2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round

The 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 30 June and 2 July at the Red Bull Ring. It was the fifth round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix.

  2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 5 of 9 in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
LocationRed Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.318 km (2.683 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 1 July 2023
Laps 20
Podium
First Paul Aron Prema Racing
Second Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight
Third Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Paul Aron Prema Racing
Time 1:33.061 (on lap 19)
Feature Race
Date 2 July 2023
Laps 26
Pole position
Driver Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix
Time 1:20.457
Podium
First Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing
Second Gabriel Bortoleto Trident
Third Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Time 1:22.774 (on lap 7)

Background

Driver changes

GB3 racer McKenzy Cresswell took over Piotr Wiśnicki's seat at PHM Racing by Charouz for this round and the following Silverstone round.[1]

Classification

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
SR		 Grid
FR
1 8 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 1:20.457 12 1
2 2 Dino Beganovic Prema Racing +0.004 11 2
3 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Trident +0.017 9 3
4 1 Paul Aron Prema Racing +0.064 8 4
5 17 Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing +0.090 7 5
6 3 Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing +0.109 101 6
7 10 Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport +0.147 5 7
8 6 Oliver Goethe Trident +0.185 4 8
9 7 Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix +0.196 3 9
10 24 Christian Mansell[lower-alpha 1] Campos Racing +0.287 62 10
11 15 Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.341 2 11
12 23 Pepe Martí Campos Racing +0.362 1 12
13 11 Mari Boya MP Motorsport +0.367 13 13
14 16 Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.523 14 14
15 14 Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.527 15 15
16 12 Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport +0.615 16 16
17 9 Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +0.626 17 17
18 27 Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport +0.670 18 18
19 25 Hugh Barter Campos Racing +0.685 19 19
20 20 Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin +0.750 20 253
21 29 Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz +0.810 21 20
22 26 Nikita Bedrin[lower-alpha 2] Jenzer Motorsport +0.863 22 21
23 31 McKenzy Cresswell PHM Racing by Charouz +0.905 23 22
24 21 Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin +1.052 294 23
25 22 Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin +1.061 24 24
26 18 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.063 25 26
27 28 Alex García Jenzer Motorsport +1.477 26 27
28 19 Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing +1.805 27 28
29 30 Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz +1.918 28 29
107% time: 1:26.089 (+5.632)
— 4 Leonardo Fornaroli Trident +25.983 30 30
Source:[4][5]

Notes

  • ^1 – Zak O'Sullivan originally qualified seventh, but received a three-place grid drop for the sprint race due to impeding Tommy Smith.[6]
  • ^2 – Christian Mansell originally qualified third, but due to crossing the white line at pit entry, he was given a three-place grid drop for the sprint race.[6]
  • ^3 - Oliver Gray was given a five-place grid drop for the feature race due to causing a collision with Rafael Villagómez in the sprint race.[7]
  • ^4 - Hunter Yeany received a five-place grid drop for the sprint race due to causing a collision with Rafael Villagómez at the Barcelona feature race.[8]

Sprint race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 1 Paul Aron Prema Racing 20 33:18.970 8 10 (1)
2 15 Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +1.469 2 9
3 17 Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +4.978 7 8
4 3 Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 20 +5.486 10 7
5 12 Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 20 +6.372 16 6
6 23 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 20 +7.651 1 5
7 7 Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 20 +8.332 3 4
8 2 Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 20 +8.490 11 3
9 14 Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +9.679 15 2
10 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 20 +10.157 9 1
11 16 Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +10.985 14
12 11 Mari Boya MP Motorsport 20 +11.343 13
13 10 Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 20 +12.311 5
14 24 Christian Mansell Campos Racing 20 +14.374 6
15 4 Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 20 +15.175 30
16 9 Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 20 +16.057 17
17 22 Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 20 +17.620 24
18 29 Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 20 +18.265 21
19 21 Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin 20 +18.507 29
20 8 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 20 +19.415 12
21 19 Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +20.160 27
22 25 Hugh Barter Campos Racing 20 +21.705 19
23 31 McKenzy Cresswell PHM Racing by Charouz 20 +22.749 23
24 30 Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 20 +25.292 28
25 26 Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 20 +26.8731 22
26 6 Oliver Goethe Trident 20 +1:28.610 4
27 27 Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 18 +2 laps 18
DNF 20 Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 10 Collision 20
DNF 18 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 10 Collision 25
DNF 28 Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 1 Retired 26
Fastest lap set by Paul Aron: 1:33.061 (lap 19)
Source:[4][9]

Notes

  • ^1 – Nikita Bedrin originally finished seventeenth, but later received a ten-second time penalty for an incident with Leonardo Fornaroli, dropping him to down to twenty-fifth.[7]

Feature race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 3 Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 26 37:59.535 6 25
2 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 26 +0.844 3 18
3 17 Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 26 +1.696 5 15
4 10 Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 26 +2.458 7 12
5 2 Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 26 +4.460 2 10 (1)
6 12 Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 26 +4.723 16 8
7 24 Christian Mansell Campos Racing 26 +5.296 10 6
8 25 Hugh Barter Campos Racing 26 +5.676 19 4
9 23 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 26 +9.530 12 2
10 4 Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 26 +10.624 30 1
11 6 Oliver Goethe Trident 26 +12.441 8
12 27 Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 26 +13.883 18
13 26 Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 26 +14.601 PL
14 20 Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 26 +15.148 25
15 18 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 26 +15.803 26
16 9 Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 26 +16.236 17
17 31 McKenzy Cresswell PHM Racing by Charouz 26 +16.584 22
18 19 Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 26 +16.921 28
19 30 Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 26 +17.355 29
20 14 Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 26 +18.8141 15
21 21 Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin 26 +23.5102 23
22 16 Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 26 +38.170 14
23 28 Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 26 +53.151 PL
24 11 Mari Boya MP Motorsport 26 +53.750 13
25 1 Paul Aron Prema Racing 26 +1:06.265 4
26 7 Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 26 +1:07.566 9
27 8 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 24 +2 laps 1 (2)
DNF 22 Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 14 Retired 24
DNF 15 Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 0 Collision 11
DSQ 29 Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 26 Disqualified3 20
Fastest lap set by Dino Beganovic: 1:22.774 (lap 7)
Source:[4][10]

Notes

  • ^1 - Sebastián Montoya initially finished tenth, however, he was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Franco Colapinto, dropping him down to twentieth.[11]
  • ^2 - Hunter Yeany originally finished thirteenth but was handed a ten-second time penalty for unsafely rejoining the track, dropping him to twenty-first.[11]
  • ^3 – Sophia Flörsch was disqualified from the feature race after it was found that her car's front wing endplates were less than the required 70mm above the reference plane. As a result, Pepe Martí moved up to ninth while Leonardo Fornaroli was promoted to the final point scoring position.[11]

Standings after the event
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

Notes
  1. Mansell is an Australian driver competing under a British licence.[2]
  2. Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.[3]

References
  1. "PHM Racing by Charouz confirms McKenzy Cresswell for Spielberg and Silverstone". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. "Christian Mansell". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. "Formula 3 2023 Result for Round 5: Austria, Spielberg 30 June-2 July 2023". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. "QUALIFYING: Saucy claims first F3 pole after Aron loses lap for track limits". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. "O'Sullivan and Mansell penalised following Spielberg qualifying". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. "Oliver Gray and Nikita Bedrin handed post-sprint race penalties". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  8. "Hunter Yeany penalised following Barcelona feature race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. "SPRINT RACE: Aron takes maiden F3 win with comeback fight". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  10. "FEATURE RACE: O'Sullivan triumphs in Spielberg classic". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  11. "Floersch disqualified and Montoya and Yeany penalised after Spielberg feature race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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