Young French driver Jules Bianchi produced an outstanding wet weather drive to claim his maiden Formula 3 victory in the Masters of F3 at Zolder, Belgium yesterday.
The French rookie started alongside his ART Grand Prix teammate Nico Hulkenberg on the front row and surged into the lead when Hulkenberg fluffed the start.
Bianchi was able to maintain a gap over the favourite for the first half of the race and then pull clear to take a comfortably victory in tricky drying conditions.
Jules, only in his second year of car racing, traded fastest laps with Hulkenberg throughout the race as the wet circuit gradually dried up, and his more experienced teammate had no answer for his pace.
The name Bianchi is not unknown in the world of motorsport. His uncle Lucien raced successfully in Formula 1 back in the early '60s, and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1968.
photo:F3 Euroseries media office
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| Victory for Jules Bianchi. |
Bianchi was able to maintain a gap over the favourite for the first half of the race and then pull clear to take a comfortably victory in tricky drying conditions.
Jules, only in his second year of car racing, traded fastest laps with Hulkenberg throughout the race as the wet circuit gradually dried up, and his more experienced teammate had no answer for his pace.
The name Bianchi is not unknown in the world of motorsport. His uncle Lucien raced successfully in Formula 1 back in the early '60s, and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1968.
photo:F3 Euroseries media office