Felix followed up his fifth-place finish in this morning’s Race 1 with sixth in the second 22-lap contest of the weekend at Hockenheim on Saturday afternoon, having opted for a conservative tyre strategy.
Starting the event from fifth on the grid, Felix dropped to seventh over the opening laps as he nursed a set of used tyres against rivals shod with two – or in some cases four – new slicks.
When Jordan King was later forced into the pits with damage to his Carlin Dallara, Felix inherited sixth, a position he then held on to across the line as he followed fifth-placed Max Verstappen home.
The race was red-flagged on the 22nd and final lap when Antonio Fuoco launched himself over the back of Jake Dennis in the Mercedes Arena, but the late timing of the incident meant a restart was never on the cards.
British squad Carlin celebrated yet another success, scoring a one-two victory courtesy of Tom Blomqvist and Antonio Giovinazzi.
Felix’s conservative tyre approach in Race 2 will stand him in better stead for tomorrow’s season-concluding Race 3, which he is set to start from third place on fresh Hankook rubber.
FELIX:
“I always knew that this race was going to be tough given our conservative tyre strategy. The pace obviously suffered accordingly, but I tried to hold on as well as I could. I had a lot of understeer, and it was not the easiest race I’ve driven – but hopefully we will be able to reap the rewards tomorrow. I will have better tyres by then, and – starting from third – I’m aiming to finish this season off on a real high.”
RESULTS
Pos. | No | Driver | Laps | Time | Best lap |
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1 | 31 | Tom Blomqvist / GBR Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 19 | 30:37.664 | 1:33.423 |
2 | 19 | Antonio Giovinazzi / ITA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 19 | 30:41.567 | 1:33.598 |
3 | 3 | Lucas Auer / AUT kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 19 | 30:42.947 | 1:33.480 |
4 | 2 | Esteban Ocon / FRA Prema Powerteam | 19 | 30:43.650 | 1:33.873 |
5 | 30 | Max Verstappen / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 19 | 30:45.757 | 1:33.979 |
6 | 27 | Felix Rosenqvist / SWE kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 19 | 30:47.082 | 1:34.124 |
7 | 4 | Roy Nissany / ISR kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 19 | 30:49.829 | 1:34.490 |
8 | 18 | Tatiana Calderón / COL Jo Zeller Racing | 19 | 30:51.133 | 1:34.565 |
9 | 16 | Gustavo Menezes / USA Van Amersfoort Racing | 19 | 30:54.247 | 1:34.633 |
10 | 26 | Dennis van de Laar / NED Prema Powerteam | 19 | 30:57.853 | 1:34.746 |
11 | 21 | Félix Serrallés / USA Team West-TecF3 | 19 | 31:01.596 | 1:35.058 |
12 | 28 | Jake Dennis / GBR Carlin | 19 | 31:02.241 | 1:34.917 |
13 | 25 | Antonio Fuoco / ITA Prema Powerteam | 19 | 31:02.660 | 1:34.332 |
14 | 5 | Jordan King / GBR Carlin | 19 | 31:04.588 | 1:34.264 |
15 | 6 | Edward Jones / UAE Carlin | 19 | 31:06.559 | 1:34.229 |
16 | 15 | Jules Szymkowiak / NED Van Amersfoort Racing | 19 | 31:08.623 | 1:35.016 |
17 | 12 | Alexander Toril / ESP ThreeBond with T-Sport | 19 | 31:09.297 | 1:35.037 |
18 | 10 | Santino Ferrucci / USA Fortec Motorsports | 19 | 31:10.380 | 1:35.327 |
19 | 20 | Sean Gelael / INA Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 19 | 31:13.085 | 1:33.977 |
20 | 32 | Nick Cassidy / NZL ThreeBond with T-Sport | 19 | 31:14.438 | 1:34.569 |
21 | 17 | Sandro Zeller / SUI Jo Zeller Racing | 19 | 31:17.560 | 1:35.500 |
22 | 11 | Richard Goddard / AUS ThreeBond with T-Sport | 19 | 31:20.229 | 1:35.318 |
23 | 22 | Wing Chung Chang / MAC Team West-Tec F3 | 19 | 31:23.737 | 1:36.289 |
NOT CLASSIFIED | |||||
– | 8 | Michele Beretta / ITA Eurointernational | 16 | 31:38.320 | 1:35.545 |
– | 29 | Stefano Coletti / MCO Eurointernational | 8 | 13:50.157 | 1:35.854 |