The 2023 Monza Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 1 and 3 September at the Monza Circuit. It was the final race of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Italian Grand Prix.
Heading into the final round with a 38-point-margin over his nearest rivals Paul Aron and Pepe Martí, Gabriel Bortoleto was crowned the 2023 Drivers' Champion after qualifying on Friday as Aron and Martí both failed to score pole position in order two secure two vital points for their respective championship hopes. Bortoleto became the next series' champion as a rookie since Oscar Piastri in 2020.
Classification
After Paul Aron and Pepe Martí failed to secure the feature race pole position and the two points that came with it Gabriel Bortoleto became the 2023 FIA formula 3 champion becoming the 5th FIA Formula 3 champion, the first Brazilian driver and first driver for Trident to win the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Qualifying DriverTeamTime/Gap 16 Oliver GoetheTrident1:38.909221217 Caio ColletVan Amersfoort Racing +0.09211231 Paul AronPrema Racing +0.134103412 Jonny EdgarMP Motorsport +0.2289455 Gabriel BortoletoTrident +0.3528563 Zak O'SullivanPrema Racing +0.4107674 Leonardo FornaroliTrident +0.43167827 Taylor BarnardJenzer Motorsport +0.6645899 Nikola TsolovART Grand Prix +0.67149108 Grégoire SaucyART Grand Prix +0.6923101111 Mari BoyaMP Motorsport +0.8752111210 Franco ColapintoMP Motorsport +0.9701121323 Pepe MartíCampos Racing +1.20512131424 Christian MansellCampos Racing +1.26713141519 Tommy SmithVan Amersfoort Racing +1.2941415167 Kaylen FrederickART Grand Prix +1.30215161718 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing +1.73116171829 Sophia FlörschPHM Racing by Charouz +2.28617181931 Woohyun ShinPHM Racing by Charouz +2.33018222025 Joshua DufekCampos Racing +2.51019192128 Alex GarcíaJenzer Motorsport +2.51320202230 Roberto FariaPHM Racing by Charouz +3.6022121107% time: 1:45.832 (+6.923)—2 Dino BeganovicPrema Racing No time set2323—26 Nikita BedrinJenzer Motorsport No time set2424—20 Oliver GrayRodin Carlin No time set2525DSQ15 Gabriele MinìHitech Pulse Eight Disqualified2626DSQ16 Luke BrowningHitech Pulse Eight Disqualified2727DSQ14 Sebastián MontoyaHitech Pulse Eight Disqualified2828DSQ22 Ido CohenRodin Carlin Disqualified2929DSQ21 Francesco SimonazziRodin Carlin Disqualified3030Source:
Notes – Oliver Goethe received a 10-place grid penalty due to Trident team personnel remaining on the grid after the 15-second signal in the Spa-Francorchamps feature race. - Oliver Gray was handed a 8-place grid penalty for the sprint race for causing a collision with Hugh Barter in the Spa-Francorchamps feature race and for causing a collision with Ido Cohen in the qualifying. - Gabriele Minì, Luke Browning, Sebastián Montoya, Ido Cohen, and Francesco Simonazzi were all disqualified from qualifying after it was found that their tyres were changed under parc fermé regulations, breaching Article 2.5.5 of the FIA International Sporting Code. - Woohyun Shin received a 5-place grid penalty for the feature race for speeding in the pit lane in the sprint race.
Sprint race DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap110 Franco ColapintoMP Motorsport18 34:06.98811025 Gabriel BortoletoTrident18 +1.32589311 Mari BoyaMP Motorsport18 +2.11828427 Taylor BarnardJenzer Motorsport18 +2.3225756 Oliver GoetheTrident18 +8.012226 (1)615 Gabriele MinìHitech Pulse-Eight18 +9.885265724 Christian MansellCampos Racing18 +11.08613484 Leonardo FornaroliTrident18 +11.1976399 Nikola TsolovART Grand Prix18 +11.467421018 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing18 +12.133161113 Zak O'SullivanPrema Racing18 +12.46171214 Sebastián MontoyaHitech Pulse-Eight18 +12.76628132 Dino BeganovicPrema Racing18 +16.276231425 Joshua DufekCampos Racing18 +16.532191526 Nikita BedrinJenzer Motorsport18 +20.035241629 Sophia FlörschPHM Racing by Charouz18 +20.338171728 Alex GarcíaJenzer Motorsport18 +21.291201821 Francesco SimonazziRodin Carlin18 +21.784301917 Caio ColletVan Amersfoort Racing18 +23.68411207 Kaylen FrederickART Grand Prix18 +30.923152122 Ido CohenRodin Carlin18 +33.31629228 Grégoire SaucyART Grand Prix18 +1:36.9113NC30 Roberto FariaPHM Racing by Charouz15 Not classified21DNF20 Oliver GrayRodin Carlin11 Collision 25DNF19 Tommy SmithVan Amersfoort Racing10 Collision 14DNF31 Woohyun ShinPHM Racing by Charouz2 Collision 18DNF1 Paul AronPrema Racing0 Collision10DNF23 Pepe MartíCampos Racing0 Collision12DNF12 Jonny EdgarMP Motorsport0 Collision9DSQ16 Luke BrowningHitech Pulse-Eight18 Disqualified27Fastest lap set by Oliver Goethe: 1:39.743 (lap 8)
Notes: - Leonardo Fornaroli received a 5-secomd time penalty for track limits violations. - Zak O'Sullivan received a 10-second time penalty for causimg a collision with Grégoire Saucy. - Caio Collet received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Paul Aron. - Kaylen Frederick received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Tommy Smith.
Feature race DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap112 Jonny EdgarMP Motorsport21 47:05.17842523 Zak O'SullivanPrema Racing21 +0.287618327 Taylor BarnardJenzer Motorsport21 +0.825815417 Caio ColletVan Amersfoort Racing21 +1.04721255 Gabriel BortoletoTrident21 +1.515510 (1)611 Mari BoyaMP Motorsport21 +1.94511871 Paul AronPrema Racing21 +2.13636824 Christian MansellCampos Racing21 +2.91114492 Dino BeganovicPrema Racing21 +3.3832321018 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing21 +3.6921711121 Francesco SimonazziRodin Carlin21 +6.73530129 Nikola TsolovART Grand Prix21 +6.93691329 Sophia FlörschPHM Racing by Charouz21 +7.616181425 Joshua DufekCampos Racing21 +7.65519154 Leonardo FornaroliTrident21 +8.19871620 Oliver GrayRodin Carlin21 +8.405251731 Woohyun ShinPHM Racing by Charouz21 +11.107221816 Luke BrowningHitech Pulse-Eight21 +11.276271915 Gabriele MinìHitech Pulse-Eight21 +21.142262019 Tommy SmithVan Amersfoort Racing21 +53.990152128 Alex GarcíaJenzer Motorsport20 +1 lap202230 Roberto FariaPHM Racing by Charouz18 Collision 21DNF26 Nikita BedrinJenzer Motorsport16 Collision 24DNF23 Pepe MartíCampos Racing15 Collision 13DNF22 Ido CohenRodin Carlin15Crash29DNF14 Sebastián MontoyaHitech Pulse-Eight12 Collision 28DNF7 Kaylen FrederickART Grand Prix12 Collision PLDNF8 Grégoire SaucyART Grand Prix5 Collision 10DNF10 Franco ColapintoMP Motorsport0Collision 12DNF6 Oliver GoetheTrident0 Engine1Fastest lap set by Gabriel Bortoleto: 1:40.042 (lap 11)
Notes: - Leonardo Fornaroli received a 5-secomd time penalty for forcing Paul Aron off track. - Woohyun Shin received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Francesco Simonazzi off track. - Luke Browning received a 5-second time penalty for speeding under safety car conditions. - Gabriele Minì received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Oliver Gray off track and a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sebastián Montoya.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Gabriel Bortoleto 164 2 2 Zak O'Sullivan 119 1 3 Paul Aron 112 1 4 Franco Colapinto 110 2 5 Pepe Martí 105
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Prema Racing 327 2 Trident 306 2 3 MP Motorsport 194 1 4 Campos Racing 179 1 5 Hitech Pulse-Eight 170
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings Note: Bold text indicates both the Drivers' and Teams' Champion respectively.
See also 2023 Italian Grand Prix 2023 Monza Formula 2 round
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References
External links Official website