From Formula Master Series JD Motorsport's Chris van der Drift secured his fourth victory of the season in today's race at Brands Hatch, England, despite starting the race in sixth place. The 22-year-old New Zealander was promoted to fourth on lap one when Trident Racing's Kasper Andersen failed to start and Jenzer Motorsport's Fabio Leimer was slow away from the grid. Starting from pole, van der Drift's team-mate Sergey Afanasiev lost his position to ADM Motorsport's Norbert Siedler in the first corner. An incident on lap 13 involving himself, Siedler and ISR's Filip Salaquarda, saw Siedler and Salaquarda retire, whilst Afanasiev was later disqualified from a second place finish for causing an avoidable collision. Having started in eleventh place, Cram Competition's Marcello Puglisi made up four places on lap one and stayed out of trouble for the rest of the race, which earned him a third place finish. The Italian was later promoted to second, following Afanasiev's exclusion. British driver Michael Meadows also enjoyed a quieter race, which was rewarded by finishing third for Euronova Racing, from a tenth place start. Formula Master - Brands Hatch Round nine results 1. Chris van der Drift (NED), JD Motorsport (#6) 2. Marcello Puglisi (ITA), Cram Competition (#9) 3. Michael Meadows (GBR), Euronova Racing (#15) 4. Daniel Mancinelli (ITA), Scuderia Famà (#46) 5. Alberto Costa (ITA), Euronova Racing (#3) 6. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27) 7. Michele Caliendo (ITA), ADM Motorsport (#22) 8. Tim Sandtler (GER), ISR (#19) 9. Frankie Provenzano (ITA), Cram Competition (#21) 10. Alejandro Núñez (ESP), Trident Racing (#33) 11. Matei Mihaescu (ROM), Jenzer Motorsport (#24) 12. Tomas Pivoda (CZH), ADM Motorsport (#8) 13. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23) Not classified Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31) Norbert Siedler (AUT), ADM Motorsport (#17) Filip Salaquarda (CZH), ISR (#18) Josef Kral (CZH), Team JVA (#29) Tor Graves (GBR), Team JVA (#30) Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), JD Motorsport (#4) Luca Persiani (ITA), Scuderia Famà (#25) Yuhi Sekiguchi (JAP), Euronova Racing (#45) Kasper Andersen (DEN), Trident Racing (#32) Car 5 excluded, Stewards decision 06 refers. Formula Master drivers classification - top five 1. Chris van der Drift (NED), JD Motorsport (#6), 57 points 2. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27), 40 points 3. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31), 29 points 4. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23), 28 points 5. Kasper Andersen (DEN), Trident Racing (#32), 27 points Formula Master teams classification - top five 1. JD Motorsport, 99 points 2. Trident Racing, 64 points 3. Cram Competition, 46 points 4. Iris Project, 40 points 5. Jenzer Motorsport, 28 points
Formula Master rookies classification - top five 1. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27), 61 points 2. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31), 43.5 points 3. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23), 39 points 4. Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), JD Motorsport (#4), 36 points 5. Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#5), 31 points
Formula Master rookies classification - top five 1. Michael Ammermüller (GER), Iris Project (#27), 61 points 2. Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT), Trident Racing (#31), 43.5 points 3. Fabio Leimer (SUI), Jenzer Motorsport (#23), 39 points 4. Vladimir Arabadzhiev (BUL), JD Motorsport (#4), 36 points 5. Sergey Afanasiev (RUS), JD Motorsport (#5), 31 points