2010 Formula 3 Brazil Open
The 2010 Formula 3 Brazil Open was the inaugural Formula 3 Brazil Open race held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace from January 21–24, 2010. There were private pre-event test sessions at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet[1] and Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna.[2]
After a weekend of competition, British driver William Buller of the Hitech Racing Brazil outfit was crowned as the race champion, beating a host of Formula Three Sudamericana drivers, as well as André Negrão competing for the Cesario Fórmula team, who would drive in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship later in the 2010 season. After Buller qualified on pole position for the first race, he and Negrão took a victory apiece with Yann Cunha finishing third in both races. Negrão won the third race, the pre-final, before Buller claimed the main event by nearly nine seconds from Negrão. Cunha finished third ahead of Razia Sports' Bruno Andrade, and Negrão's team-mate Vittorio Ghirelli completed the top five placings. In Class B the Brazilian of the RC3 Bassani was the winner.
Drivers and teams
[edit | edit source]- All cars are powered by Berta engines, and will run on Pirelli tyres. All teams were Brazilian-registered.
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Classification
[edit | edit source]Qualifying
[edit | edit source]| Pos[7] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | United Kingdom William Buller | A | Hitech Racing Brazil | 1:31.170 |
| 2 | 2 | Brazil André Negrão | A | Cesário Fórmula | 1:31.394 |
| 3 | 15 | Brazil Yann Cunha | A | Bassan Motorsport | 1:31.580 |
| 4 | 17 | Brazil Bruno Andrade | A | Razia Sports | 1:32.003 |
| 5 | 1 | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | A | Cesário Fórmula | 1:32.287 |
| 6 | 43 | Brazil Leandro Florenzo | B | RC3 Bassani | 1:32.852 |
| 7 | 31 | Brazil Fernando Resende | B | Cesário Fórmula Jr. | 1:34.398 |
| 8 | 16 | Brazil Fernando Galera | A | Kemba Racing/G-Force | 1:35.227 |
Race 1
[edit | edit source]| Pos[10] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | United Kingdom William Buller | A | Hitech Racing Brazil | 16 | 30:23.742 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Brazil André Negrão | A | Cesário Fórmula | 16 | +4.940 | 2 |
| 3 | 15 | Brazil Yann Cunha | A | Bassan Motorsport | 16 | +34.267 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 | Brazil Bruno Andrade | A | Razia Sports | 16 | +38.176 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | A | Cesário Fórmula | 16 | +43.983 | 5 |
| 6 | 31 | Brazil Fernando Resende | B | Cesário Fórmula Jr. | 15 | +1 lap | 7 |
| Ret | 43 | Brazil Leandro Florenzo | B | RC3 Bassani | 0 | Retired | 6 |
| Ret | 16 | Brazil Fernando Galera | A | Kemba Racing/G-Force | 0 | Retired | 8 |
| Fastest lap: William Buller, 1:40.488, 154.371 km/h (95.922 mph) on lap 16[11] | |||||||
Race 2
[edit | edit source]| Pos[12] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brazil André Negrão | A | Cesário Fórmula | 20 | 31:05.309 | 2 |
| 2 | 15 | Brazil Yann Cunha | A | Bassan Motorsport | 20 | +6.309 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | United Kingdom William Buller | A | Hitech Racing Brazil | 20 | +7.538 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | A | Cesário Fórmula | 20 | +20.343 | 5 |
| 5 | 17 | Brazil Bruno Andrade | A | Razia Sports | 20 | +23.724 | 4 |
| 6 | 43 | Brazil Leandro Florenzo | B | RC3 Bassani | 20 | +46.985 | 6 |
| 7 | 31 | Brazil Fernando Resende | B | Cesário Fórmula Jr. | 17 | +3 laps | 7 |
| DNS | 16 | Brazil Fernando Galera | A | Kemba Racing/G-Force | 0 | Did not start | 8 |
| Fastest lap: André Negrão, 1:32.296, 168.072 km/h (104.435 mph) on lap 4[13] | |||||||
Pre-final Grid
[edit | edit source]| Pos[14] | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil André Negrão | Cesário Fórmula | 1 |
| 2 | United Kingdom William Buller | Hitech Racing Brazil | 2 |
| 3 | Brazil Yann Cunha | Bassan Motorsport | 3 |
| 4 | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | Cesário Fórmula | 7 |
| 5 | Brazil Bruno Andrade | Razia Sports | 7 |
| 6 | Brazil Leandro Florenzo | RC3 Bassani | 11 |
| 7 | Brazil Fernando Resende | Cesário Fórmula Jr. | 11 |
| 8 | Brazil Fernando Galera | Kemba Racing/G-Force | 14 |
Pre-final Race
[edit | edit source]| Pos[15] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brazil André Negrão | A | Cesário Fórmula | 18 | 31:43.595 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | United Kingdom William Buller | A | Hitech Racing Brazil | 18 | +0.628 | 2 |
| 3 | 15 | Brazil Yann Cunha | A | Bassan Motorsport | 18 | +41.074 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | A | Cesário Fórmula | 18 | +51.830 | 4 |
| 5 | 17 | Brazil Bruno Andrade | A | Razia Sports | 17 | +1 lap | 5 |
| 6 | 31 | Brazil Fernando Resende | B | Cesário Fórmula Jr. | 17 | +1 lap | 7 |
| Ret | 43 | Brazil Leandro Florenzo | B | RC3 Bassani | 11 | Retired | 6 |
| Ret | 16 | Brazil Fernando Galera | A | Kemba Racing/G-Force | 7 | Retired | 8 |
| Fastest lap: André Negrão, 1:44.429, 148.545 km/h (92.302 mph) on lap 16[16] | |||||||
Final Race
[edit | edit source]| Pos[17] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | United Kingdom William Buller | A | Hitech Racing Brazil | 20 | 30:59.806 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | Brazil André Negrão | A | Cesário Fórmula | 20 | +8.848 | 1 |
| 3 | 15 | Brazil Yann Cunha | A | Bassan Motorsport | 20 | +13.638 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 | Brazil Bruno Andrade | A | Razia Sports | 20 | +14.771 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | Italy Vittorio Ghirelli | A | Cesário Fórmula | 20 | +31.950 | 4 |
| 6 | 43 | Brazil Leandro Florenzo | B | RC3 Bassani | 20 | +54.877 | 7 |
| 7 | 31 | Brazil Fernando Resende | B | Cesário Fórmula Jr. | 19 | +1 lap | 6 |
| DNS | 16 | Brazil Fernando Galera | A | Kemba Racing/G-Force | 0 | Did not start | 8 |
| Fastest lap: William Buller, 1:31.942, 168.719 km/h (104.837 mph) on lap 10[18] | |||||||
See also
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