Daniel Juncadella wins action-packed race

After an action-packed race, Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam) claimed victory in the tenth season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series, which also counts towards the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. The Spaniard received the trophy from Gerhard Berger, the president of the FIA single-seater commission. William Buller (Carlin) finished second, Emil Bernstorff (ma-con Motorsport) ended up as the best-placed rookie in third. For the Brit, it was his first podium finish in the Formula 3 Euro Series.

Raffaele Marciello (Prema Powerteam) took the lead at the start, but had to hand over first place to Daniel Juncadella on the opening lap already. The Spaniard remained in the lead until lap 34, when he ran too wide at the Dutzendteich hairpin. Pascal Wehrlein (Mücke Motorsport) took the chance and went past. On lap 40, Juncadella wanted to counter, but collided with the race leader in the process, turning the latter around. While approaching the Schöller-S, he couldn’t avoid a collision with Marciello after which the Italian retired. William Buller and Emil Bernstorff took over second and third place behind Juncadella, who remains in the lead of the Formula 3 Euro Series.

Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam): “I was in the lead, but then I made a slight mistake and Pascal overtook me. Soon after that, he made a mistake, from which I wanted to benefit, so I dove into the gap. Unfortunately, Pascal left me no room. What exactly happened with Raffaele Marciello soon after that, I don’t really know. I am sorry that he retired after the collision. Nevertheless, I am pleased with my performance.”

William Buller (Carlin): “Of course, I benefited form the fact that Pascal Wehrlein and Raffaele Marciello retired in front of me. But as a team, we have closed up the gap to the front runners in such a way that we are there to benefit when these situations occur.”

Emil Bernstorff (ma-con Motorsport): “Admittedly, we didn’t have the same speed as the front-runners, but I moved up into third place after the two retirements in front of me. We have decided to join the Euro Series only three weeks prior to the start of the season and in the meantime, we have learned a lot.”