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Richie Stanaway stays on top in GP3 practice at Hockenheim

by Peter Allen
Richie Stanaway

Photo: Sam Bloxham/GP3 Series Media Service

Richie Stanaway continued where he left off at Silverstone as he set the pace in GP3 practice at Hockenheim.

Stanaway, who won the second race in Britain a fortnight ago, finished the session two tenths of a second clear of the field.

Home star Marvin Kirchhofer was second, joining Stanaway in capitalising on circuit knowledge to make a quick start to the weekend. Stanaway and Kirchhofer both won back-to-back titles in ADAC Formel Masters and F3 in Germany, in 2010-11 and 2012-13 respectively.

The top pair’s team-mates were third and fourth respectively, with Nick Yelloly for Status ahead of ART’s Dino Zamparelli.

Patrick Kujala was fifth for Marrusia Manor ahead of top Carlin and Arden drivers Emil Bernstorff and Patric Niederhauser respectively. Championship leader Alex Lynn was eighth?with the top ten completed by Roman de Beer and Riccardo Agostini.

Jimmy Eriksson, who sits second in the standings eight points behind Lynn, was 22nd, 1.5 seconds off the pace. The Swede is another with strong Hockenheim experience having won the German F3 title between Stanaway and Kirchhofer in 2012, but starts this weekend with a five-place grid penalty for race one for his part in a collision at Silverstone.

Race results
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Richie Stanaway Status Grand Prix 1:29.473 16
2 Marvin Kirchhofer ART Grand Prix 1:29.678 0.205 18
3 Nick Yelloly Status Grand Prix 1:29.729 0.256 14
4 Dino Zamparelli ART Grand Prix 1:29.740 0.267 18
5 Patrick Kujala Marussia Manor Racing 1:29.792 0.319 20
6 Emil Bernstorff Carlin 1:29.814 0.341 18
7 Patric Niederhauser Arden International 1:30.085 0.612 21
8 Alex Lynn Carlin 1:30.093 0.620 17
9 Roman De Beer Trident 1:30.241 0.768 20
10 Riccardo Agostini Hilmer Motorsport 1:30.295 0.822 18
11 Dean Stoneman Marussia Manor Racing 1:30.352 0.879 18
12 Alex Fontana ART Grand Prix 1:30.459 0.986 19
13 Mitch Gilbert Trident 1:30.475 1.002 17
14 Luis Sa Silva Carlin 1:30.543 1.070 18
15 Sebastian Balthasar Hilmer Motorsport 1:30.609 1.136 25
16 Robert Visoiu Arden International 1:30.621 1.148 20
17 Pal Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 1:30.627 1.154 22
18 Matheo Tuscher Jenzer Motorsport 1:30.706 1.233 22
19 Nelson Mason Hilmer Motorsport 1:30.727 1.254 18
20 Jann Mardenborough Arden International 1:30.768 1.295 22
21 Alfonso Celis Status Grand Prix 1:30.770 1.297 18
22 Jimmy Eriksson Koiranen GP 1:30.979 1.506 16
23 Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 1:31.166 1.693 22
24 Adderly Fong Jenzer Motorsport 1:31.792 2.319 13
25 Victor Carbone Trident 1:31.813 2.340 14
26 Santiago Urrutia Koiranen GP 1:32.401 2.928 18
27 Carmen Jorda Koiranen GP 1:35.289 5.816 19