2013 Formula 3 Brazil Open Explained

The 2013 Formula 3 Brazil Open was the fourth Formula 3 Brazil Open race held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace from January 17–20, 2013.^[1]

Despite having started the race in last place, Felipe Guimarães won the event.

Drivers and teams

• All cars are powered by Berta engines, and will run on Pirelli tyres.

2013 Entry List Team No Driver Class Chassis Hitech Racing 4 Roberto La Rocca A Dallara F309 5 Felipe Guimarães A 6 Dmitry Suranovich^[2] A RR Racing Team 15 Raphael Raucci A Dallara F309 Capital Motorsport 26 Eduardo Banzoli B Dallara F301 Cesário F3^[3] 31 Gustavo Lima B Dallara F301

Icon Class A Class A B Class B

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Class	Team	Time
1	5	Felipe Guimarães	A	Hitech Racing	1:34.133
2	4	Roberto La Rocca	A	Hitech Racing	1:35.097
3	26	Eduardo Banzoli	B	Capital Motorsport	1:35.376
4	15	Raphael Raucci	A	RR Racing Team	1:35.669
5	6	Dmitry Suranovich	A	Hitech Racing	1:35.975
6	31	Gustavo Lima	B	Cesário Fórmula Jr.	1:37.763

Race 1

Pos^[4]	No	Driver	Class	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	5	Felipe Guimarães	A	Hitech Racing	16	30:45.888	1
2	4	Roberto La Rocca	A	Hitech Racing	16	+3.921	2
3	6	Dmitry Suranovich	A	Hitech Racing	16	+1:05.230	5
4	31	Gustavo Lima	B	Cesário F3	13	+3 laps	6
Ret	26	Eduardo Banzoli	B	Capital Motorsport	11	Retired	3
Ret	15	Raphael Raucci	A	RR Racing Team	6	Retired	4
Fastest lap: Roberto La Rocca, 1:53.171, 137.07km/h on lap 16

Race 2

Pos^[5]	No	Driver	Class	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	4	Roberto La Rocca	A	Hitech Racing	19	30:40.592	2
2	15	Raphael Raucci	A	RR Racing Team	19	+33.354	6
3	31	Gustavo Lima	B	Cesário F3	19	+38.030	4
4	6	Dmitry Suranovich	A	Hitech Racing	19	+46.882	3
5	5	Felipe Guimarães	A	Hitech Racing	14	+5 laps	1
Ret	26	Eduardo Banzoli	B	Capital Motorsport	9	Retired	5
Fastest lap: Felipe Guimarães 1:35.264, 137.07km/h on lap 6

Pre-final Grid

Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Roberto La Rocca	Hitech Racing	1
2	Felipe Guimarães	Hitech Racing	4
3	Dmitry Suranovich	Hitech Racing	5
4	Gustavo Lima	Cesário F3	5
5	Raphael Raucci	RR Racing Team	6
6	Eduardo Banzoli	Capital Motorsport	9

Pre-final Race

Pos^[6]	No	Driver	Class	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	4	Roberto La Rocca	A	Hitech Racing	19	30:55.156	1
2	26	Eduardo Banzoli	B	Capital Motorsport	19	+29.169	6
3	31	Gustavo Lima	B	Cesário F3	19	+33.288	4
4	15	Raphael Raucci	A	RR Racing Team	19	+47.301	5
5	6	Dmitry Suranovich	A	Hitech Racing	17	+2 laps	3
Ret	5	Felipe Guimarães	A	Hitech Racing	0	Retired	2
Fastest lap: Roberto La Rocca 1:36.529, 160.701km/h on lap 17

Final Race

Pos^[7]	No	Driver	Class	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	5	Felipe Guimarães	A	Hitech Racing	19	31:16.716	6
2	6	Dmitry Suranovich	A	Hitech Racing	19	+1:15.536	5
3	26	Eduardo Banzoli	B	Capital Motorsport	18	+1 lap	2
4	4	Roberto La Rocca	A	Hitech Racing	14	+5 laps	1
Ret	15	Raphael Raucci	A	RR Racing Team	13	Retired	4
Ret	31	Gustavo Lima	B	Cesário F3	3	Retired	3
Fastest lap: Felipe Guimarães 1:34.557, 164.053km/h on lap 13

See also

• Formula Three Sudamericana
• Formula Three

External links

• Official website of the Formula 3 Brazil Open

Notes and References

1. News: Primeiros nomes. First names. F3BrazilOpen.com. Extrabold Comunicação Integrada. 6 December 2012. pt.
2. News: Piloto russo da GP3 confirma participação. Russian GP3 driver confirmed participation. F3BrazilOpen.com. Extrabold Comunicação Integrada. 10 January 2013. pt.
3. News: F3 / Qualifying. RacingCrono.com. Racing Cronometragem. 2013-01-18. pt.
4. News: F3 / Race 1. RacingCrono.com. Racing Cronometragem. 2013-01-18. pt.
5. News: F3 / Race 2. RacingCrono.com. Racing Cronometragem. 2013-01-19. pt.
6. News: F3 / Pre-final Race. RacingCrono.com. Racing Cronometragem. 2013-01-19. pt.
7. News: F3 / Final Race. RacingCrono.com. Racing Cronometragem. 2013-01-20. pt.