2021 Sochi Formula 3 round

  2021 Sochi Formula 3 round

Round details
Round 7 of 7 in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Location	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
Course	Permanent Circuit 5.848 km (3.634 mi)
Sprint race 1
Date 25 September 2021 Laps 20 Podium First Logan Sargeant Charouz Racing System Second Dennis Hauger Prema Racing Third Victor Martins MP Motorsport Fastest lap Driver Clément Novalak Trident Time 1:56.259 (on lap 14)
Sprint race 2
Date 25 September 2021 Laps 20 Podium First Race cancelled N/A Second Race cancelled N/A Third Race cancelled N/A Fastest lap Driver Race cancelled N/A Time NC
Feature race
Date 26 September 2021 Laps 20 Pole position Driver Jack Doohan Trident Time 1:54.514 Podium First Jack Doohan Trident Second Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix Third Clément Novalak Trident Fastest lap Driver Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing Time 1:56.051 (on lap 20)

The 2021 Sochi Formula 3 round was the final race of the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship. It took place at the Sochi Autodrom and featured three races from 24 to 26 September in support of the 2021 Russian Grand Prix.

Dennis Hauger clinched the drivers' championship in the first race after a second-placed finish. However, Trident clinched their first teams' championship ever in Formula 3 after securing a double podium lock-up in the Feature Race, with Jack Doohan winning his fourth race of the season whilst teammate Clément Novalak finished third.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time/Gap	Grid
1	4	Jack Doohan	Trident	1:54.514	1
2	5	Clément Novalak	Trident	+0.134	2
3	27	Johnathan Hoggard	Jenzer Motorsport	+0.173	3
4	7	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	+0.198	4
5	9	Juan Manuel Correa	ART Grand Prix	+0.241	5
6	21	Lorenzo Colombo	Campos Racing	+0.245	6
7	8	Alexander Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	+0.251	7
8	18	Caio Collet	MP Motorsport	+0.258	8
9	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	+0.312	9
10	10	Jak Crawford	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.339	10
11	29	Logan Sargeant	Charouz Racing System	+0.345	11
12	17	Victor Martins	MP Motorsport	+0.445	12
13	12	Roman Staněk	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.463	13
14	2	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Racing	+0.575	14
15	3	Olli Caldwell	Prema Racing	+0.637	15
16	15	Oliver Rasmussen	HWA Racelab	+0.652	16
17	6	David Schumacher	Trident	+0.714	17
18	11	Ayumu Iwasa	Hitech Grand Prix	+0.788	18
19	14	Matteo Nannini	HWA Racelab	+0.905	19
20	22	Amaury Cordeel	Campos Racing	+0.952	20
21	26	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	+0.989	21
22	24	Kaylen Frederick	Carlin Buzz Racing	+1.166	22
23	16	Rafael Villagómez	HWA Racelab	+1.493	23
24	28	Filip Ugran	Jenzer Motorsport	+1.749	24
25	19	Tijmen van der Helm	MP Motorsport	+2.011	25
26	30	Ayrton Simmons	Charouz Racing System	+2.013	26
27	20	László Tóth	Campos Racing	+2.086	27
28	23	Ido Cohen	Carlin Buzz Racing	+2.515	28
29	31	Zdeněk Chovanec	Charouz Racing System	+2.650	29
30	25	Jonny Edgar	Carlin Buzz Racing		30
Source: [1] [2]

Sprint Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	29	Logan Sargeant	Charouz Racing System	20	39:23.780	2	15
2	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	20	+0.649	4	12
3	17	Victor Martins	MP Motorsport	20	+3.466	1	10
4	5	Clément Novalak	Trident	20	+4.597	11	8 (2)
5	18	Caio Collet	MP Motorsport	20	+5.424	5	6
6	21	Lorenzo Colombo	Campos Racing	20	+11.632	7	5
7	2	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Racing	20	+14.514	14	4
8	7	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	20	+17.589	9	3
9	9	Juan Manuel Correa	ART Grand Prix	20	+18.138	8	2
10	11	Ayumu Iwasa	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+22.891	6	1
11	10	Jak Crawford	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+23.487	3
12	27	Johnathan Hoggard	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+23.979	10
13	12	Roman Staněk	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+24.494	13
14	6	David Schumacher	Trident	20	+24.963	17
15	4	Jack Doohan	Trident	20	+25.350	12
16	14	Matteo Nannini	HWA Racelab	20	+29.856	19
17	3	Olli Caldwell	Prema Racing	20	+31.005	15
18	25	Jonny Edgar	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+35.572	30
19	26	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+36.277	21
20	16	Rafael Villagómez	HWA Racelab	20	+38.366	23
21	22	Amaury Cordeel	Campos Racing	20	+41.146	20
22	8	Alexander Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	20	+50.032	6
23	24	Kaylen Frederick	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+53.354	22
24	30	Ayrton Simmons	Charouz Racing System	20	+56.692	26
25	28	Filip Ugran	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+57.449	24
26	31	Zdeněk Chovanec	Charouz Racing System	20	+1:33.501	29
27	23	Ido Cohen	Carlin Buzz Racing	19	+1 lap	28
DNF	19	Tijmen van der Helm	MP Motorsport	15	Engine	25
DNF	15	Oliver Rasmussen	HWA Racelab	1	Damage	16
DNF	20	László Tóth	Campos Racing	1	Damage	27
Fastest lap set by Clément Novalak : 1:56.259 (lap 14)
Source: [1] [3]

Sprint Race 2

Sprint Race 2 was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. ^[4]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Pts.
1	4	Jack Doohan	Trident	20	39:00.001	1	25 (4)
2	7	Frederik Vesti	ART Grand Prix	20	+3.111	4	18
3	5	Clément Novalak	Trident	20	+3.758	2	15
4	29	Logan Sargeant	Charouz Racing System	20	+7.445	11	12
5	10	Jak Crawford	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+9.695	10	10
6	27	Johnathan Hoggard	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+10.368	3	8
7	2	Arthur Leclerc	Prema Racing	20	+15.281	14	6 (2)
8	17	Victor Martins	MP Motorsport	20	+18.860	12	4
9	11	Ayumu Iwasa	Hitech Grand Prix	20	+23.641	18	2
10	3	Olli Caldwell	Prema Racing	20	+25.738	15	1
11	9	Juan Manuel Correa	ART Grand Prix	20	+26.855	5
12	26	Calan Williams	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+27.370	21
13	24	Kaylen Frederick	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+36.227	22
14	25	Jonny Edgar	Carlin Buzz Racing	20	+36.732	30
15	6	David Schumacher	Trident	20	+37.208	17
16	22	Amaury Cordeel	Campos Racing	20	+37.583	20
17	14	Matteo Nannini	HWA Racelab	20	+38.944	19
18	19	Tijmen van der Helm	MP Motorsport	20	+43.183	25
19	28	Filip Ugran	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+52.999	24
20	31	Zdeněk Chovanec	Charouz Racing System	20	+58.271	29
21	30	Ayrton Simmons	Charouz Racing System	20	+58.635	PL
22	20	László Tóth	Campos Racing	20	+1:02.130	27
23	8	Alexander Smolyar	ART Grand Prix	20	+1:08.788	7
24	1	Dennis Hauger	Prema Racing	20	+1:38.800	9
25	15	Oliver Rasmussen	HWA Racelab	18	+2 laps	16
26	12	Roman Staněk	Hitech Grand Prix	18	+2 laps	13
DNF	23	Ido Cohen	Carlin Buzz Racing			28
DNF	16	Rafael Villagómez	HWA Racelab			23
DNF	21	Lorenzo Colombo	Campos Racing			6
DNF	18	Caio Collet	MP Motorsport	1	Collision damage	8
Fastest lap set by Arthur Leclerc : 1:56.051 (lap 20)
Source: [1] [5]

Final championship standings

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Dennis Hauger 205 2 Jack Doohan 179 3 Clément Novalak 147 1 4 Frederik Vesti 138 1 5 Victor Martins 131

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 1 Trident 381 1 2 Prema Racing 377 3 ART Grand Prix 256 4 MP Motorsport 224 1 5 Charouz Racing System 127

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
• Note: Bold names include both Drivers' and Teams' Champion respectively.

See also

• 2021 Russian Grand Prix
• 2021 Sochi Formula 2 round

References

1. "Formula 3 2021 Result for Round 7 : Russia , Sochi 24-26 September 2021". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
2. "Qualifying: Doohan beats Novalak to pole to set up thrilling finale in Sochi". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
3. "RACE 1: Sargeant wins in Sochi as Hauger finishes second to seal F3 title". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
4. "FIA Formula 3 Race 2 in Sochi Cancelled". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
5. "HIGHLIGHTS: Doohan beats Vesti and Novalak to Race 3 win in Sochi". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-09-28.

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