Gabby Chaves third at the Singapore Grand Prix

09/28/2008

Doru Sechelariu (15/Meritus) completed a perfect weekend on the Marina Bay street circuit as the young Romanian won Round 13.  He added a second trophy to his collection after taking victory in Round 12 yesterday, winning both races from start to flag. Ross Jamison (18/HKG/Meritus) finished second, while Gabby Chaves (15/COL/Atlantic Racing Team) rebounded from a disappointing Round 12 with a third-place finish in Round 13. Rookie Dominic Ang (18/MAS/Team Holzer PFX) had his best finish of the season in fifth, while Marlon Stöckinger (17/PHI/Eurasia Motorsport) was the top Formula BMW Junior, finishing in seventh. Guest driver Ollie Millroy (18/GBR/Motaworld) started third on the grid, but fell away early and Chaves, who qualified fifth, moved up to third.  Wootton hit the curb and spun and, like Millroy, was out of the race in the first lap. Once again, the Safety Car was brought out. At the re-start on Lap 3, Sechelariu got away well and Jamison was unable to find a way past.  However, Sechelariu, Jamison and Chaves would remain in their positions for the remainder of the race. “It’s very important to take the experience from here for next year’s championship in Europe,” said Sechelariu, who intends to compete in another season Formula BMW Europe. “I really did not expect my weekend to be like this, so I’m very happy.” Chaves, on the podium for the second time this season, was thrilled with his finish. “Round 12 wasn’t so good, but I left it in the past and looked forward to today,” Chaves said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to race here and not many kids my age and not that many people in general get to do this.”

Round 13 Results

Pos.	No.	Driver/Nat.	Entrant	Time
1	15	Doru SECHELARIU#(ROM)	Meritus	24:32.563
2	88	Ross JAMISON (HKG)	Meritus	24:36.243
3	53	Gabriel CHAVES (COL)	Atlantic Racing Team	24:39.625
4	34	Ryuichi NARA (JPN)	Team E-Rain	24:43.071
5	9	Dominic ANG• (MAS)	Team Holzer PFX	24:54.011
6	22	Sean MCDONAGH (KOR)	Team E-Rain	24:54.106
7	2	Marlon STÖCKINGER*• (PHI)	Eurasia Motorsport	24:58.723
8	8	Melvin MOH (MAS)	Team Holzer PFX	25:02.414
9	7	Imran SHAHAROM (MAS)	Team Holzer PFX	25:06.123
10	33	Tasmin PEPPER# (RSA)	Meritus	25:06.536
11	10	Asad RAHMAN# (UAE)	Motaworld	25:09.751
12	38	Simon MOSS*• (RSA)	Mahara	25:12.281
13	3	Aditya PATEL• (IND)	Eurasia Motorsport	25:12.999
14	12	Ryan HARYANTO# (IDN)	Pacific Racing	25:15.904
15	11	Rio HARYANTO# (IDN)	Pacific Racing	25:16.935
--	20	Ollie MILLROY# (GBR)	Motaworld	DNF
--	68	Chris WOOTTON*• (AUS)	Meritus	DNF

*Scholarship driver
•Rookie Cup

Championship Points Tables after Round 13:

Drivers
1.Ross Jamison (HKG/Meritus) 192 points
2. Sean McDonagh (KOR/Team E-Rain) 136 points
3. Ryuichi Nara (JPN/Team E-Rain) 95 points
4.Simon Moss (RSA/Mahara) 92 points
5. Melvin Moh (MAS/Team Holzer PFX) 86 points
6. Gabriel Chaves (COL/Atlantic Racing Team) 85 points
7. Chris Wootton (AUS/Meritus) 80 points
8. Marlon Stöckinger (PHI/Eurasia Motorsport) 67 points
9. Imran Shaharom (MAS/Team Holzer PFX) 54 points
10. Aditya Patel (IND/Eurasia Motorsport) 50 points
11. Dominic Ang (MAS/Team Holzer PFX) 48 points
12. Arvin Roslan (MAS/Meritus) 40 points
13. Tasmin Pepper (RSA/Meritus) 22 points
14. Huzair Harun Rasip (MAS/Mahara) 7 points
15. Omer Younas (PAK/Team E-Rain) 1 point

 

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