Nordic (Scandinavian) F3 Race Results 1999
By Joran Hedberg (Sweden)
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1. Nordic F3 Championship Race 1 Anderstorp 8S9 19 June
1999.
12 laps 30,0 miles
1. Thed Björk (S) Dallara 394 Opel Spiess 18.28,779 156,9 km/h 97,5 mph
2. Marko Nevalainen,SF Reynard 923-Honda Mugen 18.29,448
3. Jussi Lailavuo,SF Dallara 396-Honda Mugen 18.46,602
4. Ole Martin Lindum,N Dallara 394-Opel Spiess 18.55,251
5. Joachim Johnsen,N Dallara 397-Mitsubishi 19.02,972
6. Lars Kristian Ekorness,N Dallara 394-Opel 19.04,804
7. Thomas Mullin,DK Dallara 393-Opel 19.05,505
8. Sanna Pinola,SF Dallara 396-Honda 19.20,807
9. Claes Rothstein,S Ralt RT35-VW 19.22,030
10. Teemu Anttila,SF Dallara 395-Honda 19.56,512
Fastest lap: Thed Björk 1.31,113 = 98,8 mph
| Nevalainen starting from pole took the start followed by Björk, disapered from the field. Nevalainen losing his advantage having "cooked" his tyres. Björk closed up using a mistake from Nevalainen on lap 8 to take the lead. Nevalainen pressed on failing to pass Björk, who won with 0,6 seconds. Lailavuo unchallenged third. Johnsen lost 4th on the last lap when hist Mitsubishi engine started to throw out its water. He coasted in fifth. |
2. Nordic F3 Championship Race 2 Anderstorp (S) 20 June
1999.
12 laps 30,0 miles
1. Marko Nevalainen,SF Reynard 923-Honda 18.26,156 157,3 km/h 97,7 mph
2. Thed Björk,S Dallara 394-Opel 18.31,758
3. Teemu Anttila,SF Dallara 395-Honda 18.37,678
4. Jussi Lailavuo,SF Dallara 396-Honda 18.37,898
5. Ole Martin Lindum,N Dallara 394-Opel 18.44,519
6. Sanna Pinola,SF Dallara 396-Honda 18.44,870
7. Thomas Mullin,DK Dallara 393-Opel 18.56,067
8. Claes Rothstein,S Ralt RT35-VW 18.56,391
9. Lars Kristian Ekorness,N Dallara 394-Opel 19.13,157
Fastest lap: Thed Björk 1.31,044 = 98,9 mph
| Björk took the lead in the Sunday race, but Nevalainen slipstreamed past on the long straight on lap two. Björk kept close but went momentarily off in a last attempt for victory on the last lap loosing 5 sekunds but keps second place. Team Manager Kurt Sevon from the Motor UP-team was pleased with his drivers first F3 win. Anttila narrowly beat FTR Team mate Lailavuo, while the third FTR-team member Finnish girl Sanna Pinola almost caught Lindum after a tardy start, setting third fastest race-lap. |
Championship positions after 2 races of 8:
1. Nevalainen 40
1. Björk 40
3. Lailavuo 27
4. Lindum 23
5. Anttila 18
6. Pinola 14
7. Johnsen 13
7. Mullin 13
7. Ekorness 13
10. Rothstein 10
3. Mo i Rana (N) 14.08.99
8 laps 30 km
Over 5000 spectators on Saturday. Björk on pole with 1.20.716.
Björk and Nevalainen in a clas of their own. Pinola staiöled in the start
and was catching Lindum when Ekorness broke his gearbox and spun.
His car blocked the track and the safety car was send out after 8 laps.
Race redflagged after nine laps.
Johnsen broke a driveshaft in a test start running up to the grid. Kvia
outbraked himself on the first lap and took out even Hans Schöld.
Results:
1. Thed Björk (S)
Dallara F 394 Opel Spiess
2. Marko Nevalainen (FIN) Reynard 923 Honda Mugen
3. Jussi Lailavuo (FIN)
Dallara F 395 Honda Mugen
4. Ole Martin Lindum (N) Dallara F 394 Opel Spiess
5. Sanna Pinola (FIN)
Dallara F 396 Honda Mugen
6. Thomas Faale (N)
Dallara F
394 Opel Spiess
7. Thomas Mullin (DK) Dallara
F 393 Opel Spiess
8. Pål Eidsvoll (N)
Reynard 913 Honda Mugen
9. Håkan Holmberg (S) Dallara
F 394 Honda Mugen
FL: Björk
4.Mo i Rana (N) 15.08.99
12 laps 45 km
Over 10.000 spectators from Norway and Sweden. Björk and Nevalainen
pulles away again. Lindum lost his lefr front wing on Pinolas rear wheel.
Sanna Stopped after 3 laps with a punctue. Johnsen Stalled at the start.
Mullin heid fifith until rain made the highest part of the circuit slippery
losing a place when backing off.
Results:
1. Thed Björk (S)
Dallara F
2. Marko Nevalainen (FIN) Reynard 923
3. Jussi Lailavuo (FIN)
Dallara F 395
4. Ole Martin Lindum (N) Dallara F 394
5 Thomas Faale (N)
Dallara F 394
6.Thomas Mullin (DK) Dallara F
393
7. Torbjörn Kvia (N)
Dallara F 396
8. Hans Schöld
9. Pål R Eidsvoll (N)
Reynard 923
10. Joachim Johnsen (N) Dallara F 394
FL: Björk
Championship points:
Björk 85, Nevalainn 75, Lailavuo 56, Lindum 48, Mullin 28, Pinola 27,
Faale 24, Joihnsen 19, Anttila 18, Ekorness 18
5. Jyllandsringen (DK) 28.08.99
22 laps
Nevalainen took the lead in front off Lindum and Björk. Pinola outbraked
Björk into the seconf corner but lost the place again in the next corner.
Lindum later spun and dropped to fourth.
1. Marko Nevalainen (FIN) Reynard 923 Honda Mugen
2. Thed Björk (S)
Dallara F 394 Opel Spiess
3. Sanna Pinola (FIN)
Dallara
396 Honda Mugen
4. Ole Martin Lindum (N) Dallara 394 Opel
Spiess
5. Mikael Karlsson (S)
Dallara F 394
Honda Mugen
6. Lars Kristian Ekorness (N) Dallara F 394 Opel Spiess
7. Jussi Lailavuo (FIN)
Dallara F 395
Honda Mugen
8. Thomas Mullin (DK)
Dallara F 393 Opel Spiess
9. Teemu Anttila (FIN)
Dallara 395
Honda Mugen
10. Joachim Johnsen (N) Dallara F
397 Mitsubishi HKS
FL: Nevalainen
6. Jyllandsringen (DK) 29.08.99
22 laps
Nevalainen took the start followed by Pinola and Lindum. Björk crawled
away from the grid in fourth gear last, having lost 1. and 2- completely. He
charged up to fifith using only 3. to 5. gears and loosing four laps behind an
uncooperative Thomas faale. Nevalainen eased up at the end letting Pinola
close to 1,1 second. Places six to ten within 2,4 seconds with dust and sand
flying in the last corner.
1. Nevalainen
2. Pinola
3. Lindum
4. Lailavuo
5. Björk
6. Anttila
7. Ekoress
8. Faale
9. Karlsson
10. Rothstein (S)
FL: Pinola
Points after six rounds:
1. Nevalainen (FIN) 120
2. Björk (S) 113
3. Lindum (N) 75
3. Lailavuo (FIN) 75
5. Pinola (FIN) 59
6. Mullin (DK) 36
7. Ekorness (N) 33
8. Faale (N) 32
9. Anttila (FIN)31
10. Johnsen (N) 25
7. Alastaro (FIN) 11.09.99
As Thed Björk lost his Championship Lead in Denmark Nevalainen
looked a strong bet for the title.But Björk tooke pole position and the
lead as Sanna Pinola stalled on the grid (starting second) and took no
further part. Nevalainen lost the grip and ground and finished three
seconds behind. He was pushed from behind by Jochim Johnsen
(finally back to speed) and Jussi Lailavuo. Faale did his best race of the
year finishing fifith.
Race Results:
1. Thed Björk
2. Marko Nevalainen
3. Jochim Johnsen
4. Jussi Lailavuo
5. Thomas Faale
6. Teemu Anttila
7. Ole Martin Lindum
8. Lars Kristian Ekorness
9. Claes Rothstein
10. Thomas Molin
11. Håkan Holmberg
PP: Thed Björk
FF: Jussi Lailavuo
8. Alastaro 12.09.99 (FIN)
With Lailavuo on pole in front of Björk and Nevalainen only fifith
on the grid the Championship looked like going in favor of Björk.
Lailavuo tooke the start in front of Björk with Nevalainen up to third.
It took Björk until lap 5 to outbrake Lailavuo on the outside into
Las Palmas corner.Going round the corner side by side
Björk accelerated better out of the corner and was able to force
himself onto the finish line.On the way to fourth Johnsen had to defend
against Faale almost putting him off the track.
Pinola started fast from last position but got stuck in seventh place
as her gearbox problems returned losing one place to Lindum on the
run up to the flag.
Race Results:
1. Thed Björk
2. Jussi Lailavuo
3. Marko Nevalainen
4. Jochim Johnsen
5. Thomas Faale
6. Teemu Anttila
7. Ole Martin Lindum
8. Sanna Pinola
9. Lars Kristian Ekorness
10. Thomas Molin
11. Håkan Holmberg
12. Pål Richard Eidsrold
PP: Jussi Lailavuo
FL: Thed Björk
Nordic Formula 3 Championships 1999
Final Points
| 1. | Thed Björk (S) | Monica Stråth Motorsport | Dallara F 394 | Opel Spiess | |
| 2. | Marko Nevalainen (FIN) | Motor Up Racing Team | Reynard 923 | Honda Mugen | |
| 3. | Jussi Lailavuo (FIN) | Team FTR | Dallara F 395 | Honda Mugen | |
| 4. | Ole Martin Lindum (N) | Franz Wöss Racing | Dallara F 394 | Opel Spiess | |
| 5. | Sanna Pinola (FIN) | Team FTR | Dallara F 396 | Honda Mugen | |
| 6. | Thomas Faale (N) | Faale Racing | Dallara F 394 | Opel Spiess | |
| 7. | Jochim Johnsen (N) | KNA Telemark Motorsport | Dallara F 398 | Mitsubishi HKS | |
| 8. | Teemu Antila (FIN) | Team FTR | Dallara F 395 | Honda Mugen | |
| 9. | Thomas Mullin | Mullin | Dallara F 393 | Opel Spiess | |
| 10. | Lasr Kristian Ekorness (N) | Speed Car Motorsport | Dallara F 394 | Opel Spiess | |
| 11. | Pål Richard Eidsvold (N) | Reynard 921 | Honda Mugen | ||
| 12. | Claes Rothstein (S) | CRM Team | Ralt RT 35 | Opel Spiess | |
| 13. | Håkan Holmberg (S) | Monica Stråth Motorsport | Dallara F 394 | Honda Mugen | |
| 14. | Mikael Karlsson (S) | Dallara F 394 | Honda Mugen | ||
| 15. | Torbjörn Kvia (N) | Dallara F 396 | |||
| 16. | Hans Schöld (S) | Reynard 923 | Opel Spiess |