RACE REPORT
Round 3, Hockenheim
Race Results
1 Omer Said [Sauber]
2 Peter Duivelaar [Jordan] +0.422
3 Sebastien Levret [Jaguar] +0.546
4 bduddy [Sauber] +0.589
5 Ben Tusting [Williams] +36.382
6 Honk [Jaguar] +60.576
7 Viljar Parts [Jordan] +1 LAP
8 Rhys Gardiner [Williams] +1 LAP
DNQ Niels Pedersen
Yet another empty entry list with 8 qualifiers, should have been nine, but Niels Pedersen's gearbox gives up during his run, thus posting a time 108% of the polesitter's time, resulting in a DNQ. Sebastien Levret in the Sauber posted a time quick enough for the pole, outscores Omer Said by a full tenths of a second, followed by Gardiner, Duivelaar, bduddy, Honk, Viljar, and Ben Tusting rounds up the grid.
On raceday, an unusual torrential rain has poured over the whole Hockenheim track. All the drivers made it through, but Rhys. He slips through the exit of the Nordkurve, putting him back a few places, now just ahead of Viljar.
Gardiner keeps his bad luck going, as he tries to pass Honk through Ostkurve, but Parts sways wildly during the brakes, and couldn't avoid Gardiner in front. Both escapes the wreck unharmed, but Viljar had to make an unscheduled stop due to a ripped nosecone, and Gardiner with a punctured tyre.
Back on front, the wheel-to-wheel banging in the rain continues. Omer Said tries to pass Levret, and nails it. Honk sees an opportunity going to the Sachs Kurve, but failed. bduddy, Honk and Duivelaar continues to swap places throughout the track, with Duivelaar ended up in second on the Senna Kurve.
Although the battle remains heated up, only 9 times of lead changes occur until the end of the race. Omer Said broken through the chase at the Sudkurve, and blitzes through the line for a fantastic victory, with Peter Duivelaar and Sebastien Levret rounds up the podium. Although we have never seen a duel like this in a torrential rain, it's still a boring race with less entrants.
Drivers Championship
1. Viljar Parts [Jordan] - 25
2. Omer Said [Sauber] - 20.5
3. Sebastien Levret [Jaguar] - 17
4. Peter Duivelaar [Jordan] - 16
5. Honk [Jaguar] - 15
6. Ben Tusting [Williams] - 9
7. bduddy [Sauber] - 7
8. Bert Van Waes [BAR] - 3
9. Rhys Gardiner [Williams] - 1
Constructors Championship
1. Jordan - 41
2. Jaguar - 32
3. Sauber - 27.5
4. Williams - 10
5.BAR - 3
NEXT EVENT
Round 4: Shanghai, China
Laps: 56
Lap Record: None (New Circuit)
And the first new track of 2003 takes us to China, and the new Shanghai international circuit. With a very long back straight, and some slow corners, you can bet on some overtaking
