Formula 3 Euro Series

Mortara and Signature extend their lead

In the season highlight held at Nuremberg's Norisring, Italy's Edoardo Mortara (Dallara Volkswagen) successfully defended his Formula 3 Euro Series Championship lead. With Jean Karl Vernay (France), Robert Wickens (Canada) and the aforementioned Edoardo Mortara, a total of three young guns racing for Volkswagen Team Signature made it to the podium, in the seventh and eighth rounds of the Formula 3 Euro Series season. A truly significant success for Volkswagen and Spiess Tuning at it was secured in front of a massive crowd of about 140,000 spectators.

"On Nuremberg's street circuit, top speed is the key factor," said Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen, "And the Volkswagen Group's Formula 3 engine once again demonstrated its competitiveness, here."

In the championship, Edoardo Mortara has scored a total of 40 points, now, thus extending his lead over Formula 1 test driver Nico Hülkenberg (Germany) who currently has got 25 points on his tally. At the same time, Volkswagen Team Signature also holds the lead in the team championship.

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