Walter sets Snetterton ablaze

24th June 2009

Hitech Racing's Walter Grubmüller underlined his Hockenheim race-winning pace by setting fastest time of the day (Tuesday) at the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk, venue next weekend (4/5 July) for rounds nine and 10 of the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series.

Grubmüller's Mercedes-powered Dallara set its best time in the morning session: 1m 01.434s, a mark none of his rivals could match. Championship leader Daniel Ricciardo came closest in his Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, a tenth off the pace; Ricciardo was quickest in the afternoon session, just ahead of his Carlin team-mate Max Chilton.

Carlin's new signing, Canadian Philip Major, ended his first test 16th overall. The leading National Class runner was T-Sport's Gabriel Dias, a creditable 12th overall.

F3 TESTING TIMES SNETTERTON 23/6/2009  AM / PM times
1 INT Walter Grubmüller/AUT, Hitech Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 01.434s / 1m 01.599s
2 INT Daniel Ricciardo/AUS, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 01.546s / 1m 01.557s
3 INT Max Chilton/GBR, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 01.616s / 1m 01.565s
4 INT Renger van der Zande/NED, Hitech Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 01.568s / 1m 01.654s
5 INT Riki Christodoulou/GBR, Fortec Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 01.830s / 1m 01.626s
6 INT Henry Arundel/GBR, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 01.981s / 1m 01.779s
7 INT Victor Garcia/ESP, Fortec Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 02.364s / 1m 01.838s
8 INT Nick Tandy/GBR, JTR Mygale-Mercedes, 1m 01.841s / 1m 02.126s
9 INT Daisuke Nakajima/JPN, RR Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 01.932s / 1m 01.871s
10 INT Adriano Buzaid/BRA, T-Sport Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 01.894s / 1m 02.107s
11 INT Carlos Huertas/COL, RR Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 01.920s / 1m 01.964s
12 NAT Gabriel Dias/BRA, T-Sport Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 02.246s / 1m 02.125s
13 INT Jay Bridger/GBR, Litespeed Mygale-Mugen Honda, 1m 02.653s / 1m 02.135s
14 INT Wayne Boyd/GBR, T-Sport Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 02.254s / 1m 02.315s
15 INT Hywel Lloyd/GBR, CF Racing Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 02.943s / 1m 02.265s
16 INT Philip Major/CDN, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, 1m 02.804s / 1m 02.581s
17 NAT Daniel McKenzie/GBR, Fortec Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 02.751s / 1m 02.639s
18 INT Stéphane Richelmi/MON, Barazi-Epsilon Dallara-Mercedes, 1m 02.650s / 1m 02.694s
19 NAT Victor Correa/BRA, Litespeed-Mugen Honda, 1m 04.238s / 1m 04.009s
20 NAT Max Snegirev/RUS, West-Tec Dallara-Mugen Honda, 1m 04.364s / 1m 04.124s

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