2025 Melbourne Formula 3 round

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Flag of Australia (converted).svg   2025 Melbourne Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 1 of 10 in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Albert Park Circuit 2021.svg
Layout of the Albert Park Circuit
Location Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
CourseTemporary street circuit
5.278 km (3.280 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 15 March 2025
Laps 20
Podium
First Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing
Second Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR
Third Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR
Time 1:38.069 (on lap 10)
Feature Race
Date 16 March 2025
Laps 16
Pole position
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara Trident
Time 1:34.999
Podium
First Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara Trident
Second Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Strømsted Trident
Third Flag of France.svg Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara Trident
Time 1:49.748 (on lap 11)

The 2025 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 13 and 16 March 2025 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. It was the opening round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship [1] and was held in support of the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.

Contents

The round marked the first use of the new Formula 3 car, the Dallara F3 2025, during a race weekend. [2]

Classification

Summary

Rafael Câmara qualified on pole position at Albert Park Circuit, ahead of Noah Strømsted and Théophile Naël. [3] [4] Santiago Ramos won the sprint race, [5] [6] while pole sitter Câmara won the feature race. [7] [8] [9] Câmara leads the championship by 9 points ahead of Naël and 10 points ahead of Strømsted.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 14 March 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC+11).

Pos.No.DriverEntrantTime/GapGrid
SR
Grid
FR
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara Trident 1:34.999121
24 Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Strømsted Trident +0.129112
320 Flag of France.svg Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing +0.567103
428 Flag of Italy.svg Nikita Bedrin [a] AIX Racing +0.77194
517 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport +0.82685
66 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz Trident +0.84076
711 Flag of Thailand.svg Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Campos Racing +0.92567
83 Flag of the United States.svg Ugo Ugochukwu Prema Racing +1.03958
914 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR +1.12049
1025 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport +1.126310
1130 Flag of Peru.svg Matías Zagazeta DAMS Lucas Oil +1.233211
1221 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing +1.269112
1315 Flag of Austria.svg Joshua Dufek Hitech TGR +1.2931313
1419 Flag of France.svg Alessandro Giusti MP Motorsport +1.3371414
1524 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport +1.3451515
1612 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +1.4911616
177 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix +1.6561717
1823 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport +1.6701818
192 Flag of Mexico.svg Noel León Prema Racing +1.7431919
2026 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sagrera AIX Racing +1.8192020
219 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Wharton ART Grand Prix +1.9892121
2231 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Ho DAMS Lucas Oil +2.1822222
2310 Flag of Spain.svg Mari Boya Campos Racing +2.4272323
248 Flag of Finland.svg Tuukka Taponen ART Grand Prix +2.5752424
2516 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie Hitech TGR +2.8202525
2622 Flag of Portugal.svg Ivan Domingues Van Amersfoort Racing +3.1182626
2727 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Marinangeli AIX Racing +3.7872727
281 Flag of Italy.svg Brando Badoer Prema Racing +6.5162828
107% time: 1:41.648 (+6.649)
29 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Lacorte DAMS Lucas Oil +14.3632929
18 Flag of Spain.svg Bruno del Pino MP Motorsport +18.6593030
Source: [11]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 15 March 2025, at 11:15 local time (UTC+11).

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/GapGridPts.
121 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing 2042:20.594110
214 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR 20+0.40849 (1)
325 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport 20+0.67638
411 Flag of Thailand.svg Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Campos Racing 20+0.89167
530 Flag of Peru.svg Matías Zagazeta DAMS Lucas Oil 20+1.03826
628 Flag of Italy.svg Nikita Bedrin AIX Racing 20+1.21795
720 Flag of France.svg Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing 20+1.406104
812 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 20+1.738163
923 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 20+2.403182
102 Flag of Mexico.svg Noel León Prema Racing 20+2.944191
113 Flag of the United States.svg Ugo Ugochukwu Prema Racing 20+3.8515
1210 Flag of Spain.svg Mari Boya Campos Racing 20+4.44023
138 Flag of Finland.svg Tuukka Taponen ART Grand Prix 20+4.58724
1431 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Ho DAMS Lucas Oil 20+5.89722
1516 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie Hitech TGR 20+7.11625
1629 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Lacorte DAMS Lucas Oil 20+7.77029
1724 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport 20+9.03315
181 Flag of Italy.svg Brando Badoer Prema Racing 20+9.73028
1927 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Marinangeli AIX Racing 20+11.05727
2022 Flag of Portugal.svg Ivan Domingues Van Amersfoort Racing 20+11.46126
2119 Flag of France.svg Alessandro Giusti MP Motorsport 20+13.256 1 14
2215 Flag of Austria.svg Joshua Dufek Hitech TGR 20+28.008 2 13
DNF4 Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Strømsted Trident 15Retired11
DNF18 Flag of Spain.svg Bruno del Pino MP Motorsport 15Collision30
DNF26 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sagrera AIX Racing 15Collision20
NC17 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 13+7 laps8
DNF7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 2Collision17
DNF5 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara Trident 2Collision1
DNF9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Wharton ART Grand Prix 2 3 Collision21
DNF6 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz Trident 0Retired7
Fastest lap set by Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne: 1:38.069 (lap 10)
Source: [12]

Notes:

Feature race

The feature race was held on 16 March 2025, at 9:05 local time (UTC+11). Originally scheduled for 20 laps, the race was red-flagged on lap 18 due to heavy rain, and the results were taken from lap 16.

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/GapGridPts.
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara Trident 1634:43.966125 (2+1)
24 Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Strømsted Trident 16+0.517218
320 Flag of France.svg Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing 16+1.152315
428 Flag of Italy.svg Nikita Bedrin AIX Racing 16+1.732412
517 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 16+2.298510
66 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz Trident 16+3.25368
711 Flag of Thailand.svg Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Campos Racing 16+3.73476
814 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR 16+4.92394
925 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport 16+5.651102
103 Flag of the United States.svg Ugo Ugochukwu Prema Racing 16+7.19381
1115 Flag of Austria.svg Joshua Dufek Hitech TGR 16+8.34713
127 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 16+8.81917
132 Flag of Mexico.svg Noel León Prema Racing 16+9.96219
1424 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport 16+11.67115
1526 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sagrera AIX Racing 16+12.80520
1621 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing 16+13.86712
1710 Flag of Spain.svg Mari Boya Campos Racing 16+15.18423
1816 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie Hitech TGR 16+16.73925
1922 Flag of Portugal.svg Ivan Domingues Van Amersfoort Racing 16+18.92626
208 Flag of Finland.svg Tuukka Taponen ART Grand Prix 16+19.27624
219 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Wharton ART Grand Prix 16+20.29721
2230 Flag of Peru.svg Matías Zagazeta DAMS Lucas Oil 16+21.299 1 11
2318 Flag of Spain.svg Bruno del Pino MP Motorsport 16+21.38030
2429 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Lacorte DAMS Lucas Oil 16+22.25229
2519 Flag of France.svg Alessandro Giusti MP Motorsport 16+23.02014
261 Flag of Italy.svg Brando Badoer Prema Racing 16+23.64828
2727 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Marinangeli AIX Racing 16+25.07927
DNF31 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Ho DAMS Lucas Oil 12Crash22
DNF12 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 0Collision16
DNF23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 0Collision18
Fastest lap set by Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara: 1:49.748 (lap 11)
Source: [13]

Notes:

Standings after the event

See also

Notes

  1. Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence. [10]

References

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  2. Spadi, Daniele (17 March 2025). "4 things we learned from the 2025 Melbourne F3 round". Feeder Series. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. Wood, Ida (14 March 2025). "Camara leads Trident 1-2 on qualifying debut in new FIA F3 car". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. Whitfield, Harry (14 March 2025). "Rafael Camara takes maiden F3 pole position for season opener in Australia". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  5. Smith, Jack Oliver (15 March 2025). "Santiago Ramos wins Melbourne F3 Sprint under Safety Car". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  6. Whitfield, Steve (15 March 2025). "Santiago Ramos takes maiden win in first race of FIA F3's new era". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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  9. Whitfield, Steve (15 March 2025). "Camara wins red-flagged FIA F3 feature race washout in Melbourne". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  10. "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  11. "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2025 Melbourne event - F3 Qualifying - Final Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 14 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  12. "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2025 Melbourne event - F3 Sprint Race- Provisional Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 15 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  13. "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2025 Melbourne event - F3 Feature Race - Provisional Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 16 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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