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Abu Dhabi MRF: Drugovich takes crushing Race 3 win

Felipe Drugovich annihilated the field in the third MRF Challenge race at Abu Dhabi, taking full advantage of title rival Presley Martono’s troubles to build a sizeable lead in the championship standings.

Felipe Drugovich

Felipe Drugovich

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Starting from pole for the second time in Yas Marina, Drugovich built a four-second buffer in the first two laps to make victory all but a certainty.

With no safety car appearances or errors on Drugovich’s part, the Brazilian went on to claim a convincing  win - his third of the week and seventh of the season - by 13.478s.

GP3 driver Julien Falchero finished a distant second after overcoming a slow start, while Rinus van Kalmthout took third after a superlative drive from 15th on the grid.

The Dutchman made most of gains in the first half of the race and ended up just over a second behind Falchero at the chequered flag.

Michelangelo Amendola finished nearly 13 seconds behind the leading trio in fourth, while Manuel Maldonado was a further five seconds adrift in fifth.

Nazim Azman and Harri Jones were classified sixth and seventh respectively, while Danial Frost just held off Henning Enqvist to take eighth. The top 10 was completed by Pavan Ravishankar.

Martono’s title chances took a big blow after he collided with Alex Karkosik while battling for second position. He initially dropped down to seventh, before pitting with damage on his car.

Race 3 Results:

Pos.
Driver
Gap
1
Felipe Drugovich
 
2
Julien Falchero
13.478
3
Rinus Van Kalmthout
14.499
4
Michelangelo Amendola
27.384
5
Manuel Maldonado
32.722
6
Nazim Azman
37.611
7
Harri Jones
42.698
8
Danial Frost
44.018
9
Henning Enqvist
44.211
10
Pavan Ravishankar
45.353
11
Robert Megennis
46.825
12
Dylan Young
50.040
13
Richard Wagner
54.861
14
Kurt Hill
55.201
15
Presley Martono
1 lap
16
Perdana Putra Minang
1 lap
17
Alex Karkosik
7 lap

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