2019 Barcelona Formula 3 round

The 2019 Barcelona FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 11 and 12 May 2019 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. It was the first round of the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain  2019 Barcelona Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 1 of 8 in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
LocationCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.655 km (2.892 mi)
Feature Race
Date 11 May 2019
Laps 22
Pole position
Driver Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing
Time 1:31.975
Podium
First Russia Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing
Second Denmark Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix
Third New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Prema Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Denmark Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix
Time 1:35.209 (on lap 22)
Sprint Race
Date 12 May 2019
Laps 22
Podium
First India Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing
Second Estonia Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix
Third Finland Niko Kari Trident
Fastest lap
Driver India Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing
Time 1:34.711 (on lap 7)

Summary

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Background

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Following the 2018 GP3 Series, the series became the FIA Formula 3 Championship after merging with the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.

The round saw the début of the new Dallara F3 2019 chassis. The new chassis uses the same Mecachrome 3.4 litre (207 cu in) naturally-aspirated V6 engine that powered its predecessor, the GP3/16, but the power output is slightly reduced. The chassis also uses Pirelli tyres, as its predecessor GP3 did, and features the "halo" device used for cockpit protection.

Ten teams were listed to compete in the inaugural season; Reigning GP3 champions ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, Jenzer Motorsport, MP Motorsport and Trident were chosen from the GP3 Series teams, while Carlin, Hitech Grand Prix, and reigning European F3 champions Prema Racing were chosen from the Formula 3 European Championship. Both Carlin and Prema Racing had entries in the championship's sister series Formula 2, as did Charouz Racing System, who later formed a partnership with former Formula 1 team Sauber. The final entry went to HWA Racelab, who joined the championship after Mercedes-Benz left the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters touring car championship to focus on their Formula E entry.

Qualifying

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Prema Racing's and Ferrari Driver Academy member Robert Shwartzman became the first pole sitter of the series, ahead of ART's Christian Lundgaard and Prema teammate Marcus Armstrong.

Feature Race

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At the start, Christian Lundgaard took the lead into turn one from Robert Shwartzman, with Marcus Armstrong in third place. Lundgaard led for the entire race and became the first race winner of the new championship, with Shwartzman and fellow Ferrari junior Marcus Armstrong completing the podium in third, giving Prema a double podium finish. However, on the cool-down lap, Lundgaard would be awarded a penalty for exceeding the Full Course Yellow speed limit, which would hand the win to Russian driver Shwartzman.

The only retirement of the race was Campos Racing's Alessio Deledda, who spun off on lap 14 at turn 12. Liam Lawson would also not be classified following a late pit-lane start having suffered a mechanical failure on the warm-up lap.

Sprint Race

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Niko Kari, who returned to the championship with Trident after racing for MP Motorsport in GP3 and Formula 2 in 2018, qualified in reverse grid pole after finishing eighth in the first race. He was immediately overtaken at the start by the third Prema driver Jehan Daruvala, who competed in both GP3 and European F3 in 2018. The start saw four drivers eliminated following a collision at turns 1 and 2; Raoul Hyman, Ye Yifei, Jake Hughes, and Artem Petrov, which brought out the safety car. On lap 9, Fabio Scherer made contact with Bent Viscaal at turn 2 and Simo Laaksonen and Alex Peroni collided at the same turn, putting an end to both the Charouz and MP Motorsport drivers' respectively.

As Lundgaard did in the first race, Daruvala led the entire race and brought home a victory for Prema, with Red Bull Junior Jüri Vips in second and Kari third for Trident. The result gave Prema a 32 point lead over ART in the teams' championship, and Robert Shwartzman a 13 point lead over Lundgaard in the drivers' championship.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
1 28   Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 1:31.975 1
2 3   Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix +0.108 2
3 26   Marcus Armstrong Prema Racing +0.452 3
4 27   Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing +0.554 4
5 31   Logan Sargeant Carlin Buzz Racing +0.685 5
6 5   Simo Laaksonen MP Motorsport +0.780 6
7 1   David Beckmann ART Grand Prix +0.854 7
8 2   Max Fewtrell ART Grand Prix +0.882 8
9 23   Alex Peroni Campos Racing +0.888 9
10 14   Yuki Tsunoda Jenzer Motorsport +0.900 10
11 21   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix +0.901 11
12 19   Niko Kari Trident +0.903 12
13 18   Pedro Piquet Trident +0.905 13
14 7   Lirim Zendeli Sauber Junior Team by Charouz +0.959 14
15 6   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport +0.974 15
16 10   Bent Viscaal HWA Racelab +1.035 16
17 8   Fabio Scherer Sauber Junior Team by Charouz +1.047 17
18 20   Leonardo Pulcini Hitech Grand Prix +1.128 18
19 4   Liam Lawson MP Motorsport +1.175 19
20 30   Felipe Drugovich Carlin Buzz Racing +1.338 20
21 12   Keyvan Andres HWA Racelab +1.455 21
22 22   Ye Yifei Hitech Grand Prix +1.500 22
23 25   Sebastián Fernández Campos Racing +1.533 23
24 17   Devlin DeFrancesco Trident +1.570 24
25 9   Raoul Hyman Sauber Junior Team by Charouz +1.589 25
26 15   Artem Petrov Jenzer Motorsport +1.739 26
27 16   Andreas Estner Jenzer Motorsport +1.987 27
28 29   Teppei Natori Carlin Buzz Racing +2.079 28
29 11   Jake Hughes HWA Racelab +2.198 29
24   Alessio Deledda Campos Racing No time 30
Source:[1]

Feature Race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 28   Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 22 37:42.312 1 29 (25+4)
2 3   Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 22 +2.5291 2 20 (18+2)
3 26   Marcus Armstrong Prema Racing 22 +3.426 3 15
4 1   David Beckmann ART Grand Prix 22 +4.432 7 12
5 2   Max Fewtrell ART Grand Prix 22 +10.300 8 10
6 21   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 22 +14.536 11 8
7 27   Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing 22 +14.928 4 6
8 19   Niko Kari Trident 22 +16.132 12 4
9 5   Simo Laaksonen MP Motorsport 22 +17.807 6 2
10 14   Yuki Tsunoda Jenzer Motorsport 22 +22.913 10 1
11 30   Felipe Drugovich Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +25.576 20
12 23   Alex Peroni Campos Racing 22 +25.9321 9
13 10   Bent Viscaal HWA Racelab 22 +29.348 16
14 7   Lirim Zendeli Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 22 +30.237 14
15 31   Logan Sargeant Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +31.386 5
16 25   Sebastián Fernández Campos Racing 22 +31.926 23
17 11   Jake Hughes HWA Racelab 22 +32.207 29
18 15   Artem Petrov Jenzer Motorsport 22 +32.743 26
19 6   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 22 +33.624 15
20 20   Leonardo Pulcini Hitech Grand Prix 22 +33.756 18
21 9   Raoul Hyman Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 22 +38.164 25
22 22   Ye Yifei Hitech Grand Prix 22 +40.024 22
23 17   Devlin DeFrancesco Trident 22 +40.474 24
24 29   Teppei Natori Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +42.7171 28
25 16   Andreas Estner Jenzer Motorsport 22 +43.385 27
26 18   Pedro Piquet Trident 22 +45.055 13
27 8   Fabio Scherer Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 22 +50.378 17
28 12   Keyvan Andres HWA Racelab 22 +1:07.412 21
NC 4   Liam Lawson MP Motorsport 14 +8 Laps 19
Ret 24   Alessio Deledda Campos Racing 13 Spun out 30
Fastest lap set by   Christian Lundgaard: 1:35.209
Source:[2]

^1 Driver awarded a five-second penalty for exceeding the VSC delta.

Sprint Race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 27   Jehan Daruvala Prema Racing 22 40:29.021 2 17 (15+2)
2 21   Jüri Vips Hitech Grand Prix 22 +2.121 3 12
3 19   Niko Kari Trident 22 +3.742 1 10
4 28   Robert Shwartzman Prema Racing 22 +4.266 8 8
5 26   Marcus Armstrong Prema Racing 22 +5.257 6 6
6 3   Christian Lundgaard ART Grand Prix 22 +5.721 7 4
7 1   David Beckmann ART Grand Prix 22 +9.453 5 2
8 2   Max Fewtrell ART Grand Prix 22 +13.914 4 1
9 14   Yuki Tsunoda Jenzer Motorsport 22 +15.897 10
10 30   Felipe Drugovich Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +16.591 11
11 7   Lirim Zendeli Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 22 +17.135 14
12 25   Sebastián Fernández Campos Racing 22 +17.740 16
13 10   Bent Viscaal HWA Racelab 22 +18.155 13
14 31   Logan Sargeant Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +18.953 15
15 29   Teppei Natori Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +20.601 24
16 18   Pedro Piquet Trident 22 +21.197 26
17 4   Liam Lawson MP Motorsport 22 +22.570 29
18 12   Keyvan Andres HWA Racelab 22 +24.456 28
19 6   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 22 +24.832 19
20 17   Devlin DeFrancesco Trident 22 +25.368 23
21 20   Leonardo Pulcini Hitech Racing 22 +31.452 20
22 16   Andreas Estner Jenzer Motorsport 22 +33.860 25
23 24   Alessio Deledda Campos Racing 22 +38.702 30
24 23   Alex Peroni Campos Racing 22 +47.540 12
Ret 5   Simo Laaksonen MP Motorsport 8 Accident 9
Ret 8   Fabio Scherer Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 8 Spun out 27
Ret 22   Ye Yifei Hitech Grand Prix 0 Collision 22
Ret 9   Raoul Hyman Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 0 Collision 21
Ret 11   Jake Hughes HWA Racelab 0 Collision 17
Ret 15   Artem Petrov Jenzer Motorsport 0 Collision 18
Fastest lap set by   Jehan Daruvala: 1:34.711
Source:[3]

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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References

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  1. ^ "FIA Formula 3 - Qualifying". FIA Formula 3 Championship. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Barcelona F3: Lundgaard penalty hands Shwartzman victory". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Barcelona F3: Daruvala beats Vips in Race 2". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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Previous round:
2018 Yas Marina GP3 Series round
FIA Formula 3 Championship
2019 season
Next round:
2019 Le Castellet Formula 3 round
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Barcelona Formula 3 round Next round:
2020 Barcelona Formula 3 round