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Ricciardo takes dominant win at Brands Hatch
20 September 2009 / Results / PhotosNewly crowned Cooper Tires British Formula 3 Champion Daniel Ricciardo demonstrated exactly why he's the crown-wearer with a virtuoso display in round 19 of the championship at Brands Hatch this morning. The 20-year-old Australian led all the way from pole position, lowered the lap record twice, and claimed the biggest victory margin of the season on his way to his seventh win.
Daniel and his Red Bull-backed Carlin Motorsport Dallara-Volkswagen extended their lead over pursuing team-mate Max Chilton on every lap bar one - when he encountered lapped traffic - and romped home more than 15 seconds clear.
Ricciardo, who was boosted pre-race by a visit from the last Australian to wear the British F3 crown, David Brabham, said: "From the start I just got away and focused on my job and didn't have to worry once about what was going on behind me. Carlin prepared an amazing car which was suited just perfectly to the conditions, which made my job quite easy. David Brabham wished me all the best and congratulated me on the title win; it's great to see him here supporting us young kids."
Chilton, unfazed by smoke billowing from his blazing brake pads at the end of the warming-up lap, made a good start from the front row to slot into second at the lights but had no chance of catching Ricciardo. "I was struggling under braking the whole race," said Max, "so second is a good result."
On a track notorious for its lack of overtaking opportunities, fortune favoured the brave and accurate on the opening lap. Riki Christodoulou (Fortec) and Marcus Ericsson (Raikkonen Robertson) made good starts and held station, third and fourth, all the way to the end, with Hitech's Walter Grubmuller making up a couple of places away from the line to net himself fifth.
Carlos Huertas held sixth throughout, ahead of Henry Arundel, all the way to the flag. Wayne Boyd made the best of a dramatic opening lap, making up three places but suffering front wing damage in the process which led to T-Sport calling him into the pits for repairs. Wayne's team-mate, Adriano Buzaid, profited from Boyd's pit stop, inheriting eighth.
National Class Champion Daniel McKenzie made up an astonishing six places thanks to a lightning start and aggressive opening lap, the Fortec driver winning his class easily and collecting ninth overall, ahead of Hywel Lloyd.
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