2024 Sakhir Formula 3 round
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Round 1 of 10 in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.412 km (3.363 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Sakhir FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 29 February and 2 March 2024 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first race of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was being held in support of the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Background[edit]
Team changes[edit]
New Zealand automotive manufacturer Rodin Cars took over Carlin and renamed the team Rodin Motorsport, after previously becoming majority shareholder in 2023.[1]
Driver changes[edit]
The previous season's top five drivers - reigning champion Gabriel Bortoleto, runner-up Zak O'Sullivan, Paul Aron, Franco Colapinto, and Pepe Martí - all left the series and graduated to the FIA Formula 2 Championship. Italian F4 Championship champion and Kacper Sztuka and third-placed Arvid Lindblad debuted in the series with MP Motorsport and Prema Racing, respectively, both as Red Bull Junior Team members, and Formula Regional European Championship runner-up Martinius Stenshorne joined Hitech Pulse-Eight.[2][3][4] Thai Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, Peruvian Matías Zagazeta, and Alex Dunne of Ireland became the first drivers to represent their respective nations in series history.
Classification[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying was held on 29 February 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+3).
Notes:
- ^1 – Matías Zagazeta received a five-place grid penalty for the Feature Race for causing a collision with Tommy Smith in the Sprint Race. [8]
Sprint race[edit]
The sprint race was held on 1 March 2024, at 13:15 local time (UTC+3).
Feature race[edit]
The feature race was held on 2 March 2024, at 12:00 local time (UTC+3).
Notes:
- ^1 – Nikita Bedrin originally finished eighteenth, but was later given a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits multiple times, dropping him down to 20th place in the final classification.[11]
- ^2 – Sophia Flörsch retired on the final lap, but was classified as she completed over 90% of the race distance.
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]
- ^ "Leading junior motorsport team Rodin Carlin to rebrand as Rodin Motorsport". Rodin Motorsport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Sztuka makes the jump up to FIA Formula 3 with MP Motorsport". MP Motorsport. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Martinius Stenshorne joins Hitech Pulse-Eight in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship". Hitech Pulse-Eight. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-10-31). "Arvid Lindblad to step up to FIA F3 with Prema in 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "FIA Formula 3 2024 Result for Round 1 : Sakhir, Bahrain 29 February–2 March 2024". FIA F3® - The Official FIA F3® Website. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Beganovic takes first pole of 2024 season for PREMA Racing". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Zagazeta handed grid penalty following Sakhir Sprint Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Lindblad battles through for first win of 2024". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "FEATURE RACE: Browning holds off Mansell for maiden F3 victory". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Bedrin handed time penalty following Sakhir Feature Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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