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.
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| Round 4 of 10 in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Street circuit 3.337 km (2.074 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Driver changes
editPrior 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
editSummary
editGabriele 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
editGroup A
editQualifying for Group A was held on 24 May 2024, at 11:05 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 2 |  Gabriele Minì
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Prema Racing | 1:23.942 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 14 |  Luke Browning
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Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:24.230 | +0.288 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli
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Trident | 1:24.295 | +0.353 | 5 |
| 4 | 12 |  Mari Boya
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Campos Racing | 1:24.787 | +0.845 | 7 |
| 5 | 20 |  Noel León
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Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:24.801 | +0.859 | 9 |
| 6 | 24 |  Laurens van Hoepen
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ART Grand Prix | 1:24.931 | +0.989 | 11 |
| 7 | 10 |  Oliver Goethe
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Campos Racing | 1:25.061 | +1.119 | 13 |
| 8 | 8 |  Kacper Sztuka
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MP Motorsport | 1:25.557 | +1.615 | 15 |
| 9 | 6 | Santiago Ramos
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Trident | 1:25.590 | +1.648 | 17 |
| 10 | 22 |  Tommy Smith
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Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:25.730 | +1.788 | 19 |
| 11 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki
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Rodin Motorsport | 1:25.842 | +1.900 | 21 |
| 12 | 18 |  Max Esterson
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Jenzer Motorsport | 1:25.995 | +2.053 | 23 |
| 13 | 28 |  Joshua Dufek
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AIX Racing | 1:26.124 | +2.182 | 25 |
| 14 | 26 |  Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak
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AIX Racing | 1:26.316 | +2.374 | 27 |
| 15 | 16 | Cian Shields
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Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:26.362 | +2.420 | 29 |
| 107% time: 1:29.817 (+5.875) | ||||||
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Group B
editQualifying for Group B was held on 24 May 2024, at 11:29 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 23 | Christian Mansell
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ART Grand Prix | 1:24.921 | – | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad
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Prema Racing | 1:24.940 | +0.019 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 |  Dino Beganovic
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Prema Racing | 1:25.078 | +0.157 | 6 |
| 4 | 31 | Joseph Loake
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Rodin Motorsport | 1:25.443 | +0.522 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz
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MP Motorsport | 1:25.524 | +0.603 | 10 |
| 6 | 25 |  Nikola Tsolov
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ART Grand Prix | 1:25.548 | +0.627 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 |  Sami Meguetounif
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Trident | 1:25.574 | +0.653 | 14 |
| 8 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin[a]
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AIX Racing | 1:25.644 | +0.723 | 16 |
| 9 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch
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Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:25.674 | +0.753 | 18 |
| 10 | 29 | Callum Voisin
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Rodin Motorsport | 1:25.992 | +1.071 | 20 |
| 11 | 17 | Charlie Wurz
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Jenzer Motorsport | 1:26.049 | +1.128 | 22 |
| 12 | 11 |  Sebastián Montoya
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Campos Racing | 1:26.069 | +1.148 | 24 |
| 13 | 9 |  Alex Dunne
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MP Motorsport | 1:26.102 | +1.181 | 26 |
| 14 | 15 |  Martinius Stenshorne
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Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:26.594 | +1.673 | 28 |
| 107% time: 1:30.865 (+5.944) | ||||||
| — | 19 | James Hedley
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Jenzer Motorsport | 2:00.304 | +35.383 | 301 |
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Notes:
- ^1 – James 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
editThe Sprint race was held on 25 May 2024, at 10:45 local time (UTC+2).
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]
- ^2 – Sami Meguetounif retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Feature Race
editThe Feature race was held on 26 May 2024, at 08:00 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 – Martinius 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.
- ^2 – Sophia 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
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jenzer Motorsport confirms James Hedley for Monte Carlo". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Formula 3 2024 Result for Round 3: Monte Carlo, Monaco 23-26 May 2024". FIA_F3® - The Official F3® Website.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Minì takes his second Monte Carlo Pole". FIA_F3® - The Official F3® Website. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Tsolov earns maiden F3 victory after Red Flag stoppage". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Floersch and Hedley penalised following Monte Carlo Sprint Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "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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