The 2024 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held from 21 to 24 March 2024 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. It was the second round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.

Classification Summary Leonardo Fornaroli qualified in first place at Albert Park Circuit ahead of Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic. Laurens van Hoepen started the sprint race from the front, and he and Martinius Stenshorne exchanged the lead multiple times in the early laps. Stenshorne ultimately held the position and then kept Arvid Lindblad behind, who had progressed to second place from fifth at the start. Stenshorne's victory was his first FIA Formula 3 podium finish.

Feature race pole-sitter Fornaroli led at the start and through the first restart after the safety car was deployed to recover Tommy Smith and Joseph Loake's collided cars. Beganovic overtook Fornaroli for the lead on lap 14. Minì had lost third place to Luke Browning but recovered the podium place on the penultimate lap. Beganovic's victory was his first in the category, and promoted him to fourth place in the Drivers' Championship. At the end of the round, Browning and Fornaroli were tied on points at the top of the championship – with Browning ahead by virtue of having won a race – both five points ahead of Minì.

Qualifying Qualifying was held on 22 March 2024, at 14:00 local time (UTC+11). Driver Entrant Time/Gap 14 Leonardo FornaroliTrident1:33.04412122 Gabriele MinìPrema Racing +0.01911231 Dino BeganovicPrema Racing +0.300103427 Nikita BedrinPHM AIX Racing +0.34584514 Luke BrowningHitech Pulse-Eight +0.39175612 Mari BoyaCampos Racing +0.52766725 Nikola TsolovART Grand Prix +0.5409783 Arvid LindbladPrema Racing +0.67258910 Oliver GoetheCampos Racing +0.723491023 Christian MansellART Grand Prix +0.9253101115 Martinius StenshorneHitech Pulse-Eight +1.0512111224 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix +1.0641121328 Joshua DufekPHM AIX Racing +1.24313131417 Charlie WurzJenzer Motorsport +1.26814141511 Sebastián MontoyaCampos Racing +1.27915151620 Noel LeónVan Amersfoort Racing +1.3141616179 Alex DunneMP Motorsport +1.3771717186 Santiago RamosTrident +1.4201818198 Kacper SztukaMP Motorsport +1.44119192018 Max EstersonJenzer Motorsport +1.44320202119 Matías ZagazetaJenzer Motorsport +1.4732121227 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport +1.48322222329 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport +1.72923232426 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakPHM AIX Racing +1.82124242521 Sophia FlörschVan Amersfoort Racing +1.8582525265 Sami MeguetounifTrident +2.01826262730 Piotr WiśnickiRodin Motorsport +2.36927272816 Cian ShieldsHitech Pulse-Eight +2.47528282931 Joseph LoakeRodin Motorsport +2.65629293022 Tommy SmithVan Amersfoort Racing +3.7553030107% time: 1:39.557 (+6.513)Source:

Notes

– Nikola Tsolov received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Alex Dunne during the weekend's free practice session.

Sprint race The sprint race was held on 23 March 2024, at 11:15 local time (UTC+11).

DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap115 Martinius StenshorneHitech Pulse-Eight20 35:32.87021023 Arvid LindbladPrema Racing20 +1.67359324 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix20 +1.95818412 Mari BoyaCampos Racing20 +3.16567510 Oliver GoetheCampos Racing20 +4.1524662 Gabriele MinìPrema Racing20 +5.15811579 Alex DunneMP Motorsport20 +6.485174811 Sebastián MontoyaCampos Racing20 +7.12215394 Leonardo FornaroliTrident20 +7.3111221023 Christian MansellART Grand Prix20 +7.747311117 Charlie WurzJenzer Motorsport20 +8.23414127 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport20 +8.62822131 Dino BeganovicPrema Racing20 +9.735101431 Joseph LoakeRodin Motorsport20 +10.834291519 Matías ZagazetaJenzer Motorsport20 +11.28821168 Kacper SztukaMP Motorsport20 +11.96719175 Sami MeguetounifTrident20 +13.233261829 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport20 +13.744231921 Sophia FlörschVan Amersfoort Racing20 +14.623252025 Nikola TsolovART Grand Prix20 +15.21492127 Nikita BedrinPHM AIX Racing20 +15.47482228 Joshua DufekPHM AIX Racing20 +15.640132330 Piotr WiśnickiRodin Motorsport20 +16.89327246 Santiago RamosTrident20 +17.443182516 Cian ShieldsHitech Pulse-Eight20 +18.250282618 Max EstersonJenzer Motorsport20 +19.095202722 Tommy SmithVan Amersfoort Racing20 +27.347302814 Luke BrowningHitech Pulse-Eight19 +1 lap7DNF26 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakPHM AIX Racing13 Collision24DNF20 Noel LeónVan Amersfoort Racing12 Driveshaft16Fastest lap set by Luke Browning: 1:36.186 (lap 2) Source:

Notes: – Dino Beganovic originally finished sixth, but was later given a five-second time penalty for forcing Sebastián Montoya off the track, subsequently dropping him down to thirteenth. – Nikita Bedrin originally finished eighth, but later received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, dropping him down to P21 in the final classification. – Max Esterson was given a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits multiple times, dropping him down from P19 to P26. – Tommy Smith was given a ten-second time penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, dropping him down from P25 to P27.

Feature race The feature race was held on 24 March 2024, at 9:05 local time (UTC+11).

DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap11 Dino BeganovicPrema Racing23 41:23.816225 (1)24 Leonardo FornaroliTrident23 +1.682118 (2)32 Gabriele MinìPrema Racing23 +3.221315414 Luke BrowningHitech Pulse-Eight23 +4.050512517 Charlie WurzJenzer Motorsport23 +16.9581410611 Sebastián MontoyaCampos Racing23 +21.230158712 Mari BoyaCampos Racing23 +21.49266827 Nikita BedrinPHM AIX Racing23 +25.61044910 Oliver GoetheCampos Racing23 +26.530921023 Christian MansellART Grand Prix23 +26.785101113 Arvid LindbladPrema Racing23 +27.0098125 Sami MeguetounifTrident23 +29.437261324 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix23 +29.512121418 Max EstersonJenzer Motorsport23 +30.44120157 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport23 +33.02322169 Alex DunneMP Motorsport23 +33.577171719 Matías ZagazetaJenzer Motorsport23 +34.06721188 Kacper SztukaMP Motorsport23 +37.812191925 Nikola TsolovART Grand Prix23 +38.22272016 Cian ShieldsHitech Pulse-Eight23 +42.693282129 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport23 +44.080232228 Joshua DufekPHM AIX Racing23 +52.748132330 Piotr WiśnickiRodin Motorsport23 +1:01.59527246 Santiago RamosTrident23 +1:09.926182520 Noel LeónVan Amersfoort Racing23 +1:10.635162615 Martinius StenshorneHitech Pulse-Eight23 +1:14.23511DNF21 Sophia FlörschVan Amersfoort Racing1 Collision damage25DNF22 Tommy SmithVan Amersfoort Racing0 Collision30DNF31 Joseph LoakeRodin Motorsport0 Collision29DNF26 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakPHM AIX Racing0 Collision damage24Fastest lap set by Dino Beganovic: 1:35.588 (lap 7) Source:

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Luke Browning 37 2 2 Leonardo Fornaroli 37 4 3 Gabriele Minì 32 11 4 Dino Beganovic 28 5 Arvid Lindblad 23 Teams' Championship standings Team Points 2 1 Prema Racing 83 1 2 Trident 60 1 3 Hitech Pulse-Eight 47 2 4 ART Grand Prix 46 1 5 Campos Racing 39

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also 2024 Australian Grand Prix 2024 Melbourne Formula 2 round

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External links

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