2024 Monte Carlo Formula 3 round

The 2024 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 23 and 26 May 2024 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was the fourth round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.

Monaco  2024 Monte Carlo Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 4 of 10 in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
LocationCircuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
CourseStreet circuit
3.337 km (2.074 mi)
Sprint race
Date 25 May 2024
Laps 23
Podium
First Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix
Second Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport
Third Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Sweden Dino Beganovic Prema Racing
Time 1:24.919 (on lap 7)
Feature Race
Date 26 May 2024
Laps 27
Pole position
Driver Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing
Time 1:23.942
Podium
First Italy Gabriele Minì Prema Racing
Second Australia Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix
Third United Kingdom Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight
Fastest lap
Driver Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight
Time 1:24.773 (on lap 9)

Driver changes

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Prior to the weekend, Jenzer Motorsport announced GB3 Championship race winner James Hedley as a replacement driver for Matías Zagazeta, after the Peruvian driver was ruled out of this round due to appendicitis.[1]

Classification

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Summary

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Gabriele Minì set the fastest qualifying time at the Circuit de Monaco for the second consecutive year, with Christian Mansell setting the fastest time in the second group. Nikola Tsolov started the sprint race from pole position and maintained the place, whilst Tim Tramnitz claimed second place from Laurens van Hoepen at the first corner. Mansell and Arvid Lindblad then collided at the Casino Square corner, causing their retirements and eliminating three other drivers who were caught up in the accident. The race was red-flagged to clear the track. Tsolov held his position when racing resumed, and through another safety car restart when Kacper Sztuka retired, to claim his first victory in the category.

Minì led the start of the feature race ahead of Mansell and Browning. Racing was interrupted by three safety cars; firstly when Piotr Wiśnicki collided with Charlie Wurz, secondly when Sami Meguetounif crashed whilst attempting to avoid the collided cars of Tsolov and Noel León, and thirdly when Van Hoepen hit the wall attempting to overtake Joseph Loake. The top three drivers maintained their places through each restart and Minì took his first win of the season. His victory promoted him to the lead of the Drivers' Championship, four points ahead of Browning.

Qualifying

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Group A

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Qualifying for Group A was held on 24 May 2024, at 11:05 local time (UTC+2).

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 2   Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 1:23.942 1
2 14   Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:24.230 +0.288 3
3 4   Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 1:24.295 +0.353 5
4 12   Mari Boya Campos Racing 1:24.787 +0.845 7
5 20   Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 1:24.801 +0.859 9
6 24   Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 1:24.931 +0.989 11
7 10   Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 1:25.061 +1.119 13
8 8   Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 1:25.557 +1.615 15
9 6   Santiago Ramos Trident 1:25.590 +1.648 17
10 22   Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 1:25.730 +1.788 19
11 30   Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 1:25.842 +1.900 21
12 18   Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 1:25.995 +2.053 23
13 28   Joshua Dufek AIX Racing 1:26.124 +2.182 25
14 26   Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak AIX Racing 1:26.316 +2.374 27
15 16   Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:26.362 +2.420 29
107% time: 1:29.817 (+5.875)
Source:[2][3]

Group B

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Qualifying for Group B was held on 24 May 2024, at 11:29 local time (UTC+2).

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 23   Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 1:24.921 2
2 3   Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 1:24.940 +0.019 4
3 1   Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 1:25.078 +0.157 6
4 31   Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 1:25.443 +0.522 8
5 7   Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 1:25.524 +0.603 10
6 25   Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 1:25.548 +0.627 12
7 5   Sami Meguetounif Trident 1:25.574 +0.653 14
8 27   Nikita Bedrin[a] AIX Racing 1:25.644 +0.723 16
9 21   Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 1:25.674 +0.753 18
10 29   Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 1:25.992 +1.071 20
11 17   Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 1:26.049 +1.128 22
12 11   Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 1:26.069 +1.148 24
13 9   Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 1:26.102 +1.181 26
14 15   Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:26.594 +1.673 28
107% time: 1:30.865 (+5.944)
19   James Hedley Jenzer Motorsport 2:00.304 +35.383 301
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1James Hedley failed to set a time within the 107%-rule, but was later given permission by the stewards to start both races from the back of the grid.[5]

Sprint Race

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The Sprint race was held on 25 May 2024, at 10:45 local time (UTC+2).

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 25   Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 23 59:09.511 1 10
2 7   Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 23 +4.328 3 9
3 24   Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 23 +5.173 2 8
4 20   Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +5.310 4 7
5 31   Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 23 +6.489 5 6
6 12   Mari Boya Campos Racing 23 +6.891 6 5
7 1   Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 23 +7.732 7 4 (1)
8 14   Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +12.658 10 3
9 4   Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 23 +12.971 8 2
10 10   Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 23 +14.964 13 1
11 2   Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 23 +15.337 12
12 29   Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 23 +19.472 20
13 22   Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +20.161 19
14 18   Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 23 +24.341 23
15 6   Santiago Ramos Trident 23 +24.747 17
16 15   Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 23 +25.093 28
17 26   Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak AIX Racing 23 +27.444 27
18 11   Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 23 +28.335 24
19 17   Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 23 +29.068 22
20 19   James Hedley Jenzer Motorsport 23 +43.3441 30
21 30   Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 23 +46.393 21
222 5   Sami Meguetounif Trident 20 +3 laps 14
DNF 27   Nikita Bedrin AIX Racing 15 Withdrew 16
DNF 21   Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 13 Collision damage 18
DNF 8   Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 12 Collision damage 15
DNF 3   Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 0 Collision 9
DNF 23   Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 0 Collision 11
DNF 28   Joshua Dufek AIX Racing 0 Collision 25
DNF 9   Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 0 Collision 26
DNF 16   Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 0 Collision 29
Fastest lap set by   Dino Beganovic: 1:24.919 (lap 7)
Source:[2][6]

Notes:

  • ^1 – James Hedley received a five-second time penalty post-race for failing to stay above the minimum time delta during the Safety Car procedure. However, his final position was not affected by the penalty.[7]
  • ^2Sami Meguetounif retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Feature Race

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The Feature race was held on 26 May 2024, at 08:00 local time (UTC+2).

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 2   Gabriele Minì Prema Racing 27 44:15.883 1 25 (2)
2 23   Christian Mansell ART Grand Prix 27 +0.802 2 18
3 14   Luke Browning Hitech Pulse-Eight 27 +1.720 3 15 (1)1
4 3   Arvid Lindblad Prema Racing 27 +2.197 4 12
5 4   Leonardo Fornaroli Trident 27 +2.667 5 10
6 1   Dino Beganovic Prema Racing 27 +3.094 6 8
7 12   Mari Boya Campos Racing 27 +4.889 7 6
8 7   Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 27 +5.249 10 4
9 31   Joseph Loake Rodin Motorsport 27 +6.602 8 2
10 10   Oliver Goethe Campos Racing 27 +8.007 13 1
11 8   Kacper Sztuka MP Motorsport 27 +8.469 15
12 22   Tommy Smith Van Amersfoort Racing 27 +8.959 18
13 29   Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 27 +9.326 19
14 6   Santiago Ramos Trident 27 +10.963 17
15 11   Sebastián Montoya Campos Racing 27 +11.379 24
16 9   Alex Dunne MP Motorsport 27 +12.002 26
17 18   Max Esterson Jenzer Motorsport 27 +12.409 22
18 26   Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak AIX Racing 27 +13.443 27
19 21   Sophia Flörsch Van Amersfoort Racing 27 +13.623 232
20 28   Joshua Dufek AIX Racing 27 +14.069 25
21 16   Cian Shields Hitech Pulse-Eight 27 +15.201 29
22 19   James Hedley Jenzer Motorsport 27 +15.941 30
23 20   Noel León Van Amersfoort Racing 27 +17.360 9
24 27   Nikita Bedrin AIX Racing 27 +17.575 16
25 30   Piotr Wiśnicki Rodin Motorsport 27 +20.640 20
26 15   Martinius Stenshorne Hitech Pulse-Eight 27 +26.465 28
27 25   Nikola Tsolov ART Grand Prix 27 +28.566 12
DNF 24   Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 22 Accident 11
DNF 5   Sami Meguetounif Trident 19 Accident 14
DNF 17   Charlie Wurz Jenzer Motorsport 0 Collision 21
Fastest lap set by   Martinius Stenshorne: 1:24.773 (lap 9)
Source:[2][8]

Notes:

  • ^1Martinius Stenshorne set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to score the point for it. Luke Browning scored the point for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  • ^2Sophia Flörsch received a five-place grid penalty for the Feature Race after causing a collision with Kacper Sztuka.[7]

Standings after the event

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Jenzer Motorsport confirms James Hedley for Monte Carlo". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Formula 3 2024 Result for Round 3: Monte Carlo, Monaco 23-26 May 2024". FIA_F3® - The Official F3® Website.
  3. ^ "QUALIFYING: Minì takes his second Monte Carlo Pole". FIA_F3® - The Official F3® Website. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship – 2024 Monte Carlo event – Decision – Car 19 – Permission to start both races" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ "SPRINT RACE: Tsolov earns maiden F3 victory after Red Flag stoppage". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Floersch and Hedley penalised following Monte Carlo Sprint Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Minì becomes eighth winner in 2024 with Monte Carlo victory". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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