Formula Asia Australia

Formula Asia Australia
Event 7 of 10 in the F1 Asian Series
Date	18th March 2012
Location	Albert Park, Melbourne Australia
Course	Temporary Street Circuit 5.14 km (3.19 mi)
Lap record	1:23.536 Smifaye (F1 Asian Series)
Entrants	16
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The Formula Asia Australia (Crikey, Formula Asia Down Under, Strewth Mate) was the seventh round of the F1 Asian Series. It was held at the Albert Park Street Circuit in Melbourne, Australia.

The event was contested over two rounds with Sodamn Insane 6 taking his first RRR F1 victory and only the third driver this season to take the top step of the podium. Smifaye brought his car home first in the sprint race for his 9th win of the season and 20th of his career.

Report

Background

The Formula Asia Australia (Crickey, Formula Asia Down Under, Strewth Mate) was contested at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, Australia. The track was used for 2011 RRR Australian Grand Prix as the first race of the season. Smifaye won the race for his Black Raptors Racing team and eventually became the drivers champion.

Post-race

Concordskii Motorфлот driver Y2jisaok received a reprimand for blocking drivers on the lead lap. If a similar incident happens before the end of the season, said driver will be issued with a 20 second penalty. Any further offenses could lead to disqualification from the event. The reprimand will be cleared by the end of the season if no more incidents are recorded.

Feature Race

Feature Race
Round 13 of 20 in the F1 Asian Series
Laps	23
Fastest Lap
Driver	Smifaye
Time	1:23.536
Podium
First	Sodamn Insane 6
Second	Smifaye
Third	Superdelphinus

Sodamn Insane 6 won the race to become the only driver in RRR history to win on all four different games and became the 4th driver to win a race on F1 2011. Smifaye recovered from an awful opening lap to take 2nd with Superdelphinus close behind in 3rd. A replay from SuperD's perspective can be seen here.

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	Sodamn Insane 6	Concordskii Motorфлот	23	34:05.288	1	25
2	Smifaye	Black Raptors	23	+8.961	10	18
3	Superdelphinus	Goteki 45	23	+12.604	15	15
4	Mr Flobadob	Pudding GP	23	+13.765	5	12
5	FlavouryRug	Cross Channel GP	23	+23.702	9	10
6	JayCoops	Feta Motorsport	23	+32.260	4	8
7	Bookoi	Pudding GP	23	+33.065	13	6
8	McWoblin	IndyBeta	23	+38.308	7	4
9	Tomcheesey	Feta Motorsport	23	+44.042	16	2
10	Butler258	IndyAlfa	23	+53.336	9	1
11	Tommo N7	Virtue Racing	23	+1:00.133	2	0
12	RumblyLizard	Black Raptors	22	+ 1 lap	14	0
13	Ajokay	Ajokay Motorsport	22	+ 1 lap	8	0
14	Y2jisaok	Concordskii Motorфлот	DNF	Crash	6	0
15	Dan Thorn	IndyBeta	DNF	Crash	3	0
16	PJTierney	Goteki 45	DNF	Crash	12	0

Sprint Race

Sprint Race
Round 14 of 20 in the F1 Asian Series
Laps	12
Fastest Lap
Driver	FlavouryRug
Time	1:23.666
Podium
First	Smifaye
Second	FlavouryRug
Third	Tomcheesey

Smifaye held on to the lead after an intense race long battle with FlavouryRug.

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	Smifaye	Black Raptors	12	17:33.559	9	15
2	FlavouryRug	Cross Channel GP	12	+2.304	3	12
3	Tomcheesey	Feta Motorsport	12	+23.026	8	10
4	JayCoops	Feta Motorsport	12	+26.691	5	8
5	McWoblin	IndyBeta	12	+27.014	15	6
6	Superdelphinus	Goteki 45	12	+27.695	2	4
7	Mr Flobadob	Pudding GP	12	+35.618	14	2
8	PJTierney	Goteki 45	12	+32.569	13	1
9	Bookoi	Pudding GP	12	+41.434	6	0
10	Tommo N7	Virtue Racing	12	+43.678	1	0
11	RumblyLizard	Black Raptors	DNF	Maldonado	7	0
12	Icthyes	IndyBeta	DNF	Crash	10	0
13	Butler258	IndyAlfa	DNF	Crash	4	0
14	Ajokay	Ajokay Motorsport	DNF	Invisible wall	11	0
15	Y2jisaok	Concordskii Motorфлот	DNF	Pit stop glitch	16	0
16	Sodamn Insane 6	Concordskii Motorфлот	DNF	Pit stop glitch	11	0

Standings after the race

Drivers Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Smifaye 238 2 Superdelphinus 145 3 Sodamn Insane 6 138 4 Mr Flobadob 84

Teams Championship Pos Team Points 1 Black Raptors 239 2 Goteki 45 189 3 Concordskii Motorфлот 173 4 Pudding GP 145

Engine Championship Pos Supplier Points 1 Cosworth 341 2 Renault 278 3 Mercedes 234 4 Ferrari 163

• Note: Only the top four positions are included for all sets of standings.