Dean Stoneman Wins First Career Race in France

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	30	Dean Stoneman		1:30.661
2	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:30.802
3	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:30.921
4	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:31.063
5	62	Jules Bianchi		1:31.120
6	63	Robin Frijns		1:31.310
7	34	Valtteri Bottas		1:31.522
8	33	Einar Ármannsson		1:31.570
9	27	Dave Cassidy		1:31.678
10	28	Daniel Melrose		1:31.839
11	31	Romain Grosjean		1:32.387
12	24	Kevin Magnussen		1:32.476
13	23	Pierre Gasly		1:32.505
14	22	Jordan Davies		1:32.649
15	32	Alexander Albon		1:32.888
16	91	Max Verstappen		1:33.086
17	21	J. R. Hildebrand		1:33.578
18	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1:33.728
19	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		1:33.967
20	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		1:34.004
21	6	Santiago Urrutia		1:34.049
22	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:34.125
23	55	Artem Markelov		1:34.186
24	119	Felix Rosenqvist		1:34.214
25	56	Sergey Sirotkin		1:34.586
26	67	Mike Rockenfeller		1:34.649

Report:

Saturday brought chaos, so many believed that Sunday could provide the very same challenge to the 26 Formula One drivers. This belief was quickly proven true, as the Sunday race was just as much a chaotic mess.

As far as the battle for the victory was concerned, Lewis Hamilton had a good start and took the lead. However, the fastest man in qualifying, Dean Stoneman, refused to give up on the victory and secured his first win with a daring pass against Caterham’s British racing driver.

Behind them, staying cool and on the track was the key to glory. Both Valterri Bottas and Daniel Melrose secured podium positions by staying out of trouble and letting others butt their heads on each other or the walls.

With only 14 finishers, this race was quite wild. This is best proven by the example of Sebastian Vettel. He lost his front wing in an incident and then made a major error when Ármannsson went past the Judd-powered car, taking Einar out in a way that could’ve gotten both of them hurt..

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	30	Dean Stoneman		43:10.699	15
2	34	Valtteri Bottas		+21.499	12
3	28	Daniel Melrose		+33.441	10
4	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		+35.277	8
5	2	Lewis Hamilton		+35.660	6
6	24	Kevin Magnussen		+48.524	5
7	23	Pierre Gasly		+60.701	4
8	62	Jules Bianchi		+60.868	3
9	21	J. R. Hildebrand		+83.395	2
10	91	Max Verstappen		+91.694	1
11	32	Alexander Albon		+93.206	0
12	6	Santiago Urrutia		1 Lap	0
13	56	Sergey Sirotkin		1 Lap	0
14	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1 Lap	0
DNF	90	Daniel Ricciardo		Engine	1
DNF	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		Oil Leak	0
DNF	67	Mike Rockenfeller		Collision	0
DNF	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		Engine	0
DNF	31	Romain Grosjean		Engine	0
DNF	55	Artem Markelov		Engine	0
DNF	29	Pastor Maldonado		Collision
DNF	119	Felix Rosenqvist		Puncture	0
DNF	1	Sebastian Vettel		Collision	0
DNF	33	Einar Ármannsson		Collision	0
DNF	22	Jordan Davies		Accident	0
DNF	27	Dave Cassidy		Accident	0

Fastest Lap:

Dean Stoneman – 1:32.255

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Robin Frijns – fought well against adversity in his one-off appearance.

Reject Of The Race:

Sebastian Vettel – drove rather dangerously and can be lucky nobody got hurt.