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21th
July 2002
MICHAEL
HAS DIFFICULT TIME AT ROCKINGHAM
Rounds 17 & 18 of the championship took place at
Rockingham and the event proved difficult for Michael
as he managed only one sixth place finish.
The
weekend started off poorly for the Ibstock Brick backed
ace as he could only manage the 11th fastest time in
both qualifying sessions.
Race
1 saw the Irishman's difficult weekend get worse as
he was eliminated on the second lap after contact with
another car. Team-mate Shinya Hosokawa won the race,
the Jap taking his maiden F3 victory ahead of British
Grand Prix support race winner Heikki Kovalainen.
Michael
drove a strong race to finish 6th in Round 18 at Rockingham
Race
2, Round 18, at the 2.56 mile circuit saw the 22-year-old
make up for the earlier disappointment as he put in
a charging drive to finish a well deserved sixth.
Despite
his non-finish in Race 1, Michael remains fourth in
the championship just 10 points adrift of France's Bruce
Jouanny while at the top of the standings Robbie Kerr
took the lead from the absent James Courtney. The Australian
forced to miss the race following a major F1 testing
accident.
Round
17 (18 laps)
1.Shinya HOSOKAWA (JPN) - Dallara F302 Honda - 33:38.779
2.Heikki KOVALAINEN (FIN) - Dallara F302 Renault - 33:39.655
3.Derek HAYES (GBR) - Dallara F302 Honda - 33:40.577
4.Bruce JOUANNY (FRA) - Dallara F302 Honda - 33:44.767
5.Fabio CARBONE (BRA) - Dallara F302 Renault - 33:45.306
6.Robbie KERR (GBR) - Dallara F302 Honda - 33:46.816
Michael Keohane - DNF - 1 lap
Round
18 (15 laps)
1.Robbie KERR (GBR) - Dallara F302 Honda - 33:46.816
2.Heikki
KOVALAINEN (FIN) - Dallara F302 Renault - 33:39.655
3.Derek
HAYES (GBR) - Dallara F302 Honda - 33:40.577
4.Ronnie
BREMER (DEN) - Dallara F302 Honda - 20:39.893
5.Adam
CARROLL (GBR) - Dallara F301 Honda - 20:33.844
6.Michael KEOHANE (IRL) - Dallara F302 Honda - 20:23.527
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