Sentul success for Canada

Canada's Sean McIntosh came from the back of the grid to win the feature race in Indonesia.

Canada's Sean McIntosh claimed an unlikely victory in the feature race at the Indonesian Grand Prix.

The 20-year-old came from the back of the grid to win at the Sentul circuit in front of 32,000 fans after managing to complete just one lap in the sprint race.

Malaysia's ex-F1 driver Alex Yoong claimed second, just in front of Marcus Marshall of Australia, as the big names failed to get on the podium.

France had claimed pole after victory in the sprint race but Nicolas Lapierre made a terrible start and allowed Robbie Kerr, who had been fastest in Saturday's qualifying, to sneak into the lead.

However, the British driver's hopes of pushing well clear of the rest of the field were short-lived as the safety car was forced to come out on to the track twice in the opening three laps.

France were forced to come into the pits to fit a new front wing after coming into contact with Malaysia's car and Lapierre was unable to force his way back into contention.

Kerr led the race up until they came into the pits on lap 30 and 44.5-second stop meant he returned to the action way down the field.

That blew the race wide open and McIntosh, who had to deal with a drive-through penalty for crossing the line at the pit exit, took control in lap 33.

The Canadian managed to push clear in the final three laps as nearest rival South Africa was forced into the pits.

"In the feature race, you really don't have anything to lose," said McIntosh. "The main difference is just how much you risk."

Despite finishing back in eighth in the feature race, France remain on top of the Championship standings and they hold a 28-point advantage over Switzerland.

Brazil's fourth-placed finish means they go above Britain into third.

Positions after the Sprint Race (18 laps):
1 France 24mins 03.360secs,
2 Great Britain 24:10.341,
3 Mexico 24:11.387,
4 Malaysia 24:14.682,
5 Switzerland 24:16.220,
6 Ireland 24:17.094,
7 Netherlands 24:17.864,
8 New Zealand 24:19.669,
9 Japan 24:22.074,
10 Czech Republic 24:26.482,
11 Indonesia 24:26.666,
12 Germany 24:27.761,
13 Austria Mathias Lauda 24:32.882,
14 Italy 24:35.547,
15 USA 24:39.755,
16 Australia Marcus Marshall 24:41.317,
17 Lebanon Basil Shaaban 24:48.545,
18 India 25:03.649,
19 Portugal 27:23.194,
20 Brazil at 1 Lap,
21 South Africa at 3 Laps
Did not Finish:
22 China 5 Laps completed,
23 Canada 1 Lap completed

Positions at the end of the Feature Race (36 laps):
1 Canada 55mins 55.779,
2 Malaysia 55:57.710,
3 Australia 56:08.396,
4 Brazil 56:09.779,
5 Switzerland 56:12.288,
6 Netherlands 56:17.625,
7 New Zealand 56:17.998,
8 France 56:18.477,
9 USA 56:22.092,
10 Great Britain 56:38.748,
11 South Africa 57:10.293,
12 Germany 57:28.763,
13 Czech Republic at 1 lap,
14 Indonesia 57:03.740 at 1 lap,
15 India at 1 Lap,
16 Italy at 5 Laps,
17 Portugal at 5 Laps,
18 Austria at 12 Laps,
19 Ireland at 15 Laps,
20 Mexico at 18 Laps,
21 China at 25 Laps,
22 Lebanon at 29 Laps,
23 Japan