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F3 - Round 9 - Imola - Key Facts

26.09.16

2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship - Round 9 - Imola (ITA) 30 September - 2 October 2016. Races 25, 26 & 27, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy

FIA, Motorsport, Mobility, Road Safety, F1, WRC, WEC, WTCC, World RX

Lap distance:      4.909 km

Race distance:    33 minutes plus one lap

Location:             Located near the Italian town of Imola, around 50 km southeast of Bologna

Airports:              Bologna Airport [BLQ] (48 km), Florence Airport [FLR] (143 km), Venice Airport [VCE] (197 km), Rome Airport-Fiumicino [FCO] (404 km)

Lap records:       2013 Not on the calendar

                            2014 Tom Blomqvist, 1m36.484s

                            2015 Not on the calendar

Pole positions:

                 Qualifying 1                       Qualifying 2                       Qualifying 3

2013        Not on the calendar        

2014        Esteban Ocon                    Tom Blomqvist                  Max Verstappen

                1m36.479s                         1m37.125s                         1m37.106s

2015        Not on the calendar

Winners:

                    Race 1                                 Race 2                                 Race 3

2013       Not on the calendar        

2014        Esteban Ocon                    Tom Blomqvist                  Max Verstappen

2015       Not on the calendar

INTERESTING FACTS

The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari is located near the Italian town of Imola, about 50 kilometres southeast of Bologna. The circuit is named after the Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari and his son Dino.

In 1980 the circuit hosted the 50th Italian Grand Prix, which was won by Nelson Piquet, father of FIA Formula 3 European Championship driver Pedro Piquet. It was so popular, that the track was established as venue for the Formula One San Marino Grand Prix, which meant two Grands Prix could be held in Italy in the 80s and 90s. Safety concerns following several serious accidents over the years and the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna in the 1994 San Marino GP, lead to modification to the circuit in an attempt to make it safer.

Imola, as the circuit is commonly known, is only one of two tracks on the FIA Formula 3 European Championship calendar run in anti-clockwise direction (the other being Norisring).

Not only the challenging circuit will guarantee for entertaining races, there is also much anticipation for the fight for the team and drivers’ championships, which could both already be decided at the penultimate round in Italy.

FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TIMETABLE

Friday, 30. September

14:00 - 14:40                     Free Practice 1

14:45 - 15:25                     Free Practice 2

17:35 - 17:55                     Qualifying 1

Saturday, 1. October

11:10 - 11:45                     Race 1

11:50 (est)                          Race 1 podium ceremony

12:05 (est)                          Race 1 press conference

15:05 - 15:25                     Qualifying 2

Sunday, 2. October

11:10 - 11:45                     Race 2

11:50 (est)                          Race 2 podium ceremony

12:05 (est)                          Race 2 press conference

16:05 - 16:40                     Race 3

16:45 (est)                          Race 3 podium ceremony

17:00 (est)                          Race 3 press conference

OFFICIALS APPOINTED BY THE ASN

Stewards of the meeting                                             Paolo BET

Clerk of the Course:                                                      Giorgio CAMPANA

Assistant Clerk of the Course:                                     Massimiliano GHINASSI

Secretary of the meeting:                                            Stefania FANTINI

Chief National Scrutineer:                                           Ezio ADAMO

Chief National Medical Officer:                                 Marco dott. BANDINI

FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

The current Championship classification (teams, drivers and rookies) can be found here.

FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SESSION AND EVENT RESULTS

Shortly after the end of the sessions, results of the event can be found here