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France Storms to Victory in Rain-Soaked Feature Race |
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
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A1 Team
France has claimed the first Feature race victory of the season in
extremely wet conditions at Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands.
From
third on the grid Loic Duval put in a mature drive, taking the lead
before the first round of pit stops and holding on until the end
despite two safety car periods curtailing his advantage.
Sprint
race winner Fairuz Fauzy finished second for Malaysia, losing time in
the first pit stop due to a problem with the left-rear wheel. Earl
Bamber put in an outstanding performance this weekend on his race debut
for A1 Team New Zealand claiming third, his second podium finish of the
day.
Full race report to follow
Feature race results
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Pos
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Driver
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A1 Team
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Laps
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Time
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Gap First
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1
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Loic DUVAL
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FRANCE
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36
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11:58.723
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2
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Fairuz FAUZY
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MALAYSIA
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36
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12:01.011
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2.288
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3
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Earl BAMBER
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NEW ZEALAND
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36
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12:01.432
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2.709
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4
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John MARTIN
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AUSTRALIA
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36
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12:05.052
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6.329
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5
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Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN
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NETHERLANDS
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36
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12:06.996
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8.273
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6
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Clivio PICCIONE
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MONACO
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34
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12:03.356
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2 Laps
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7
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Jin Woo HWANG
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KOREA
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33
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12:28.432
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3 Laps
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8
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Daniel MORAD
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LEBANON
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32
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03:15.216
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4 Laps
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9
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Ho Pin TUNG
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CHINA
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31
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03:14.803
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5 Laps
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10
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Charlie KIMBALL
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USA
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30
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59:04.806
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6 Laps
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11
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Filipe ALBUQUERQUE
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PORTUGAL
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15
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29:34.235
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21 Laps
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12
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Satrio HERMANTO
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INDONESIA
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12
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26:14.548
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24 Laps
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13
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Adrian ZAUGG
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SOUTH AFRICA
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5
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11:00.955
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31 Laps
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14
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Fabio ONIDI
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ITALY
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5
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11:01.706
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31 Laps
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15
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Felipe GUIMARAES
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BRAZIL
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5
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12:03.879
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31 Laps
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16
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Adam CARROLL
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IRELAND
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4
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09:17.297
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32 Laps
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17
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Neel JANI
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SWITZERLAND
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4
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09:52.638
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32 Laps
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Fastest lap: A1 Team USA set the fastest lap (1m47.115s) of the Feature race with a speed of 155.5 kph on lap 30.
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