Australia  2023 Melbourne Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 2 of 9 in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
LocationAlbert Park Circuit
Melbourne, Australia
CourseTemporary street circuit
5.278 km (3.280 mi)
Sprint race
Date 1 April 2023
Laps 20
Podium
First United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing
Second Colombia Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight
Third Estonia Paul Aron Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:34.880 (on lap 18)
Feature Race
Date 2 April 2023
Laps 23
Pole position
Driver Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident
Time 1:33.025
Podium
First Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident
Second Switzerland Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix
Third Italy Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix
Time 1:34.405 (on 17)

The 2023 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 31 March and 2 April 2023 at the Albert Park Circuit. It was the second round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 5 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 1:33.025 12 1
2 8 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix +0.171 11 2
3 15 Italy Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.282 10 3
4 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident +0.345 9 4
5 3 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing +0.348 8 5
6 1 Estonia Paul Aron Prema Racing +0.383 7 6
7 10 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport +0.563 6 7
8 2 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing +0.579 5 8
9 16 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.740 4 9
10 17 Brazil Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing +0.851 3 10
11 6 Germany Oliver Goethe Trident +0.992 2 11
12 14 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.069 1 12
13 24 United Kingdom Christian Mansell[lower-alpha 1] Campos Racing +1.202 13 13
14 12 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport +1.251 14 14
15 9 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +1.265 15 15
16 11 Spain Mari Boya MP Motorsport +1.301 16 16
17 7 United States Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix +1.339 17 17
18 27 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport +1.369 18 18
19 18 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.521 19 19
20 26 Italy Nikita Bedrin[lower-alpha 2] Jenzer Motorsport +1.743 20 20
21 20 United Kingdom Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin +2.077 21 21
22 25 Australia Hugh Barter Campos Racing +2.108 22 22
23 22 Israel Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin +2.334 23 28
24 29 Germany Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz +2.494 24 23
25 30 Brazil Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz +2.663 25 24
26 21 United States Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin +2.7551 291 25
27 31 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki PHM Racing by Charouz +2.994 26 26
28 19 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing +3.289 282 27
29 28 Mexico Alex García Jenzer Motorsport +3.571 27 29
107% time: 1:39.536 (+6.511)
23 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing No time set 303 303
Source:[3]

Notes:

  • ^1 Hunter Yeany originally qualified 22nd by setting a lap time of 1:35.132, but was given a 10-place grid drop for Saturday's Sprint Race and his time was deleted as he was found to be significantally speeding under double yellow flag conditions while setting his fastest lap time. As a result, the penalty dropped him to P26 in the final classification and to P29 for the Sprint Race.[4]
  • ^2 Tommy Smith originally qualified 28th, but was given a carrying penalty from the Sakhir Feature Race for his involvement in two incidents. For both, he was assigned a three-place grid drop and a ten-second time-penalty, with the latter being converted into another three-place grid drop. However, the penalty will not have any effect of his grid position as Yeany got penalised and Pepe Martí did not set a time during qualifying.[5]
  • ^3 Pepe Martí failed to set any valid time after crashing at the opening stages of qualifying, but was later given permission to start both races from the back of the grid.

Sprint race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 3 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 20 42:06.098 8 10
2 14 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +0.219 1 9
3 1 Estonia Paul Aron Prema Racing 20 +0.593 7 8
4 15 Italy Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +0.778 10 7
5 2 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 20 +1.369 5 6
6 5 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 20 +1.542 12 5
7 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 20 +1.969 9 4
8 8 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 20 +3.498 6 3
9 24 United Kingdom Christian Mansell Campos Racing 20 +7.327 13 2 (1)
10 7 United States Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 20 +8.523 17 1
11 9 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 20 +8.816 15
12 27 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 20 +9.913 18
13 23 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing 20 +11.009 30
14 18 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +13.025 19
15 26 Italy Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 20 +13.136 20
16 29 Germany Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 20 +14.102 24
17 16 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +15.112 4
18 30 Brazil Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 20 +15.813 25
19 25 Australia Hugh Barter Campos Racing 20 +16.332 22
20 20 United Kingdom Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 20 +17.662 21
21 17 Brazil Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +18.802 3
22 21 United States Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin 20 +19.981 29
23 31 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki PHM Racing by Charouz 20 +20.545 26
DNF 28 Mexico Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 17 Accident 27
DNF 19 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 12 Accident 22
DNF 22 Israel Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 5 Collision damage 23
DNF 6 Germany Oliver Goethe Trident 0 Puncture damage 2
DSQ 10 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 20 Disqualified1 6
DSQ 11 Spain Mari Boya MP Motorsport 20 Disqualified1 16
DSQ 12 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 20 Disqualified1 14
Fastest lap set by United Kingdom Luke Browning: 1:34.880 (lap 18)
Source:[3]

Notes

Feature race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 5 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 23 43:41.950 1 25 (2)
2 8 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 23 +0.596 2 18 (1)
3 15 Italy Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +3.032 3 15
4 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 23 +3.216 4 12
5 3 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 23 +3.564 5 10
6 1 Estonia Paul Aron Prema Racing 23 +4.393 6 8
7 23 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing 23 +8.738 30 6
8 16 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +9.1911 9 4
9 27 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 23 +13.589 18 2
10 24 United Kingdom Christian Mansell Campos Racing 23 +14.356 13 1
11 12 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 23 +14.928 14
12 19 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +15.582 27
13 2 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 23 +18.5572 8
14 20 United Kingdom Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 23 +18.766 21
15 25 Australia Hugh Barter Campos Racing 23 +19.034 22
16 17 Brazil Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +19.426 10
17 21 United States Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin 23 +19.645 25
18 29 Germany Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 23 +23.606 23
19 18 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +28.676 19
20 28 Mexico Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 23 +30.035 29
21 9 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 23 +30.064 15
22 6 Germany Oliver Goethe Trident 23 +56.084 11
233 26 Italy Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 22 Accident 20
DNF 22 Israel Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 11 Collision damage 28
DNF 30 Brazil Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 8 Collision 24
DNF 31 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki PHM Racing by Charouz 6 Accident 26
DNF 7 United States Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 4 Collision damage 17
DNF 10 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 1 Collision damage 7
DNF 11 Spain Mari Boya MP Motorsport 1 Accident 16
DNF 14 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 0 Collision damage 12
Fastest lap set by Switzerland Grégoire Saucy: 1:34.405 (lap 17)
Source:[3]

Notes

  • ^1 Luke Browning originally finished sixth, but was later given a five-second penalty for causing a collision with Franco Colapinto, dropping him down to eighth.[7]
  • ^2 Dino Beganovic originally finished eighth, but was later given a ten-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Caio Collet, dropping him out of the points in thirteenth.[7]
  • ^3 Nikita Bedrin retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

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.[1]
  2. Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.[2]

References

  1. "Christian Mansell". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Formula 3 2023 Result for Round 2 : Australia, Melbourne 31 March–2 April 2023". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. "Hunter Yeany receives post-Qualifying grid penalty". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. "Sakhir Post-Feature Race penalties". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. "Colapinto loses Sprint Race win after technical infringement". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Melbourne post-Feature Race penalties". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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