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Signature's withdrawal from the European Formula 3 opener at Silverstone means a delay to Renault's plotted F3 comeback.

Franck Mailleux will compete for Signature in the Le Mans Series in 2009 as well as at the Le Mans 24 Hours, where he will share the team's LMP1 Oreca-Judd with his compatriot Pierre Ragues.

Keisuke Kunimoto has become only the second Japanese driver to win the Macau Grand Prix after a stunning drive to victory on his debut outing around the famous street circuit.

1. Nicolas Lapierre FRA Signature Plus Dallara-Renault 25 laps 2. Fabio Carbone BRA Signature Plus Dallara-Renault +05.416s 3. Katsuyuki Hiranaka JPN Prema Powerteam Dallara-Opel +15.382s

Frenchman Nicolas Lapierre won one of the most dramatic Macau Grands Prix in recent times, while Japanese F3 champion - and leg one winner - James Courtney was left heartbroken when a puncture saw him crash out of the lead with just four laps to go in the second heat.