The 2022 Sakhir FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 19 and 20 March 2022 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the opening round of the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Classification
Qualifying The Qualifying session took place on 18 March 2022, with F3 debutant Franco Colapinto scoring his and his team's (Van Amersfoort Racing) first pole-position in the series, while Roman Staněk achieved his best ever qualifying result with second.
DriverTeamTime/Gap129 Franco ColapintoVan Amersfoort Racing1:46.249122 Roman StaněkTrident +0.0652312 Kush MainiMP Motorsport +0.07348 Grégoire SaucyART Grand Prix +0.161357 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix +0.163469 Juan Manuel CorreaART Grand Prix +0.351573 Zane MaloneyTrident +0.3736811 Alexander SmolyarMP Motorsport +0.3937918 Isack HadjarHitech Grand Prix +0.40081020 David VidalesCampos Racing +0.4589116 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing +0.594101226 Zak O'SullivanCarlin +0.611111310 Caio ColletMP Motorsport +0.69612144 Arthur LeclercPrema Racing +0.71213151 Jonny EdgarTrident +0.776141630 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing +0.837151731 Reece UshijimaVan Amersfoort Racing +0.874161825 William AlataloJenzer Motorsport +0.910171917 Kaylen FrederickHitech Grand Prix +0.958182022 Pepe MartíCampos Racing +1.05419215 Jak CrawfordPrema Racing +1.122202223 Ido CohenJenzer Motorsport +1.195212316 Francesco PizziCharouz Racing System +1.250222427 Brad BenavidesCarlin +1.317232524 Niko KariJenzer Motorsport +1.397242621 Hunter YeanyCampos Racing +1.446252719 Nazim AzmanHitech Grand Prix +1.453262828 Enzo TrulliCarlin +1.547272915 Ayrton SimmonsCharouz Racing System +1.760293014 László TóthCharouz Racing System +2.98328107% time: 1:53.686Source:
Notes
– Kush Maini qualified in third place, but was forced to start from the pitlane in both races due to missing the weighbridge during the first half of qualifying. – Ayrton Simmons received a three-place penalty for impeding Alexander Smolyar during qualifying. As he had originally qualified in 29th place, he started from last on the grid.
Sprint Race Following a battle for the lead between polesitter Zak O'Sullivan and Oliver Bearman the latter was able to build a gap on his competitors. Bearman would cross the line in first place, but was given a time penalty for extending the track on multiple occasions, which promoted fellow rookie Isack Hadjar to the top step of the podium. Bearman ended up second and Alexander Smolyar finished third. DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap118 Isack HadjarHitech Grand Prix2037:30.28541026 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing20 +1.58929311 Alexander SmolyarMP Motorsport20 +3.5935843 Zane MaloneyTrident20 +5.64967 (1)54 Arthur LeclercPrema Racing20 +5.664136626 Zak O'SullivanCarlin20 +8.85015710 Caio ColletMP Motorsport20 +9.140124817 Kaylen FrederickHitech Grand Prix20 +11.47918399 Juan Manuel CorreaART Grand Prix20 +12.153721020 David VidalesCampos Racing20 +19.134311125 William AlataloJenzer Motorsport20 +21.251171231 Reece UshijimaVan Amersfoort Racing20 +21.87116131 Jonny EdgarTrident20 +28.399141423 Ido CohenJenzer Motorsport20 +29.919211512 Kush MainiMP Motorsport20 +30.7411619 Nazim AzmanHitech Grand Prix20 +34.890261730 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing20 +34.911151815 Ayrton SimmonsCharouz Racing System20 +44.886291916 Francesco PizziCharouz Racing System20 +45.648222028 Enzo TrulliCarlin20 +46.577272127 Brad BenavidesCarlin20 +53.412232214 László TóthCharouz Racing System20 +53.720282321 Hunter YeanyCampos Racing20 +54.27825242 Roman StaněkTrident20 +1:07.166102529 Franco ColapintoVan Amersfoort Racing20 +1:16.651112624 Niko KariJenzer Motorsport20 +1:39.37124275 Jak CrawfordPrema Racing20 +1:40.417202822 Pepe MartíCampos Racing19 +1 lap19 DNF8 Grégoire SaucyART Grand Prix7Collision damage9DNF7 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix5Collision damage8Fastest lap set by Zane Maloney: 1:51.231 (lap 3)Source: Notes
– Oliver Bearman and László Tóth originally finished the race first and 21st, but were each given a five-second penalty for track limit infringements. – Hunter Yeany received a ten-second time penalty for exceeding the track limits on multiple occasions, demoting him from 18th to 23rd.
Feature Race DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap17 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix2346:47.38932524 Arthur LeclercPrema Racing23 +1.543131838 Grégoire SaucyART Grand Prix23 +6.81261549 Juan Manuel CorreaART Grand Prix23 +9.084412529 Franco ColapintoVan Amersfoort Racing23 +11.193110 (2)66 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing23 +14.58210875 Jak CrawfordPrema Racing23 +18.765206820 David VidalesCampos Racing23 +23.00494925 William AlataloJenzer Motorsport23 +23.6651721017 Kaylen FrederickHitech Grand Prix23 +23.843181111 Jonny EdgarTrident23 +26.906141230 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing23 +28.274151322 Pepe MartíCampos Racing23 +30.194191424 Niko KariJenzer Motorsport23 +35.044291523 Ido CohenJenzer Motorsport23 +35.068211612 Kush MainiMP Motorsport23 +35.1111731 Reece UshijimaVan Amersfoort Racing23 +35.790161826 Zak O'SullivanCarlin23 +36.274111915 Ayrton SimmonsCharouz Racing System23 +36.792272027 Brad BenavidesCarlin23 +38.167232121 Hunter YeanyCampos Racing23 +38.29724222 Roman StaněkTrident23 +38.30322311 Alexander SmolyarMP Motorsport23 +38.79572414 László TóthCharouz Racing System23 +39.952282518 Isack HadjarHitech Grand Prix23 +49.78182628 Enzo TrulliCarlin23 +1:11.61126DNF19 Nazim AzmanHitech Grand Prix4 Collision/Spin25DNF10 Caio ColletMP Motorsport1 Collision damage12DNF3 Zane MaloneyTrident0Engine5DNF16 Francesco PizziCharouz Racing System0Collision22Fastest lap set by Roman Staněk: 1:51.634 (lap 7)Source: Notes
- Hunter Yeany originally finished in 14th place, but was demoted to 21st by virtue of a five-second penalty for causing a collision with Niko Kari. - Alexander Smolyar originally finished in 8th place, but was given a total penalty of 20 seconds due to both exceeding track limits and causing a collision with Isack Hadjar respectively, demoting him to 23rd. - Enzo Trulli received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Francesco Pizzi.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Victor Martins 25 2 Arthur Leclerc 24 3 Oliver Bearman 17 4 Grégoire Saucy 15 5 Juan Manuel Correa 14 Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 54 2 Prema Racing 47 3 Hitech Grand Prix 14 4 MP Motorsport 12 5 Van Amersfoort Racing 12
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 Sakhir Formula 2 round
Notes
References
External links
Official website