The 2025 Spielberg FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 27 and 29 June 2025 at the Red Bull Ring. It was the sixth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix.
There were two changes to the grid ahead of the round: James Hedley returned having recovered from an injury, and Nicola Lacorte served a race ban for obtaining more than 12 penalty points, with GB3 and Indy NXT driver Nikita Johnson competing in his place.
Nikola Tsolov took his second pole position of the year in qualifiying, with James Wharton taking pole for the reverse-grid sprint race. Wharton maintained his position throughout the race to take his maiden win in the category, followed by Alessandro Giusti. Charlie Wurz was running in third until lap 13, when he was hit by Brando Badoer, allowing Ugo Ugochukwu through to the final podium position. However, he was penalised post-race for going off-track while defending from Tsolov, who had charged through the field from twelfth, promoting Tsolov to third place.
Tsolov lead the feature race from the start, while second-place qualifier Brad Benavides dropped through the field once DRS was activated, allowing Tsolov to build a gap from Noah Strømsted, Rafael Câmara and Ugochukwu behind. The three tussled for the podium positions throughout the race, before Martinius Stenshorne, Tim Tramnitz and Mari Boya joined the fray from further down the field. Stenshorne moved into the podium positions on lap 14, and passed Câmara for second on lap 18, with Tramnitz and Boya following him a few laps later. After the race, Tsolov was disqualified for excessive plank wear, and Stenshorne inherited the victory.
Classification
Qualifying Qualifying was held on 27 June 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2). DriverEntrantTime/Gap112 Nikola TsolovCampos Racing1:20.743121228 Brad BenavidesAIX Racing +0.17611234 Noah StrømstedTrident +0.178103418 Bruno del PinoMP Motorsport +0.19494511 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakCampos Racing +0.22285623 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport +0.2587675 Rafael CâmaraTrident +0.2686783 Ugo UgochukwuPrema Racing +0.2725891 Brando BadoerPrema Racing +0.27649106 Charlie WurzTrident +0.2973101119 Alessandro GiustiMP Motorsport +0.300211129 James WhartonART Grand Prix +0.363112132 Noel LeónPrema Racing +0.36413131410 Mari BoyaCampos Racing +0.39614141514 Martinius StenshorneHitech TGR +0.40015151621 Santiago RamosVan Amersfoort Racing +0.46216161717 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport +0.46717171825 Roman BilinskiRodin Motorsport +0.50123181920 Théophile NaëlVan Amersfoort Racing +0.5131819208 Tuukka TaponenART Grand Prix +0.57619202124 Louis SharpRodin Motorsport +0.6152021227 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix +0.65421222331 Christian HoDAMS Lucas Oil +0.69422282415 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.Hitech TGR +0.81624232530 Matías ZagazetaDAMS Lucas Oil +0.83625242622 Ivan DominguesVan Amersfoort Racing +0.99826252726 James HedleyAIX Racing +1.03827262827 Nicola MarinangeliAIX Racing +1.08028272916 Gerrard XieHitech TGR +1.49329293029 Nikita JohnsonDAMS Lucas Oil +1.7973030Source: Notes:
Roman Biliński was given a five-place grid penalty for the sprint race for causing a collision in the previous round. Christian Ho was given a five-place grid penalty for the feature race for causing a collision during the sprint race.
Sprint race The sprint race was held on 28 June 2025, at 10:05 local time (UTC+2). DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap19 James WhartonART Grand Prix2133:49.853110219 Alessandro GiustiMP Motorsport21 +0.61229312 Nikola TsolovCampos Racing21 +1.564128411 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakCampos Racing21 +3.32587510 Mari BoyaCampos Racing21 +7.726146617 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport21 +7.895175714 Martinius StenshorneHitech TGR21 +9.034154+1823 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport21 +9.2847395 Rafael CâmaraTrident21 +9.65262102 Noel LeónPrema Racing21 +9.8011311120 Théophile NaëlVan Amersfoort Racing21 +10.32118127 Laurens van HoepenART Grand Prix21 +10.460211321 Santiago RamosVan Amersfoort Racing21 +10.629161415 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.Hitech TGR21 +10.958241525 Roman BilinskiRodin Motorsport21 +11.07023163 Ugo UgochukwuPrema Racing21 +11.16251730 Matías ZagazetaDAMS Lucas Oil21 +11.339251829 Nikita JohnsonDAMS Lucas Oil21 +11.658301927 Nicola MarinangeliAIX Racing21 +11.97028204 Noah StrømstedTrident21 +12.670102116 Gerrard XieHitech TGR21 +12.893292218 Bruno del PinoMP Motorsport21 +23.2159231 Brando BadoerPrema Racing21 +23.5374DNF6 Charlie WurzTrident12Collision3DNF28 Brad BenavidesAIX Racing8Puncture11DNF22 Ivan DominguesVan Amersfoort Racing7Retired26DNF31 Christian HoDAMS Lucas Oil2Collision damage22DNF8 Tuukka TaponenART Grand Prix1Collision19DNF24 Louis SharpRodin Motorsport1Collision20DSQ26 James HedleyAIX RacingDSQParc fermé breach27Fastest lap: Martinius Stenshorne (1:23.107 on lap 8)Source: Notes:
Ugo Ugochukwu was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 3rd to 16th. Bruno del Pino and Brando Badoer were both given ten-second penalties for causing collisions. This did not affect their final finishing positions. James Hedley was disqualified from the race for breaching parc fermé. He was originally classified in 20th.
Feature race The feature race was held on 29 June 2025, at 08:30 local time (UTC+2). DriverTeamLapsTime/Gap114 Martinius StenshorneHitech TGR2636:46.9541525217 Tim TramnitzMP Motorsport26 +2.0751718310 Mari BoyaCampos Racing26 +2.4581415+143 Ugo UgochukwuPrema Racing26 +4.09181255 Rafael CâmaraTrident26 +5.89371066 Charlie WurzTrident26 +7.22910874 Noah StrømstedTrident26 +9.87536823 Callum VoisinRodin Motorsport26 +10.68064928 Brad BenavidesAIX Racing26 +11.388221020 Théophile NaëlVan Amersfoort Racing26 +11.826191112 Noel LeónPrema Racing26 +12.649131219 Alessandro GiustiMP Motorsport26 +13.315111315 Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.Hitech TGR26 +13.77723149 James WhartonART Grand Prix26 +14.807121511 Tasanapol InthraphuvasakCampos Racing26 +15.18151624 Louis SharpRodin Motorsport26 +15.596211716 Gerrard XieHitech TGR26 +16.320291830 Matías ZagazetaDAMS Lucas Oil26 +16.842241918 Bruno del PinoMP Motorsport26 +17.1164208 Tuukka TaponenART Grand Prix26 +17.774202122 Ivan DominguesVan Amersfoort Racing26 +17.842252229 Nikita JohnsonDAMS Lucas Oil26 +18.281302325 Roman BilinskiRodin Motorsport26 +19.362182431 Christian HoDAMS Lucas Oil26 +19.925282527 Nicola MarinangeliAIX Racing26 +37.377272626 James HedleyAIX Racing26 +37.772262721 Santiago RamosVan Amersfoort Racing26 +59.77316DNF1 Brando BadoerPrema Racing11Suspension damage9DSQ12 Nikola TsolovCampos RacingDSQPlank wear12DSQ7 Laurens van HoepenART Grand PrixDSQTyre pressures22Fastest lap: Mari Boya (1:22.963 on lap 7)Source: Notes:
Nicola Marinangeli was given two five-second time penalties for exceeding track limits. This did not affect his finishing position. Nikola Tsolov and Laurens van Hoepen were both disqualified from the race for breaching the technical regulations. They were originally classified 1st and 9th respectively.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Rafael Câmara117 1 2 Tim Tramnitz93 1 3 Nikola Tsolov 89 7 4 Martinius Stenshorne 67 1 5 Noah Strømsted 62
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Trident 202 2 Campos Racing 169 3 MP Motorsport 158 4 Van Amersfoort Racing 107 1 5 ART Grand Prix 100
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2025 Austrian Grand Prix 2025 Spielberg Formula 2 round
References
External links Official website