FRAC – Race 3: Leclerc wins in Dubai and gets closer to the title

The weekends go by and Arthur Leclerc (Mumbai Falcons) is gradually getting closer to the title. Without a victory and without a podium since the start of this third FRAC meeting in Dubai, the Monegasque distinguished himself during the last race to put his hand on the champion trophy while waiting for the Abu Dhabi round in seven days.

In 2nd position on the grid behind pole sitter Paul Aron (Abu Dhabi Racing), the brother of Charles Leclerc showed great racing pace from the first moments. Huddled in the Estonian's exhausts, the Monegasque tried as best he could to make his way through but came up against the good defense of his counterpart who resisted the pressure.

Faster than Paul Aron, Arthur Leclerc managed to crack him shortly before halfway when he took him inside the braking of the straight line of the 2nd sector of the Dubai Autodrome. At a frantic pace, the protégé of Ferrari then imposed his law and quickly outdistanced his rival who could not respond to him.

Alone in the world, Arthur Leclerc crossed the finish line with more than 5 seconds in advance to clinch his 3rd victory of the campaign, thus taking a big step towards the title. With 43 points ahead of Pepe Marti (Pinnacle Motorsport), 4th in Race 3 behind Gabriele Mini (Hitech GP), three races from the final whistle, the Monegasque is more than ever in a good position to become champion for the first time in his career F3 Regional.

On the French side, Isack Hadjar (Hitech GP) suffered a lot for the last of the weekend. Winner of his first race of the year on Saturday, the Ile-de-France native seemed helpless and gradually fell back in the hierarchy to finish 10th under the checkerboard, 26 seconds behind Arthur Leclerc. Second Frenchman entered in Dubai, Pierre-Louis Chovet (BlackArts Racing) was also not in good spirits. Seventh on the grid, he finally finished 11th just behind his compatriot. Concerning Owen Tangavelou (Hitech GP), this Race 3 was very difficult. Respectively 16th and 15th in the first two meetings of the weekend, he finished 25th at the end.

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