Esteban Gutierrez

Spa Francorchamps, Belgium - After starting last, Mexican driver Esteban Manuel Gutierrez Gutierrez demostrated his talent at the wheel and closed his participation in the British Formula 3 International with a tenth place.

Using his characteristic skills under rain, Esteban managed to move up 14 places in a difficult race that he finished in the top ten.

Thanks to this result, the young driver of the French team ART Grand Prix, closed a positive weekend finishing sixth and tenth in this preparation event

There were three categories in the British Formula 3 this weekend, International, National, and for invitees, in which Esteban was awarded a trophy for being the best driver of the category.

“We are very happy with the result, considering the difficulties we faced all weekend. It was a difficult race because of the weather conditions. It started to rain heavily right before the start, but we decided to stay on dry tires", commented Esteban.

“At the beginning it was very difficult to control the car but I managed to gain many positions. After a few laps, when the track was dry, it started to rain again and we changed for ´wets´, while other drivers stayed on dry tires. It was a gamble but we really had nothing to lose".

“In the end it turned out great because, despite our time in the pits, we managed to move up the field. Thank God this was an event in which we learned many things and I want to continue moving in this direction to keep improving more and more every time", declared the driver.

Results - Round 14, Spa-Francorchamps (BEL),
11 laps / 47.88 miles
1 INT Adriano Buzaid/BRA, T-Sport Dallara-Volkswagen, 27m 34.731s / 103.98mph
2 INT Daniel Ricciardo/AUS, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, +5.900s
3 INT Walter Grubmüller/AUT, Hitech Dallara-Mercedes, +20.615s
4 INT Renger van der Zande/NED, Hitech Dallara-Mercedes, +22.247s
5 INT Henry Arundel/GBR, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, +22.519s
6 INT Max Chilton/GBR, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, +23.152s
7 INT Carlos Huertas/COL, RR Dallara-Mercedes, +25.860s
8 INT Daisuke Nakajima/JPN, RR Dallara-Mercedes, +39.395s
9 INT Hywel Lloyd/GBR, CF Racing Dallara-Mugen Honda, +56.138s
10 INV Esteban Gutierrez/MEX, ART Dallara-Mercedes, +57.195s
11 NAT Gabriel Dias/BRA, T-Sport Dallara-Mugen Honda, +1m 00.543s
12 INT Wayne Boyd/GBR, T-Sport Dallara-Volkswagen, +1m 01.657s
13 NAT Daniel McKenzie/GBR, Fortec Dallara-Mugen Honda, +1m 27.520s
14 INT Philip Major/CDN, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, +1m 51.431s
15 INT Kevin Chen/TPE, Hitech Dallara-Mercedes, 10 laps
16 INT Victor Garcia/ESP, Fortec Dallara-Mercedes, 10 laps

DID NOT FINISH
INV Jules Bianchi/FRA, ART Dallara-Mercedes, 9 laps
INT Riki Christodoulou/GBR, Fortec Dallara-Mercedes, 7 laps
NAT Victor Correa/BRA, Litespeed-Mugen Honda, 7 laps
INT Jay Bridger/GBR, Litespeed Mygale-Mugen Honda, 5 laps
INV Valtteri Bottas/FIN, ART Dallara-Mercedes, 1 lap
INV Jake Rosenzweig/USA, Carlin Dallara-Volkswagen, 0 laps
INT Stephane Richelmi/MON, Barazi Epsilon Dallara-Mercedes, 0 laps
INV Nicolas Marroc/FRA, Racing Experience Dallara-Mercedes, 0 laps

Vueltas Rapidas
INV Bianchi 2m 17.194s / 114.20mph
INT Huertas 2m 17.211s / 114.18mph
NAT Mckenzie 2m 18.642s / 113.00mph

Races 9 and 10 of the F3 Euroseries will take place on the weekend of July 31st – August 2, on the 3.696 km German circuit of Oschersleben.

For more information about Esteban Gutierrez, the ART Grand Prix team, the Formula 3 Euroseries, or his sponsors Multigama, DeAcero, Telmex, Alpinestars and Bell, please visit their official websites at: www.estebangtz.com, www.art-grandprix.com, www.f3euroseries.com, www.deacero.com, www.telmex.com, www.alpinestars.com, www.bellsports.com.