2024 Melbourne Formula 3 round

  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 Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight
Second Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing
Third Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:36.186 (on lap 2)
Feature Race
Date 24 March 2024
Laps 23
Pole position
Driver Leonardo Fornaroli Trident
Time 1:33.044
Podium
First Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Second Leonardo Fornaroli Trident
Third Gabriele Minì Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Time 1:35.588 (on lap 7)

The 2024 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event 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

Summary

Leonardo Fornaroli qualified in first place at Albert Park Circuit ahead of Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic. Laurens van Hoepen started the sprint race from the front, and he and Martinius Stenshorne exchanged the lead multiple times in the early laps. Stenshorne ultimately held the position and then kept Arvid Lindblad behind, who had progressed to second place from fifth at the start. Stenshorne's victory was his first FIA Formula 3 podium finish.

Feature race pole-sitter Fornaroli led at the start and through the first restart after the safety car was deployed to recover Tommy Smith and Joseph Loake's collided cars. Beganovic overtook Fornaroli for the lead on lap 14. Minì had lost third place to Luke Browning but recovered the podium place on the penultimate lap. Beganovic's victory was his first in the category, and promoted him to fourth place in the Drivers' Championship. At the end of the round, Browning and Fornaroli were tied on points at the top of the championship – with Browning ahead by virtue of having won a race – both five points ahead of Minì.

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 Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 1:33.044 12 1
2 2 Gabriele Minì Prema Racing +0.019 11 2
3 1 Dino Beganovic Prema Racing +0.300 10 3
4 27 Nikita Bedrin[a] PHM AIX Racing +0.345 8 4
5 14 Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.391 7 5
6 12 Mari Boya Campos Racing +0.527 6 6
7 25 Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +0.540 91 7
8 3 Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing +0.672 5 8
9 10 Oliver Goethe Campos Racing +0.723 4 9
10 23 Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix +0.925 3 10
11 15 Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.051 2 11
12 24 Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix +1.064 1 12
13 28 Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing +1.243 13 13
14 17 Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport +1.268 14 14
15 11 Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing +1.279 15 15
16 20 Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing +1.314 16 16
17 9 Alex Dunne MP Motorsport +1.377 17 17
18 6 Santiago Ramos Trident +1.420 18 18
19 8 Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport +1.441 19 19
20 18 Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport +1.443 20 20
21 19 Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport +1.473 21 21
22 7 Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport +1.483 22 22
23 29 Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport +1.729 23 23
24 26 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing +1.821 24 24
25 21 Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing +1.858 25 25
26 5 Sami Meguetounif Trident +2.018 26 26
27 30 Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport +2.369 27 27
28 16 Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight +2.475 28 28
29 31 Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport +2.656 29 29
30 22 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 Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 35:32.870 2 10
2 3 Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 20 +1.673 5 9
3 24 Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 20 +1.958 1 8
4 12 Mari Boya Campos Racing 20 +3.165 6 7
5 10 Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 20 +4.152 4 6
6 2 Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 20 +5.158 11 5
7 9 Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 20 +6.485 17 4
8 11 Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 20 +7.122 15 3
9 4 Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 20 +7.311 12 2
10 23 Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 20 +7.747 3 1
11 17 Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 20 +8.234 14
12 7 Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 20 +8.628 22
13 1 Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 20 +9.7351 10
14 31 Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 20 +10.834 29
15 19 Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 20 +11.288 21
16 8 Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 20 +11.967 19
17 5 Sami Meguetounif Trident 20 +13.233 26
18 29 Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 20 +13.744 23
19 21 Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +14.623 25
20 25 Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 20 +15.214 9
21 27 Nikita Bedrin PHM AIX Racing 20 +15.4742 8
22 28 Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing 20 +15.640 13
23 30 Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 20 +16.893 27
24 6 Santiago Ramos Trident 20 +17.443 18
25 16 Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 20 +18.250 28
26 18 Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 20 +19.0953 20
27 22 Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +27.3474 30
28 14 Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +1 lap 7
DNF 26 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing 13 Collision 24
DNF 20 Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 12 Driveshaft 16
Fastest lap set by 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 Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 23 41:23.816 2 25 (1)
2 4 Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 23 +1.682 1 18 (2)
3 2 Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 23 +3.221 3 15
4 14 Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +4.050 5 12
5 17 Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 23 +16.958 14 10
6 11 Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 23 +21.230 15 8
7 12 Mari Boya Campos Racing 23 +21.492 6 6
8 27 Nikita Bedrin PHM AIX Racing 23 +25.610 4 4
9 10 Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 23 +26.530 9 2
10 23 Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 23 +26.785 10 1
11 3 Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 23 +27.009 8
12 5 Sami Meguetounif Trident 23 +29.437 26
13 24 Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 23 +29.512 12
14 18 Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 23 +30.441 20
15 7 Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 23 +33.023 22
16 9 Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 23 +33.577 17
17 19 Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 23 +34.067 21
18 8 Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 23 +37.812 19
19 25 Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 23 +38.222 7
20 16 Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +42.693 28
21 29 Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 23 +44.080 23
22 28 Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing 23 +52.748 13
23 30 Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 23 +1:01.595 27
24 6 Santiago Ramos Trident 23 +1:09.926 18
25 20 Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +1:10.635 16
26 15 Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +1:14.235 11
DNF 21 Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 1 Collision damage 25
DNF 22 Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 0 Collision 30
DNF 31 Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 0 Collision 29
DNF 26 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing 0 Collision damage 24
Fastest lap set by Dino Beganovic: 1:35.588 (lap 7)
Source:[8]

Standings after the event

  • 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.


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