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Theo Pourchaire modified into FIA Formula 3’s youngest winner in Go 2 on Sunday, at comfortable 16-years-customary, nonetheless his escape to victory in Spielberg was as soon as removed from subtle.

The ART Colossal Prix racer took the lead at the originate, nonetheless then spent a complete lot of the escape looking out at on as Liam Lawson and Jake Hughes swapped the lead between them. His persistence paid off, because the duo came to blows with three laps to head and handed him first, with a security automobile escort to the twin carriageway.

Logan Sargeant drove a measured escape for second, and was as soon as one other beneficiary of the lifeless collision, whereas David Beckmann was as soon as ready to catch his second podium of the weekend in third, with a pressure from eighth.

AS IT HAPPENED

Go 1 on Saturday was as soon as ended after comfortable 11 laps attributable to torrential rain, nonetheless there were totally varied circumstances on Sunday. Now not a tumble of rain hit the music, with blue skies and a cold 15-stage temperature handing us optimum circumstances for Go 2.

Jake Hughes earned a prime half of-level of the season with tenth within the main escape, after a sophisticated originate to the one year. This handed the HWA RACELAB driver reverse pole, and the Briton acknowledged the day long past by that whereas the aim was as soon as to take, his fundamental level of curiosity would be on scoring some stable facets for the crew.

It wasn’t the apt originate for him. Hughes was as soon as sluggish off the twin carriageway, and Pourchaire absolutely wasn’t because the ART driver launched into first, gliding with out considerations into the lead.

The Frenchman held on within the outlet laps, nonetheless was as soon as unsettled by the introduction of DRS. Hughes unfolded and looked to procure round the originate air, nonetheless this equipped Liam Lawson with a gap from third and the Kiwi dived between the duo and fired into first.

Hughes did role as a lot as procure previous to Pourchaire, nonetheless it absolutely was as soon as for second and no longer first as planned. He had the momentum even supposing and old this to claw the lead aid from Lawson within the next DRS zone to attain aid to his beginning space.

The safety automobile brought a transient dwell to the stream, after Alex Smolyar tagged Sophia Floersch and sent her spinning out. It was as soon as a sophisticated lap all round for Campos, who seen Alex Peroni bound into the gravel trap, and Alessio Deledda hurt his front flit.

Amid the total drama, Lawson managed to sneak aid into the lead comfortable in time and the Hitech racer was as soon as aiming to change into the main double winner in F3 this season. The Contemporary Zealander clung on at the restart, nonetheless no longer for long, as he swapped places with Hughes all over all all over again. That wouldn’t last long both, Hughes locking up on his exit of the corner to permit Lawson to cry aid forward.

The struggle between the front two was as soon as racy, regardless that it would attain to an early conclusion with three laps to head. In Spielberg last season, Hughes had been the beneficiary as Marcus Armstrong and Robert Shwartzman came to blows within the closing levels and handed him the escape lead.

The Briton was as soon as on the opposing pause this time round. Lawson suffered from oversteer and clipped the curb, sending him into the route of Hughes. The pair collided and Hughes was as soon as sent into the gravel whereas Lawson pulled up at the next corner with hurt.

This handed Pourchaire the escape lead, and with the safety automobile popping out and lower than three laps to head, he was as soon as ready to imperfect the twin carriageway unopposed. The collision promoted Sargeant to second and gave Beckmann his second podium of the weekend.

Richard Verschoor accomplished fourth, previous to Oscar Piastri, Olli Caldwell, Max Fewtrell, Frederik Vesti, Sebastian Fernandez and Lirim Zendeli.

Piastri holds on to the Championship lead with 44 facets, previous to Vesti on 37.5 and Sargeant on 34. Beckmann is fourth with 31.5 and Verschoor fifth with 27. In the Teams’ Championship, PREMA dwell first with 111.5, previous to Trident on 67.5 and Hitech Colossal Prix on 30. ART Colossal Prix are fourth and MP Motorsport fifth.

KEY QUOTE – THEO POURCHAIRE (ART GRAND PRIX)

“It feels fabulous to take Go 2 here in Austria. I made a genuinely correct originate, nonetheless then was as soon as third for a complete lot of the escape with correct battles previous to me. Then Lawson and Hughes crashed, and I was as soon as ready to take the escape.

“To take the escape is fabulous. It is greater my second round in Formula 3, and I would prefer to thank ART Colossal Prix for his or her fabulous work with the automobile.”


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