2024 Melbourne Formula 3 round

Second round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 season

Australia  2024 Melbourne Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 2 of 10 in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Layout of the Albert Park Circuit
LocationAlbert Park Circuit
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
CourseTemporary street circuit
5.278 km (3.280 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 23 March 2024
Laps 20
Podium
First Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight
Second United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing
Third Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:36.186 (on lap 2)
Feature Race
Date 24 March 2024
Laps 23
Pole position
Driver Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident
Time 1:33.044
Podium
First Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Second Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident
Third Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Time 1:35.588 (on lap 7)

The 2024 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event currently being held between 21 and 24 March 2024 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. It was the second round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 22 March 2024, at 14:00 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR 		Grid
FR
1 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 1:33.044 12 1
2 2 Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing +0.019 11 2
3 1 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing +0.300 10 3
4 27 Italy Nikita Bedrin[a] PHM AIX Racing +0.345 8 4
5 14 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.391 7 5
6 12 Spain Mari Boya Campos Racing +0.527 6 6
7 25 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +0.540 91 7
8 3 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing +0.672 5 8
9 10 Germany Oliver Goethe Campos Racing +0.723 4 9
10 23 Australia Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix +0.925 3 10
11 15 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.051 2 11
12 24 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix +1.064 1 12
13 28 Austria Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing +1.243 13 13
14 17 Austria Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport +1.268 14 14
15 11 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing +1.279 15 15
16 20 Mexico Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing +1.314 16 16
17 9 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne MP Motorsport +1.377 17 17
18 6 Mexico Santiago Ramos Trident +1.420 18 18
19 8 Poland Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport +1.441 19 19
20 18 United States Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport +1.443 20 20
21 19 Peru Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport +1.473 21 21
22 7 Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport +1.483 22 22
23 29 United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport +1.729 23 23
24 26 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing +1.821 24 24
25 21 Germany Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing +1.858 25 25
26 5 France Sami Meguetounif Trident +2.018 26 26
27 30 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport +2.369 27 27
28 16 United Kingdom Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight +2.475 28 28
29 31 United Kingdom Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport +2.656 29 29
30 22 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing +3.755 30 30
107% time: 1:39.557 (+6.513)
Source:[2][3][4]
Notes
  • ^1 – Nikola Tsolov received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Alex Dunne during the weekend's free practice session.[5]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 23 March 2024, at 11:15 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 15 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 35:32.870 2 10
2 3 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 20 +1.673 5 9
3 24 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 20 +1.958 1 8
4 12 Spain Mari Boya Campos Racing 20 +3.165 6 7
5 10 Germany Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 20 +4.152 4 6
6 2 Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 20 +5.158 11 5
7 9 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 20 +6.485 17 4
8 11 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 20 +7.122 15 3
9 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 20 +7.311 12 2
10 23 Australia Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 20 +7.747 3 1
11 17 Austria Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 20 +8.234 14
12 7 Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 20 +8.628 22
13 1 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 20 +9.7351 10
14 31 United Kingdom Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 20 +10.834 29
15 19 Peru Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 20 +11.288 21
16 8 Poland Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 20 +11.967 19
17 5 France Sami Meguetounif Trident 20 +13.233 26
18 29 United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 20 +13.744 23
19 21 Germany Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +14.623 25
20 25 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 20 +15.214 9
21 27 Italy Nikita Bedrin PHM AIX Racing 20 +15.4742 8
22 28 Austria Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing 20 +15.640 13
23 30 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 20 +16.893 27
24 6 Mexico Santiago Ramos Trident 20 +17.443 18
25 16 United Kingdom Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +18.250 28
26 18 United States Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 20 +19.0953 20
27 22 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +27.3474 30
28 14 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +1 lap 7
DNF 26 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing 13 Collision 24
DNF 20 Mexico Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 12 Driveshaft 16
Fastest lap set by United Kingdom Luke Browning: 1:36.186 (lap 2)
Source:[6]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Dino Beganovic originally finished sixth, but was later given a five-second time penalty for forcing Sebastián Montoya off the track, subsequently dropping him down to thirteenth.[7]
  • ^2 – Nikita Bedrin originally finished eighth, but later received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, dropping him down to P21 in the final classification.[7]
  • ^3 – Max Esterson was given a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits multiple times, dropping him down from P19 to P26.[7]
  • ^4 – Tommy Smith was given a ten-second time penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, dropping him down from P25 to P27.[7]

Feature race

The feature race was held on 24 March 2024, at 9:05 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 1 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 23 41:23.816 2 25 (1)
2 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 23 +1.682 1 18 (2)
3 2 Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 23 +3.221 2 15
4 14 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +4.050 5 12
5 17 Austria Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 23 +16.958 14 10
6 11 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 23 +21.230 15 8
7 12 Spain Mari Boya Campos Racing 23 +21.492 6 6
8 27 Italy Nikita Bedrin PHM AIX Racing 23 +25.610 4 4
9 10 Germany Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 23 +26.530 9 2
10 23 Australia Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 23 +26.785 10 1
11 3 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 23 +27.009 8
12 5 France Sami Meguetounif Trident 23 +29.437 26
13 24 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 23 +29.512 10
14 18 United States Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 23 +30.441 20
15 7 Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 23 +33.023 22
16 9 Republic of Ireland Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 23 +33.577 17
17 19 Peru Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 23 +34.067 21
18 8 Poland Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 23 +37.812 19
19 25 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 23 +38.222 7
20 16 United Kingdom Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +42.693 28
21 29 United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 23 +44.080 23
22 28 Austria Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing 23 +52.748 13
23 30 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 23 +1:01.595 27
24 6 Mexico Santiago Ramos Trident 23 +1:09.926 18
25 20 Mexico Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +1:10.635 16
26 15 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +1:14.235 11
DNF 21 Germany Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 1 Collision damage 25
DNF 22 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 0 Collision 30
DNF 31 United Kingdom Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 0 Collision 29
DNF 26 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing 0 Collision damage 24
Fastest lap set by Sweden Dino Beganovic: 1:35.588 (lap 7)
Source:[8]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Luke Browning 37
2 2 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli 37
4 3 Italy Gabriele Minì 32
11 4 Sweden Dino Beganovic 28
5 United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad 23
Teams' Championship standings
Pos. Team Points
2 1 Italy Prema Racing 83
1 2 Italy Trident 60
1 3 United Kingdom Hitech Pulse-Eight 47
2 4 France ART Grand Prix 46
1 5 Spain Campos Racing 39

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

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2024 Melbourne event - F3 Qualifying - Final Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2024 Melbourne event - F3 Sprint Race - Provisional Grid" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  4. ^ "QUALIFYING: Fornaroli outlasts Minì to take Melbourne pole position". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  5. ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2024 Melbourne event - INFRINGEMENT - Car 25 - Causing a collision with Car 9" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  6. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Stenshorne holds off Lindblad to take maiden F3 victory". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Multiple drivers penalised after Melbourne Sprint Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Beganovic scores maiden Formula 3 victory in Melbourne". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

External links

  • Official website


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