The 2025 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 23 and 24 May 2025 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the fourth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.
In the group qualifying format, Nikola Tsolov claimed his maiden pole position ahead of Roman Biliński. Martinius Stenshorne won the sprint race, ahead of Tuukka Taponen and Laurens van Hoepen. A large crash on the opening lap saw five cars eliminated from the race, with James Hedley withdrawing from the weekend due to a hand injury. Tsolov then won the feature race from pole position, followed by Bilinski and Mari Boya. By winning the feature race, Tsolov set a new record for the most wins (5) in Formula 3. Despite not finishing the feature race after his wheel came loose, Rafael Câmara remained in the championship lead, thirteen points ahead of Tim Tramnitz.
Classification
Qualifying
Group A Qualifying for Group A was held on 23 May 2025, at 11:05 local time (UTC+2). DriverEntrantTime/Gap112 Nikola TsolovCampos Racing1:24.882121210 Mari BoyaCampos Racing +0.12710332 Noel LeónPrema Racing +0.5047546 Charlie WurzTrident +0.5305758 Tuukka TaponenART Grand Prix +0.63848614 Martinius StenshorneHitech TGR +0.840210724 Louis SharpRodin Motorsport +0.943131384 Noah StrømstedTrident +0.9591515922 Ivan DominguesVan Amersfoort Racing +0.96617171028 Brad BenavidesAIX Racing +1.07219191130 Matías ZagazetaDAMS Lucas Oil +1.11921211220 Théophile NaëlVan Amersfoort Racing +1.12223231318 Bruno del PinoMP Motorsport +1.12725251416 Gerrard XieHitech TGR +1.20327271526 James HedleyAIX Racing +1.71229WDSource:
Group B Qualifying for Group B was held on 23 May 2025, at 11:29 local time (UTC+2). DriverEntrantTime/Gap125 Roman BilinskiRodin Motorsport1:25.332112223 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport +0.02794317 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport +0.0936645 Rafael CâmaraTrident +0.15281157 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix +0.23339619 Alessandro GiustiMP Motorsport +0.32111273 Ugo UgochukwuPrema Racing +0.6041414815 Joshua DufekHitech TGR +0.7811616911 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakCampos Racing +0.87718181031 Christian HoDAMS Lucas Oil +1.0672020119 James WhartonART Grand Prix +1.12522221221 Santiago RamosVan Amersfoort Racing +2.4652424131 Brando BadoerPrema Racing +2.50026261427 Nicola MarinangeliAIX Racing +2.6442828107% time: 1:38.660 (+6.454)—29 Nicola LacorteDAMS Lucas OilNo time3029Source: Notes:
Rafael Câmara was given a three-place grid penalty for both races for violating the minimum delta time under red flag conditions. This demoted him from 5th to 8th for the sprint race, and from 8th to 11th for the feature race. Brando Badoer had his fastest lap time deleted for causing a red flag. This demoted him from 12th to 13th. Nicola Lacorte was disqualified from qualifying for failing to respect a black flag after receiving physical assistance from the track marshals. He was permitted to start both races from the back of the grid. James Hedley was withdrawn from the feature race after sustaining a hand injury in the sprint race.
Sprint race The sprint race was held on 24 May 2025, at 10:45 local time (UTC+2). DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap114 Martinius StenshorneHitech TGR23 38:25.135210 (1)28 Tuukka TaponenART Grand Prix23 +2.2534937 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix23 +4.77038419 Alessandro GiustiMP Motorsport23 +6.00217517 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport23 +6.3966666 Charlie WurzTrident23 +8.4545575 Rafael CâmaraTrident23 +8.73284810 Mari BoyaCampos Racing23 +10.614103924 Louis SharpRodin Motorsport23 +12.2031321023 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport23 +12.907911125 Roman BilinskiRodin Motorsport23 +13.636111228 Brad BenavidesAIX Racing23 +14.82819133 Ugo UgochukwuPrema Racing23 +21.287141415 Joshua DufekHitech TGR23 +21.629161531 Christian HoDAMS Lucas Oil23 +22.214201620 Théophile NaëlVan Amersfoort Racing23 +22.508231730 Matías ZagazetaDAMS Lucas Oil23 +24.864211816 Gerrard XieHitech TGR23 +27.816271927 Nicola MarinangeliAIX Racing23 +29.27228201 Brando BadoerPrema Racing23 +30.58026219 James WhartonART Grand Prix23 +32.540222218 Bruno del PinoMP Motorsport23 +35.411252311 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakCampos Racing23 +55.832182412 Nikola TsolovCampos Racing22 +1 lap12DNF4 Noah StrømstedTrident13 Collision damage15DNF2 Noel LeónPrema Racing0 Collision7DNF22 Ivan DominguesVan Amersfoort Racing0 Collision17DNF21 Santiago RamosVan Amersfoort Racing0 Collision24DNF26 James HedleyAIX Racing0 Collision29DNF29 Nicola LacorteDAMS Lucas Oil0 Collision damage30Fastest lap: Martinius Stenshorne (1:34.581 on lap 18)Source: Notes:
Bruno del Pino was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, and was later given a five-second penalty for a false start. This demoted him from 18th to 22nd. Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak was given a thirty-second penalty for re-taking his grid position after being passed by other cars on the formation lap. This demoted him from 19th to 23rd.
Feature race The feature race was held on 25 May 2025, at 08:00 local time (UTC+2). DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap112 Nikola TsolovCampos Racing2742:16.874125 (2+1)225 Roman BilinskiRodin Motorsport27 +7.243218310 Mari BoyaCampos Racing27 +7.737315423 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport27 +8.408412517 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport27 +8.72861067 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix27 +9.4169878 Tuukka TaponenART Grand Prix27 +12.97086814 Martinius StenshorneHitech TGR27 +13.720104924 Louis SharpRodin Motorsport27 +14.3121321019 Alessandro GiustiMP Motorsport27 +14.854121119 James WhartonART Grand Prix27 +15.382221211 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakCampos Racing27 +27.105181331 Christian HoDAMS Lucas Oil27 +27.71320143 Ugo UgochukwuPrema Racing27 +28.660141530 Matías ZagazetaDAMS Lucas Oil27 +29.513211621 Santiago RamosVan Amersfoort Racing27 +35.250241715 Joshua DufekHitech TGR27 +36.20516184 Noah StrømstedTrident27 +37.299151916 Gerrard XieHitech TGR27 +37.971272022 Ivan DominguesVan Amersfoort Racing27 +40.745172127 Nicola MarinangeliAIX Racing27 +44.300282220 Théophile NaëlVan Amersfoort Racing26 Retired23DNF5 Rafael CâmaraTrident22 Wheel11NC18 Bruno del PinoMP Motorsport22 +5 laps25DNF6 Charlie WurzTrident20 Accident7DNF1 Brando BadoerPrema Racing20 Accident26DNF28 Brad BenavidesAIX Racing19 Retired19DNF2 Noel LeónPrema Racing17 Accident5DNF29 Nicola LacorteDAMS Lucas Oil14 Suspension29WD26 James HedleyAIX Racing0 WithdrawnFastest lap: Nikola Tsolov (1:24.886 on lap 26)Source: Notes:
Joshua Dufek was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 12th to 17th. Noah Strømsted was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 14th to 18th. Ivan Domingues was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 18th to 20th. Nicola Marinangeli was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 19th to 21st.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Rafael Câmara 77 1 2 Tim Tramnitz 64 3 3 Nikola Tsolov 61 2 4 Noah Strømsted 52 1 5 Tuukka Taponen 51
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Trident 144 1 2 Campos Racing 106 1 3 MP Motorsport 100 1 4 Rodin Motorsport 89 1 5 ART Grand Prix 68
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2025 Monaco Grand Prix 2025 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round
References
External links Official website