2024 Monte Carlo Formula 3 round
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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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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.
Driver changes[edit]
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[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
Group A[edit]
Qualifying 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) | ||||||
| Source:[2][3] | ||||||
Group B[edit]
Qualifying 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[edit]
The 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[edit]
The 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[edit]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[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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