The rain gives spectacle and victory for Tramnitz

A few minutes before the start of race 3 the rain shuffles the cards, but in the end it is Tramnitz who manages to get the better of Dufek and Smal.
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A race full of turning points, the third one on the Red Bull Ring circuit, which gave the fourth victory of the season to Tim Tramnitz. The German driving for US Racing was the best on the Red Bull Ring, passing Joshua Dufek a few laps from the end to take the victory. The Austrian driver of Van Amersfoort Racing climbs on the second step of the podium, while Kirill Smal is third under the checkered flag, good at containing the exuberance of Francesco Simonazzi (BVM Racing) who tries until the end, but is forced to "settle" for fourth place. The rain exalts Nicolas Baptiste (Cram Motorsport) who conquers the fifth position and the first victory among rookies. Lorenzo Patrese is second among rookies, ahead of Leonardo Fornaroli and Charlie Wurz who completes the rookie podium. Andrea Kimi Antonelli and an amazing Pedro Perino complete the top 10.

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At the start of race 3 no one dares to change tires on the grid despite the rain starting to become consistent. The cars started behind the safety car with Tramnitz leading the group ahead of Fornaroli, Montoya Bearman and all the 31 starters. Eron Rexepi (BVM Racing) didn’t take part in the race for the whole weekend because of a leg pain. During the first two laps almost all of them entered the pits to change their tires. The safety car leaves room for the protagonists with the three Van Amersfoort Racing drivers who, despite the difficulties, entered in the battle for the first three positions. From the back of the grid, the drivers who had put on rain tires came up with Smal and Tramnitz who managed to pass Bearman for the third and fourth position. Montoya has a contact with Braschi. The Colombian driver goes back to the pits, while the winner among the rookies in race 2, remains stuck in the sand forcing the safety car to return to track.

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At the restart Dufek took a good lead over Tramnitz, who managed to pass Smal for the second position. Santiago Ramos (Jenzer Motorsport)  spins and once again the safety car enters on track. At the restart it's a fight between Tramniz and Dufek for the first position with the German driver who, after several attempts, manages to get the better of it. Under the checkered flag it is Tramnitz who wins ahead of Dufek and Smal.