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2023 Sakhir Formula 3 round

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Bahrain  2023 Sakhir Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 1 of 9 in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
LocationBahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 4 March 2023
Laps 19
Podium
First Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing
Second Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport
Third Brazil Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing
Time 1:50.867 (on lap 14)
Feature Race
Date 5 March 2023
Laps 23
Pole position
Driver Italy Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:47.055
Podium
First Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident
Second Germany Oliver Goethe Trident
Third Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident
Time 1:50.743 (on lap 2)

The 2023 Sakhir FIA Formula 3 round was a motor race held on 4 and 5 March 2023 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. It was the opening round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, held in support of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Background

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Team changes

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German Formula 4 team PHM Racing took over the entry and assets of Charouz Racing System at the end of the 2022 season, and runs in cooperation with the Czech squad under the PHM Racing by Charouz moniker.[1]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
SR
Grid
FR
1 15 Italy Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:47.055 12 1
2 5 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident +0.057 11 2
3 8 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix +0.111 10 3
4 6 Germany Oliver Goethe Trident +0.135 9 4
5 25 Australia Hugh Barter Campos Racing +0.219 8 5
6 7 United States Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix +0.228 7 6
7 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident +0.235 6 7
8 2 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing +0.265 5 8
9 1 Estonia Paul Aron Prema Racing +0.267 4 9
10 17 Brazil Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing +0.316 3 10
11 23 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing +0.336 2 11
12 10 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport +0.343 1 12
13 24 United Kingdom Christian Mansell[a] Campos Racing +0.396 13 13
14 14 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.421 14 14
15 12 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport +0.480 15 15
16 9 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +0.538 16 16
17 16 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.639 17 17
18 3 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing +0.662 18 18
19 11 Spain Mari Boya MP Motorsport +0.830 19 19
20 18 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +0.895 20 20
21 20 United Kingdom Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin +1.145 241 21
22 26 Italy Nikita Bedrin[b] Jenzer Motorsport +1.148 21 22
23 31 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki PHM Racing by Charouz +1.460 22 23
24 29 Germany Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz +1.604 23 24
25 22 Israel Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin +1.610 25 25
26 21 United States Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin +1.630 26 26
27 19 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing +1.632 27 27
28 28 Mexico Alex García Jenzer Motorsport +2.129 28 28
29 30 Brazil Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz +2.410 29 29
107% time: 1:54.548 (+7.693)
27 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport +14.138 30 30
Source:[4]

Notes

  • ^1Oliver Gray originally qualified twenty-first, but later received a three-place grid drop for Saturday's Sprint race after he was found to have impeded Roberto Faria at Turn 15.[5]

Sprint race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 23 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing 19 43:15.477 2 10 (1)
2 10 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 19 +1.805 1 9
3 17 Brazil Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +5.879 3 8
4 2 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 19 +9.017 5 7
5 1 Estonia Paul Aron Prema Racing 19 +9.848 4 6
6 6 Germany Oliver Goethe Trident 19 +10.623 9 5
7 8 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 19 +11.157 10 4
8 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 19 +11.737 6 3
9 12 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 19 +12.359 15 2
10 14 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +12.897 14 1
11 25 Australia Hugh Barter Campos Racing 19 +13.663 8
12 3 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 19 +14.829 18
13 24 United Kingdom Christian Mansell Campos Racing 19 +15.819 13
14 27 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 19 +17.461 30
15 11 Spain Mari Boya MP Motorsport 19 +18.032 19
16 26 Italy Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 19 +19.240 21
17 15 Italy Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +19.663 12
18 22 Israel Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 19 +23.416 25
19 5 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 19 +24.1112 11
20 21 United States Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin 19 +24.671 26
21 20 United Kingdom Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 19 +25.049 24
22 29 Germany Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 19 +25.373 PL
23 19 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +25.951 27
24 30 Brazil Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 19 +38.570 29
25 31 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki PHM Racing by Charouz 19 +45.222 PL
26 9 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 19 +47.787 16
27 28 Mexico Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 19 +1:01.777 28
28 7 United States Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 19 +1:25.936 7
DNF 16 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 6 Collision damage 17
DNF 18 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 1 Collision 20
Fastest lap set by Spain Pepe Martí: 1:50.867 (lap 14)
Source:[4]

Notes

Feature race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 5 Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto Trident 22 44:33.107 2 25 (1)
2 6 Germany Oliver Goethe Trident 22 +0.869 4 18
3 2 Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 22 +1.109 8 15
4 8 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 22 +1.324 3 12
5 16 United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 22 +1.691 17 10
6 23 Spain Pepe Martí Campos Racing 22 +1.848 11 8
7 7 United States Kaylen Frederick ART Grand Prix 22 +2.114 6 6
8 15 Italy Gabriele Minì Hitech Pulse-Eight 22 +4.600 1 4 (2)
9 14 Colombia Sebastián Montoya Hitech Pulse-Eight 22 +6.814 14 2
10 10 Argentina Franco Colapinto MP Motorsport 22 +9.834 12 1
11 3 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Prema Racing 22 +15.831 18
12 1 Estonia Paul Aron Prema Racing 22 +18.1813 9
13 24 United Kingdom Christian Mansell Campos Racing 22 +18.265 13
14 17 Brazil Caio Collet Van Amersfoort Racing 22 +19.202 10
15 9 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 22 +19.227 16
16 27 United Kingdom Taylor Barnard Jenzer Motorsport 22 +19.602 30
17 26 Italy Nikita Bedrin Jenzer Motorsport 22 +22.022 22
18 22 Israel Ido Cohen Rodin Carlin 22 +25.202 25
19 18 Mexico Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 22 +25.636 20
20 29 Germany Sophia Flörsch PHM Racing by Charouz 22 +28.433 24
21 20 United Kingdom Oliver Gray Rodin Carlin 22 +30.0884 21
22 21 United States Hunter Yeany Rodin Carlin 22 +35.461 26
23 12 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar MP Motorsport 22 +36.182 15
24 31 Poland Piotr Wiśnicki PHM Racing by Charouz 22 +37.365 23
25 30 Brazil Roberto Faria PHM Racing by Charouz 22 +45.304 29
26 25 Australia Hugh Barter Campos Racing 22 +1:07.515 5
27 4 Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 21 +1 lap 7
28 19 Australia Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +2 laps5 27
29 28 Mexico Alex García Jenzer Motorsport 19 +3 laps5 28
DNF 11 Spain Mari Boya MP Motorsport 6 Collision damage 19
Fastest lap set by Brazil Gabriel Bortoleto: 1:50.743 (lap 2)
Source:[4]

Notes

  • ^3Paul Aron originally finished eleventh, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Zak O'Sullivan.[7]
  • ^4Oliver Gray originally finished eighteenth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for track limits violations.[7]
  • ^5Tommy Smith and Alex García both retired from the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Standings after the event

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Mansell is an Australian driver competing under a British licence.[2]
  2. ^ Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (28 November 2022). "PHM Racing to enter F2 and F3 in 2023 with Charouz deal". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Christian Mansell". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Formula 3 2023 Result for Round 1 : Bahrain , Sakhir 3–5 March 2023". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Oliver Gray handed post-Qualifying grid penalty". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Bortoleto penalised following Sakhir Sprint Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Sakhir Post-Feature Race penalties". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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