Jake Dennis crashed into the right-hand wall at the Solitude Esses after sustaining a puncture 20 minutes in, and Callum Ilott struck the barrier at the left-hand turn before Faraway corner with nine minutes left.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1165&lang=en#.WdnwTFtSzIU Giovinazzi tops first practice for F3 Macau Grand Prix 19 November 2015 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144336/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1165&lang=en#.WdnwTFtSzIU 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Two other drivers, Sims and Zhi Cong Li, crashed at Lisboa turn but no stoppages were necessitated because both cars were retrieved from the track without difficulty. Qualifying was divided into two sessions; the first was held on Thursday afternoon and ran for 40 minutes with the second held on Friday afternoon and lasting for 30 minutes. The fastest time set by each driver from either session counted towards his final starting position for the qualification race. The first qualifying session had Rosenqvist come out on top with a time of 2 minutes, 11.842 seconds on the session's final lap with new tyres. He was eight-tenths of a second quicker than Ilott in second with teammate Giovinazzi another thousandth of a second slower in third. Ilott and Giovinazzi led at various points in the session before Rosenqvist's last lap effort.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-rosenqvist-storms-to-provisional-pole/?s=1 Macau GP: Rosenqvist storms to provisional pole Noble Jonathan 19 November 2015 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144043/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-rosenqvist-storms-to-provisional-pole/?s=1 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Sam MacLeod improved on his last lap to finish fourth after four new tyres were installed at his pit stop. On his last timed lap, Juncadella recovered from an earlier free practice gearbox problem to place provisionally fifth. Having been in contention, Pommer finished sixth, with Sekiguci and Mikkel Jensen in close proximity on the time sheets. Gustavo Menezes and Sims rounded out the top ten.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121860 F3 Macau GP: Prema Powerteam's Rosenqvist takes provisional pole Simmons Marcus 19 November 2015 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20160713101945/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121860 13 July 2016 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Following them were Charles Leclerc, Kanamaru, Stroll and Arjun Maini, Alessio Lorandi, Dennis–whose air restrictor fell off his car and then had gearbox issues–Dorian Boccolacci, Yamashita, Santino Ferrucci, Cassidy, Albon, Sérgio Sette Câmara, Martin Cao, Ryan Tveter, Takaboshi, Matt Solomon, Zhi Cong Li and Wing Chung Chang. The session passed relatively smoothly, with only Sette Câmara crashing and then stopping at San Francisco Hill to prevent further damage en route to the pit lane. In the second 45-minute practice session, Pommer fought with Rosenqvist and Leclerc for the top spot until the former set a benchmark past the midpoint of the session and the time he set of 2 minutes, 11.102 (which was the fastest of the race meeting at that point) remained fastest until the conclusion of the second practice session.http://www.formulascout.com/markus-pommer-flies-in-second-macau-practice-session/32014 Markus Pommer flies in second Macau practice session Allen Peter 20 November 2015 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20151121170118/http://www.paddockscout.com/markus-pommer-flies-in-second-macau-practice-session/32014 21 November 2015 live 8 October 2017http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1172&lang=en#.WdobnFtSzIU Pommer fastest in final practice F3 Macau Grand Prix 20 November 2015 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144228/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/news/index.php?id=1172&lang=en#.WdobnFtSzIU 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Rosenqvist followed three-tenths of a second adrift in second and Leclerc continued his progression up the time sheets to third. Giovinazzi was the last driver to be within one second of the pace set by Pommer's in fourth. Stroll, Juncadella, Dennis, Jensen and the British pairing of MacLeod and Ilott composed positions six to ten. Three crashes occurred during the session as Stroll went straight into a barrier at the Melco hairpin and Boccalacci triggered the sole stoppage with an error that heavily damaged his car against the wall at the exit of San Francisco Bend. Cao lost control of his vehicle at Paiol corner and damaged its right-hand side suspension in an impact with the barrier but entered the pit lane for repairs. The second qualifying session was delayed due to multiple crashes during qualifying for the FIA GT World Cup support race.http://www.formulascout.com/felix-rosenqvist-claims-macau-pole-in-thrilling-qualifying/32020 Felix Rosenqvist claims Macau pole in thrilling qualifying Allen Peter 20 November 2015 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20151121181201/http://www.paddockscout.com/felix-rosenqvist-claims-macau-pole-in-thrilling-qualifying/32020 21 November 2015 live 8 October 2017 When the session did begin and before any competitor could record a timed lap, the first of two red flags was waved for Ilott who hit a barrier exiting the San Francisco Bend. Later Melco hairpin was blocked when Menezes attempted to return to pit lane after a driver error at Moorish turn. He could not get enough steering lock and understeered into a wall. Lorandi could not react quickly enough and ploughed into Menezes's rear. Lorandi's rear in turn was hit by a Signature car.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121883 Macau F3 Grand Prix: Felix Rosenqvist denies Daniel Juncadella pole Simmons Marcus 20 November 2015 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20151208201259/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121883 8 December 2015 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Rosenqvist continued his strong form from Thursday's qualifying and set the pace again before Leclerc usurped his time halfway through. Rosenqvist had new tyres installed and returned to the top. He later improved with a lap of 2 minutes, 10.474 seconds in response to Juncadella getting close to his pace.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-rosenqvist-holds-off-juncadella-to-seal-pole/?s=1 Macau GP: Rosenqvist holds off Juncadella to seal pole Noble Jonathan 20 November 2015 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171009143923/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-rosenqvist-holds-off-juncadella-to-seal-pole/?s=1 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all The session was abandoned with four minutes remaining when Giovinazzi crashed at the left-hand corner before Maternity Bend. Thus, Rosenqvist took pole position by 0.213 seconds from Juncadella. Leclerc moved from eleventh to start third and was the best placed rookie driver. Giovinazzi fell from third to fourth. Pommer was in the top three for most of the session before finishing fifth. However he incurred a two-place grid penalty for impeding another car during qualifying. MacLeod and Sette Câmara inherited fifth and sixth as a result of Pommer's penalty. Pommer was ahead of a close trio of cars driven by Macau rookies. Maini, Lorandi and Stroll were in positions eight through ten. The sixth row was adorned by the Mücke Motorsport cars of Ferrucci and Jensen. The rest of the grid lined up as the British duo of Sims and Dennis, Albon, Sekiguchi, Tveter, Ilott, the Japanese pair of Kanamaru and Takaboshi, Chang, Cao, Yamashita, Cassidy, Menezes, Boccolacci, Solomon and Zhi. Qualifying classification Each of the driver's fastest lap times from the two qualifying sessions are denoted in bold. +Final qualifying classificationPos PositionNo. Car number Driver TeamQ1 Time Best lap time recorded during first qualifyingRank Ranking of first qualifying timesQ2 Time Best lap time recorded during second qualifyingRank Ranking of second qualifying timesGap Gap to first-placed driverGrid Final grid position 1 1SWE Felix RosenqvistPrema Powerteam 2:11.841 12:10.474 1— 1 2 21ESP Daniel JuncadellaFortec Motorsport 2:13.412 52:10.687 2 +0.213 2 3 15MON Charles LeclercVan Amersfoort Racing 2:14.099 112:10.796 3 +0.322 3 4 7ITA Antonio GiovinazziCarlin 2:12.824 32:11.034 4 +0.560 4 5 19DEU Markus PommerMotopark 2:13.741 62:11.091 5 +0.617 71 1 6 29GBR Sam MacLeodTeam West-Tec F3 2:13.109 42:11.523 6 +1.049 5 7 20BRA Sérgio Sette CâmaraMotopark 2:15.206 222:11.721 7 +1.247 6 8 27IND Arjun Maini ThreeBond with T-Sport 2:14.281 142:11.722 8 +1.248 8 9 16ITA Alessio LorandiVan Amersfoort Racing 2:14.314 152:11.732 9 +1.249 9 10 3CAN Lance StrollPrema Powerteam 2:14.244 132:11.794 10 +1.320 10 11 24USA Santino FerrucciMücke Motorsport 2:14.548 192:11.965 11 +1.491 11 12 25DEN Mikkel JensenMücke Motorsport 2:13.757 82:12.026 12 +1.552 12 13 30GBR Alexander SimsDouble R Racing 2:13.950 102:12.036 13 +1.562 13 14 2GBR Jake DennisPrema Powerteam 2:14.332 162:12.053 14 +1.579 14 15 17THA Alexander AlbonSignature 2:15.159 212:12.054 15 +1.580 15 16 12JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi B-Max Engineering 2:13.744 72:12.197 16 +1.723 16 17 28USA Ryan TveterTeam West-Tec F3 2:15.700 242:12.474 27 +2.000 17 18 10GBR Callum IlottCarlin2:12.663 2 — — +2.189 18 19 9JPN Yu KanamaruCarlin 2:14.238 122:12.723 18 +2.249 19 20 11JPN Mitsunori Takaboshi B-Max Engineering 2:16.249 252:12.836 19 +2.362 20 21 22MAC Wing Chung ChangFortec Motorsport 2:21.501 282:12.879 20 +2.405 21 22 23CHN Martin CaoFortec Motorsport 2:15.316 232:12.969 21 +2.495 22 23 5JPN Kenta YamashitaTOM'S 2:14.546 182:13.027 22 +2.553 23 24 6NZL Nick CassidyTOM'S 2:14.631 202:13.162 23 +2.688 24 25 8USA Gustavo MenezesCarlin 2:13.903 92:13.369 24 +2.895 25 26 18FRA Dorian BoccolacciSignature 2:14.463 172:13.683 25 +3.209 26 27 31HKG Matt SolomonDouble R Racing 2:16.766 262:13.736 28 +3.262 27 28 25CHN Zhi Cong LiJo Zeller Racing 2:18.800 272:14.525 26 +4.051 28110% qualifying time: 2:23.5214Source:http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/7129fe58519e6dec8d32d2cbaa5bbf35c19ed7b0.pdf Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 Qualifying 1 & 2 – Provisional Combined Classification MST World 20 November 2015 30 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151127005825/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/7129fe58519e6dec8d32d2cbaa5bbf35c19ed7b0.pdf 27 November 2015 dmy-allBold time indicates the faster of the two times that determined the grid order. Notes: 1 1 – Markus Pommer was penalised two places on the grid for impeding another car during second qualifying. Qualifying race left|thumb|upright|Antonio Giovinazzi (pictured in 2014) finished the qualification race first on the road but was penalised twenty seconds for contact with Daniel Juncadella on the first lap. The qualifying race to set the grid order for the main race started at 13:45 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 21 November. The weather at the start was dry and cloudy with the air temperature 26 C F and the track temperature 27 C F.http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/bca06be5e7792cb803df864d17bb1e9ea51aa362.pdf Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 Qualification Race – Provisional Classification 21 November 2015 MST World https://web.archive.org/web/20151122135254/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/bca06be5e7792cb803df864d17bb1e9ea51aa362.pdf 22 November 2015 dead 30 December 2015 dmy-all On the grid, Rosenqvist made a clean start to lead the field into Lisboa corner with Juncadella slotting behind in second position.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-rosenqvist-handed-qualifier-victory-giovinazzi-penalised/?s=1 Macau GP: Rosenqvist handed qualifier victory, Giovinazzi penalised Noble Jonathan 21 November 2015 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144240/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/macau-gp-rosenqvist-handed-qualifier-victory-giovinazzi-penalised/?s=1 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Giovinazzi made a similarly good start and passed Leclerc for third and attempted to pass Juncadella.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121904 F3 Macau GP: Rosenqvist wins qualifier after Giovinazzi penalty Simmons Marcus 21 November 2015 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20160105130405/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121904 5 January 2016 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all By the time the two reached the turn's braking area, Giovinazzi muscled himself to the inside of Juncadella and his front-right tyre made contact with the latter's left-rear wheel.http://www.formulascout.com/giovinazzi-wins-qualification-race-but-penalty-promotes-rosenqvist/32044 Giovinazzi wins qualification race but penalty promotes Rosenqvist Allen Peter 21 November 2015 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20151122172755/http://www.paddockscout.com/giovinazzi-wins-qualification-race-but-penalty-promotes-rosenqvist/32044 22 November 2015 live 8 October 2017 Juncadella was sent spinning across the track and into the inside barrier. Tveter battled Dennis for position but had no room to negotiate and slammed into the stationary Juncadella. Tveter was hit in turn by Ilott which bruised and cut Ilott's hand. Behind the duo, Jensen struck the rear of Albon's car and the resulting pile up partially blocked the circuit and necessitated the safety car's deployment. Under the safety car, Jensen, Kanamaru, Sekiguichi and Chang chose to make pit stops for car repairs. The safety car was withdrawn after one lap and racing resumed on lap three. Giovinazzi slipstreaming onto the back of Rosenqvist soon after and overtook him around the outside before the braking point for Lisboa corner to move into the lead.https://www.fia.com/news/first-job-completed-felix-rosenqvist-wins-qualification-race First job completed: Felix Rosenqvist wins qualification race 21 November 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20171108160054/https://www.fia.com/news/first-job-completed-felix-rosenqvist-wins-qualification-race 8 November 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Giovinazzi slid going into Lisboa corner but regained control of his car. Zhi become another retiree when he crashed at Police turn after the restart. Sims passed Sette Câmara and then MacLeod before Lisboa turn to claim fourth on the fourth lap. He began to focus on lowering the time deficit to the leading trio of cars with consecutive fastest laps. At the front, Giovinazzi extended his lead to 1½ seconds and drew clear from Rosenqvist. Ferrucci passed Maini and Lorandi to settle for seventh by its conclusion. Giovinazzi struggled for grip, and Rosenqvist reduced his lead to eight-tenths of a second by the start of the final lap. Rosenqvist then slipstreamed up behind Giovinazzi into Lisboa corner. Rosenqvist moved out of the slipstream but made an error at the Melco hairpin after over-adjusting his brake bias to compensate for brake locking. Leclerc closed to within half a second of Rosenqvist although he could not draw close enough to challenge him. Giovinazzi opened up a 1.9-second lead and maintained it to finish first on the road. Soon after Giovinazzi incurred a drive-through penalty for his role in the Juncadella clash on the first lap. This subsequently increased to a 20-second time penalty and Giovnazzi was demoted to tenth. After the race, his team discussed the penalty with the stewards who decided no change was needed. Thus, Rosenqvist took the qualifying race victory and pole position for the Grand Prix itself. He was joined on the grid's front row by Leclerc, while Sims completed the podium. Behind him, MacLeod finished fourth, ahead of a close up consisting of Pommer, Sette Câmara, Ferrucci, Lorandi and Maini. Outside the top ten, Dennis took 11th ahead of Boccolacci. Stroll, Cao, Yamashita, Sekiguchi, Cassidy, Chang, Menezes, Kanamaru, Solomon and Jensen rounded out the top 22 classified finishers. Qualifying race classification +Final qualification race classification Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Starting grid position 1 1 SWE Felix Rosenqvist Prema Powerteam 10 24:52.619 1 2 15 MON Charles Leclerc Van Amersfoort Racing 10 +0.503 3 3 30 GBR Alexander Sims Double R Racing 10 +2.701 13 4 29 GBR Sam MacLeod Team West-Tec F3 10 +8.399 6 5 19 DEU Markus Pommer Motopark 10 +9.412 5 6 20 BRA Sérgio Sette Câmara Motopark 10 +13.993 7 7 24 USA Santino Ferrucci Mücke Motorsport 10 +15.538 11 8 16 ITA Alessio Lorandi Van Amersfoort Racing 10 +16.627 9 9 27 IND Arjun Maini ThreeBond with T-Sport 10 +17.360 8 10 7 ITA Antonio Giovinazzi Carlin 10 +17.871 42 2 11 2 GBR Jake Dennis Prema Powerteam 10 +18.131 14 12 18 FRA Dorian Boccolacci Signature 10 +20.682 26 13 3 CAN Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam 10 +21.872 13 14 23 CHN Martin Cao Fortec Motorsport 10 +25.606 14 15 5 JPN Kenta Yamashita TOM'S 10 +26.323 23 16 12 JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi B-Max Engineering 10 +29.468 16 17 6 NZL Nick Cassidy TOM'S 10 +29.931 24 18 22 MAC Wing Chung Chang Fortec Motorsport 10 +36.386 25 19 8 USA Gustavo Menezes Carlin 10 +41.342 27 20 9 JPN Yu Kanamaru Carlin 10 +1:31.509 19 21 31 HKG Matt Solomon Double R Racing 10 +1:41.666 27 22 25 DNK Mikkel Jensen Mücke Motorsport 10 +2:00.925 12 Ret Retired 11 JPN Mitsunori Takaboshi B-Max Engineering 6 Retired 20 Ret Retired 32 CHN Zhi Cong Li Jo Zeller Racing 3 Retired 28 Ret Retired 21 ESP Daniel Juncadella Fortec Motorsport 0 Retired 2 Ret Retired 17 THA Alexander Albon Signature 0 Retired 15 Ret Retired 28 USA Ryan Tveter Team West-Tec F3 0 Retired 17 Ret Retired 10 GBR Callum Ilott Carlin 0 Retired 18Fastest lap: Felix Rosenqvist, 2:10.330, 169.05 km/h mph on on lap 9Source: Note 2 2 – Antonio Giovinazzi had twenty seconds added to his race time for colliding with Daniel Juncadella on the first lap. Main race The race started at 15:30 local time on 22 November. The weather at the beginning was dry and sunny with an air temperature of 28 C F and a track temperature at 32 C F.http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/e45c23dc9fdc1984408bc83b7c50a16248bc81ac.pdf Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix – FIA F3 Macau Grand Prix – Provisional Classification 22 November 2015 MST World https://web.archive.org/web/20151122222817/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/e45c23dc9fdc1984408bc83b7c50a16248bc81ac.pdf 22 November 2015 dead 30 December 2015 dmy-all Juncadella failed to start the event after his crash during the qualification race damaged the tub of his car.http://www.formulascout.com/rosenqvist-beats-leclerc-to-win-macau-grand-prix-again/32069 Rosenqvist beats Leclerc to win Macau Grand Prix again Allen Peter 22 November 2015 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20151123152855/http://www.paddockscout.com/rosenqvist-beats-leclerc-to-win-macau-grand-prix-again/32069 23 November 2015 live 8 October 2017 When the race began from its standing start, Rosenqvist led the field into Lisboa corner and Leclerc challenged him.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f3-news/333185/rosenqvist-secures-second-straight-macau-victory/ Rosenqvist takes second straight Macau win 22 November 2015 GPUpdate https://web.archive.org/web/20151122234913/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f3-news/333185/rosenqvist-secures-second-straight-macau-victory/ 22 November 2015 live 8 November 2015 dmy-all Leclerc steered onto the outside and overtook Rosenqvist braking at Lisboa corner for the lead.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121917 F3 Macau GP: Rosenqvist holds off Leclerc to become dual winner Simmons Marcus 22 November 2015 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20151211031315/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121917 11 December 2015 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all A slow exit from Leclerc leaving the final turn as he was completing the first lap allowed Rosenqvist to run in his slipstream and turned onto the inside to reclaim first place.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/rosenqvist-clinches-second-macau-win-after-leclerc-battle/?s=1 Rosenqvist clinches second Macau win after Leclerc battle Noble Jonathan 22 November 2015 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171009144412/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/rosenqvist-clinches-second-macau-win-after-leclerc-battle/?s=1 9 October 2017 live 8 October 2017 dmy-all Leclerc then moved into Rosenqvist's slipstream and executed an identical move from the first lap to overtake him around the outside for the lead. Soon after a large crash involving Menezes and Tveter and Takaboshi at Fisherman's Bend stopped the race since debris was littered across the track. All three were unhurt.https://www.fia.com/news/super-swede-felix-rosenqvist-doubles-macau Super Swede: Felix Rosenqvist doubles up in Macau 22 November 2015 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile https://web.archive.org/web/20161230025426/http://www.fia.com/news/super-swede-felix-rosenqvist-doubles-macau 30 December 2016 live 8 October 2017 dmy-allthumb|upright|Felix Rosenqvist (pictured in 2016) became the first driver since Edoardo Mortara to win two consecutive editions of the Macau Grand Prix. All cars were ordered to park in the pit lane while marshals cleared the track of debris. 20 minutes later, the race was restarted behind the safety car. Racing resumed on lap four, with Leclerc leading the field back up to speed. He could not hold off Rosenqvist who retook the lead through the Mandarin Bend while MacLeod used this to pass Leclerc braking for Lisboa turn for third. On the following lap, Sims attempted to line up a pass on Leclerc but could not successfully take third place from him. As Rosenqvist opened up a two-second lead, Leclerc overtook MacLeod on the outside for second at Lisboa corner on lap seven. MacLeod fell out of the top three as he slid his car at Moorish corner and made contact with the wall. MacLeod was forced to limp back to the pit lane to replace a punctured right-rear tyre. At that point in the race, Rosenqvist led Leclerc, Sims, Giovinazzi, Pommer, Ferrucci, Stroll and Lorandi. Soon after, Ilott became the race's final retiree after crashing at Police corner and stopped on the escape road. The record for the fastest ever lap around the Guia Circuit was surpassed several times with Sette Câmara lowering it to a time of 2 minutes, 10.186 seconds on the final lap. Leclerc reduced Rosenqvist's lead over the rest of the field from about two to 1.1 seconds but he could not get close enough to mount a serious challenge for the win. Thus, Rosenqvist held the lead to claim his second Macau Grand Prix victory, becoming the first driver to win it consecutively since Edoardo Mortara won the 2009 and 2010 races.https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1880278/year-after-his-macau-gp-win-felix-rosenqvist-walks-guia-circuit Familiar territory for relaxed Felix Rosenqvist as Macau Grand Prix champion plots title defence Scott Matt 22 November 2015 South China Morning Post 8 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171009174924/http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1880278/year-after-his-macau-gp-win-felix-rosenqvist-walks-guia-circuit 9 October 2017 live dmy-all Lelcerc finished second once again, 1.168 seconds behind, while Sims completed the podium in a repeat of Saturday's top three placings. Off the podium, Giovinazzi gained six places from tenth to finish fourth but could not overtake Sims. Pommer secured fifth with Ferrucci a further five seconds adrift in sixth and Lorandi took seventh. The top ten was rounded out by Prema teammates Stroll and Dennis along with Maini. Outside the top ten, Boccolacci finished 11th and Cassidy closely followed him. Albon, Chang, Yamashita, Sekiguchi, Cao, Solomon, Jensen, MacLeod, Zhi and Sette Câmara were the final classified finishers. Main race classification +Final main race classification Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Start grid 1 1 SWE Felix Rosenqvist Prema Powerteam 15 36:25.280 1 2 15 MON Charles Leclerc Van Amersfoort Racing 15 +1.168 2 3 30 GBR Alexander Sims Double R Racing 15 +5.075 3 4 7 ITA Antonio Giovinazzi Carlin 15 +5.948 10 5 19 DEU Markus Pommer Motopark 15 +11.703 5 6 24 USA Santino Ferrucci Mücke Motorsport 15 +16.863 7 7 16 ITA Alessio Lorandi Van Amersfoort Racing 15 +18.775 8 8 3 CAN Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam 15 +22.546 13 9 2 GBR Jake Dennis Prema Powerteam 15 +24.355 11 10 27 IND Arjun Maini ThreeBond with T-Sport 15 +24.863 9 11 18 FRA Dorian Boccolacci Signature 15 +28.259 12 12 6 NZL Nick Cassidy TOM'S 15 +28.871 17 13 17 THA Alexander Albon Signature 15 +30.255 26 14 22 MAC Wing Chung Chang Fortec Motorsport 15 +32.791 18 15 5 JPN Kenta Yamashita TOM'S 15 +33.546 15 16 12 JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi B-Max Engineering 15 +34.154 16 17 23 CHN Martin Cao Fortec Motorsport 15 +47.075 14 18 31 HKG Matt Solomon Double R Racing 15 +47.369 21 19 25 DNK Mikkel Jensen Mücke Motorsport 15 +49.240 22 20 29 GBR Sam MacLeod Team West-Tec F3 15 +57.064 4 21 32 CHN Zhi Cong Li Jo Zeller Racing 15 +1:16.973 28 22 20 BRA Sérgio Sette Câmara Motopark 15 +2:00.679 6 Ret Retired 10 GBR Callum Ilott Carlin 9 Retired 28 Ret Retired 9 JPN Yu Kanamaru Carlin 8 Retired 20 Ret Retired 8 USA Gustavo Menezes Carlin 0 Retired 19 Ret Retired 11 JPN Mitsunori Takaboshi B-Max Engineering 0 Retired 23 Ret Retired 28 USA Ryan Tveter Team West-Tec F3 0 Retired 27 DNS Did not start 21 ESP Daniel Juncadella Fortec Motorsport — Did Not Start 3 3Fastest lap: BRA Sérgio Sette Câmara, 2:10.186, 169.23 km/h mph on on lap 15Source: Note 3 3 – Daniel Juncadella did not start the Grand Prix because of damage to the tub of his car. See also 2015 FIA GT World Cup 2015 Guia Race of Macau References 30em External links http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/62/home/ Sports Macau Grand Prix Formula Three Category:Macau Grand Prix Macau Grand Prix Macau Grand Prix Formula Three