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2024 Sakhir Formula 3 round

The 2024 Sakhir FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 29 February and 2 March 2024 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first race of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was being held in support of the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Bahrain  2024 Sakhir Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 1 of 10 in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit
LocationBahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 1 March 2024
Laps 19
Podium
First United Kingdom Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing
Second Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix
Third Italy Leonardo Fornaroli Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix
Time 1:50.401 (on lap 2)
Feature Race
Date 2 March 2024
Laps 22
Pole position
Driver Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Time 1:46.431
Podium
First United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight
Second Australia Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix
Third Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Time 1:50.261 (on lap 2)

Background edit

Team changes edit

New Zealand automotive manufacturer Rodin Cars took over Carlin and renamed the team Rodin Motorsport, after previously becoming majority shareholder in 2023.[1]

Driver changes edit

The previous season's top five drivers - reigning champion Gabriel Bortoleto, runner-up Zak O'Sullivan, Paul Aron, Franco Colapinto, and Pepe Martí - all left the series and graduated to the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Italian F4 Championship champion and Kacper Sztuka and third-placed Arvid Lindblad debuted in the series with MP Motorsport and Prema Racing, respectively, both as Red Bull Junior Team members, and Formula Regional European Championship runner-up Martinius Stenshorne joined Hitech Pulse-Eight.[2][3][4] Thai Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, Peruvian Matías Zagazeta, and Alex Dunne of Ireland became the first drivers to represent their respective nations in series history.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Qualifying was held on 29 February 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+3).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR 		Grid
FR
1 1   Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 1:46.431 12 1
2 14   Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.167 11 2
3 2   Gabriele Minì Prema Racing +0.170 10 3
4 5   Sami Meguetounif Trident +0.364 9 4
5 6   Santiago Ramos Trident +0.367 8 5
6 4   Leonardo Fornaroli Trident +0.374 7 6
7 7   Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport +0.397 6 7
8 23   Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix +0.412 5 8
9 3   Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing +0.442 4 9
10 18   Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport +0.503 3 10
11 25   Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +0.510 2 11
12 24   Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix +0.531 1 12
13 20   Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing +0.600 13 13
14 9   Alex Dunne MP Motorsport +0.702 14 14
15 12   Mari Boya Campos Racing +0.739 15 15
16 17   Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport +0.760 16 16
17 10   Oliver Goethe Campos Racing +0.767 17 17
18 27   Nikita Bedrin[a] PHM AIX Racing +0.778 18 18
19 29   Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport +0.785 19 19
20 19   Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport +0.786 20 251
21 31   Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport +0.788 21 20
22 15   Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.040 22 21
23 26   Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing +1.304 23 22
24 8   Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport +1.314 24 23
25 21   Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing +1.381 25 24
26 28   Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing +1.447 26 26
27 22   Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing +1.498 27 27
28 30   Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport +1.540 28 28
29 11   Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing +1.927 29 29
30 16   Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight +2.134 30 30
107% time: 1:53.881 (+7.450)
Source:[6][7]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Matías Zagazeta received a five-place grid penalty for the Feature Race for causing a collision with Tommy Smith in the Sprint Race. [8]

Sprint race edit

The sprint race was held on 1 March 2024, at 13:15 local time (UTC+3).

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 3   Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 19 35:35.482 4 10
2 24   Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 19 +5.478 1 9 (1)
3 4   Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 19 +5.514 7 8
4 25   Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 19 +6.717 2 7
5 7   Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 19 +6.927 6 6
6 18   Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 19 +8.409 3 5
7 2   Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 19 +8.413 10 4
8 12   Mari Boya Campos Racing 19 +9.183 15 3
9 10   Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 19 +9.938 17 2
10 5   Sami Meguetounif Trident 19 +11.245 9 1
11 15   Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +12.585 22
12 9   Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 19 +13.082 14
13 27   Nikita Bedrin PHM AIX Racing 19 +14.987 18
14 23   Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 19 +19.282 5
15 14   Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +19.513 11
16 26   Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing 19 +19.756 23
17 29   Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 19 +21.166 19
18 11   Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 19 +22.907 29
19 17   Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 19 +24.629 16
20 8   Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 19 +26.625 24
21 6   Santiago Ramos Trident 19 +27.349 8
22 20   Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +30.135 13
23 21   Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +33.128 25
24 28   Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing 19 +37.819 26
25 30   Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 19 +38.205 28
26 16   Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 19 +40.079 30
27 31   Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 19 +40.715 21
28 22   Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 19 +1:00.473 27
29 1   Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 19 +1:30.029 12
DNF 19   Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 15 Collision damage 20
Fastest lap set by   Laurens van Hoepen: 1:50.401 (lap 2)
Source:[6][9]

Feature race edit

The feature race was held on 2 March 2024, at 12:00 local time (UTC+3).

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 14   Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 22 41:08.012 2 25
2 23   Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 22 +1.264 8 18
3 7   Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 22 +2.432 7 15
4 5   Sami Meguetounif Trident 22 +5.654 4 12
5 6   Santiago Ramos Trident 22 +6.930 5 10
6 2   Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 22 +8.200 3 8
7 4   Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 22 +8.888 6 6 (1)
8 3   Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 22 +9.542 9 4
9 9   Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 22 +16.619 14 2
10 10   Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 22 +17.032 17 1
11 25   Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 22 +18.076 11
12 20   Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 22 +19.451 13
13 1   Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 22 +20.021 1 (2)
14 15   Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 22 +21.734 22
15 24   Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 22 +22.676 12
16 17   Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 22 +23.108 16
17 11   Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 22 +23.679 29
18 19   Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 22 +30.847 25
19 26   Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing 22 +34.409 22
20 27   Nikita Bedrin PHM AIX Racing 22 +34.9021 18
21 29   Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 22 +35.839 19
22 22   Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 22 +37.465 27
23 31   Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 22 +41.131 20
24 18   Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 22 +42.347 10
25 30   Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 22 +52.341 28
26 16   Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 22 +53.921 30
27 28   Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing 22 +59.979 26
28 8   Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 22 +1:03.836 23
29 12   Mari Boya Campos Racing 22 +1:28.231 15
302 21   Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 21 +1 lap 24
Fastest lap set by   Dino Beganovic: 1:50.261 (lap 2)
Source:[6][10]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Nikita Bedrin originally finished eighteenth, but was later given a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits multiple times, dropping him down to 20th place in the final classification.[11]
  • ^2 – Sophia Flörsch retired on the final lap, but was classified as she completed over 90% of the race distance.

Standings after the event edit

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

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Leading junior motorsport team Rodin Carlin to rebrand as Rodin Motorsport". Rodin Motorsport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Sztuka makes the jump up to FIA Formula 3 with MP Motorsport". MP Motorsport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Martinius Stenshorne joins Hitech Pulse-Eight in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship". Hitech Pulse-Eight. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-10-31). "Arvid Lindblad to step up to FIA F3 with Prema in 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "FIA Formula 3 2024 Result for Round 1 : Sakhir, Bahrain 29 February–2 March 2024". FIA F3® - The Official FIA F3® Website. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ^ "QUALIFYING: Beganovic takes first pole of 2024 season for PREMA Racing". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Zagazeta handed grid penalty following Sakhir Sprint Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Lindblad battles through for first win of 2024". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  10. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Browning holds off Mansell for maiden F3 victory". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Bedrin handed time penalty following Sakhir Feature Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

External links edit


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