2015 Masters of Formula 3

The 2015 Masters of Formula 3 was the 25th edition of the Masters of Formula 3 event, a non-championship race for cars that conform to Formula Three regulations. The event was held on 20 September 2015 at Circuit Park Zandvoort,^[1] in Zandvoort, North Holland; it was the 23rd time that the circuit held the event.

Race details
Date	20 September 2015
Official name	Masters of Formula 3
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	4.307 km (2.676 mi)
Distance	Qualifying Race 12 laps, 51.684 km (32.115 mi) Main Race 25 laps, 107.675 km (66.906 mi)
Qualifying Race
Pole
Driver	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Motopark
Time	1:31.281
Fastest Lap
Driver	Antonio Giovinazzi	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin
Time	1:32.396 (on lap 4 of 12)
Podium
First	Antonio Giovinazzi	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin
Second	Markus Pommer	Motopark
Third	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Motopark
Main Race
Pole
Driver	Antonio Giovinazzi	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin
Fastest Lap
Driver	Antonio Giovinazzi	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin
Time	1:32.009 (on lap 2 of 25)
Podium
First	Antonio Giovinazzi	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin
Second	George Russell	Carlin
Third	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Motopark

For the first time since 1999, a qualification race was held alongside the main race but unlike previous years – where the qualification race eliminated drivers from the main race if they finished below a required position – all drivers contested the main Masters race itself.

Jagonya Ayam with Carlin driver Antonio Giovinazzi qualified second for the qualifying race, but after pole-sitter Sérgio Sette Câmara (Motopark) bogged down at the start, Giovinazzi moved into the lead and ultimately won the race by almost nine seconds ahead of another Motopark driver, Markus Pommer in second place.^[2] Sette Câmara completed the podium for the race. In the main Masters race, Giovinazzi moved clear at the start, and won the race by a similar margin to what he had done the previous day.^[3] As a result, Giovinazzi became the first Italian driver to win the event, and took his team's first win in the race since Takuma Sato in 2001. George Russell completed a 1–2 for Carlin after moving ahead of Pommer and Sette Câmara at the start, while Sette Câmara once again completed the podium.

Drivers and teams

All teams used Dallara chassis, model listed:^[4]

Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Main series
Motopark	1	Markus Pommer	F315	Volkswagen	2015 European Formula 3 season
	2	Sérgio Sette Câmara	F314
	3	Sam MacLeod	F315
	4	Nabil Jeffri	F314
	5	Mahaveer Raghunathan	F315
Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	7	Antonio Giovinazzi	F315	Volkswagen	2015 European Formula 3 season
	11	Ryan Tveter	F312
Carlin	8	George Russell	F312	Volkswagen	2015 European Formula 3 season
	9	Callum Ilott	F312
Van Amersfoort Racing	15	Alessio Lorandi	F312	Volkswagen	2015 European Formula 3 season
	16	Arjun Maini	F312
Jo Zeller Racing	17	Félix Serrallés	F312	Mercedes	2015 Indy Lights season
Fortec Motorsports	21	Zhi Cong Li	F312	Mercedes	2015 European Formula 3 season
	22	Pietro Fittipaldi	F315
Team West-Tec	24	Raoul Hyman	F314	Mercedes	2015 European Formula 3 season
	25	Yarin Stern	F312		2015 Euroformula Open season
ThreeBond with T-Sport	26	Dennis Olsen	F312	Tomei	2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season
	27	Julio Moreno	F312	NBE	2015 European Formula 3 season

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver[5]	Team	Time
1	2	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Motopark	1:31.281
2	7	Antonio Giovinazzi	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	1:31.343
3	1	Markus Pommer	Motopark	1:31.414
4	8	George Russell	Carlin	1:31.641
5	15	Alessio Lorandi	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:31.690
6	16	Arjun Maini	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:31.803
7	3	Sam MacLeod	Motopark	1:31.951
8	4	Nabil Jeffri	Motopark	1:32.041
9	9	Callum Ilott	Carlin	1:32.049
10	24	Raoul Hyman	Team West-Tec	1:32.050
11	11	Ryan Tveter	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	1:32.146
12	22	Pietro Fittipaldi	Fortec Motorsports	1:32.404
13	17	Félix Serrallés	Jo Zeller Racing	1:32.421
14	26	Dennis Olsen	Threebond with T-Sport	1:32.561
15	27	Julio Moreno	Threebond with T-Sport	1:32.756
16	25	Yarin Stern	Team West-Tec	1:33.002
17	5	Mahaveer Raghunathan	Motopark	1:33.199
18	21	Zhi Cong Li	Fortec Motorsports	1:33.472

Qualifying Race

Pos	No.	Driver[6]	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	7	Antonio Giovinazzi	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	12	18:39.670	2
2	1	Markus Pommer	Motopark	12	+8.803	3
3	2	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Motopark	12	+9.230	1
4	8	George Russell	Carlin	12	+10.096	4
5	3	Sam MacLeod	Motopark	12	+11.665	7
6	4	Nabil Jeffri	Motopark	12	+12.127	8
7	15	Alessio Lorandi	Van Amersfoort Racing	12	+14.121	5
8	16	Arjun Maini	Van Amersfoort Racing	12	+14.671	6
9	11	Ryan Tveter	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	12	+17.779	11
10	17	Félix Serrallés	Jo Zeller Racing	12	+18.407	13
11	27	Julio Moreno	Threebond with T-Sport	12	+21.084	15
12	22	Pietro Fittipaldi	Fortec Motorsports	12	+25.107	12
13	26	Dennis Olsen	Threebond with T-Sport	12	+25.628	14
14	9	Callum Ilott	Carlin	12	+26.081	9
15	25	Yarin Stern	Team West-Tec	12	+27.750	16
16	21	Zhi Cong Li	Fortec Motorsports	12	+30.171	18
17	5	Mahaveer Raghunathan	Motopark	11	+1 Lap	17
Ret	24	Raoul Hyman	Team West-Tec	3	Retired	10
Fastest lap: Antonio Giovinazzi, 1:32.396, 167.812 km/h (104.274 mph) on lap 4

Race

Pos	No.	Driver[3]	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	7	Antonio Giovinazzi	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	25	38:51.164	1
2	8	George Russell	Carlin	25	+8.427	4
3	2	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Motopark	25	+11.577	3
4	3	Sam MacLeod	Motopark	25	+14.947	5
5	4	Nabil Jeffri	Motopark	25	+16.641	6
6	16	Arjun Maini	Van Amersfoort Racing	25	+16.783	8
7	11	Ryan Tveter	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	25	+21.528	9
8	9	Callum Ilott	Carlin	25	+22.430	14
9	15	Alessio Lorandi	Van Amersfoort Racing	25	+22.897	7
10	27	Julio Moreno	Threebond with T-Sport	25	+31.905	11
11	26	Dennis Olsen	Threebond with T-Sport	25	+32.380	13
12	17	Félix Serrallés	Jo Zeller Racing	25	+35.831	10
13	22	Pietro Fittipaldi	Fortec Motorsports	25	+36.272	12
14	25	Yarin Stern	Team West-Tec	25	+36.657	15
15	24	Raoul Hyman	Team West-Tec	25	+38.768	18
16	21	Zhi Cong Li	Fortec Motorsports	25	+49.151	16
17	5	Mahaveer Raghunathan	Motopark	25	+55.079	17
18	1	Markus Pommer	Motopark	24	+1 Lap	2
Fastest lap: Antonio Giovinazzi, 1:32.009, 168.518 km/h (104.712 mph) on lap 2

References

1. "Zandvoort Masters Weekend — Brute GT's, mooie gevechten" [Brutal GTs, great fights] (in Dutch). Circuit Park Zandvoort. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
2. Simmons, Marcus (19 September 2015). "Antonio Giovinazzi wins qualification race". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
3. Simmons, Marcus (20 September 2015). "Antonio Giovinazzi wins in a Carlin 1-2". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
4. Allen, Peter (15 September 2015). "Giovinazzi, Russell and Pommer lead Zandvoort Masters of F3 entry". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
5. Hensby, Paul (19 September 2015). "MASTERS OF F3 POLE FOR Sérgio Sette Câmara". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
6. Hensby, Paul (19 September 2015). "GIOVINAZZI DOMINATES IN ZANDVOORT PROCESSION". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

External links

• Circuit Park Zandvoort website