2023 Oportian Grand Prix
 Race 12/16 in the 2023 Formula Micras World Championship | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Oportia |
| Circuit | Sunny Coast Circuit, Àgalose |
| Dates | 10 - 12 November 2023 |
| Race length | - Laps |
| Podium | |
 First |
 George Hunt |
 Second |
 Maddox Islwyn |
 Third |
 Ben Lloyd |
| Race statistics | |
| Pole Position |
 Samira Khan |
| Fastest Lap |
Samira Khan |
The 2023 Oportian Grand Prix, officially presented as the Formula Micras Oportian Grand Prix 2023, is a Formula Micras World Championship race that will be held on 12 November 2023 at the Sunny Coast Circuit, a motor racing circuit in the city of Àgalose, Oportia. It serves as the twelfth race of the 2023 Formula Micras World Championship.
Background
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list.
It will be the twelfth round of the 2023 Formula Micras World Championship and the first ever edition of the Oportian Grand Prix.
Tyre Choices
The two tyre manufacturers (Bouncy Rings and Vitesse) brought for this Grand Prix three choices of compounds for the teams: .
Practice Session
The practice session was held at the Grand Prix lasting an hour in length; it was scheduled on 10 November 2023, and started at 15:00 local time, having the following situation:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Tyre | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Samira Khan
|
Typhon Group | 1:12.312 | H | - |
| 2 | 1 |  Trent Cooper
|
Titan-Vivace Motorsports | 1:12.347 | S | +0.035 |
| 3 | 56 |  Max Treuenfeld
|
EMW MondoZoom Racing | 1:12.571 | M | +0.259 |
Qualifying
As clarified by the regulations, the qualifying session took place on 11 November 2023, with a 3-manche sessions: the 15 fastest drivers had access to Q2, then the 10 fastest acceded to Q3, where they fought for pole-position.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 12 | Samira Khan
|
Typhon Group | 1:11.000 | 1:10.753 | 1:10.806 | 1st |
| 2 | 11 | Albrecht Kransk
|
Typhon Group | 1:11.047 | 1:10.900 | 1:10.817 | 2nd |
| 3 | 44 |  Toshio Sōma
|
EMW MondoZoom Racing | 1:11.044 | 1:10.942 | 1:10.847 | 3rd |
| 4 | 3 | Ben Lloyd
|
Sburo Deliziosa FM Team | 1:11.019 | 1:10.735 | 1:10.853 | 4th |
| 5 | 42 |  Michele Spettacolo
|
Sburo Deliziosa FM Team | 1:11.040 | 1:10.934 | 1:10.900 | 5th |
| 6 | 1 | Trent Cooper
|
Titan-Vivace Motorsports | 1:11.130 | 1:11.020 | 1:10.942 | 6th |
| 7 | 69 | Maddox Islwyn
|
Ddraig-Llywelyn Racing | 1:11.131 | 1:11.101 | 1:10.982 | 7th |
| 8 | 56 | Max Treuenfeld
|
EMW MondoZoom Racing | 1:11.077 | 1:10.948 | 1:10.993 | 8th |
| 9 | 89 |  Francesco Giocatore
|
Scuderia DaeZoom FM | 1:11.247 | 1:11.160 | 1:11.111 | 9th |
| 10 | 10 | Ottone Qualchempresario
|
Scuderia DaeZoom FM | 1:11.303 | 1:11.127 | 1:11.120 | 10th |
| 11 | 36 |  Vorgeņ Brólt
|
CräiteAuto Grand Prix | 1:11.267 | 1:11.205 | N/A | 11th |
| 12 | 13 | George Hunt
|
Enigma Motorsports | 1:11.263 | 1:11.209 | N/A | 12th |
| 13 | 50 | Jason Rhodes
|
Titan-Vivace Motorsports | 1:11.237 | 1:11.235 | N/A | 13th |
| 14 | 88 | Gareth Osian
|
Ddraig-Llywelyn Racing | 1:11.432 | 1:11.371 | N/A | 14th |
| 15 | 41 |  Jordan Herbertson-Panner
|
CräiteAuto Grand Prix | 1:11.485 | 1:11.460 | N/A | 15th |
| 16 | 17 |  Florian Schaffnaust
|
Enigma Motorsports | 1:11.590 | N/A | N/A | 16th |
| 17 | 2 |  Fazrul Mat Hassan
|
Galaxical Territories FM Team | 1:11.707 | N/A | N/A | 17th |
| 18 | 40 | Hitoshi Jeromiah Yakuzaki
|
Galaxical Territories FM Team | 1:11.725 | N/A | N/A | 18th |
| 19 | 33 |  Ghastiv Boure-Janke'Shouivul
|
Waxhai Sports | 1:11.742 | N/A | N/A | 19th |
| 20 | 16 |  Hein Pho Bin
|
Bintang Motorsports | 1:11.750 | N/A | N/A | 20th |
| 21 | 78 | Quxshuc Korespo
|
Waxhai Sports | 1:11.769 | N/A | N/A | 21th |
| 22 | 77 |  Hairul Syazwan
|
Bintang Motorsports | 1:11.814 | N/A | N/A | 22th |
Race
Report
The Oportian Grand Prix was won by George Hunt, who made a spectacular comeback from twelfth position. The Enigma Motorsports driver opted for a two-stop strategy and took advantage of some incidents and tyres problems involving his rivals. He crossed the finish line 10 seconds ahead of Maddox Islwyn, who put Ddraig-Llywelyn Racing on the second step of the podium. Third place went to Ben Lloyd, who gave the Sburo Deliziosa FM Team their fifth podium of the season, followed by his teammate Michele Spettacolo in fourth position.
The day was instead a black one for Typhon Group, the reigning world champion team, which saw Samira Khan lose 5 positions in the race after setting the fastest lap and dominating qualifying, but having had problems with the tires and finished sixth. His teammate Albrecht Kransk however retired due to an accident during the first laps. The race was full of emotions, with several overtakings, accidents and position changes.
Among the protagonists, Gareth Osian, who recovered nine positions and finished fifth, Florian Schaffnaust, who gained eight positions and finished eighth, and Toshio Sōma, who dropped from third to tenth place.
Result
1 Fastest Lap scored (2 extra point)
2 Pole Position scored (2 extra points)
Championship standings after the race
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