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Following the preliminaries held in the morning , July 18 (Sunday) afternoon , were held the third round of the Formula Nippon race . In very hot conditions , the game was too tough for the drivers , 200km · first victory of the season to see the play from monopoly in the early 44 -lap race , Hirate 20 № (Mobil 1 TEAM IMPUL). The second is Andre Lotterer 36 № (PETRONAS TEAM TOM'S), the third № 19J.P. de Oliveira (Mobil1 IMPUL). As a result, maintain a top ranking Oliveira series . Lotterer has moved up to second place , finished 32 № 5, Takashi Kogure time (NAKAJIMA RACING) back third-place finish . Today, victory in the palm , has emerged as a close fourth with two points Kogure .

Loic Duval (DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING) the season 's first PP!

No.1 Loic Duval

Tokai is the rainy season , the spread of the summer sky on July 18 (Sunday) , the All Japan Formula 2010 Championship at the Fuji Speedway Nippon・third round was carried out . This is scheduled be held in a qualifying race one day . The first morning will be held knockout qualifying system . Packed in a fierce battle for most drivers within one second , PP did not win , Loic Duval 1 № (DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING). This , Hirate 20 № (Mobil 1 TEAM IMPUL), Takashi Kogure 32 № (NAKAJIMA RACING), Andre Lotterer 36 № (PETRONAS TEAM TOM'S), Hiroaki Ishiura 8 № (Team LeMans), and , № 's top-ranked 19J . P. De・Oribeira (Mobil 1 TEAM IMPUL) followed their lead.

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Hirate (Mobil 1 TEAM IMPUL) first win of the season !

No.36 Andre Lotterer Under the scorching summer sun , ℃ 31 temperatures , at 2:45 pm and condition of road surface temperature ℃ 46 , started the formation lap . Cars get 14 regular grid . The red signal lights one by one , from the Red Burakkuauto all . Finally cut the official start . This incident occurred . Loic Duval of pole-sitter 1 № (DOCOMO TEAM DANDELION RACING) stall the engine . They completely stopped on the track . Therefore, the machine behind the chaos . Significantly relieve the middle of the pack ranking . Meanwhile, here took the hole shot open hand . Lotterer to this, followed by Kogure , at the first corner braking , hit a light Lotterer Kogure . Oliveira was right behind that protrude out the side in the first corner to avoid contact with the two , once dropped a position . In the same week Coca-Cola Corner is a good start 37 № Ooshima Kazuya (PETRONAS TEAM TOM'S) is 8 № Hiroaki Ishiura (Team LeMans) and fending off Kogure , emerged third. In addition Danroppukona , Oliveira fell back to overtake the sixth Ishiura temporarily. Order in which the end of lap one , palm , Lotterer , Oshima , Kogure , Oliveira , and Ishiura .

No.19 Joao Paulo de Oliveira Palm of the first lap top , lap -second increments runaway 29 minutes 05 seconds faster than other machines comma . Margin of about 04 seconds to earn second place after just five laps . Behind them is a gradual recovery Oliveira positions . The fourth and the fending off of Coca-Cola Kogure corner on lap two , the first corner on lap 06, overtaking with Obateikubotan Oshima , emerged to third. From here, Oliveira , Iki steadily cut back the time difference between Lotterer go before the conflict ended two per week from 10 -to-nose and tail . Oliveira corner sections clearly faster pace . However , straight from the start until the last corner Lotterer more quickly , to be quite short of the position as substitute . In the end the infighting continued battle over nearly 30 laps , I was exhausted Oliveira is now the front tire began to exceed the pace of Lotterer gradually entered the race late , gradually spread to two gap . During the open palm of the top gap rapidly , in a separate follow- up to nearly 14 seconds . After that, run off the palm impunity , the season 's first checkered . System of two heat race debut , but it was won from Ribasuguriddo , one heat race starting grid system of victory in the first normal . Lotterer was heated duel to defend the position at the end of the second place . Oliveira showed a sticky end while driving sick have a cold , you are finished third .

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Could be expanded as the race had in mind before starting

Winner: No.20 Kohei Hirate (Mobil 1 TEAM IMPUL)
First team staff , including directors , to everyone "thank you" and I say thank you . I finally残Seta results are delighted . I had a shaky start last two races , is 100% focused on today , wanted to cut off a good start . Before the race , even as a " go along with the signal because of the calm in the city. I intend to drive 44 laps Run , " you could say , but a good start in their expired . Then yesterday , when it was decided that ran in heavy vehicles at the safari circuit , the race to be持Chi込Mere労Wa the brakes just like that , wanted to win today . Since the start of the first half but I was pushing , I was surprised that after so much went away . That much really , good car setup . Able to deploy such a race before the start had in mind .

2nd No.36 Andre Lotterer ／ winner No.20 Kohei Hirate ／ 3rd No.19 Joao Paulo de Oliveira