Phillip Island VIC: Young New Zealand sensation Mitch Evans continued his domination of the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship at Phillip Island.

Evans started from pole for Saturday’s ten lap sprint but was beaten off the line by Sydney driver Tom Tweedie, in an older National class chassis.

However Tweedie’s moment of glory was fleeting as Evan’s retook the lead on lap two and from then on was never headed.

Tweedie hung on for second, almost 5-seconds behind, Barker battled his way past Gilmour on lap five and finished third – just missing out on second place after a mistake on the penultimate lap cost him an opportunity to catch Tweedie.

Behind the leading quartet of Evans, Tweedie, Barker and Gilmour, Kristian Lindbom finished a solid fifth in his Astuti Dallara.

Ben Crighton finished sixth for TanderSport however an off at turn nine on lap one, where the all-black Dallara ran wide into the grass, cost him an opportunity to race for the lead however the Kiwi fought hard back through the field, charging from tenth to sixth in just six laps.

Tom Drewer, returning from the USA, was seventh in his F3 debut, with China’s Zhang Shan Qi eighth.

Only ten cars started the race.

With F3 Media/ Dirk Klynsmith Photo