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[ANF]

Official livestream links ("all sessions/classes except FIA WTCR"):
https://livestream.c...auGP2018-Global
https://livestream.c...018-AsiaPacific
both streams are from the Macau GrandPrix account at livestream.com: https://livestream.com/MacauGrandPrix

FIA.com also has a livestream page https://www.fia.com/...rix-live-stream that says, "You can catch up on every session on the FIA Facebook page": https://www.facebook.com/fia/ (I'm not sure whether "catch up on" means "watch live" or simply "read news about".)

Live timing: https://live.its-live.net/
Official documents etc: https://www.its-results.com/


Schedule, local time (China Standard Time, UTC +8)
https://www.macau.gr...n/info/schedule

Thursday 15 November
07:30 ~ 08:30 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 52nd Edition - Free Practice
09:05 ~ 09:35 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR - Free Practice 1
09:55 ~ 10:35 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup - Free Practice 1
10:50 ~ 11:20 Suncity Group Greater Bay Area Lotus Cup - Free Practice
11:35 ~ 12:05 FOOD4U Macau Touring Car Cup - Free Practice
12:25 ~ 12:55 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - Free Practice 1
13:30 ~ 14:00 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR - Free Practice 2
14:20 ~ 15:00 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup – Qualifying 1
16:00 ~ 16:45 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 52nd Edition - Qualifying

Friday 16 November
07:30 ~ 08:15 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 52nd Edition - Qualifying
08:50 ~ 09:30 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR - Qualifying
09:50 ~ 10:20 Suncity Group Greater Bay Area Lotus Cup - Qualifying
10:40 ~ 11:10 FOOD4U Macau Touring Car Cup - Qualifying
11:30 ~ 12:10 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup - Free Practice 2
12:30 ~ 13:00 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - Free Practice 2
13:35 ~ 14:50 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR – Q1, Q2, Q3
15:10 ~ 15:50 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup – Qualifying 2
16:10 ~ 16:40 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup – Qualifying

Saturday 17 November – RACE DAY
09:00 ~ 10:00 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup - Qualification Race - 10 laps
10:25 ~ 11:25 FOOD4U Macau Touring Car Cup - 12 laps
11:50 ~ 12:10 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 52nd Edition - Warm Up
13:05 ~ 14:05 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - Qualification Race - 12 laps
14:25 ~ 15:15 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR Race 1 - 8 laps
15:55 ~ 16:55 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 52nd Edition - 12 laps

Sunday 18 November – RACE DAY
08:20 ~ 09:10 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR Race 2 - 8 laps
09:35 ~ 10:35 Suncity Group Greater Bay Area Lotus Cup - 12 laps
11:00 ~ 12:00 Suncity Group Macau Guia Race - FIA WTCR Race 3 - 11 laps
12:25 ~ 13:40 SJM Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup - 18 laps
15:30 ~ 16:30 Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup - 15 laps


Entry lists (all six of them)
https://www.macau.gr...info/entry-list

Provisonal F3 World Cup entry list:

 1  Daniel Ticktum (GBR)         Motopark Academy              Dallara-Volkswagen
 2  Joel Eriksson (SWE)          Motopark Academy              Dallara-Volkswagen
 3  Jüri Vips (EST)              Motopark Academy              Dallara-Volkswagen
 5  Ferdinand Habsburg (AUT)     Motopark Academy              Dallara-Volkswagen
 6  Marino Sato (SMR)            Motopark Academy              Dallara-Volkswagen

 8  Guanyu Zhou (CHN)            SJM Theodore Racing by PREMA  Dallara-Mercedes
 9  Mick Schumacher (DEU)        SJM Theodore Racing by PREMA  Dallara-Mercedes
10  Ralf Aron (EST)              SJM Theodore Racing by PREMA  Dallara-Mercedes
11  Marcus Armstrong (ITA)       SJM Theodore Racing by PREMA  Dallara-Mercedes
12  Robert Shvartzman (RUS)      SJM Theodore Racing by PREMA  Dallara-Mercedes

15  Yuhi Sekiguchi (JPN)         BMAX Racing Team              Dallara-Volkswagen
16  Alex Palou (ESP)             BMAX Racing Team              Dallara-Volkswagen

17  Jehan Daruvala (IND)         Carlin                        Dallara-Volkswagen
18  Callum Ilott (GBR)           Carlin                        Dallara-Volkswagen
19  Sacha Fenestraz (FRA)        Carlin                        Dallara-Volkswagen
20  Yoshiaki Katayama (JPN)      Carlin                        Dallara-Volkswagen

21  Sena Sakaguchi (JPN)         TODA Racing                   Dallara-TODA
22  Toshiki Oyu (JPN)            TODA Racing                   Dallara-TODA

23  Keyvan Soori Andres (IRN)    Van Amersfoort Racing         Dallara-Mercedes
25  Sophia Flörsch (DEU)         Van Amersfoort Racing         Dallara-Mercedes
26  Frederik Vesti (DNK)         Van Amersfoort Racing         Dallara-Mercedes

27  Ukyo Sasahara (JPN)          Threebond Racing              Dallara-TOMEI

28  Hon Chio Leong (MAC)         Hitech GP                     Dallara-Mercedes
29  Enaam Ahmed (GBR)            Hitech GP                     Dallara-Mercedes
30  Jake Hughes (GBR)            Hitech GP                     Dallara-Mercedes

31  Sho Tsuboi (JPN)             TOM’S                         Dallara-Toyota
32  Ritomo Miyata (JPN)          TOM’s                         Dallara-Toyota

33  DRAGON (Ryuji Kumita) (JPN)  BMAX Racing Team              Dallara-Volkswagen

Circuit map from
https://www.touringc...ircuito-da-guia
Note that the circuit has four sectors this year; the yellow second sector on the map has been split into two sectors with a new intermediate between Turn 11 and Turn 12.


Some of the highlights from last year:

Edited by ANF, 17 November 2018 - 11:22.

[Vielleicht]

Faaabulous that's my weekend mornings sorted

[beachdrifter]

Will the F3 race be live on youtube?

[Peat]

Just scanning the F3 entry list - alot of returning drivers. Are they all in F3 full-time? Is the lack of opportunities at the top keeping these guys in a holding pattern in F3?

[SophieB]

Thanks for doing this, ANF  -wild race last year!

[statman]

I'm ready!

 

 

[Muppetmad]

I look forward to this greatly, as I do every year! Let's hope this year is a classic like last year 

[ANF]

Will the F3 race be live on youtube?

I can't find any announcement on livestreaming, but FIA.com has a livestream page: https://www.fia.com/...rix-live-stream I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens there and at https://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/en/

[Stephane]

It was last year, so there's a lot of hope here.

[sportyskells]

also its on Eurosport UK so make sure you add extra time just in case we get a repeat of the 2nd gif in statmans post if recording

[Spillage]

Looking forward to this. What are the chances of Schumi Jr pulling it off? It's just a shame Hugo Hakkinen isn't in the field...

[sportyskells]

I think very high Spillage as he is the FIA Euro f3 champion on the Mick Schumacher front

[noikeee]

Ah, the greatest street circuit on earth. I just hope nobody gets hurt, the bikes race in particular is quite dangerous as we know, I'm staggered that one hasn't been called off yet and they keep on racing it every year.

 

As for the F3 race I guess I'm rooting for anyone-but-Ticktum. Imagine a future F1 duo of Verstappen-Ticktum (quite a realistic possibility!), the dislikeability levels would be off the charts.

[OvDrone]

At least I have a proper reason to lay low the hootch on Saturday night.

 

Count me in.

[thegamer23]

Will follow all the F3 weekend, bring it on!!

Will Mick Schumacher conquer Macau too?

Edited by thegamer23, 14 November 2018 - 02:02.

[PiperPa42]

I’ll follow if possible, but it looks like I have to work this weekend as well :/

It’s one of the highlights of the season for me.

[ANF]

[jonpollak]

I'll be flying home and missing it all.
Hope for a replay on €urosport during the week.

Jp

[thegforcemaybewithyou]

Maybe there'll be streams and replays at this page: https://livestream.c...counts/27907039

[ANF]

LIVE motorcycle free practice in five minutes: https://livestream.c...auGP2018-Global or https://livestream.c...018-AsiaPacific

Edited by ANF, 14 November 2018 - 23:22.

[ANF]

Not a very good start to the weekend.

[MikeV1987]

Just tuned in, looks pretty serious.

[Izzyeviel]

Does Freddy Von Habsburg have a chance this year? Last year's race was pretty epic.

[ANF]

Green flag again.

[beachdrifter]

So F3... how does this work? There's a qualifying 1, qualifying 2, a qualifying race and the the real race? 

 

Why qualifying 1 and 2? And what does the qualifying race then do? 

[ANF]

So F3... how does this work? There's a qualifying 1, qualifying 2, a qualifying race and the the real race? 
 
Why qualifying 1 and 2? And what does the qualifying race then do?

Each driver's fastest time from any of the two Qualifying sessions is used to determine the grid positions for the Qualifying Race. The final race positions in the Qualifying Race equals the grid positions for the Main Race.

Maybe it makes sense if you look at the 2016 results: https://en.m.wikiped...nd_Prix#Results

[beachdrifter]

Each driver's fastest time from any of the two Qualifying sessions is used to determine the grid positions for the Qualifying Race. The final race positions in the Qualifying Race equals the grid positions for the Main Race.

Maybe it makes sense if you look at the 2016 results: https://en.m.wikiped...nd_Prix#Results

 

Thanks! Looks like qualifying 1 is really not needed for anything then? Provided you set a decent time in qualifying 2?

[SB]

Thanks! Looks like qualifying 1 is really not needed for anything then? Provided you set a decent time in qualifying 2?

 

Yes but in a street track like Macau every minutes counts -- you never know if you can get a clean lap (not interrupted by yellow or red flag which is very common) in Q2.

[SB]

Weather-wise the forecast here (Hong Kong, some 50 miles east from the race track) is mainly cloudy with a few rain patches throughout the weekend. So hopefully we will have dry races.

[jonpollak]

Mick fastest in 1st practice !!!
https://www.motorspo...actice/3213950/

Jp

Edited by jonpollak, 15 November 2018 - 03:56.

[Lotus72b]

Will they show the Macau in the U.S.?

[ClubmanGT]

Ahahha Armstrong (ITA). It's always weird seeing series nationality instead of driver. 

[DaanF1]

Can't wait! One of my favourite motorsport events each year Anyone got a link to the livestream channel?

[SB]

Can't wait! One of my favourite motorsport events each year Anyone got a link to the livestream channel?

 

See reply #20 

[thegamer23]

Ticktum on top in the first quali session, in front of Ilott, MickSchumacher 3rd

 

 

ù

 

 

 

A red flag filled sessions with many incidents, tomorrow the lap times will tumble down!

 

https://twitter.com/...993683996274688

Edited by thegamer23, 15 November 2018 - 09:18.

[HistoryFan]

Does Freddy Von Habsburg have a chance this year? Last year's race was pretty epic.

 

He was very disappointing this year. But he changed team from Carlin to Motopark ahead of Macau.
 

[HistoryFan]

Does Freddy Von Habsburg have a chance this year? Last year's race was pretty epic.

 

He was very disapponting this year. But he changed team ahead of Macau (Carlin to Motopark).
 

[thegamer23]

[noikeee]

Ahahha Armstrong (ITA). It's always weird seeing series nationality instead of driver. 

It's only him though. For some odd reason he's been driving as an "Italian" for a while. He must have Italian 2nd nationality?

[Yoran]

It's only him though. For some odd reason he's been driving as an "Italian" for a while. He must have Italian 2nd nationality?

 

Marino Sato isn't Sanmarinese either 

 

It's the drivers license

[marcainley]

Please help me out here. I'm in the UK and can't work out what time I'm meant to be watching the F3 races?

[sportyskells]

if things go to plan it be on 7.30am on Eurosport UK for the main race on Sunday

[marcainley]

if things go to plan it be on 7.30am on Eurosport UK for the main race on Sunday

 

And 1am Saturday for the qualifying race?

[ANF]

The Macau News Agency and others have reported on the injuries sustained by the two motorcycle riders who had accidents in free practice. Andrew Dudgeon, who crashed at Reservoir Bend, is said to have been diagnosed with a lumbar spine fracture. Raül Torras, who crashed at Mandarin, is said to have suffered "a traumatic head injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage, frontal scalp hematoma".

[Rob29]

And 1am Saturday for the qualifying race?

Eurosport schedule per 'Radio Times'

Saturday'6am-7.30;12midnight-155am sunday;3-5am;7.30-8.30GMT

[ANF]

I was confused by the fact that the circuit has a Sector 4 this year. I can't find a new, proper circuit map, but it looks like they have added an intermediate between Turn 11 and Turn 12.
Sector 1 is the old Sector 1,
Sector 2 is from before Lisboa to after Turn 11,
Sector 3 is from before Turn 12 to after Melco Hairpin,
Sector 4 is the old Sector 3.

Edited by ANF, 17 November 2018 - 11:23.

[OvDrone]

 

Yes, it's beginning lads.

[Lipp]

 

Yes, it's beginning lads.

is that Frijns blocking the way?

[ANF]

Dries Vanthoor


Mathieu Jaminet


Augusto Farfus

[beachdrifter]

I still don't quite get where to watch online. If someone has a link where replays are posted, I'd appreciate it.