2025 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

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Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   2025 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 8 of 10 in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot, Belgium
CoursePermanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 26 July 2025
Laps 12
Podium
First Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Strømsted Trident
Second Flag of the United States.svg Ugo Ugochukwu Prema Racing
Third Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz Trident
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Strømsted Trident
Time 2:06.800 (on lap 3)
Feature Race
Date 27 July 2025
Laps 2 (15 scheduled)
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Brad Benavides AIX Racing
Time 2:04.253
Podium
First Race abandoned
Second Race abandoned
Third Race abandoned
Fastest lap
Driver Race abandoned

The 2025 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 25 and 27 July 2025 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was the eighth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix.

Contents

One change was made to the entry list: Nikita Johnson was replaced by Freddie Slater, who last raced in Bahrain. [1] Brad Benavides claimed pole position after traffic meant most of the field did not improve on their final lap, with Slater taking reverse-grid pole. [2] Slater held the lead at the start ahead of Noah Strømsted and Bruno del Pino, although del Pino soon lost third to Charlie Wurz and Ugo Ugochukwu. Strømsted used DRS to take the lead on lap two, and Ugochukwu took third from Wurz two laps later. Slater began to drop through the field and ultimately earnt four penalties for track limits offences. Strømsted took his maiden F3 victory ahead of Ugochukwu and Wurz. and Rafael Câmara finished fifth and kept his championship lead, now 28 points ahead of Nikola Tsolov as Tim Tramnitz failed to score. [3]

On the formation lap for the feature race, Tramnitz and Brando Badoer collided and stopped on track. The race was able to begin around 35 minutes behind schedule, but Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak spun on the first lap and was unable to continue. The race was red-flagged and not resumed as the weather continued to deteriorate. No points were awarded besides the two points Benavides earnt for pole position. [4]

Classification

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 25 July 2025, at 19:10 local time (UTC+2).

Pos.No.DriverEntrantTime/GapGrid
SR
Grid
FR
128 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Benavides AIX Racing 2:04.253121
25 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara Trident +0.106112
323 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport +0.207103
425 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport +0.21894
514 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR +0.23185
63 Flag of the United States.svg Ugo Ugochukwu Prema Racing +0.31776
712 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +0.33467
811 Flag of Thailand.svg Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Campos Racing +0.40958
96 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz Trident +0.48549
1018 Flag of Spain.svg Bruno del Pino MP Motorsport +0.585310
114 Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Strømsted Trident +0.605211
1215 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Slater Hitech TGR +0.656112
1317 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport +0.6871313
141 Flag of Italy.svg Brando Badoer Prema Racing +0.7711414
1529 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Lacorte DAMS Lucas Oil +0.7811515
1610 Flag of Spain.svg Mari Boya Campos Racing +0.7941616
1716 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie Hitech TGR +0.8351717
1819 Flag of France.svg Alessandro Giusti MP Motorsport +0.9121818
197 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix +0.9811919
209 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Wharton ART Grand Prix +1.0262020
2122 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ivan Domingues Van Amersfoort Racing +1.1322121
2231 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Ho DAMS Lucas Oil +1.1362222
2320 Flag of France.svg Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing +1.2552323
2424 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport +1.2552424
2521 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing +1.4272525
2630 Flag of Peru.svg Matías Zagazeta DAMS Lucas Oil +1.4422626
272 Flag of Mexico.svg Noel León Prema Racing +1.4892727
2826 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley AIX Racing +1.6792828
298 Flag of Finland.svg Tuukka Taponen ART Grand Prix +1.7122929
3027 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Marinangeli AIX Racing +4.5123030
Source: [5]

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 26 July 2025, at 09:15 local time (UTC+2).

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/GapGridPts.
14 Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Strømsted Trident 1225:49.564210+1
23 Flag of the United States.svg Ugo Ugochukwu Prema Racing 12+6.04479
36 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz Trident 12+8.08148
412 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 12+8.52167
55 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Câmara Trident 12+9.546116
611 Flag of Thailand.svg Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Campos Racing 12+14.79755
714 Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR 12+15.78384
818 Flag of Spain.svg Bruno del Pino MP Motorsport 12+16.57133
91 Flag of Italy.svg Brando Badoer Prema Racing 12+17.355142
1019 Flag of France.svg Alessandro Giusti MP Motorsport 12+18.330181
1116 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gerrard Xie Hitech TGR 12+18.98917
1217 Flag of Germany.svg Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 12+19.48713
1325 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport 12+20.5979
1410 Flag of Spain.svg Mari Boya Campos Racing 12+20.93416
152 Flag of Mexico.svg Noel León Prema Racing 12+23.68427
1629 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Lacorte DAMS Lucas Oil 12+24.73915
1723 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 12+29.61110
188 Flag of Finland.svg Tuukka Taponen ART Grand Prix 12+32.25629
1928 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Benavides AIX Racing 12+32.53012
209 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Wharton ART Grand Prix 12+32.80720
2121 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing 12+33.07725
2220 Flag of France.svg Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing 12+33.65923
237 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 12+33.76219
2426 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hedley AIX Racing 12+34.69728
2524 Flag of New Zealand.svg Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport 12+36.81724
2615 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Slater Hitech TGR 12+38.0011
2727 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Marinangeli AIX Racing 12+38.78230
2831 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Ho DAMS Lucas Oil 12+42.66822
2922 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ivan Domingues Van Amersfoort Racing 12+45.31321
DNF30 Flag of Peru.svg Matías Zagazeta DAMS Lucas Oil 8Retired26
Fastest lap: Flag of Denmark.svg Noah Strømsted (2:06.800 on lap 3)
Source: [6]

Notes:

Feature race

The feature race was held on 27 July 2025, at 08:30 local time (UTC+2). No official classification was released for the race as it was red-flagged on lap two and not restarted due to poor weather. [7]

Standings after the event

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

See also

References

  1. Allen, Peter (2025-07-23). "Freddie Slater joins Hitech for another FIA F3 outing at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  2. Allen, Peter (25 July 2025). "Benavides shocks to beat Camara to Spa F3 pole". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Turner, Tori (26 July 2025). "Trident's Strømsted takes 'quite easy' maiden F3 victory in Spa sprint". Feeder Series. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. Nichol, Jake (27 July 2025). "F3 race cancelled as F1 Belgian GP coming under increased threat". RacingNews365. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  5. "Doc 28 - F3 Qualifying - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 25 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. "Doc 55 - F3 Race 1 (Sprint) - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 26 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  7. "Doc 62 - DECISION - Race 2 - Decision in Lieu of Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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