The 2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 26 and 28 July at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the penultimate race of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix.
Despite not scoring any points in the Feature race, Prema Racing secured the teams championship for the fifth time in six seasons as their main rival ART Grand Prix failed to score the sufficient amount of points in order to retain in mathematical contention for the Teams' Championship, going into the final round in Monza. It is Prema's fifth Teams' title in six seasons.
Driver changes ART Grand Prix driver Nikola Tsolov received a suspension from the ninth round at Spa-Francorchamps. He had competed in the Eurocup-3 round at the same circuit in April without prior FIA approval. Formula Regional Middle East champion and Ferrari junior Tuukka Taponen took his place.
Classification Qualifying Qualifying was held on 26 July 2024, at 15:05 local time (UTC+2).
DriverTeamTime/Gap 129 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport2:04.32112129 Alex DunneMP Motorsport +0.12311234 Leonardo FornaroliTrident +0.132103411 Sebastián MontoyaCampos Racing +0.20094520 Noel LeónVan Amersfoort Racing +0.22455618 Max EstersonJenzer Motorsport +0.22466714 Luke BrowningHitech Pulse-Eight +0.2527785 Sami MeguetounifTrident +0.2968897 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport +0.29949106 Santiago RamosTrident +0.308310112 Gabriele MinìPrema Racing +0.339211121 Dino BeganovicPrema Racing +0.4151121325 Tuukka TaponenART Grand Prix +0.43716131410 Oliver GoetheCampos Racing +0.43913141524 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix +0.57914151627 Nikita BedrinAIX Racing +0.57915161719 Matías ZagazetaJenzer Motorsport +0.69622171831 Joseph LoakeRodin Motorsport +0.91117181921 Sophia FlörschVan Amersfoort Racing +1.02323192023 Christian MansellART Grand Prix +1.02718202115 Martinius StenshorneHitech Pulse-Eight +1.05719212212 Mari BoyaCampos Racing +1.18125222330 Piotr WiśnickiRodin Motorsport +1.19020232428 Joshua DufekAIX Racing +1.31121242522 Tommy SmithVan Amersfoort Racing +1.45824252616 Cian ShieldsHitech Pulse-Eight +1.6692626273 Arvid LindbladPrema Racing +1.81327272817 Charlie WurzJenzer Motorsport +1.92729282926 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakAIX Racing +1.9763029308 Kacper SztukaMP Motorsport +1.9872830107% time: 2:13.023 (+8.702)Source:
Notes: – Sami Meguetounif, Sophia Flörsch, Mari Boya, Charlie Wurz and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak all received a three-place grid-penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage during qualifying. All drivers had to take the penalty for the next race they entered. – Tuukka Taponen received a three-place grid-penalty for the Sprint Race for impeding Alex Dunne. – Matías Zagazeta received a five-place grid-penalty for causing a collision with Arvid Lindblad during the Feature Race of the previous round in Hungary.
Sprint Race The Sprint race was held on 27 July 2024, at 09:50 local time (UTC+2).
DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap11 Dino BeganovicPrema Racing12 29:03.65911022 Gabriele MinìPrema Racing12 +1.13129320 Noel LeónVan Amersfoort Racing12 +2.87258 (1)47 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport12 +5.80047511 Sebastián MontoyaCampos Racing12 +6.81596610 Oliver GoetheCampos Racing12 +7.237135729 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport12 +7.89412486 Santiago RamosTrident12 +11.0493394 Leonardo FornaroliTrident12 +11.9371021024 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix12 +14.8371411131 Joseph LoakeRodin Motorsport12 +15.976171214 Luke BrowningHitech Pulse-Eight12 +16.81271327 Nikita BedrinAIX Racing12 +16.943151425 Tuukka TaponenART Grand Prix12 +18.38416153 Arvid LindbladPrema Racing12 +20.370271623 Christian MansellART Grand Prix12 +22.066181719 Matías ZagazetaJenzer Motorsport12 +22.454221815 Martinius StenshorneHitech Pulse-Eight12 +22.870191921 Sophia FlörschVan Amersfoort Racing12 +24.77323208 Kacper SztukaMP Motorsport12 +25.416282130 Piotr WiśnickiRodin Motorsport12 +25.974202216 Cian ShieldsHitech Pulse-Eight12 +26.34726239 Alex DunneMP Motorsport12 +27.700112428 Joshua DufekAIX Racing12 +28.283212522 Tommy SmithVan Amersfoort Racing12 +30.721242617 Charlie WurzJenzer Motorsport12 +32.29329275 Sami MeguetounifTrident12 +36.66982812 Mari BoyaCampos Racing12 +49.234252926 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakAIX Racing12 +52.99630DNF18 Max EstersonJenzer Motorsport0 Accident6Fastest lap set by Noel León: 2:08.683 (lap 12) Source:
Feature Race The Feature race was held on 28 July 2024, at 08:30 local time (UTC+2).
DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap11 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport15 41:33.717125 (3)211 Sebastián MontoyaCampos Racing15 +0.91591834 Leonardo FornaroliTrident15 +1.662315420 Noel LeónVan Amersfoort Racing15 +2.19151255 Sami MeguetounifTrident15 +2.871810614 Luke BrowningHitech Pulse-Eight15 +3.22975718 Max EstersonJenzer Motorsport15 +3.6046686 Santiago RamosTrident15 +4.08810497 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport15 +4.85292109 Alex DunneMP Motorsport15 +5.34521111 Dino BeganovicPrema Racing15 +6.600121224 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix15 +7.27115132 Gabriele MinìPrema Racing15 +8.133111428 Joshua DufekAIX Racing15 +9.522241526 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakAIX Racing15 +10.686291622 Tommy SmithVan Amersfoort Racing15 +11.129251719 Matías ZagazetaJenzer Motorsport15 +12.14817188 Kacper SztukaMP Motorsport15 +12.796301910 Oliver GoetheCampos Racing15 +13.274142027 Nikita BedrinAIX Racing15 +17.763282123 Christian MansellART Grand Prix15 +18.380202216 Cian ShieldsHitech Pulse-Eight15 +19.997262317 Charlie WurzJenzer Motorsport15 +20.236282430 Piotr WiśnickiRodin Motorsport15 +20.339232531 Joseph LoakeRodin Motorsport15 +24.75818DNF3 Arvid LindbladPrema Racing9 Collision/Spun off27DNF12 Mari BoyaCampos Racing9 Accident22DNF21 Sophia FlörschVan Amersfoort Racing6 Collision/Spun off19DNF15 Martinius StenshorneHitech Pulse-Eight1 Collision21DNF25 Tuukka TaponenART Grand Prix1 Collision13Fastest lap set by Callum Voisin: 2:05.770 (lap 15) Source:
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 1 Leonardo Fornaroli 129 1 2 Gabriele Minì 128 1 3 Luke Browning 123 1 4 Arvid Lindblad 113 1 5 Dino Beganovic 100 Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Prema Racing 341 2 ART Grand Prix 226 3 Trident 217 4 Campos Racing 175 5 Hitech Pulse-Eight 149
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Note: Bold name includes the Teams' Champion.
See also 2024 Belgian Grand Prix 2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round
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