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JD Motorsport's Chris van der Drift won the 2008 Formula Master title today in Monza, although it was Jenzer Motorsport's Fabio Leimer that claimed the victory in the Series' round 15 of 16. Both van der Drift and Leimer fought for the lead throughout the race, using safety car restarts to pass each other on several occasions; Leimer eventually took the win, his third of the season. Van der Drift finished second, claiming his ninth podium finish of the year and the Drivers' title, ahead of newcomer Mihai Marinescu in third. Pro Motorsport's Marinescu climbed from a fifth-place start to secure third on his first weekend in Formula Master. Leimer's win promoted him to second in the Drivers Classification as well as awarding him the Best Rookie accolade. Cram Competition drivers Llobell and Provenzano secured the Best Team-mate award thanks to their respective fourth and sixth place finish. Ammermüller won the Rookies Classification, securing a testing session in the Indy Lights in the United States, whilst JD Motorsport's van der Drift and Vladimir Arabadzhiev are leading in the Team-mates classifications. Chris van der Drift, JD Motorsport - 2008 Formula Master Winner: "It's absolutely amazing! It's my first year as champion after four years of racing in European championships. "I'm really looking forward to the Formula 1 test with the Honda Racing F1 team; it's going to be awesome! "I've already tested in GP2 and now F1. It's the biggest thing; you can't get any higher than that so it's a pretty big deal. " Formula Master - Monza Round 15 - Top three 1. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23) 2. Chris van der Drift (NZL), JD Motorsport (#6) 3. Mihai Marinescu (ROM), Pro Motorsport (#41) Formula Master drivers classification - top three 1. Chris van der Drift (NZL), JD Motorsport (#6), 91 points 2. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23), 71 points 3. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Trident Racing (#27), 70 points Formula Master teams classification - top three 1. JD Motorsport, 143 points 2. Trident Racing, 91 points 3. Jenzer Motorsport, 74 points Formula Master rookies classification - top three 1. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Trident Racing (#27), 97 points 2. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23), 86 points 3. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31), 67.5 points Formula Master team-mates classification - top three 1. Vladimir Arabadzhiev & Chris van der Drift, JD Motorsport, 703 points 2. Sergey Afanasiev & Chris van der Drift, JD Motorsport, 699 points 3. Fabio Leimer & Matei Mihaescu, Jenzer Motorsport, 611 points
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