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Bahrain Superprix: Hamilton vaults to victory.

Friday, 10th December 2004

Lewis Hamilton took a nail-biting victory in the first-ever Bahrain F3 Superprix, beating fellow Euroseries runners Nico Rosberg and Jamie Green after coming from eleventh on the grid.

Among the day's biggest losers, however, was Franck Perera, who had ended Thursday by celebrating his first ever pole position and top spot for the qualification race. The achievement clearly got to the Frenchman, who duly stalled his Prema Powerteam car at the start. The mistake dropped him to last place and effectively out of contention for the SuperPrix, where he trailed home in 20th spot, a lap down.

The 20-lap final featured several notable retirements, including Brazilian duo Nelson Piquet Jr and Danilo Dirani, who had battled together in the qualification race. The new British F3 champion was the victim of a clash with di Grassi, damaging suspension and dropping out on lap five. Joining him on the sidelines was the next British star, Paul di Resta, whose impressive Manor Motorsport debut came to a premature end at half-distance.

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