Briton defies qualifying odds to open account.
Sam Bird's first F3 Euroseries event turned out to be a true test of his racing skills and mental fortitude, but the Manor Motorsport driver rose to the challenge with a scoring display in Sunday's second race.
Italian delighted with Hockenheim performance.
Edoardo Mortara emerged from the opening round of this year's F3 Euroseries in the joint lead of the championship, sharing first place with rookie racewinner Mika Maki.
Dutchman doesn't put a foot wrong in second outing as race one winner Mäki comes unstuck and qualifying star Hulkenberg's nightmare continues.
Renger van der Zande led from lights-to-chequered flag to triumph in the second of the two F3 Euroseries races at Hockenheim this weekend, as earlier winner Mika Mäki was forced to retire with collision damage and pre-season title favourite Nico Hulkenberg again failed to score.
Race results for the first Formula 3 Euroseries race at Hockenheim, Germany - the first round of the season.
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ART man sidelined by race one shunt.
Having been forced out of his first race in the F3 Euroseries, Jon Lancaster will also miss the second race of the weekend at Hockenheim as a result of his spectacular Saturday shunt at the German venue.
Latest in a long line of fast Finns makes history at Hockenheim as home hero endures agonising early bath.
Mika Mäki secured his maiden F3 Euroseries victory on his debut in the championship in race one at Hockenheim, though the win had looked like going the way of pole-sitter Nico Hulkenberg until the German was forced into early retirement.
Race results for the first Formula 3 Euroseries race at Hockenheim, Germany - the first round of the season.
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Full qualifying times for the first round of the F3 Euroseries at Hockenheim, Germany.
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Pre-season title favourite justifies that tag by blasting his competitors out of the water in qualifying for round one of the 2008 F3 Euroseries campaign at his home circuit of Hockenheim.
ART Grand Prix's Nico Hulkenberg re-affirmed his status as pre-season championship favourite for the 2008 F3 Euroseries laurels by seeing off all comers to seal the top spot on the starting grid for the opening round of the new campaign in Hockenheim this weekend.
Grubmuller, Chilton on the pace in latest F3 test.
Walter Grubmuller continued his solid early season form during the latest British F3 International Series test at Snetterton, with the young Hitech driver posting the fourth quickest time during the final afternoon of running at the Norfolk venue.
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