The 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 9 and 10 July 2022 at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria. It was the fifth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.
Driver changes The only driver change took part at MP Motorsport as Alexander Smolyar returned to the grid after being replaced by Euroformula Open driver Filip Ugran in Silverstone due to visa problems, preventing him from entering the United Kingdom.
Classification Qualifying Hitech Grand Prix driver Isack Hadjar achieved his maiden pole position by 0.221 seconds ahead of fellow Frenchman and championship leader Victor Martins, and Oliver Bearman. DriverTeamTime/Gap118 Isack HadjarHitech Grand Prix 1:19.75912127 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix +0.22111236 Oliver BearmanPrema Racing +0.29910344 Arthur LeclercPrema Racing +0.31094517 Kaylen FrederickHitech Grand Prix +0.3758562 Roman StaněkTrident +0.4197671 Jonny EdgarTrident +0.4406783 Zane MaloneyTrident +0.53158929 Franco ColapintoVan Amersfoort Racing +0.53849105 Jak CrawfordPrema Racing +0.592310119 Juan Manuel CorreaART Grand Prix +0.6212111210 Caio ColletMP Motorsport +0.6621121323 Ido CohenJenzer Motorsport +0.67213131425 William AlataloJenzer Motorsport +0.67414141526 Zak O'SullivanCarlin +0.75115151611 Alexander SmolyarMP Motorsport +0.75716161728 Enzo TrulliCarlin +0.8091717188 Grégoire SaucyART Grand Prix +0.83218181920 David VidalesCampos Racing +0.84819192022 Pepe MartíCampos Racing +0.90920202131 Reece UshijimaVan Amersfoort Racing +0.98821212219 Nazim AzmanHitech Grand Prix +1.02322222321 Hunter YeanyCampos Racing +1.10023232416 Francesco PizziCharouz Racing System +1.10924242530 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing +1.16825252612 Kush MainiMP Motorsport +1.33926262727 Brad BenavidesCarlin +1.54527272824 Federico MalvestitiJenzer Motorsport +1.61128282914 László TóthCharouz Racing System +2.8072929107% time: 1:25.342 (+5.583)—15 Zdeněk ChovanecCharouz Racing System +8.1363030Source:
Notes: – Zdeněk Chovanec was not able to set a time within the 107% time, but was later given permission by the stewards to start both the Sprint Race and the Feature Race from the back of the grid.
Sprint Race DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap15 Jak Crawford Prema Racing21 32:50.011310210 Caio ColletMP Motorsport21 +0.62619329 Franco ColapintoVan Amersfoort Racing21 +1.0204844 Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing21 +1.26597 (1)52 Roman StaněkTrident21 +2.351766 17 Kaylen Frederick Hitech Grand Prix21 +6.1788571 Jonny Edgar Trident21 +7.2076487 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix21 +7.582113911 Alexander Smolyar MP Motorsport21 +8.1111621018 Isack Hadjar Hitech Grand Prix21 +8.568121118 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix21 +8.959181226 Zak O'Sullivan Carlin21 +9.362151322 Pepe Martí Campos Racing21 +9.752201423 Ido Cohen Jenzer Motorsport21 +10.311131516 Francesco Pizzi Charouz Racing System21 +10.58524166 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing21 +10.606101731 Reece Ushijima Van Amersfoort Racing21 +11.280211820 David Vidales Campos Racing21 +11.637191912 Kush Maini MP Motorsport21 +12.495262027 Brad Benavides Carlin21 +16.133272124 Federico Malvestiti Jenzer Motorsport21 +17.119282221 Hunter Yeany Campos Racing21 +19.716232314 László Tóth Charouz Racing System21 +19.964292419 Nazim Azman Hitech Grand Prix21 +21.141222528 Enzo Trulli Carlin21 +50.504172615 Zdeněk Chovanec Charouz Racing System21 +54.44530DNF3 Zane Maloney Trident9 Collision damage5DNF25 William Alatalo Jenzer Motorsport7 Engine failure14DNF9 Juan Manuel CorreaART Grand Prix5 Mechanical2DNF30 Rafael VillagómezVan Amersfoort Racing0 Collision damage25Fastest lap set by Arthur Leclerc: 1:21.200 (lap 7)Source:
Notes: – Oliver Bearman originally finished sixth, but was given a five-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits.
Feature race Isack Hadjar took his third victory of the season and his first Feature Race win in Formula 3 to close the gap in the championship to Victor Martins to only one point. However, Martins set a new record for the most podium finishes in F3 with eleven, more than any other driver. DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap118 Isack Hadjar Hitech Grand Prix25 40:34.535125 (3)27 Victor MartinsART Grand Prix25 +3.25121836 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing25 +4.88131544 Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing25 +5.38341253 Zane MaloneyTrident25 +6.457810629 Franco Colapinto Van Amersfoort Racing25 +9.11398711 Alexander Smolyar MP Motorsport25 +9.882166825 William Alatalo Jenzer Motorsport25 +10.852144923 Ido Cohen Jenzer Motorsport25 +12.286132109 Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix25 +12.706111112 Roman StaněkTrident25 +13.06761220 David Vidales Campos Racing25 +13.901191331 Reece Ushijima Van Amersfoort Racing25 +14.09521148 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix25 +14.738181530 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing25 +15.442241619 Nazim Azman Hitech Grand Prix25 +15.722221726 Zak O'Sullivan Carlin25 +16.765151828 Enzo Trulli Carlin25 +19.446171914 László Tóth Charouz Racing System25 +21.368282027 Brad Benavides Carlin25 +24.27326211 Jonny Edgar Trident25 +50.6797225 Jak Crawford Prema Racing25 +1:00.379102317 Kaylen Frederick Hitech Grand Prix25 +1:13.56652416 Francesco Pizzi Charouz Racing System24 +1 lap2325†12 Kush Maini MP Motorsport23 +2 laps252624 Federico Malvestiti Jenzer Motorsport23 +2 laps2727†10 Caio Collet MP Motorsport22 +3 laps12DNF15 Zdeněk Chovanec Charouz Racing System18 Collision29DNF22 Pepe MartíCampos Racing17 Collision damage20WD21 Hunter YeanyCampos Racing— Withdrew—Fastest lap set by Isack Hadjar: 1:32.041 (lap 24)Source:
Notes: – Roman Staněk originally finished sixth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Kaylen Frederick, demoting him to eleventh place and subsequently dropping him out of the points. – Francesco Pizzi received a total time-penalty of twenty seconds for twice causing a collision with teammate Zdeněk Chovanec. – Kush Maini and Caio Collet retired, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. – Following a medical examination, Hunter Yeany was declared unfit for Sunday's Feature Race due to a broken wrist sustained at the Sprint Race and therefore withdrew from the remainder of the weekend.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Victor Martins 98 1 2 Isack Hadjar 97 1 3 Arthur Leclerc 91 1 4 Jak Crawford 70 1 5 Roman Staněk 67 Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Prema Racing 220 2 ART Grand Prix 135 3 Hitech Grand Prix 124 4 Trident 108 5 MP Motorsport 92
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2022 Austrian Grand Prix 2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round
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