2025 Spielberg Formula 3 round
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| Round 6 of 10 in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.318 km (2.683 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Spielberg FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 27 and 29 June 2025 at the Red Bull Ring. It was the sixth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix.
There were two changes to the grid ahead of the round: James Hedley returned having recovered from an injury, and Nicola Lacorte served a race ban for obtaining more than 12 penalty points, with GB3 and Indy NXT driver Nikita Johnson competing in his place.[1]
Nikola Tsolov took his second pole position of the year in qualifiying, with James Wharton taking pole for the reverse-grid sprint race.[2] Wharton maintained his position throughout the race to take his maiden win in the category, followed by Alessandro Giusti. Charlie Wurz was running in third until lap 13, when he was hit by Brando Badoer, allowing Ugo Ugochukwu through to the final podium position.[3] However, he was penalised post-race for going off-track while defending from Tsolov, who had charged through the field from twelfth, promoting Tsolov to third place.[4]
Tsolov lead the feature race from the start, while second-place qualifier Brad Benavides dropped through the field once DRS was activated, allowing Tsolov to build a gap from Noah Strømsted, Rafael Câmara and Ugochukwu behind. The three tossled for the podium positions throughout the race, before Martinius Stenshorne, Tim Tramnitz and Mari Boya joined the fray from further down the field. Stenshorne moved into the podium positions on lap 14, and passed Câmara for second on lap 18, with Tramnitz and Boya following him a few laps later.[5] After the race, Tsolov was disqualified for excessive plank wear, and Stenshorne inherited the victory.[6]
Classification
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 27 June 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Roman Biliński was given a five-place grid penalty for the sprint race for causing a collision in the previous round.[8]
- ^2 Christian Ho was given a five-place grid penalty for the feature race for causing a collision during the sprint race.[9]
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 28 June 2025, at 10:05 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Ugo Ugochukwu was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 3rd to 16th.[9]
- ^2 Bruno del Pino and Brando Badoer were both given ten-second penalties for causing collisions. This did not affect their final finishing positions.[9]
- ^3 James Hedley was disqualified from the race for breaching parc fermé. He was originally classified in 20th.[9]
Feature race
The feature race was held on 29 June 2025, at 08:30 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Nicola Marinangeli was given two five-second time penalties for exceeding track limits. This did not affect his finishing position.[12]
- ^2 Nikola Tsolov and Laurens van Hoepen were both disqualified from the race for breaching the technical regulations. They were originally classified 1st and 9th respectively.[12]
Standings after the event
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ Wood, Ida (2025-06-25). "Nikita Johnson to make FIA F3 debut with DAMS at Red Bull Ring". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Turner, Tori (2025-06-27). "Red Bull junior Tsolov takes second F3 pole in Austria as Benavides stars". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-06-28). "Wharton takes maiden F3 victory in chaotic Red Bull Ring sprint race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Turner, Tori (2025-06-28). "ART's Wharton fends off Giusti for first F3 victory in Austria". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Awcock, Jacob (2025-06-29). "Tsolov dominates at Red Bull Ring to close up FIA F3 title fight". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Turner, Tori (2025-06-29). "Stenshorne inherits Austria F3 feature victory after Tsolov disqualified". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Doc 19 - F3 Qualifying - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2025-06-01). "Niko Lacorte handed FIA F3 race ban after latest clash". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ a b c d Wood, Ida (2025-06-28). "Tsolov inherits podium as Ugochukwu penalised for defence against him". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Doc 44 - F3 Race 1 (Sprint) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Doc 65 - F3 Race 2 (Feature) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2025-06-29). "F2 and F3 title races shaken up as Dunne and Tsolov get disqualified". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-30.