Stuvik maintains Formula 3 lead
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Sandy Kraokaew Stuvik stormed to impressive fifth- and second-place finishes in the weekend's fifth round of the European Formula 3 Open Championship at Silverstone in England.
The 18-year-old Thai driver took his first pole position of the year with a time in Saturday’s morning qualification but had to fight his way back from an off-track excursion to take fifth place with a time of 1:57.994 in the afternoon’s first race.
The second race saw his RP Motorsport team-mate Santago Urrutia of Uruguay hit the finish line first in 1:57.407, with Stuvik a nose behind with 1:57.414.
Stuvik maintained his lead in the driver’s championship with 157 points, ahead of Ed Jones and Urrutia with 150 and 132 respectively. The next race is due at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium on September 7 and 8.
