F3 Korean Super Prix 2003

[alonso11]

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ENTRY LIST

EVENT SCHEDULE

THE CURRENT TIME IN SOUTH-KOREA

RESULTS

[DieRitter]

Thanks That was exactly what I was looking for!

[aussie_f3]

you are a champion Alonso.......thanks

[av8rirl]

Combined practice 1.

1 11 Richard ANTINUCCI USA Dallara F302/3 Renault-Sodemo 1:11.416 22 151.93
2 10 Tatsuya KATAOKA JPN Dallara F302 Toyota-Tom's 1:11.541 21 0.125 151.66
3 9 James COURTNEY AUS Dallara F302 Toyota-Tom's 1:11.759 12 0.343 151.20
4 20 Robert DOORNBOS NED Dallara F302/3 Opel-Spiess 1:11.815 22 0.399 151.08
5 18 César CAMPANICO POR Dallara F302 Renault-Sodemo 1:11.951 19 0.535 150.80
6 23 Paolo MONTIN ITA Dallara F303 Nissan-Tomei 1:12.024 20 0.608 150.65
7 16 Fabio CARBONE BRA Dallara F302 Renault-Sodemo 1:12.081 18 0.665 150.53
8 27 Lewis HAMILTON GBR Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:12.114 14 0.698 150.46
9 17 Nicolas LAPIERRE FRA Dallara F302 Renault-Sodemo 1:12.311 24 0.895 150.05
10 30 Danny WATTS GBR Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:12.378 21 0.962 149.91
11 4 Adam CARROLL GBR Dallara F302/3 Honda-Mugen 1:12.486 19 1.070 149.69
12 37 Pierre KAFFER GER Dallara F303 Toyota Tom's 1:12.511 20 1.095 149.63
13 25 Robert KUBICA POL Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:12.575 21 1.159 149.50
14 2 Katsuyuki HIRANAKA JPN Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:12.734 20 1.318 149.17
15 32 Hiroki YOSHIMOTO JPN Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:12.964 20 1.548 148.70
16 6 Nico ROSBERG FIN Dallara F302/3 Honda-Mugen 1:13.077 9 1.661 148.47
17 12 Nelson PIQUET JR BRA Dallara F302/3 Renault-Sodemo 1:13.169 19 1.753 148.29
18 15 Andrew THOMPSON GBR Dallara F302/3 Renault-Sodemo 1:13.485 23 2.069 147.65
19 22 Naoki YOKOMIZO JPN Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:13.654 20 2.238 147.31
20 21 Ronnie QUINTARELLI ITA Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:13.717 15 2.301 147.19
21 5 Alvaro PARENTE POR Dallara F302/3 Honda-Mugen 1:13.793 21 2.377 147.03
22 19 Robert AUSTIN GBR Dallara F302/3 Opel-Spiess 1:14.284 18 2.868 146.06
23 26 Marco BONANOMI ITA Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:14.885 20 3.469 144.89
24 33 Ernesto VISO VEN Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:15.349 11 3.933 144.00
25 31 Pedro BARRAL ESP Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:16.351 4 4.935 142.11
26 1 Jin Woo HWANG KOR Dallara F303 Opel-Spiess 1:16.446 21 5.030 141.93
27 36 Fairuz FAUZY MAL Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:16.981 6 5.565 140.94
28 29 Gene LEE KOR Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:17.261 19 5.845 140.43

[av8rirl]

Combined Pracice 2.

1 27 Lewis HAMILTON GBR Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:10.788 21 153.28
2 9 James COURTNEY AUS Dallara F302 Toyota-Tom's 1:10.843 20 0.055 153.16
3 10 Tatsuya KATAOKA JPN Dallara F302 Toyota-Tom's 1:11.172 20 0.384 152.45
4 20 Robert DOORNBOS NED Dallara F302/3 Opel-Spiess 1:11.173 20 0.385 152.45
5 11 Richard ANTINUCCI USA Dallara F302/3 Renault-Sodemo 1:11.182 19 0.394 152.43
6 18 César CAMPANICO POR Dallara F302 Renault-Sodemo 1:11.246 21 0.458 152.29
7 17 Nicolas LAPIERRE FRA Dallara F302 Renault-Sodemo 1:11.367 22 0.579 152.03
8 4 Adam CARROLL GBR Dallara F302/3 Honda-Mugen 1:11.489 21 0.701 151.77
9 25 Robert KUBICA POL Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:11.495 21 0.707 151.76
10 12 Nelson PIQUET JR BRA Dallara F302/3 Renault-Sodemo 1:11.533 22 0.745 151.68
11 16 Fabio CARBONE BRA Dallara F302 Renault-Sodemo 1:11.654 22 0.866 151.42
12 23 Paolo MONTIN ITA Dallara F303 Nissan-Tomei 1:11.719 21 0.931 151.29
13 15 Andrew THOMPSON GBR Dallara F302/3 Renault-Sodemo 1:11.843 22 1.055 151.02
14 32 Hiroki YOSHIMOTO JPN Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:12.065 18 1.277 150.56
15 6 Nico ROSBERG FIN Dallara F302/3 Honda-Mugen 1:12.117 20 1.329 150.45
16 2 Katsuyuki HIRANAKA JPN Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:12.141 19 1.353 150.40
17 37 Pierre KAFFER GER Dallara F303 Toyota Tom's 1:12.191 21 1.403 150.30
18 5 Alvaro PARENTE POR Dallara F302/3 Honda-Mugen 1:12.380 23 1.592 149.90
19 33 Ernesto VISO VEN Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:12.850 18 2.062 148.94
20 22 Naoki YOKOMIZO JPN Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:13.058 17 2.270 148.51
21 21 Ronnie QUINTARELLI ITA Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:13.286 13 2.498 148.05
22 26 Marco BONANOMI ITA Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:13.690 24 2.902 147.24
23 19 Robert AUSTIN GBR Dallara F302/3 Opel-Spiess 1:13.708 8 2.920 147.20
24 31 Pedro BARRAL ESP Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 1:13.712 19 2.924 147.20
25 36 Fairuz FAUZY MAL Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:14.668 21 3.880 145.31
26 1 Jin Woo HWANG KOR Dallara F303 Opel-Spiess 1:15.768 6 4.980 143.20
27 29 Gene LEE KOR Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:18.068 9 7.280 138.98
28 30 Danny WATTS GBR Dallara F302 Honda-Mugen 1:22.762 2 11.974 131.10

[av8rirl]

Hamilton quickest overall.... hmmm... Next Honda is Adam Carroll in 8th and then Rosberg in 15th

[racingdad]

Originally posted by av8rirl
Hamilton quickest overall.... hmmm... Next Honda is Adam Carroll in 8th and then Rosberg in 15th

pretty average for a guy in only his 3rd F3 race (well 2 1/2 really)

[Tom Horley]

I think that has silenced everyone! well done Lew!

[Mathias]

Er, it's Hamilton's 3rd F3 racing weekend. It'll be his 5th and 6th actual F3 races on Sunday.

And he's only finished one so far!

[racingdad]

And how much F3 does EVERY other driver out there have????

[Mathias]

That's a fair point, Dad.

I think, er, it's Gene Lee's first ever F3 event, and he's right at the other end of the field!

But I never said Lewis ain't an extremely talented driver. I just wish he'd be racing in British F3 up against Half-Nelson next year. Still, I suppose we'll get that battle in F1 one day...

[Russfeld]

Racing experience is somewhat irrelevant to practice laps. Im sure Hamilton has had plenty of F3 mileage. Plus he's with a capable team.

[racingdad]

I agree with Mathias - I can only assume that it is a Mecedes inspired decision to put him into Euro F3 - he would certainly find it easier at circuits that both he and Manor know well (that is the UK ones).

As for mileage, russfield, he has not done a huge amount - and all of it in the public eye.

[alonso11]

DieRitter, Aussie_f3 non problemo,you're welcome!

0.056 separates the top5 after the first qualifying session

[mac]

I thought Prema were supposed to be in Korea. Any idea why they're not there?

[x_dt]

No Mercedes again. Did they ever give a reason for opting out of the Macau and Korea races?

[racingdad]

Hamilton quicckets in qualifying

[Suze]

Originally posted by Mathias
Er, it's Hamilton's 3rd F3 racing weekend. It'll be his 5th and 6th actual F3 races on Sunday.

And he's only finished one so far!

But he did have a puncture and big crash at Brands, neither of which I'd class as his fault, so though they count as races, I believe he would have finished except for those factors.

(and I know it's getting a bit "what if!")

[flexible-flyer]

from crash.net

British ace Lewis Hamilton clinched pole position for the International Formula 3 Korea Super Prix with the fastest lap ever recorded around the Changwon Raceway.

The McLaren F1 protégé set a time of 1min 09.989secs to establish his place on the front of the grid for Sunday's race. Brazilian Nelson Piquet Junior lines up alongside Hamilton on the front row, while Piquet's team-mate Richard Antinucci starts third, just ahead of Menu Motorsport's Robert Doornbos.

Manor Motorsport driver Hamilton believes that on Sunday he can convert pole position into his first victory, in only his third ever F3 start: "I think we have a very good chance of winning, we've been quick in practice and qualifying and I just need to stay calm and collected to come away with the win," he said.

Despite his lack of experience, the 18-year-old was delighted with the balance of his Dallara Mugen-Honda. "We put the new tyres on and the car felt really good. I made a few changes in my driving style and the quick times just came. I don't have a lot of experience on street tracks," he added, "but my experience of Macau has really helped me this weekend."

Second on the grid was Hitech Racing's Piquet Junior, "I've found it a difficult weekend so far, I've been struggling to get used to the track as the corners are very tight and the chicane is risky. Yet in qualifying, I cooled the tyres down and then on my last lap I took a risk at the chicane and made up all my time there but I don't know if I could have gone faster than Lewis," said Piquet (middle pic).

The Brazilian struggled on the streets of Macau last weekend, but has learnt to adapt his driving to the streets of Changwon. "In Macau it was a lack of experience, I wanted to go fast straightaway and I shunted early on, but here I've kept off the wall and slowly built up my confidence," he explained.

Third on the grid overall was Richard Antinucci. The Amercian lost his times from the morning session after his Dallara Renault was found to be underweight by the scrutineers, however Antinucci set a time in the second qualifying session that puts him on the second row for Sunday's race. "This afternoon I was five kilograms overweight which proves that we've been genuinely quick all weekend," said Antinucci (lower pic).

Robert Doornbos was fourth quickest for Menu Motorsport and he hoped his luck will be better than Macau, where he retired while running third.

"The car worked well yesterday, we changed some things on the car and in the last 20 minutes it felt really good, it was just a shame that Piquet pipped us in the last minute. I'm going push hard tomorrow," stated Doornbos.

Polish driver Robert Kubica will start fifth, just ahead of the two TOM's cars of Tatsuya Kataoka and James Courtney. Adam Carroll lines ups eighth on the grid for Carlin Motorsport after crashing on his final lap in the morning session. Macau Grand Prix winner Nicolas Lapierre will start in 13th after clipping the tyre wall at the chicane in the first session.

Qualifying was stopped as soon as it started after Spaniard Pedro Barral hit the wall in the fast sweeps after the start. He destroyed his Swiss Racing Dallara and was taken to the hospital where he will remain overnight for observation.

The International Formula 3 Korea Super Prix 2003 will take place tomorrow (November 23), over two legs of 25 laps each.

[alonso11]

Originally posted by mac
I thought Prema were supposed to be in Korea. Any idea why they're not there?

Prema is there,only Briscoe isn't.So now Korean driver Hwang partners Hiranaka at the team.Why Briscoe isn't there? I dunno, I guess he will test with ToyotaF1 on november the 25th and he wants to be 100 percentely prepared.It seems Macau was his last race 'till 2005 because Toyota just confirmed that Ryan won't race anywhere in 2004.

[alonso11]

The old best lap was a 1:10.332 -Cochet's pole from 2001- and the trackrecord is 1:10.928 also by Cochet from 2001.But Cochet was there in 1999 and in 2000 also so to beat his pole by 0.350 for a rookie Hamilton is just amazing. 1:10.210 .232 .353 and .394 were Hamilton's 2nd, 3rd and 4th fastest laps respectively while fellow front-row starter Piquet's second fastest lap was only a 1:10.656 so it's going to be a more than tough race for Piquet if he wants to win.However Antinucci and Piquet jr. were also inside the old Cochet pole, plus the nice 8th and 9th places by Carroll and Thompson....what a day for the runners of British F3!
I just wonder what went wrong with the Carlin set-up so that Carroll and Rosberg jr. couldn't beat their own 1st qual laptimes during the 2nd qual.

[flor]

too bad all euroseries frontrunners are sitting at home

ok except carbone

[alonso11]

That's what I was talking about: Rosberg jr. leads the warm-up with a 1:10.793 -his best time of the weekend so far, better than his qualifying time- there must have beeen something wrong with the set-up.
Viso also found the rhytm, 3rd after the warm-up and over half second faster than his qualifying time.

[alonso11]

Oops!! Hamilton's dream is over, out of the race after only two laps I wonder what happend.Antinucci won the first leg.Piquest jr. set a new trackrecord!! 0.6 faster than the old one and only 0.1sec slower than his own qualifying time

[alonso11]

No race report yet, but according to lap chart Antinucci had an awesome start and led every lap of the race.other than that, it seems there was no overtaking in the top6 at all.