2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round
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Round 8 of 9 in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 July 2023 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the penultimate race of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.
Driver changes
Prior to the round at the Spa-Francorchamps, Rodin Carlin announced that Euroformula Open racer Francesco Simonazzi had taken over Max Esterson's seat for the rest of the season.[1]
Classification
Qualifying
Notes:
- ^1 - Gabriele Minì received a 5-place grid penalty for the feature race for causing a collision with Pepe Martí in the sprint race.[6]
Sprint Race
No points were awarded after this race as there was no two consecutive laps under green flag.[7] However, prior to the evening full points were awarded to all drivers, who finished in top 10 as all 12 racing laps were completed.[8]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
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1 | 17 | ![]() |
Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | 36:16.106 | 4 | 10 (1) |
2 | 27 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | +0.559 | 3 | 9 |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 12 | +0.998 | 2 | 8 |
4 | 12 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 12 | +1.536 | 5 | 7 |
5 | 10 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 12 | +1.689 | 9 | 6 |
6 | 25 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 12 | +2.206 | 1 | 5 |
7 | 9 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 12 | +2.512 | 8 | 4 |
8 | 16 | ![]() |
Hitech Pulse-Eight | 12 | +3.382 | 13 | 3 |
9 | 4 | ![]() |
Trident
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12 | +3.538 | 11 | 2 |
10 | 8 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 12 | +4.446 | 16 | 1 |
11 | 26 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | +4.728 | 18 | |
12 | 29 | ![]() |
PHM Racing by Charouz | 12 | +5.352 | 24 | |
13 | 7 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 12 | +5.642 | 17 | |
14 | 21 | ![]() |
Rodin Carlin
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12 | +6.206 | 29 | |
15 | 3 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 12 | +6.3161 | 7 | |
16 | 11 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 12 | +6.528 | 14 | |
17 | 30 | ![]() |
PHM Racing by Charouz | 12 | +7.623 | 30 | |
18 | 28 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | +10.371 | 22 | |
19 | 24 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 12 | +11.889 | 23 | |
20 | 20 | ![]() |
Rodin Carlin
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12 | +12.672 | 25 | |
21 | 31 | Woohyun Shin
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PHM Racing by Charouz | 12 | +13.135 | 28 | |
22 | 2 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 12 | +13.2422 | 6 | |
23 | 18 | ![]() |
Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | +18.8483 | 19 | |
24 | 19 | ![]() |
Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | +20.8334 | 20 | |
DNF | 5 | ![]() |
Trident
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8 | Collision/Puncture | 15 | |
DNF | 15 | ![]() |
Hitech Pulse-Eight | 3 | Collision | 10 | |
DNF | 23 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 3 | Collision | 12 | |
DNF | 22 | ![]() |
Rodin Carlin
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3 | Collision | 26 | |
DNF | 6 | ![]() |
Trident
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3 | Suspension | 27 | |
DNF | 14 | ![]() |
Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | Collision | 21 | |
Fastest lap set by ![]() | |||||||
Source:[4][9] |
Notes:
- ^1 - Zak O'Sullivan received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Hugh Barter off track.[6]
- ^2 - Dino Beganovic received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Gabriel Bortoleto.[6]
- ^3 - Rafael Villagómez received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sebastián Montoya.
- ^4 - Tommy Smith received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Oliver Goethe.[6]
Feature Race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
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1 | 27 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | 39:50.104 | 10 | 25 |
2 | 24 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 15 | +1.529 | 23 | 18 |
3 | 26 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +7.703 | 18 | 15 |
4 | 28 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +8.915 | 22 | 12 |
5 | 17 | ![]() |
Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +20.053 | 9 | 10 |
6 | 14 | ![]() |
Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | +20.172 | 21 | 8 |
7 | 29 | ![]() |
PHM Racing by Charouz | 15 | +20.533 | 24 | 6 |
8 | 1 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 15 | +28.760 | 11 | 4 |
9 | 23 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 15 | +30.172 | 1 | 2 (3) |
10 | 10 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 15 | +31.547 | 3 | 1 |
11 | 5 | ![]() |
Trident
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15 | +32.595 | 15 | |
12 | 3 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 15 | +33.068 | 5 | |
13 | 11 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 15 | +34.910 | 14 | |
14 | 4 | ![]() |
Trident
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15 | +35.731 | 2 | |
15 | 7 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 15 | +35.959 | 17 | |
16 | 2 | ![]() |
Prema Racing | 15 | +37.752 | 6 | |
17 | 9 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 15 | +40.127 | 9 | |
18 | 19 | ![]() |
Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +43.351 | 20 | |
19 | 12 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 15 | +45.093 | 7 | |
20 | 8 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 15 | +45.875 | 16 | |
21 | 18 | ![]() |
Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +51.388 | 19 | |
22 | 25 | ![]() |
Campos Racing | 15 | +1:09.043 | 12 | |
23 | 16 | ![]() |
Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | +1:48.8171 | 13 | |
24 | 21 | ![]() |
Rodin Carlin
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15 | +2:17.1722 | 29 | |
25 | 31 | Woohyun Shin
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PHM Racing by Charouz | 14 | +1 lap | 28 | |
DNF | 20 | ![]() |
Rodin Carlin
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12 | Collision damage | 25 | |
DNF | 22 | ![]() |
Rodin Carlin
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12 | Puncture damage | 26 | |
DNF | 30 | ![]() |
PHM Racing by Charouz | 4 | Spun off | 30 | |
DNF | 6 | ![]() |
Trident
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3 | Accident | 27 | |
DNS | 15 | ![]() |
Hitech Pulse-Eight | – | Did not start3 | 8 | |
Fastest lap set by ![]() | |||||||
Source:[4][10] |
Notes:
- ^1 - Luke Browning received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Ido Cohen.
- ^2 - Francesco Simonazzi received a 30-second time penalty for his mechanics leaving the starting grid too late.
- ^3 – Gabriele Minì crashed out on the sighting lap and was therefore unable to start the race.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings
See also
Notes
- ^ Sprint race has been shortened from 15 to 12 laps and feature race has been shortened from 18 to 15 laps due to too high tyre wear.
- ^ Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.[2]
- ^ Mansell is an Australian driver who competed under a British licence in rounds 1–6 and an Australian licence from round 7 onwards.[3]
References
- ^ "Rodin Carlin confirms Francesco Simonazzi for remainder of the 2023 F3 season". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Christian Mansell". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Formula 3 2023 Result for Round 9 : Belgium , Spa-Francorchamps 28-30 July 2023". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Martí steals pole late on to keep title hopes intact". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ a b c d "Several drivers handed post-Sprint Race penalties". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ White, Megan (29 July 2023). "No points to be awarded for crash-strewn Spa F3 sprint race". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race points awarded upon review". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Collet wins as Championship contenders hit trouble". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "FEATURE RACE: Barnard takes maiden F3 win with Bortoleto two points short of title". FIA_F3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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