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Roda came in second place, a fine result for the privateer Trueba team. [[Chris Dagnall]] drove a superb race to take third for [[Jones Racing F1RWRS Team|Jones Racing]]. He was followed by [[Frank Zimmer]] and [[Dave Simpson]]. [[Darren Older Jr.]] finished in sixth with [[Douglas Mann]] seventh and [[Ashley Watkinson]] in third. Melrose handled his defeat well and congratulated Nathanael Spencer on a job well done. With that, the [[2011 F1RWRS season]] came to a close. Preparations for the [[2012 F1RWRS season]] began almost immediately.
Roda came in second place, a fine result for the privateer Trueba team. [[Chris Dagnall]] drove a superb race to take third for [[Jones Racing F1RWRS Team|Jones Racing]]. He was followed by [[Frank Zimmer]] and [[Dave Simpson]]. [[Darren Older Jr.]] finished in sixth with [[Douglas Mann]] seventh and [[Ashley Watkinson]] in third. Melrose handled his defeat well and congratulated Nathanael Spencer on a job well done. With that, the [[2011 F1RWRS season]] came to a close. Preparations for the [[2012 F1RWRS season]] began almost immediately.
==Standings After the Race==
* Bold text indicates who still has a mathematical chance of becoming champion.
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable"
! Pos
! Driver
! Pts
|-
| 1
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] '''[[Nathanael Spencer]]'''
| 73
|-
| 2
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Daniel Melrose]]
| 66
|-
| =3
| [[File:Flag of Hungary svg.png]] [[David Koczo]]
| 46
|-
| =3
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] [[Gary Cameron]]
| 46
|-
| 5
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Frank Zimmer]]
| 44
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable"
! Pos
! Team
! Pts
|-
| 1
| [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png]] '''[[Prospec]]'''
| 117
|-
| 2
| [[File:Flag of Germany svg.png]] [[JLD Motorsport|JLD-BMW]]
| 93
|-
| 3
| [[File:Flag of Jamaica svg.png]] [[Team Calinetic|Calinetic-Ford]]
| 78
|-
| 4
| [[File:Flag of Australia svg.png]] [[Holden F1RWRS Racing Team|Holden]]
| 53
|-
| 5
| [[File:Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png]] [[Anglo-Manx Racing|AMR-DeLorean/Peel]]
| 46
|-
|}


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Revision as of 23:23, 27 February 2013

Flag of the United States svg.png 2011 United States Grand Prix
Race 15 of 15 in the 2011 F1RWRS season
Laguna Seca.png
Date 2 October, 2011
Official Name I United States Grand Prix
Location Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey County, California, USA
Course Permanent racing facility
3.602 km (2.238 mi)
Distance 30 laps, 108.06 km (67.14 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole Position
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Gary Cameron Calinetic-Ford
Time 0:51.22
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png Douglas Mann AMR-Peel-DMC
Time 0:54.72
Podium
First Flag of Germany svg.png Jeroen Krautmeir JLD-BMW
Second Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Roda Trueba-Judd
Third Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Chris Dagnall Jones-Renault


The 2011 F1RWRS United States Grand Prix was the fifteenth and final race of the 2011 F1RWRS season, and the inaugural United States Grand Prix. The race was held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and was won by Jeroen Krautmeir, his first ever victory, for the JLD Motorsport team.

Qualifying

Pre-qualifying was hotly contested once again with two of the three Mann-backed cars going out early. Pippa Mann was dead last and failed to qualify (incidentally, it is the last time that Pippa failed to qualify in an F1RWRS race). In the main qualifying session, Gary Cameron narrowly took pole but the championship contenders were the main story. Nathanael Spencer grabbed a front row start with Daniel Melrose in fifth. Melrose also had to deal with Spencer's teammate David Koczo who started third.

Race

Cameron bogged down at the start, falling back quickly into fifth place. Spencer dived into the lead while Cameron repasseed Koczo and Frank Zimmer at the Corkscrew. Melrose fell one spot to sixth place. Melrose then made a spectacular move at the Corkscrew on Lap 3. Dave Simpson passed Spencer for the lead on Lap 2 which dropped Spencer into the clutches of Melrose. However, Simpson and Spencer kept a slightly quicker pace than Melrose and battled for a few laps. Then, on Lap 7, Melrose shot back into the lead and took fastest lap at the same time! With Spencer behind Simpson, Melrose was in position to win the championship.

After fighting off Spencer and Redman (who would receive a penalty after the race), Melrose was able to keep the lead until Lap 14 when he pitted for tyres. Jeroen Krautmeir pitted three laps earlier, a crucial decision for the German. On Lap 13, Thomas De Bock speared into the wall after contact with Kay Lon. De Bock was the second-highest of the cars that had already stopped, leaving Darren Older Jr. and Giovanni Roda's Trueba as the highest stoppers. Unfortunately, Melrose and Spencer were both held out too long, with both diving into the pits on Lap 15. Neither seemed likely to score points, essentially giving the championship to Spencer. Both desperately battled for position at the back throughout the race but neither played a major part in the battle at the front.

As the pit stop rotation continued, it became clear that Roda had the upper hand. He had pitted on Lap 6 and was rapidly catching up Older Jr.. Older Jr. pitted on Lap 2 and was running very old tyres. Roda dispatched him easily on Lap 16. Now Roda had a large lead with De Bock out and Krautmeir (the next-best stopper) well down in the field. Krautmeir was quick but he appeared to be too far away from Roda to make a difference. That all changed on Lap 24 when Roda spun while in the lead. Krautmeir and Dagnall charged past Older Jr., sensing blood on the water. It all boiled down to a thrilling finale. Roda held the lead heading into Lap 30 but Krautmeir was all over him. Then, Krautmeir made a spectacular move around the outside of Roda at the Corkscrew, taking the lead. Jeroen held on to win one of the most exciting races in F1RWRS history.

Roda came in second place, a fine result for the privateer Trueba team. Chris Dagnall drove a superb race to take third for Jones Racing. He was followed by Frank Zimmer and Dave Simpson. Darren Older Jr. finished in sixth with Douglas Mann seventh and Ashley Watkinson in third. Melrose handled his defeat well and congratulated Nathanael Spencer on a job well done. With that, the 2011 F1RWRS season came to a close. Preparations for the 2012 F1RWRS season began almost immediately.

Standings After the Race

  • Bold text indicates who still has a mathematical chance of becoming champion.
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Pts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Nathanael Spencer 73
2 Flag of Australia svg.png Daniel Melrose 66
=3 Flag of Hungary svg.png David Koczo 46
=3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Gary Cameron 46
5 Flag of Australia svg.png Frank Zimmer 44
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Team Pts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Prospec 117
2 Flag of Germany svg.png JLD-BMW 93
3 Flag of Jamaica svg.png Calinetic-Ford 78
4 Flag of Australia svg.png Holden 53
5 Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png AMR-DeLorean/Peel 46
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