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Flag of Malaysia.png   2013 Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix
Race details
Round 2 of the 2013 Formula Challenge season
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Date 12th March, 2013
Event 2013 Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix
Location Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia
Course Permanent racing facility
3.440 mi / 5.543 km
Distance 14 laps, 48.16 mi / 77.602 km (each race)
Weather Race 1: Monsoon, Race 2:Dry start, heavy rain
Pole position
Driver Netherlands Ghovand Keanie SimInk Motorsport
Time 1:56.347
Race One Podium
First Finland Ari Nieminen Karjala Racing
Second England Ryan Gilmore SimInk Motorsport
Third England Emanuel Gaczella Storm Racing Team
Race One Fastest Lap
Driver Romania Emanuel Gaczella Storm Racing Team
Time 1:55.130
Race Two Podium
First Romania Emanuel Gaczella Storm Racing Team
Second Finland Ari Nieminen Karjala Racing
Third Switzerland Franz Schnyder Racing Team Schroten
Race Two Fastest Lap
Driver Romania Emanuel Gaczella Storm Racing Team
Time 1:48.459


The 2013 Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix - the second round of the 2013 season - took place on the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur on the 12th of March. The round consisted of 2 races of 14 laps each, with race 1 being sensationally won by SimInk's Ghovand Keanie, from pole, on his FC début. Race two, and both race's fastest laps, went to Emanuel Gaczella of the Storm Racing Team, but it was Ari Nieminen, who finished second in both races, who extended his lead in the championship, over Gaczella.

The round was characterised by difficult, changing conditions and unfortunately by further, spectacular accidents at the very beginning of each race. Besides Keanie's stand-out performance in race 1 (being accidentally shunted off the grid in race 2), other stand-out drives included Franz Schnyder in his first round of the season, threatening pole in Qualifying and driving a great race to finish 3rd in race two; also prominent were the all-American Fogel Motorsport drivers; Jeremy Allen and Patrick Fogel. Brawn-esque in appearance and Brawn-esque in performance, both Fogel cars came out of nowhere before the start of the round and both finished both races in the top 10, with Allen temporarily leading race 2.

Report

Background

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Qualifying

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Race One

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Race Two

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Post-race

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Results


Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Finland Ari Nieminen 76
2 Romania Emanuel Gaczella 72
3 England Ryan Gilmore 53
4 Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra 31
5 Norway Jarl Teien 28

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Romania Storm Racing Team 100
2 Australia SimInk Motorsport 78
3 Finland Karjala Racing 76
4 England Optimum SimRacing 43
5 United States Fogel Motorsport 28

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Image Gallery

External links

Preceded by:
2013 Challenge Australian Grand Prix
GPVWC Formula Challenge season
2013
Succeeded by:
2013 Challenge Austrian Grand Prix