2024 Sakhir Formula 3 round
First round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 season
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| Round 1 of 10 in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permament racing facility 5.412 km (3.363 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Sakhir FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 29 February and 2 March 2024 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first race of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was being held in support of the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Background
Team changes
New Zealand automotive manufacturer Rodin Cars took over Carlin and renamed the team Rodin Motorsport, after previously becoming majority shareholder in 2023.[1]
Driver changes
The previous season's top five drivers - reigning champion Gabriel Bortoleto, runner-up Zak O'Sullivan, Paul Aron, Franco Colapinto, and Pepe Martí - all left the series and graduated to the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Italian F4 Championship champion and Kacper Sztuka and third-placed Arvid Lindblad debuted in the series with MP Motorsport and Prema Racing, respectively, both as Red Bull Junior Team members, and Formula Regional European Championship runner-up Martinius Stenshorne joined Hitech Pulse-Eight.[2][3][4] Thai Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, Peruvian Matías Zagazeta, and Alex Dunne of Ireland became the first drivers to represent their respective nations in series history.
Classification
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 29 February 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+3).
Notes:
- ^1 – Matías Zagazeta received a five-place grid penalty for the Feature Race for causing a collision with Tommy Smith in the Sprint Race. [8]
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 1 March 2024, at 13:15 local time (UTC+3).
Feature race
The feature race was held on 2 March 2024, at 12:00 local time (UTC+3).
Notes:
- ^1 – Nikita Bedrin originally finished eighteenth, but was later given a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits multiple times, dropping him down to 20th place in the final classification.[11]
- ^2 – Sophia Flörsch retired on the final lap, but was classified as she completed over 90% of the race distance.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Leading junior motorsport team Rodin Carlin to rebrand as Rodin Motorsport". Rodin Motorsport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Sztuka makes the jump up to FIA Formula 3 with MP Motorsport". MP Motorsport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Martinius Stenshorne joins Hitech Pulse-Eight in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship". Hitech Pulse-Eight. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-10-31). "Arvid Lindblad to step up to FIA F3 with Prema in 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "FIA Formula 3 2024 Result for Round 1 : Sakhir, Bahrain 29 February–2 March 2024". FIA F3® - The Official FIA F3® Website. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Beganovic takes first pole of 2024 season for PREMA Racing". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Zagazeta handed grid penalty following Sakhir Sprint Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Lindblad battles through for first win of 2024". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "FEATURE RACE: Browning holds off Mansell for maiden F3 victory". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Bedrin handed time penalty following Sakhir Feature Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
External links
- Official website
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