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Silverstone F3: BMW protege Eriksson scores Race 2 win

BMW DTM reserve driver Joel Eriksson won the second European Formula 3 race at Silverstone after a brave move on Callum Ilott on the opening lap.

Joel Eriksson, Motopark, Dallara F317 – Volkswagen

Joel Eriksson, Motopark, Dallara F317 – Volkswagen

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Joel Eriksson, Motopark, Dallara F317 - Volkswagen
Joel Eriksson, Motopark, Dallara F317 – Volkswagen
Callum Ilott, Prema Powerteam, Dallara F317 - Mercedes-Benz
Callum Ilott, Prema Powerteam, Dallara F317 – Mercedes-Benz
Jake Hughes, Hitech Grand Prix, Dallara F317 - Mercedes-Benz
Jake Hughes, Hitech Grand Prix, Dallara F317 - Mercedes-Benz

While Friday's race started with one of the front-row starters Ilott spinning out and the other Lando Norris confidently leading, the latter suffered a poor getaway this time around.

Bogging down at the start, Norris dropped as low as eighth, and spent several laps trying to get past Joey Mawson.

Ilott, on the other hand, converted his pole position into an early lead, but he was immediately under pressure from Eriksson, and the Swede made an impressive move on the outside of Brooklands.

Eriksson had by far the strongest early stint, having built a gap of three seconds in as many laps.

However, Ilott then began to close the gap, and was just a second adrift at the halfway point before Eriksson responded and ensured victory with a couple of strong laps.

Jake Hughes was third, a further 13 seconds behind, while Maximilian Gunther came under pressure from Jake Dennis but eventually held on to claim fourth.

Mick Schumacher was the top rookie in sixth, keeping Norris at bay, who eventually made his way through an ailing Mawson.

The Briton quickly caught up with Schumacher as well, but couldn't get past the German.

He made a final attempt on the last lap at Copse, trying to go around the outside of Schumacher, but the move failed and he ended up losing out to Guan Yu Zhou and Jehan Daruvala.

Harrison Newey grabbed the final point-scoring position in 10th after also passing Mawson, who had to settle for 11th.

Race 2 results:

Pos. Driver Team Time/Gap
1  Joel Eriksson Motopark 35:26.312 
2  Callum Ilott  Prema Powerteam +2.336 
3  Jake Hughes  Hitech +15.397 
4  Maximilian Gunther  Prema Powerteam +18.679 
5  Jake Dennis  Carlin +19.202 
6  Mick Schumacher  Prema Powerteam +23.124 
7  Guan Yu Zhou  Prema Powerteam +23.779 
8  Jehan Daruvala  Carlin +24.829 
9  Lando Norris  Carlin +25.412 
10  Harrison Newey  Van Amersfoort Racing +25.942 
11  Joey Mawson  Van Amersfoort Racing +27.679 
12  Marino Sato  Motopark +30.495 
13  Ferdinand Habsburg  Carlin +31.187 
14  Keyvan Andres Soori Motopark +46.091 
15  Nikita Mazepin  Hitech +55.119 
16  Ralf Aron  Hitech +59.333 
17  David Beckmann  Van Amersfoort Racing +59.860 
18  Pedro Piquet  Van Amersfoort Racing +1:01.489 
19  Tadasuke Makino  Hitech 1 Lap

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