Raffaele Marciello has been excluded from this morning’s FIA European Formula 3 race due to a technical infringement.
According to the post-race stewards report, Marciello’s Prema Powerteam machine was found to have a gear ratio measurement lower than the minimum allowed.
The Italian had claimed the top spot in the 48-lap event, heading teammate Lucas Auer by 1.8s across the line. Marciello’s exclusion promotes Auer to the top spot, with Carlin’s Harry Tincknell now 2nd and Mücke’s Felix Rosenqvist filling the podium.
From an advantage of 105.5 points, Marciello’s championship lead has now been cut to 77.5 points.
2013 FIA European F3 Championship (Rd 4, Race 3; 48 laps, updated) Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap DSQ Raffaelle Marciello Prema Dallara-Merc 35m03.945s 1. Lucas Auer Prema Dallara-Merc 35:05.810s 2. Harry Tincknell Carlin Dallara-VW + 5.743s 3. Felix Rosenqvist Mucke Dallara-Merc + 6.244s 4. Sven Muller Ma-con Dallara-VW + 6.962s 5. Tom Blomqvist Eurointernational Dallara-VW + 11.523s 6. Lucas Wolf URD Dallara-VW + 15.039s 7. Nicholas Latifi Carlin Dallara-VW + 17.983s 8. Roy Nissany Mucke Dallara-Merc + 21.489s 9. Antonio Giovinazzi Double R Dallara-Merc + 22.454s 10. Andre Rudersdorf Ma-con Dallara-VW + 27.466s 11. Jordan King Carlin Dallara-VW + 27.795s 12. Will Buller T-Sport Dallara-Nissan + 31.167s 13. Josh Hill Fortec Dallara-Merc + 31.572s 14. Daniil Kvyat Carlin Dallara-VW + 32.907s 15. Sandro Zeller Zeller Dallara-Merc + 1 lap 16. Felix Serralles Fortec Dallara-Merc + 1 lap 17. Pipo Derani Fortec Dallara-Merc + 1 lap 18. Spike Goddard T-Sport Dallara-Nissan + 1 lap 19. Michela Cerruti Ferraris Dallara-Merc + 1 lap 20. Tatiana Calderon Double R Dallara-Merc + 1 lap Retirements: Sean Gelael Double R Dallara-Merc +6 laps Mitchell Gilbert Mucke Dallara-Merc +11 laps Alex Lynn Prema Dallara-Merc +14 laps Eddie Cheever Prema Dallara-Merc +34 laps Mans Grenhagen Van Amersfoort Dallara-VW +42 laps Dennis van de Laar Van Amersfoort Dallara-VW +47 laps Jann Mardenborough Carlin Dallara-VW +47 laps
2013 FIA European F3 Championship points standings (Rd 4; updated) Pos Driver Points 1. Raffaele Marciello 214.5 2. Felix Rosenqvist 137 3. Lucas Auer 130 4. Alex Lynn 119.5 5. Harry Tincknell 107 6. Tom Blomqvist 88.5 7. Felix Serralles 76 8. Sven Muller 50 9. Pascal Wehrlein 49 10. Josh Hill 44 Pos Team Points 1. Prema Powerteam 371 2. Mucke Motorsport 206 3. Carlin 177 4. Fortec 125 5. EuroInternational 102
