2014 Macau Grand Prix

Formula Three motor race October 2017 October 2017 Race details 200px Date 16 November 2014 Official name 61st Formula Three Suncity Group 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: Sunny; air air temperature 24 °C °F, track track temperature 38 °C °FMain Race: Sunny; air air temperature 27 °C °F, track track temperature 37 °C °F Qualifying Race Pole Driver SWE Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport Time 2:11.506 Fastest Lap Driver SWE Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport Time 2:12.944 (on lap 4) Podium First SWE Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport Second AUT Lucas Auer Mücke Motorsport Third GBR Tom Blomqvist Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Main Race Pole Driver SWE Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport Fastest Lap Driver NLD Max Verstappen Van Amersfoort Racing Time 2:11.748 (on lap 13) Podium First SWE Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport Second AUT Lucas Auer Mücke Motorsport Third NZL Nick Cassidy ThreeBond with T-Sport The 2014 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 61st Formula Three Suncity Group Macau Grand Prix) was a motor race for Formula Three cars that was held on the streets of Macau on 16 November 2014. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2014 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 2014 race was the 61st running of the Macau Grand Prix and the 32nd for Formula Three cars. The Grand Prix was won by Mücke Motorsport driver Felix Rosenqvist, having won the event's Qualification Race the previous afternoon. Rosenqvist led the majority of the main race to become the first Swedish driver to win the Grand Prix itself since Rickard Rydell won the 1992 event. His victory also allowed him to become the first person to win the three major Formula Three races – the Macau Grand Prix, the Pau Grand Prix, and the Masters of Formula 3. Second place went to Rosenqvist's teammate Lucas Auer, while the podium was completed by the highest placed rookie driver, Nick Cassidy of ThreeBond with T-Sport. 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 Macau's most prestigious international sporting event.https://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 2017http://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 2018 The 2014 Macau Grand Prix was the 61st running of the event and the 32nd 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 16 November 2014 with three preceding days of practice and qualifying.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/news/index.php?id=1007&lang=en#.WdcdQVtSzIU Suncity Group 61st Macau Grand Prix – Fast Facts 14 July 2014 Macau Grand Prix Committee dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171007022006/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/news/index.php?id=1007&lang=en#.WdcdQVtSzIU 7 October 2017 6 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/Macau%20GP%20Sporting%20Regulations_14-10-25%20(1).pdf FIA Formula Three Continental Cup Macau: 12–16 November 2014 – Sporting Regulations October 2014 Macau Grand Prix Committee 3, 17–18 & 28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021721/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/site_content/Macau%20GP%20Sporting%20Regulations_14-10-25%20(1).pdf 7 October 2017 5 October 2017 dmy-all Within the 28-car grid of the event, three of the four major Formula Three series were represented by their respective champion. Esteban Ocon, the FIA Formula Three European champion, was joined in Macau by British champion Martin Cao and German series winner Markus Pommer. All-Japan Formula Three title holder Nobuharu Matsushita did not enter the race and so the highest-placed Japanese series driver in Macau was the runner-up Kenta Yamashita.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/racer/index.php?lang=en&content=124&race=27 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix 8 October 2014 8 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012190245/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/racer/index.php?lang=en&content=124&race=27 12 October 2014 live Macau Grand Prix Committee dmy-all The entry list included one woman driver, Tatiana Calderón, the first female entrant in Macau since Cathy Muller raced in the 1983 edition.http://www.coc.org.co/all-news/tatiana-calderon-presente-en-el-gran-premio-de-macao/ Tatiana Calderón presente en el Gran Premio de Macao 11 November 2014 Colombian Olympic Committee Spanish https://web.archive.org/web/20171007120028/http://www.coc.org.co/all-news/tatiana-calderon-presente-en-el-gran-premio-de-macao/ 7 October 2017 live 7 October 2017 dmy-all Euroformula Open driver Yu Kanamaru was called up by Carlin as a late replacement for Jake Dennis who opted to withdraw from the race.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116634 Jake Dennis pulls out of Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix Simmons Marcus 6 November 2014 Autosport 6 November 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20141106135039/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116634 6 November 2014 dmy-all left|thumb|The Guia Circuit, where the race was heldFive drivers who mainly competed in other series outside of Formula Three in 2014 became eligible for the race: Formula Renault 3.5 Series competitor William Buller and GP2 Series driver Stefano Coletti took part in the European Formula Three Championship – at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari round,https://www.pitstops.ro/2014/10/09/f3-cine-merge-la-macau/ F3 – Cine Merge la Macau? Șiclovan Alexandru 9 October 2014 pitstops.ro Romanian https://web.archive.org/web/20171007024904/https://www.pitstops.ro/2014/10/09/f3-cine-merge-la-macau/ 7 October 2017 live 5 October 2017 dmy-all and the season-closing Hockenheimring event respectively in order to become eligible.https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/motorsport/news-201745-von-verstappen-bis-pommer-stars-in-macau/ Von Verstappen bis Pommer: Stars in Macau Seiwart Robert 12 November 2014 motorsport-magazin.com German https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021745/https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/motorsport/news-201745-von-verstappen-bis-pommer-stars-in-macau/ 7 October 2017 live 5 October 2017 dmy-all while Formula Renault 3.5 Series title contender Roberto Merhi competed in the British Formula Three round at Circuit de Spa Francochamps to prepare for Macau.https://as.com/motor/2014/07/22/mas_motor/1406046314_618802.html Merhi vuelve a la F3 en Spa para preparar el GP de Macao Albero Ignacio López 22 July 2014 Diario AS 5 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021812/https://as.com/motor/2014/07/22/mas_motor/1406046314_618802.html 7 October 2017 live Spanish dmy-all Dan Wells, a Formula Masters China competitor earned qualification for the Macau race by entering the Brands Hatch round of the British Formula Three Championship,https://themotorsportarchive.com/2014/08/29/wells-british-f3-debut-increases-field-to-seven/ Wells British F3 début increases field to seven O'Gorman Leigh 29 August 2014 The Motorsport Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20171007023042/https://themotorsportarchive.com/2014/08/29/wells-british-f3-debut-increases-field-to-seven/ 7 October 2017 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all and Nick Cassidy of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 became eligible with his participation of the final two events of the European Formula Three Championship.http://www.formulascout.com/paddockscout-top-50-drivers-of-2014-50-41/23178 PaddockScout Top 50 Drivers of 2014: 50–41 Allen Peter 15 December 2014 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20150403180158/http://www.paddockscout.com/paddockscout-top-50-drivers-of-2014-50-41/23178 3 April 2015 live 6 October 2017 Preparations for the race began in July, which saw the track repaved over the holiday season and the catch fences installed.http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/archive-2009-2014/macau/52245-macau-grand-prix-limits-noise-level.html Macau Grand Prix limits noise level Lau João Pedro 16 April 2014 Macau Daily Times 6 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021656/http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/archive-2009-2014/macau/52245-macau-grand-prix-limits-noise-level.html 7 October 2017 live dmy-all After the FIA's race director Charlie Whiting inspected the circuit in August 2014, he suggested to race officials the gate barriers be moved and increased in size to ease traffic congestion and erect protection nets to protect pedestrians in case of an accident.https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/f1-race-director-inspects-guia-circuit-ahead-grand-prix.html F1 race director inspects Guia Circuit ahead of Grand Prix 7 August 2014 Macau Daily Times 1 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171201085527/https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/f1-race-director-inspects-guia-circuit-ahead-grand-prix.html 1 December 2017 live For the first time in the event's history, the Macau Grand Prix Committee imposed an average noise limit level to a maximum of 115 decibels to support environmental initiatives and reduce residential disturbance. Practice and qualifying A total of two 45-minute practice sessions preceded the Sunday race: one on Thursday morning and one on Friday morning. Lucas Auer lapped fastest for Theodore Racing by Prema in the opening practice session—which was delayed for one hour to facilitate barrier repairs at Police corner after a support race crash —at 2 minutes, 14.645 seconds. 0.055 seconds faster than any one else. His closest challenger was Antonio Giovinazzi ahead of teammate Tom Blomqvist, Buller, Jordan King, Felix Rosenqvist, Max Verstappen, Nicholas Latifi, Coletti and Sean Gelael.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116746 Macau GP: Lucas Auer fastest in incident-filled first practice Noble Jonathan 13 November 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20151018102438/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116746 18 October 2015 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all Cao and Gelael made contact at Lisboa corner and Sam MacLeod crashed into the barrier at Police corner.http://www.formulascout.com/lucas-auer-fastest-in-first-macau-practice/22751 Lucas Auer fastest in first Macau Grand Prix practice Allen Peter 13 November 2014 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20160809194629/http://www.paddockscout.com/lucas-auer-fastest-in-first-macau-practice/22751 9 August 2016 live 6 October 2017 Wells spun into the wall at Fisherman's bend and Mitsunori Takaboshi stopped the session by hitting the Moorish Hill turn barrier. Ocon was caught off guard by the accident and damaged his left-front suspension by swiping Takaboshi's car. Spike Goddard hit the Moorish Hill corner wall in the closing minutes and prevented improvements on drivers' quickest lap times. thumb|upright|Tom Blomqvist took provisional pole in Thursday qualifying and later ended up starting in third position for the qualifying race. 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 lasted 30 minutes. The fastest time set by each driver from either session counted towards their final starting position for the qualification race. The first qualifying session was delayed by 25 minutes following crashes in practice for the Guia Race of Macau and the CTM Touring Car Cup support races.https://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/news/carlin-claim-provisional-front-row-at-macau-with-blomqvist-and-giovinazzi/ Carlin claim provisional front row at Macau with Blomqvist and Giovinazzi Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 13 November 2014 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171007070129/https://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/news/carlin-claim-provisional-front-row-at-macau-with-blomqvist-and-giovinazzi/ 7 October 2017 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all When the session did start, Blomqvist came out on top with a 2 minutes, 11.922 seconds lap having led most of qualifying, 0.115 seconds faster than Giovinazzi.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116750 Macau GP: Tom Blomqvist fastest in first Formula 3 qualifying Simmons Marcus 13 November 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20161111212517/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116750 11 November 2016 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all Cassidy improved late on to be the best placed rookie in third,http://www.formulascout.com/blomqvist-on-provisional-pole-in-macau-after-first-qualifying/22756 Blomqvist on provisional pole in Macau after first qualifying Allen Peter 13 November 2014 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20150825005823/http://www.paddockscout.com/blomqvist-on-provisional-pole-in-macau-after-first-qualifying/22756 25 August 2015 live 6 October 2017 with Auer in fourth battling Blomqvist early on. King finished fifth on his final timed lap and early leader Verstappen was sixth. Latifi improved late on to place seventh ahead of Buller. Rosenqvist and Ocon—who used two new tyres to begin qualifying—were ninth and tenth. Coletti was the fastest driver not to reach the top ten despite running fifth in qualifying's opening minutes. Following him were Gelael, Antonio Fuoco, Santino Ferrucci, Félix Serrallés, Pommer, Álex Palou, Kanamaru, Merhi and Gustavo Menezes, Yamashita, Goddard, Wells, Cao, Calderón, MacLeod, Wing Chung Chang and Takaboshi. The session passed relatively smoothly with only Cao crashing into the barrier at Fisherman's Bend and Calderón hitting the wall at Police corner. For missing the red light that ordered them to enter the weighbridge in first practice, Ocon and Verstappen were each given two-place grid penalties,Simmons Marcus 20 November 2014 Felix's Macau win is as good as it looks: five drivers were in with a shot at victory, but Felix Rosenqvist made it his http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=wikipedia&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA392177346&it=r&asid=21d5fa1bfe61c12c37a94456b98437d7 Autosport 46 9 October 2017 subscription General OneFile live https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194702/http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=wikipedia&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA392177346&it=r&asid=21d5fa1bfe61c12c37a94456b98437d7 9 October 2017 dmy-all and MacLeod was penalised one grid position for illegally crossing the pit exit line.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116749 Macau GP: Esteban Ocon and Max Verstappen get grid penalties Noble Jonathan 13 November 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20151018102427/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116749 18 October 2015 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all In the second 45-minute practice session, Rosenqvist set a benchmark time of 2 minutes, 11.743 seconds with around ten minutes to go and held the head to the conclusion of practice. King was nearly three-tenths of a second slower in second. Ocon, Verstappen, Auer, Giovinazzi, Latifi, Coletti, Cassidy and Merhi made up positions four through ten.http://www.formulascout.com/rosenqvist-goes-quickest-then-crashes-in-friday-macau-practice/22772 Rosenqvist goes quickest then crashes in Friday Macau practice Allen Peter 14 November 2014 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20150621033655/http://www.paddockscout.com/rosenqvist-goes-quickest-then-crashes-in-friday-macau-practice/22772 21 June 2015 live 6 October 2017 Fuoco crashed heavily at Fisherman's Bend after ten minutes; a red flag was not necessitated since marshals were able to remove his car from the track.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/news/index.php?id=1062&lang=en#.WddBrFtSzIU Rosenqvist fastest in second practice despite crash 14 November 2014 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20171007070014/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/news/index.php?id=1062&lang=en#.WddBrFtSzIU 7 October 2017 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all MacLeod was forced to make a pit stop after hitting the barriers on the Mountain Bend.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116759 Macau GP: Felix Rosenqvist fastest in final practice before crash Simmons Marcus 14 November 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20160314090958/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116759 14 March 2016 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all The session ended early when Rosenqvist removed his car's front wing after he hit the wall at Maternity Bend. At the start of the second qualifying session, multiple yellow flag periods were caused by cars reportedly sliding on oil laid on track by the CTM Touring Car Cup and the GT Cup support races and onto the Lisboa corner run-off area.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/rosenqvist-stuns-opposition-with-macau-pole/?s=1 Rosenqvist stuns opposition with Macau pole Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 14 November 2014 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171007070039/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/rosenqvist-stuns-opposition-with-macau-pole/?s=1 7 October 2017 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all Auer was qualifying's early pace setter before Ocon, looking to record as fast a time as possible in order to minimise his potential grid loss, moved ahead soon after.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116760 Macau F3 Grand Prix: Felix Rosenqvist claims pole for Mucke Simmons Marcus 14 November 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20160314082004/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116760 14 March 2016 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all Rosenqvist gradually moved up the order before sealing pole position with his final lap of the session at 2 minutes, 11.506 seconds. He was joined on the grid's front row by Auer whose fastest lap was 0.332 seconds slower. Blomqvist in third failed to improve on his quickest time. Ocon and Verstappen's two-place grid penalties moved them from second and third respectively to fourth and fifth. King fell to sixth with Cassidy seventh. Giovinazzi was another driver who failed to improve his best lap and fell to eighth. The top ten was completed by Latifi and Merhi. Behind them the rest of the field lined up as Pommer, Coletti (competing with a broken finger), Gelael, Palou, Buller (ill with food poisoning), Serrallés, Fuoco, Ferrucci, Kanamaru, Cao, Calderón, Goddard, Yamashita, Menezes, Wells, Takaboshi, Chang and MacLeod. The session was twice disrupted: firstly for Coletti who crashed at Police turn and was moved quickly by a recovery crane to allow running to continue unaffected, and secondly for Palou whose crash at the Esses and stoppage at Farway Hill corner soon after caused qualifying to end early with two minutes remaining. Qualifying classification +Final qualifying classification Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Q1 Time Best lap time recorded during first qualifying Rank Ranking of first qualifying timesQ2 Time Best lap time recorded during second qualifying Rank Ranking of second qualifying times Gap Gap to first-placed driver Grid Final grid position 120 SWE Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport 2:12.931 9 2:11.506 1—1 2 1 FRA Esteban Ocon Theodore Racing by Prema 2:13.02811 2:11.742 2+0.246 41 1 3 5 NED Max Verstappen Van Amersfoort Racing 2:12.811 6 2:11.747 3+0.251 51 1 4 19 AUT Lucas Auer Mücke Motorsport 2:12.621 4 2:11:838 4+0.332 2 5 14 GBR Tom Blomqvist Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 2:11.922 1 2:12.013 5+0.416 3 6 17 GBR Jordan King GR Asia with Carlin 2:12.742 5 2:11.9535+0.447 6 7 27 NZL Nick Cassidy ThreeBond with T-Sport 2:12.5463 2:11.9796+0.473 7 8 15 ITA Antonio Giovinazzi Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 2:12.037 2 2:12,43612+0.5318 9 3 CAN Nicholas Latifi Theodore Racing by Prema 2:12.839 7 2:12.0678 +0.5619 1028 ESP Roberto Merhi Double R Racing 2:14.505 19 2:12.129 9+0.62310 1122 DEU Markus Pommer Motopark 2:14.018 16 2:12.25910+0.75311 1229 MON Stefano Coletti EuroInternational 2:13.06611 2:12.429 11+0.92312 13 16 IDN Sean Gelael Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 2:13.17312 2:12.52413+1.018 13 14 11 ESP Álex Palou Fortec Motorsports 2:14.41117 2:12.631 14+1.125 14 15 31 GBR William Buller Signature 2:12.871 8 2:13.255 17+1;366 15 16 23 PRI Félix Serrallés Team West-Tec F3 2:14.000 15 2:12.952 15+1.446 16 17 2 ITA Antonio Fuoco Theodore Racing by Prema 2:13.867 13 2:13.066 16+1.569 17 18 10 USA Santino Ferrucci Fortec Motorsports 2:13.944 14 2:13.581 18+2.075 18 19 18 JPN Yu Kanamaru Carlin 2:14.468 18 2:13.731 19+2.225 19 20 9 CHN Martin Cao Fortec Motorsports 2:16.919 24 2:14.112 20+2.606 20 21 21 COL Tatiana Calderón Mücke Motorsport 2:16.975 25 2:14:112 21+2.606 21 22 26 AUS Spike Goddard ThreeBond with T-Sport 2:15.672 22 2:14.122 22+2.616 22 23 7 JPN Kenta Yamashita TOM'S 2:15.144 21 2:14:471 23+2.965 23 24 6 USA Gustavo Menezes Van Amersfoort Racing 2:14.801 20 2:14.555 24+3.04924 25 30 GBR Dan Wells Toda Racing 2:16.56923 2:15.373 25+3.869 25 26 12 JPN Mitsunori Takaboshi B-Max Engineering 2:19.157 28 2:15.974 26+4.468 26 27 25 MAC Wing Chung Chang Team West-Tec F3 2:17.597 27 2:16.135 27+4.629 27 28 8 GBR Sam MacLeod TOM'S 2:17.516 26 2:16.859 28+5.353 282 2110% qualifying time:2:24.656Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix: Qualifying 2 – Provisional Classification http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/result/index.php?content=130&lang=en&csv=79#result MST World 14 November 2013 6 October 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021259/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/result/index.php?content=130&lang=en&csv=79#result 7 October 2017 dmy-allSource:Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix: Qualifying 1 – Provisional Results http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/result/index.php?content=130&lang=en&csv=69#result MST World 13 November 2013 6 October 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20171007022032/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/result/index.php?content=130&lang=en&csv=69#result 7 October 2017 dmy-allBold time indicates the faster of the two times that determined the grid order. Notes: 1 1 – Esteban Ocon and Max Verstappen were penalised two places on the grid for missing the red light that ordered them to enter the weighbridge. 2 2 – Sam MacLeod was handed a one-place grid penalty for illegally crossing the pit exit line. Qualifying race The qualifying race to set the grid order for the main race started at 13:45 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 15 November. The weather at the start was dry and sunny with the air temperature 24 C F and the track temperature 38 C F.http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/63c619d62dea9f301f0bd715938567a69fcf322f.pdf FIA Formula Three Intercontinental Cup Qualification Race – Provisional Classification 15 November 2014 MST World https://web.archive.org/web/20160324125925/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/63c619d62dea9f301f0bd715938567a69fcf322f.pdf 24 March 2016 dead 6 October 2017 dmy-all At the start, Auer accelerated faster than Rosenqvist off the line and slipstreamed up behind his teammate and moved into the lead before entering Mandarin Oriental corner. Verstappen made a fast getaway and moved from fifth to second.https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/116777/rosenqvist-wins-macau-curtainraiser Macau F3 GP: Felix Rosenqvist beats Lucas Auer in curtain-raiser Simmons Marcus 15 November 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20171007115828/https://www.autosport.com/f3/news/116777/rosenqvist-wins-macau-curtainraiser 7 October 2017 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all Pommer stalled on the grid when the race started and fell to the rear of the pack.https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/rosenqvist-continues-winning-ways-at-macau/?s=1 Rosenqvist continues winning ways at Macau Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 15 November 2014 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171007020818/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/rosenqvist-continues-winning-ways-at-macau/?s=1 7 October 2017 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all Further down the field, Giovinazzi was knocked off his line and hit a barrier at Mandarin Oriental. The momentum of the incident caused Giovinazzi to make contact with Palou at Lisboa turn. As Giovinazzi slid violently across the circuit, he hit Gelael, who made an unscheduled pit stop and Buller did the same after sustaining car damage. Merhi made a brisk start and was sixth by the end of the first lap. He got involved in a battle between Blomqvist and Ocon for fourth. Rosenqvist attacked Verstappen but the latter blocked him from passing into Lisboa corner. left|thumb|upright|Lucas Auer led the first seven laps of the qualifying race but eventually settled for second position. Rosenqvist tried passing Verstappen for a second time entering Lisboa corner but the latter again held his position. Auer now held a two-second advantage over the rest of the field,http://www.formulascout.com/rosenqvist-beats-auer-to-win-qualification-race-verstappen-crashes/22801 Rosenqvist beats Auer to win qualification race, Verstappen crashes Allen Peter 15 November 2014 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20150717062816/http://www.paddockscout.com/rosenqvist-beats-auer-to-win-qualification-race-verstappen-crashes/22801 17 July 2015 live 6 October 2017 with the hope that no accidents would occur that would necessitate the safety car's deployment. However, this would not happen as on the fourth lap, Verstappen lost control of his vehicle under braking in the Solitude Esses. He broke his front-left suspension in an impact with a wall after a rear brake locking meant he missed the apex by approximately 3 cm in on. This caused the wheel to dangle off the car and he sustained a rear-left puncture. Verstappen lost all turning room while attempting to get round the Melco hairpin but retired in the pit lane. In the group behind King overtook Latifi while Fuoco and Serrallés drew closer to Coletti. The safety car was required on the same lap when MacLeod crashed and blocked half the track at Paiol corner since no recovery cranes were in the area. Confusion was created under the safety car when it did not pick up race leader Auer but Goddard instead. Gelael retired to the pit lane to stop himself impeding other drivers. The safety car drove into the pit lane on lap seven and racing resumed with Auer leading Rosenqvist. Auer was aware Rosenqvist would trouble him; while Rosenqvist flat-spotted his front-left tyre during his battle with Verstappen, he slipstreamed onto the back of his teammate and steered onto the outside through turn one and overtook Auer for the lead. Further down the field, Cassidy passed Merhi to move into fifth. Blomqvist resisted a pass from Ocon to maintain third, while Latifi retook seventh from King and Coletti lost ninth to Serrallés. Rosenqvist quickly built up a one and a half-second lead over teammate Auer who then lowered it to nine-tenths of a second, but Rosenqvist maintained the lead for the rest of the qualifying race to win and claim the pole position for the Grand Prix itself. Blomqvist fended off further attacks from Ocon to clinch third. Cassidy was fifth and Merhi sixth. Behind the trio, Latifi, King, Serrallés and Coletti followed in positions seven to ten. Outside the top ten, Fuoco took 11th ahead of Ferrucci. The Japanese duo of Kanamaru and Yamashita, Menezes, Calderón, Cao, Goddard, Pommer, Takaboshi, Chang and Wells rounded out the classified finishers. Buller finished but was not classified as he was two laps behind the winner. Qualifying race classification +Final qualification race classification Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Starting grid position 1 20 SWE Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport 10 27:11.512 1 2 19 AUT Lucas Auer Mücke Motorsport10 +0.935 2 3 14 GBR Tom Blomqvist Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 10 +2.494 3 4 1 FRA Esteban Ocon Theodore Racing by Prema 10 +3.6574 5 27 NZL Nick Cassidy ThreeBond with T-Sport 10 +4.544 7 6 28 ESP Roberto Merhi Double R Racing10 +6.65010 7 3 CAN Nicholas Latifi Theodore Racing by Prema 10 +7.429 9 8 17 GBR Jordan King GR Asia with Carlin 10 +7.857 6 9 23 PRI Félix Serrallés Team West-Tec F3 10 +8.41916 10 29 MON Stefano Coletti EuroInternational 10 +9.39112 112 ITA Antonio Fuoco Theodore Racing by Prema 10 +10.705 17 12 10 USA Santino Ferrucci Fortec Motorsports 10 +11.73018 13 18 JPN Yu Kanamaru Carlin 10 +12.437 19 14 7 JPN Kenta Yamashita TOM'S10 +14.010 23 15 6USA Gustavo Menezes Van Amersfoort Racing 10 +15.027 24 16 21 COL Tatiana Calderón Mücke Motorsport 10 +16.11421 17 9 CHN Martin Cao Fortec Motorsports 10 +17.198 20 18 26 AUS Spike Goddard ThreeBond with T-Sport 10 +18.72122 19 22 DEU Markus Pommer Motopark 10 +19.68311 20 12 JPN Mitsunori Takaboshi B-Max Engineering 10 +21.92526 21 25 MAC Wing Chung Chang Team West-Tec F3 10 +25.016 27 22 30 GBR Dan Wells Toda Racing 10 +25.267 25 NC Not classified 31 GBR William Buller Signature 8 +2 Laps 15 Ret Retired5 NED Max Verstappen Van Amersfoort Racing 4 Accident 5 Ret Retired 16 IDN Sean Gelael Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 4 Accident damage 13 Ret Retired 8 GBR Sam MacLeod TOM'S 3 Accident 28 Ret Retired 15 ITA Antonio Giovinazzi Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 0 Collision 7 Ret Retired 11 ESP Álex Palou Fortec Motorsports 0 Collision 14Fastest lap: Felix Rosenqvist, 2:12.944, 165.724 km/h mph on on lap 4Source: Main race thumb|upright|Felix Rosenqvist (pictured in 2016) won his maiden Macau Grand Prix at the fifth attempt and became the first driver to win all three major Formula Three races. The weather at the beginning of the race was dry and sunny with the air temperature of 27 C F and the track temperature at 37 C F.http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/1453a994d8dfe7a80c3f5a24180ed93af8f671f7.pdf FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup Macau Grand Prix – Provisional Classification 16 November 2014 MST World https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215909/http://content.grandprix.gov.mo/uploads/result/1453a994d8dfe7a80c3f5a24180ed93af8f671f7.pdf 3 March 2016 dead 6 October 2017 dmy-all When it began from its standing start at 15:30 local time on 16 November, Auer moved into the lead into Lisboa corner for the second day running from the slow-starting Rosenqvist whom Blomqvist and Ocon overtook to demote him to fourth.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116790 Macau GP: Felix Rosenqvist wins final interrupted by big crash Simmons Marcus 16 November 2014 Autosport https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213135/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116790 3 March 2016 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all Blomqvist and Ocon were alongside Auer on both sides of the track,http://www.formulascout.com/felix-rosenqvist-wins-interrupted-macau-grand-prix/22809 Felix Rosenqvist wins interrupted Macau Grand Prix Allen Peter 16 November 2014 Paddock Scout https://web.archive.org/web/20150717062816/http://www.paddockscout.com/rosenqvist-beats-auer-to-win-qualification-race-verstappen-crashes/22801 17 July 2015 live 6 October 2017 but Auer braked too late and left space for cars behind to pass through by running wide onto the run-off area.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/news/index.php?id=1077&lang=en#.WdeiLVtSzIU Rosenqvist wins Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix 16 November 2014 Macau Grand Prix Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021944/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/news/index.php?id=1077&lang=en#.WdeiLVtSzIU 7 October 2017 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all Blomqvist took avoiding action when he steered to take the corner but made contact with Ocon's wheel at the turn's apex. Ocon's front-left suspension was deranged and he understeered into the San Francisco Bend barrier taking Blomqvist with him.Simmons Marcus 20 November 2014 Felix's Macau win is as good as it looks: five drivers were in with a shot at victory, but Felix Rosenqvist made it his http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A392177346/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=GPS&xid=f365a28c Autosport 218 8 46 subscription General OneFile Ocon's car protruded across the circuit,https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/rosenqvist-victorious-at-macau-458828/ Rosenqvist victorious at Macau Thomas Stella-Maria Waite Lynne 16 November 2014 motorsport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021115/https://www.motorsport.com/f3/news/rosenqvist-victorious-at-macau-458828/ 7 October 2017 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all but drivers such as Rosenqvist, Auer and Cassidy passed by safely. This triggered a multi-car pileup that started when King braked too late and Kanamaru was launched airborne over his teammate's car. Kanamaru landed on top of a wall with his right-rear wheel inches from striking Ocon's helmet. Buller, Verstappen, Chang, Cao, Goddard were also caught up in the incident. Additionally, one of Pommer's front wheels dangled off its suspension rod and Fuoco appeared to have sustained bodywork damage. Merhi switched to a worn tyre as he sustained a puncture on carbonfibre shrapnel. Since the track was blocked with multiple cars stranded,http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f3-news/319073/rosenqvist-wins-after-pile-up-in-macau/ Rosenqvist wins after pile-up in Macau 16 November 2014 GPUpdate https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021020/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f3-news/319073/rosenqvist-wins-after-pile-up-in-macau/ 7 October 2017 live 6 October 2017 dmy-all the race was stopped. Several cars were repaired by their teams to allow their drivers to continue racing. The cars of Ocon, Blomqvist, Cao, Goddard and Kanamaru were too heavily damaged and were retired. 70 minutes later, the race was restarted behind the safety car. Fuoco chose to drive into the pit lane since his team repaired the front of his car until the last minute before the restart. The safety car was withdrawn after two laps and racing resumed with Rosenqvist leading teammate Auer.Suncity Group 61st Macau Grand – Race Round Up 17 November 2014 Prema Powerteam http://theodoreracing.com/sjm-theodore-racings-latifi-claims-fifth-in-macau-grand-prix/ 29 April 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180429184831/http://theodoreracing.com/sjm-theodore-racings-latifi-claims-fifth-in-macau-grand-prix/ 29 April 2018 Auer slipstreamed onto the back of Rosenqvist and passed him into Lisboa corner for the lead. However Auer again out-braked himself and ran deep at the turn. Cassidy took advantage to claim third. On the same lap, King lost sixth to Coletti, Wells overtook Cheng for 15th and Verstappen passed Buller. "For once in my life I’m completely out of words. It's fantastic. And after this year which has been my hardest season so far. Only 8th in the European championship so this was my last shot and everything ended well. This time luck was with me and the car was quick I’ve been haunted by bad luck but now everything has come good for me. Unbelievable. Honestly I don't remember what happened in the race right now, maybe in one or two hours. I like street circuits and this is special. I’ve never won the European championship but to win the big ones (Pau, Zandvoort and Macau) is very special.” Felix Rosenqvist, on winning his first Macau Grand Prix at the fifth attempt. left 40% Soon after, King was another retiree as he parked his car two laps after the restart with a punctured tyre, while Serrallés drove slowly to the pit lane to replace a dislodged front wing. Further back, Verstappen advanced through the field to eleventh. He drew closer to Calderón ahead of him for a top-ten placing. At the front, Rosenqvist led Cassidy by more than four seconds, as Auer pressured the latter. However Auer could not take advantage of Cassidy's handicap and the latter pulled clear. At the end, Cassidy glanced the wall with the rear of his car, and lost time in the track's final sector. Auer slipstreamed up to the rear of Cassidy and temporarily moved into second on lap 13. He ran wide at Lisboa corner for a third time, allowing Cassidy back through to second. Auer retook the position later in the lap. Cassidy opted not to challenge Auer and refocused himself on the closing Merhi. On lap 11, Fuoco was retired by his team due to brake issues. Despite car floor damage and an oil leak, Verstappen's pace allowed him to overtake teammate Menezes, Yamashita into Lisboa corner and Ferrucci settled for seventh. Merhi lacked straightline speed and pushed hard at the R Bend in an effort to cling onto Cassidy's slipstream but defended from Latifi after an error. On his fifth appearance at Macau,https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/1641539/fitting-farewell-rosenqvist Felix the street cat: Rosenqvist finally puts his name in lights Porteous James 16 November 2014 South China Morning Post 6 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171007025644/http://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/1641539/fitting-farewell-rosenqvist 7 October 2017 live dmy-all it was Rosenqvist's victory, achieving the first win for a Swedish driver in the Grand Prix since Rickard Rydell won the 1992 race.https://www.dn.se/sport/rosenqvist-vann-f3-lopp-i-macao/ Rosenqvist vann F3-lopp i Macao Gustaysson Sven 16 November 2014 Dagens Nyheter 6 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021204/https://www.dn.se/sport/rosenqvist-vann-f3-lopp-i-macao/ 7 October 2017 live Swedish registration dmy-all Rosenqvist was the first driver to win the three main Formula Three races – the Macau Grand Prix, the Pau Grand Prix and the Masters of Formula 3. Auer finished second, 4.372 seconds later and Cassidy completed the podium on his debut in Macau. Off the podium, Merhi took fourth and fended off an late-race attack from fifth-placed Latifi. Coletti was a distant sixth and made contact with the Mandarin Bend wall on the first lap. Verstappen was close behind in seventh. The top ten was completed by Ferrucci, Yamashita and Menezes. Outside the top ten, Pommer finished 11th having moved up eight from his starting position, and was ahead of Giovinazzi. Calderón, Buller, Gelael, Palou, Wells, Takaboshi, Chang, MacLeod and Serrallés were the last of the classified finishers. Main race classification +Final main race classification Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Laps completed Time/Retired Grid Starting grid position 1 20SWE Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport 15 1:08.46.691 1 219 AUT Lucas Auer Mücke Motorsport 15 +4.372 2 3 27 NZL Nick Cassidy ThreeBond with T-Sport 15 +8.999 5 4 28 ESP Roberto Merhi Double R Racing 15 +9.799 6 5 3 CAN Nicholas Latifi Theodore Racing by Prema 15 +10.413 7 6 29 MON Stefano Coletti EuroInternational 15 +24.00010 7 5 NED Max Verstappen Van Amersfoort Racing15 +24.455 24 8 10 USA Santino Ferrucci Fortec Motorsports 15 +31.081 12 9 7 JPN Kenta Yamashita TOM'S15 +34.334 14 10 8 USA Gustavo Menezes Van Amersfoort Racing 15 +35.246 15 11 22 DEU Markus Pommer Motopark 15 +36.576 19 12 15 ITA Antonio Giovinazzi Jagonya Ayam with Carlin15 +37.319 27 13 21 COL Tatiana Calderón Mücke Motorsport 15 +41.930 16 14 31 GBR William Buller Signature 15 +43.986 23 1516 IDN Sean Gelael Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 15 +44.972 25 16 11 ESP Álex Palou Fortec Motorsports15 +48.063 28 17 30 GBR Dan Wells Toda Racing 15 +52.724 22 18 12 JPN Mitsunori Takaboshi B-Max Engineering15 +57.03420 19 25 MAC Wing Chung Chang Team West-Tec F315 +1:08.33421 20 8 GBR Sam MacLeod TOM'S 15 +1:49.99026 21 23 PRI Félix Serrallés Team West-Tec F3 15 +2:14.441 9 Ret Retired2 ITA Antonio Fuoco Theodore Racing by Prema 11 Brakes 11 Ret Retired 17 GBR Jordan King GR Asia with Carlin 4 Puncture 8 Ret Retired 14 GBR Tom Blomqvist Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 0 Collision3 Ret Retired1 FRA Esteban Ocon Theodore Racing by Prema 0 Collision4 Ret Retired 9 CHN Martin Cao Fortec Motorsports 0 Collision 17 Ret Retired 18 JPN Yu Kanamaru Carlin 0 Collision13 Ret Retired 26 AUS Spike Goddard ThreeBond with T-Sport0 Collision18Fastest lap: Max Verstappen, 2:11.748, 167.228 km/h mph on, on lap 13Source: See also 2014 Guia Race of Macau References 30em External links http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/61/home/ Sports Macau Grand Prix Formula Three Category:Macau Grand Prix Macau Grand Prix Macau Grand Prix Formula Three Macau Grand Prix