2025 Melbourne Formula 3 round
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| Round 1 of 10 in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Albert Park Circuit Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit 5.278 km (3.280 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 13 and 16 March 2025 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. It was the opening round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship[1] and was held in support of the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.
The round marked the first use of the new Formula 3 car, the Dallara F3 2025, during a race weekend.[2]
Classification
Summary
Rafael Câmara qualified on pole position at Albert Park Circuit, ahead of Noah Strømsted and Théophile Naël.[3][4] Santiago Ramos won the sprint race,[5][6] while pole sitter Câmara won the feature race.[7][8][9] Câmara leads the championship by 9 points ahead of Naël and 10 points ahead of Strømsted.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 14 March 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC+11).
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 15 March 2025, at 11:15 local time (UTC+11).
Notes:
- ^1 – Alessandro Giusti originally finished eleventh, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for Safety Car infringement, subsequently dropping him down to 21st.
- ^2 – Joshua Dufek originally finished 18th, but later received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage and another ten-second time penalty for causing a collision, dropping him down to 22nd in the final classification.
- ^3 – James Wharton was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision.
Feature race
The feature race was held on 16 March 2025, at 9:05 local time (UTC+11). Originally scheduled for 20 laps, the race was red-flagged on lap 18 due to heavy rain, and the results were taken from lap 16.
Notes:
- ^1 – Matías Zagazeta originally finished 13th, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision, subsequently dropping him down to 22nd.
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
- ^ Donlic, Ramiza (14 March 2025). "F3 Melbourne Preview: A Season Opener Like No Other". Last Word on Motorsports. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Spadi, Daniele (17 March 2025). "4 things we learned from the 2025 Melbourne F3 round". Feeder Series. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (14 March 2025). "Camara leads Trident 1-2 on qualifying debut in new FIA F3 car". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Whitfield, Harry (14 March 2025). "Rafael Camara takes maiden F3 pole position for season opener in Australia". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Smith, Jack Oliver (15 March 2025). "Santiago Ramos wins Melbourne F3 Sprint under Safety Car". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (15 March 2025). "Santiago Ramos takes maiden win in first race of FIA F3's new era". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Donlic, Ramiza (16 March 2025). "2025 F3 Australia: Câmara Dominates in Challenging Conditions". Last Word on Motorsports. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Whitfield, Harry (15 March 2025). "Rafael Camara takes Melbourne F3 Feature Race win in tricky conditions". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (15 March 2025). "Camara wins red-flagged FIA F3 feature race washout in Melbourne". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2025 Melbourne event - F3 Qualifying - Final Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2025 Melbourne event - F3 Sprint Race- Provisional Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2025 Melbourne event - F3 Feature Race - Provisional Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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