A Taste of Macau GP From the Cockpit
Marcus Ericsson narrowly seals provisional pole position for Tom’s for the 2009 Macau F3 Grand Prix following opening qualifying around the Autódromo da Guia in the Far Eastern enclave of Macau.
Qualifying times from the opening session ahead of the 2009 Macau F3 Grand Prix around the Autódromo da Guia street circuit:
1. Marcus Ericsson Tom’s Dallara-Toyota 2mins 11.811s
2. Daniel Ricciardo Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 11.848s
3. Edoardo Mortara Signature Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 11.903s
4. Brendon Hartley Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 12.055s
5. Sam Bird ART Grand Prix Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 12.239s
6. Laurens Vanthoor Signature Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 12.532s
7. Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 12.605s
8. Mika Maki Hitech Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 12.636s
9. Jean-Karl Vernay Signature Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 12.852s
10. Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 12.910s
11. Carlos Huertas Manor Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 12.913s
12. Roberto Merhi Manor Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 12.940s
13. Max Chilton Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 12.994s
14. Alex Sims City of Dreams Raikkonen Robertson Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 13.078s
15. Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 13.084s
16. Renger van der Zande City of Dreams Raikkonen Robertson Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 13.127s
17. Takuto Iguchi Tom’s Dallara-Toyota 2mins 13.203s
18. Kei Cozzolino Toda Racing Dallara-Honda 2mins 13.453s
19. Wayne Boyd Hitech Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 14.135s
20. Koki Saga Le Beausset Motorsports Dallara-Toyota 2mins 14.960s
21. Jake Rosenzweig Fortec Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 15.140s
22. Yuji Kunimoto NOW Motor Sports Dallara-Toyota 2mins 15.603s
23. Stef Dusseldorp Kolles & Heinz Union Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 16.062
24. Alexandre Imperatori KCMG by Kolles & Heinz Union Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 16.847s
25. Michael Ho Champ Motorsport Manor Motorsport Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 18.180s
26. Daniel McKenzie Fortec Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 18.431s
27. Henry Arundel Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen 2mins 18.985s
28. Victor Garcia Fortec Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 19.269s
29. Kevin Chen Champ Motorsport Raikkonen Robertson Dallara-Mercedes 2mins 22.667s
NOTE: The included video is an on-board lap with former Macau winner Andre Couto.
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F3 at Macau or F1 at Monaco…methinks Macau is the more exciting, those nimble F3 cars & young drivers make for a great race.
I agree and because of a personal preference, the Pit Babes are far better looking in Macau.
Ya gotta have priorities straight ya know.