2023 Melbourne Formula 3 round

  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 Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing
Second Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight
Third Paul Aron Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:34.880 (on lap 18)
Feature Race
Date 2 April 2023
Laps 23
Pole position
Driver Gabriel Bortoleto Trident
Time 1:33.025
Podium
First Gabriel Bortoleto Trident
Second Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix
Third Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight
Fastest lap
Driver 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.

Franco Colapinto won the sprint race behind the safety car, in which resulted as a 1-2 finish for the Williams Academy. However, Colapinto, and his two teammates, Mari Boya and Jonny Edgar, have all been disqualified from the sprint as it was found the suspension keels on all three MP Motorsport cars did not conform to regulations.

As a result, Zak O'Sullivan inherited the win and Luke Browning was credited with the fastest lap. However, ninth-placed finisher Christian Mansell received the fastest lap point as he posted the fastest lap among the drivers classified among the top ten.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
SR 		Grid
FR
1 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 1:33.025 12 1
2 8 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix +0.171 11 2
3 15 Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.282 10 3
4 4 Leonardo Fornaroli Trident +0.345 9 4
5 3 Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing +0.348 8 5
6 1 Paul Aron Prema Racing +0.383 7 6
7 10 Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport +0.563 6 7
8 2 Dino Beganovic Prema Racing +0.579 5 8
9 16 Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.740 4 9
10 17 Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing +0.851 3 10
11 6 Oliver Goethe Trident +0.992 2 11
12 14 Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.069 1 12
13 24 Christian Mansell[a] Campos Racing +1.202 13 13
14 12 Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport +1.251 14 14
15 9 Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +1.265 15 15
16 11 Mari Boya MP Motorsport +1.301 16 16
17 7 Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix +1.339 17 17
18 27 Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport +1.369 18 18
19 18 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +1.521 19 19
20 26 Nikita Bedrin[b] Jenzer Motorsport +1.743 20 20
21 20 Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin +2.077 21 21
22 25 Hugh Barter Campos Racing +2.108 22 22
23 22 Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin +2.334 23 28
24 29 Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz +2.494 24 23
25 30 Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz +2.663 25 24
26 21 Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin +2.7551 291 25
27 31 Piotr Wiśnicki PHM Racing by Charouz +2.994 26 26
28 19 Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing +3.289 282 27
29 28 Alex García Jenzer Motorsport +3.571 27 29
107% time: 1:39.536 (+6.511)
— 23 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 Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 20 42:06.098 8 10
2 14 Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +0.219 1 9
3 1 Paul Aron Prema Racing 20 +0.593 7 8
4 15 Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +0.778 10 7
5 2 Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 20 +1.369 5 6
6 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 20 +1.542 12 5
7 4 Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 20 +1.969 9 4
8 8 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 20 +3.498 6 3
9 24 Christian Mansell Campos Racing 20 +7.327 13 2 (1)
10 7 Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 20 +8.523 17 1
11 9 Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 20 +8.816 15
12 27 Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 20 +9.913 18
13 23 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 20 +11.009 30
14 18 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +13.025 19
15 26 Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 20 +13.136 20
16 29 Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 20 +14.102 24
17 16 Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +15.112 4
18 30 Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 20 +15.813 25
19 25 Hugh Barter Campos Racing 20 +16.332 22
20 20 Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 20 +17.662 21
21 17 Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +18.802 3
22 21 Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin 20 +19.981 29
23 31 Piotr Wiśnicki PHM Racing by Charouz 20 +20.545 26
DNF 28 Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 17 Accident 27
DNF 19 Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 12 Accident 22
DNF 22 Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 5 Collision damage 23
DNF 6 Oliver Goethe Trident 0 Puncture damage 2
DSQ 10 Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 20 Disqualified1 6
DSQ 11 Mari Boya MP Motorsport 20 Disqualified1 16
DSQ 12 Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 20 Disqualified1 14
Fastest lap set by Luke Browning: 1:34.880 (lap 18)
Source:[3]

Notes

Feature race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 23 43:41.950 1 25 (2)
2 8 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 23 +0.596 2 18 (1)
3 15 Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +3.032 3 15
4 4 Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 23 +3.216 4 12
5 3 Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 23 +3.564 5 10
6 1 Paul Aron Prema Racing 23 +4.393 6 8
7 23 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 23 +8.738 30 6
8 16 Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +9.1911 9 4
9 27 Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 23 +13.589 18 2
10 24 Christian Mansell Campos Racing 23 +14.356 13 1
11 12 Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 23 +14.928 14
12 19 Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +15.582 27
13 2 Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 23 +18.5572 8
14 20 Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 23 +18.766 21
15 25 Hugh Barter Campos Racing 23 +19.034 22
16 17 Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +19.426 10
17 21 Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin 23 +19.645 25
18 29 Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 23 +23.606 23
19 18 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +28.676 19
20 28 Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 23 +30.035 29
21 9 Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 23 +30.064 15
22 6 Oliver Goethe Trident 23 +56.084 11
233 26 Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 22 Accident 20
DNF 22 Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 11 Collision damage 28
DNF 30 Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 8 Collision 24
DNF 31 Piotr Wiśnicki PHM Racing by Charouz 6 Accident 26
DNF 7 Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 4 Collision damage 17
DNF 10 Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 1 Collision 7
DNF 11 Mari Boya MP Motorsport 1 Accident 16
DNF 14 Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 0 Collision damage 12
Fastest lap set by 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Melbourne post-Feature Race penalties". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2 April 2023.


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