2024 Sakhir Formula 3 round

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

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.

Contents

Background

Team changes

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

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

Summary

Dino Beganovic set the fastest qualifying time for the opening round at Bahrain International Circuit to claim feature race pole position, followed by Luke Browning and Gabriele Minì. Laurens van Hoepen qualified twelfth and thus started the reverse-grid sprint race from first place. His ART Grand Prix teammate Nikola Tsolov took the lead at the first corner, and the two drivers continued competing for first position for much of the race. Arvid Lindblad, who started fourth, took advantage of the battle in front and overtook both drivers to claim the lead, and later the race win, on his FIA Formula 3 debut. He was joined on the podium by Van Hoepen, also on his debut race, and Leonardo Fornaroli, who had passed Tsolov in the closing laps.

Pole-sitter Beganovic encountered an issue off the start line in the feature race and was overtaken by the entire field before the first corner. The lead therefore passed to Browning, with Sami Meguetounif and Tim Tramnitz improving to the podium positions. Eighth-place starter Christian Mansell made overtakes at the start and had claimed second place by lap five. Mansell ran close behind Browning for most of the race but was unable to pass, and Browning took his first FIA Formula 3 victory, with Tramnitz completing the podium on his debut weekend. At the conclusion of the round, Browning led the Drivers' Championship by four points over Tramnitz.

Qualifying

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

Pos.No.DriverEntrantTime/GapGrid
SR		Grid
FR
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 1:46.431121
214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight +0.167112
32 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Minì Prema Racing +0.170103
45 Flag of France.svg Sami Meguetounif Trident +0.36494
56 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Ramos Trident +0.36785
64 Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Fornaroli Trident +0.37476
77 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport +0.39767
823 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix +0.41258
93 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing +0.44249
1018 Flag of the United States.svg Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport +0.503310
1125 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix +0.510211
1224 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix +0.531112
1320 Flag of Mexico.svg Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing +0.6001313
149 Flag of Ireland.svg Alex Dunne MP Motorsport +0.7021414
1512 Flag of Spain.svg Mari Boya Campos Racing +0.7391515
1617 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport +0.7601616
1710 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Goethe Campos Racing +0.7671717
1827 Flag of Italy.svg Nikita Bedrin [lower-alpha 1] PHM AIX Racing +0.7781818
1929 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport +0.7851919
2019 Flag of Peru.svg Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport +0.7862025 1
2131 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport +0.7882120
2215 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight +1.0402221
2326 Flag of Thailand.svg Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing +1.3042322
248 Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport +1.3142423
2521 Flag of Germany.svg Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing +1.3812524
2628 Flag of Austria.svg Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing +1.4472626
2722 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing +1.4982727
2830 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport +1.5402828
2911 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing +1.9272929
3016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight +2.1343030
107% time: 1:53.881 (+7.450)
Source: [6] [7]

Notes:

Sprint race

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

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/GapGridPts.
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 1935:35.482410
224 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 19+5.47819 (1)
34 Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 19+5.51478
425 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 19+6.71727
57 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 19+6.92766
618 Flag of the United States.svg Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 19+8.40935
72 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 19+8.413104
812 Flag of Spain.svg Mari Boya Campos Racing 19+9.183153
910 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 19+9.938172
105 Flag of France.svg Sami Meguetounif Trident 19+11.24591
1115 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 19+12.58522
129 Flag of Ireland.svg Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 19+13.08214
1327 Flag of Italy.svg Nikita Bedrin PHM AIX Racing 19+14.98718
1423 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 19+19.2825
1514 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 19+19.51311
1626 Flag of Thailand.svg Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing 19+19.75623
1729 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 19+21.16619
1811 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 19+22.90729
1917 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 19+24.62916
208 Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 19+26.62524
216 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Ramos Trident 19+27.3498
2220 Flag of Mexico.svg Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 19+30.13513
2321 Flag of Germany.svg Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 19+33.12825
2428 Flag of Austria.svg Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing 19+37.81926
2530 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 19+38.20528
2616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 19+40.07930
2731 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 19+40.71521
2822 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 19+1:00.47327
291 Flag of Sweden.svg Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 19+1:30.02912
DNF19 Flag of Peru.svg Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 15Collision damage20
Fastest lap set by Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen: 1:50.401 (lap 2)
Source: [6] [9]

Feature race

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

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/GapGridPts.
114 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 2241:08.012225
223 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 22+1.264818
37 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 22+2.432715
45 Flag of France.svg Sami Meguetounif Trident 22+5.654412
56 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Ramos Trident 22+6.930510
62 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 22+8.20038
74 Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 22+8.88866 (1)
83 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 22+9.54294
99 Flag of Ireland.svg Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 22+16.619142
1010 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 22+17.032171
1125 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 22+18.07611
1220 Flag of Mexico.svg Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 22+19.45113
131 Flag of Sweden.svg Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 22+20.0211(2)
1415 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 22+21.73422
1524 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 22+22.67612
1617 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 22+23.10816
1711 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 22+23.67929
1819 Flag of Peru.svg Matías Zagazeta Jenzer Motorsport 22+30.84725
1926 Flag of Thailand.svg Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak PHM AIX Racing 22+34.40922
2027 Flag of Italy.svg Nikita Bedrin PHM AIX Racing 22+34.902 1 18
2129 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 22+35.83919
2222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 22+37.46527
2331 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 22+41.13120
2418 Flag of the United States.svg Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 22+42.34710
2530 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 22+52.34128
2616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 22+53.92130
2728 Flag of Austria.svg Joshua Dufek PHM AIX Racing 22+59.97926
288 Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 22+1:03.83623
2912 Flag of Spain.svg Mari Boya Campos Racing 22+1:28.23115
30 2 21 Flag of Germany.svg Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 21+1 lap24
Fastest lap set by Flag of Sweden.svg Dino Beganovic: 1:50.261 (lap 2)
Source: [6] [10]

Notes:

Standings after the event

See also

Notes

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

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