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.
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| Round 8 of 9 in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Driver changes edit
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 edit
Qualifying edit
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 edit
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]
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 edit
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 edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ "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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