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2021 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

{{Infobox FIA Formula 3 race report

| Name = Spa-Francorchamps

| Round_No = 5

| Season_No = 7

| Image = Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg

| Year = 2021

| Country = Belgium

| Location = Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot, Belgium

| Course = Permanent Circuit

| Course_mi = 4.352

| Course_km = 7.004

| Type_r1 = Sprint race 1

| Date_r1 = 28 August

| Laps_r1 = 15

| First_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| First_driver_r1 = Lorenzo Colombo

| First_team_r1 = Campos Racing

| Second_driver_country_r1 = USA

| Second_driver_r1 = Jak Crawford

| Second_team_r1 = Hitech Grand Prix

| Third_driver_country_r1 = CZE

| Third_driver_r1 = Roman Staněk

| Third_team_r1 = Hitech Grand Prix

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| Fast_driver_r1 = Lorenzo Colombo

| Fast_team_r1 = Campos Racing

| Fast_time_r1 = 2:22.799

| Fast_lap_r1 = lap 11

| Type_r2 = Sprint race 2

| Date_r2 = 28 August

| Laps_r2 = 16

| First_driver_country_r2 = AUS

| First_driver_r2 = Jack Doohan

| First_team_r2 = Trident

| Second_driver_country_r2 = GER

| Second_driver_r2 = David Schumacher

| Second_team_r2 = Trident

| Third_driver_country_r2 = USA

| Third_driver_r2 = Logan Sargeant

| Third_team_r2 = Charouz Racing System

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = FRA

| Fast_driver_r2 = Clément Novalak

| Fast_team_r2 = Trident

| Fast_time_r2 = 2:24.940

| Fast_lap_r2 = 9

| Type_r3 = Feature race

| Date_r3 = 29 August

| Laps_r3 = 14

| Pole_driver_country_r3 = AUS

| Pole_driver_r3 = Jack Doohan

| Pole_team_r3 = Trident

| Pole_Time_r3 = 2:21.953

| First_driver_country_r3 = AUS

| First_driver_r3 = Jack Doohan

| First_team_r3 = Trident

| Second_driver_country_r3 = FRA

| Second_driver_r3 = Victor Martins

| Second_team_r3 = MP Motorsport

| Third_driver_country_r3 = RUS

| Third_driver_r3 = Aleksandr Smolyar

| Third_team_r3 = ART Grand Prix

| Fast_driver_country_r3 = ITA

| Fast_driver_r3 = Matteo Nannini

| Fast_team_r3 = HWA Racelab

| Fast_time_r3 = 1:42.442

| Fast_lap_r3 = lap 17

}}

The 2021 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round was the fifth round of the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and featured three races on the 28 August and 29 August in support of the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix.

With Jack Doohan winning both Sprint Race 2 and Feature Race respectively, it marked the first time in the series' history that a driver was able to win two races in a weekend.

Classification

= Qualifying =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Time/Gap

!{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position for race 3}}

1

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Trident

|2:21.953

|1

2

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

|MP Motorsport

| +0.704

|2

3

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Smolyar

|ART Grand Prix

| +0.769

|3

4

| align="center" |18

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet

|MP Motorsport

| +0.783

|4

5

| align="center" |29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant

|Charouz Racing System

| +0.822

|5

6

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak

|Trident

| +0.858

|6

7

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Frederik Vesti

|ART Grand Prix

| +1.315

|7

8

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Schumacher

|Trident

| +1.800

|8

9

| align="center" |27

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Johnathan Hoggard

|Jenzer Motorsport

| +1.832

|9

10

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Hitech Grand Prix

| +1.863

|10

11

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Grand Prix

| +2.011

|11

12

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Colombo

|Campos Racing

| +2.109

|12

13

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|MCO}} Arthur Leclerc

|Prema Racing

| +2.301

|13

14

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|Prema Racing

| +2.335

|14

15

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Nannini

|HWA Racelab

| +2.435

|15

16

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez

|HWA Racelab

| +2.750

|16

17

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|Hitech Grand Prix

| +2.895

|17

18

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell

|Prema Racing

| +3.072

|18

19

| align="center" |26

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Calan Williams

|Jenzer Motorsport

| +3.124

|19

20

| align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar

|Carlin Buzz Racing

| +3.185

|20

21

| align="center" |19

|{{flagicon|NED}} Tijmen van der Helm

|MP Motorsport

| +3.219

|21

22

| align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Campos Racing

| +3.433

|22

23

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Oliver Rasmussen

|HWA Racelab

| +3.660

|23

24

| align="center" |23

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen

|Carlin Buzz Racing

| +3.943

|24

25

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|HUN}} László Tóth

|Campos Racing

| +4.008

|25

26

| align="center" |30

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hunter Yeany

|Charouz Racing System

| +4.116

|26

27

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|ART Grand Prix

| +4.272

|27

28

| align="center" |31

|{{flagicon|POR}} Zdeněk Chovanec

|Charouz Racing System

| +4.762

|28

-

| align="center" |28

|{{flagicon|ROM}} Filip Ugran

|Jenzer Motorsport

|No Time Set

|PL

colspan="6" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Formula 3 2021 Result for Round 5 : Belgium , Spa-Francorchamps 27-29 August 2021|url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Results?raceid=1026|access-date=2021-09-03|website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website|language=en}}

= Sprint Race 1 =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Gap

!{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position for race 3}}

!{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

1

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Colombo

|Campos Racing

|15

|38:46.686

|1

| align="center" |15 (2)

2

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Grand Prix

|15

| +13.471

|2

| align="center" |12

3

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Hitech Grand Prix

|15

| +15.487

|3

| align="center" |10

4

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Frederik Vesti

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +19.099

|6

| align="center" |8

5

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

|MP Motorsport

|15

| +21.157

|11

| align="center" |6

6

| align="center" |27

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Johnathan Hoggard

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +23.665

|4

| align="center" |5

7

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak

|Trident

|15

| +24.493

|7

| align="center" |4

8

| align="center" |29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant

|Charouz Racing System

|15

| +24.544

|8

| align="center" |3

9

| align="center" |18

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet

|MP Motorsport

|15

| +25.275

|9

| align="center" |2

10

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Smolyar

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +25.467

|10

| align="center" |1

11

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Schumacher

|Trident

|15

| +25.967

|5

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Trident

|15

| +26.911

|12

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|MCO}} Arthur Leclerc

|Prema Racing

|15

| +28.367

|13

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|Prema Racing

|15

| +30.018

|14

|

15

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|Hitech Grand Prix

|15

| +31.487

|17

|

16

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell

|Prema Racing

|15

| +44.348

|18

|

17

| align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Campos Racing

|15

| +46.430

|22

| align="center" |

18

| align="center" |30

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hunter Yeany

|Charouz Racing System

|15

| +50.707

|26

|

19

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Nannini

|HWA Racelab

|15

| +53.472

|15

|

20

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Oliver Rasmussen

|HWA Racelab

|15

| +57.012

|23

|

21

| align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar

|Carlin Buzz Racing

|15

| +57.637

|20

|

22

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +58.493

|27

|

23

| align="center" |19

|{{flagicon|NED}} Tijmen van der Helm

|MP Motorsport

|15

| +59.173

|21

|

24

| align="center" |26

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Calan Williams

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +1:00.649

|19

|

25

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|HUN}} László Tóth

|Campos Racing

|15

| +1:04.853

|25

| align="center" |

26

| align="center" |31

|{{flagicon|POR}} Zdeněk Chovanec

|Charouz Racing System

|15

| +1:08.490

|28

|

27

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez

|HWA Racelab

|15

| +2:12.652

|16

|

28

| align="center" |28

|{{flagicon|ROM}} Filip Ugran

|Jenzer Motorsport

|14

|Mechanical

|PL

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |23

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen

|Carlin Buzz Racing

|4

|Mechanical

|24

| align="center" |

colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Colombo: 2:22.799 (lap 11)
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=RACE 1: Colombo takes maiden win from reverse grid pole in wet conditions at Spa|url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Latest/4voFcjDTlOPf22b7i9xmJt/race-1-colombo-takes-maiden-win-from-reverse-grid-pole-in-wet-conditions-at|access-date=2021-09-03|website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website|language=en}}

= Sprint Race 2 =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Gap

!{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position for race 3}}

!{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

1

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Trident

|16

|45:11.332

|1

| align="center" |15

2

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Schumacher

|Trident

|16

| +0.488

|2

| align="center" |12

3

| align="center" |29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant

|Charouz Racing System

|16

| +1.093

|5

| align="center" |10

4

| align="center" |18

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet

|MP Motorsport

|16

| +1.965

|4

| align="center" |8

5

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak

|Trident

|16

| +2.780

|6

| align="center" |6 (2)

6

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Frederik Vesti

|ART Grand Prix

|16

| +3.049

|9

| align="center" |5

7

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

|MP Motorsport

|16

| +3.580

|8

| align="center" |4

8

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Smolyar

|ART Grand Prix

|16

| +4.330

|3

| align="center" |3

9

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|Prema Racing

|16

| +4.946

|14

| align="center" |2

10

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|MCO}} Arthur Leclerc

|Prema Racing

|16

| +6.459

|13

| align="center" |1

11

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|Hitech Grand Prix

|16

| +7.194

|15

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Grand Prix

|16

| +7.546

|11

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Hitech Grand Prix

|16

| +8.988

|10

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Colombo

|Campos Racing

|16

| +9.690

|12

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell

|Prema Racing

|16

| +10.756

|16

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" |19

|{{flagicon|NED}} Tijmen van der Helm

|MP Motorsport

|16

| +11.488

|23

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar

|Carlin Buzz Racing

|16

| +12.457

|21

| align="center" |

18

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|ART Grand Prix

|16

| +13.638

|22

| align="center" |

19

| align="center" |28

|{{flagicon|ROM}} Filip Ugran

|Jenzer Motorsport

|16

| +14.086

|28

| align="center" |

20

| align="center" |23

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen

|Carlin Buzz Racing

|16

| +14.956

|29

| align="center" |

21

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Oliver Rasmussen

|HWA Racelab

|16

| +15.881

|20

| align="center" |

22

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|HUN}} László Tóth

|Campos Racing

|16

| +16.286

|25

| align="center" |

23

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez

|HWA Racelab

|16

| +17.404

|27

| align="center" |

24

| align="center" |27

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Johnathan Hoggard

|Jenzer Motorsport

|16

| +19.666

|7

| align="center" |

25

| align="center" |30

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hunter Yeany

|Charouz Racing System

|16

| +23.279

|18

| align="center" |

26

| align="center" |31

|{{flagicon|POR}} Zdeněk Chovanec

|Charouz Racing System

|16

| +27.045

|26

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Campos Racing

|13

|Collision

|17

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |26

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Calan Williams

|Jenzer Motorsport

|13

|Collision

|24

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Nannini

|HWA Racelab

|9

|Stalled after collision

|19

| align="center" |

colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak: 2:24.940 (lap 9)
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=Race 2: Doohan strengthens title bid with wet weather win at Spa|url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Latest/4bgfxU1EyURPSaJ4R0eGtC/race-2-doohan-strengthens-title-bid-with-wet-weather-win-at-spa|access-date=2021-09-03|website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website|language=en}}

= Feature Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Gap

!{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position for race 3}}

!{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}

1

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

|Trident

|14

|33:52.417

|1

| align="center" |25 (4)

2

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

|MP Motorsport

|14

| +2.001

|2

| align="center" |18 (2)

3

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Smolyar

|ART Grand Prix

|14

| +12.205

|3

| align="center" |15

4

| align="center" |18

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet

|MP Motorsport

|14

| +13.316

|4

| align="center" |12

5

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Novalak

|Trident

|14

| +14.383

|6

| align="center" |10

6

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Frederik Vesti

|ART Grand Prix

|14

| +15.959

|7

| align="center" |8

7

| align="center" |29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Logan Sargeant

|Charouz Racing System

|14

| +17.705

|5

| align="center" |6

8

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

|Prema Racing

|14

| +18.359

|14

| align="center" |4

9

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Schumacher

|Trident

|14

| +20.996

|8

| align="center" |2

10

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|MCO}} Arthur Leclerc

|Prema Racing

|14

| +22.940

|13

| align="center" |1

11

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Olli Caldwell

|Prema Racing

|14

| +30.230

|18

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jak Crawford

|Hitech Grand Prix

|14

| +35.466

|11

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Iwasa

|Hitech Grand Prix

|14

| +37.487

|17

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Colombo

|Campos Racing

|14

| +38.091

|12

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Staněk

|Hitech Grand Prix

|14

| +43.686

|10

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" |27

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Johnathan Hoggard

|Jenzer Motorsport

|14

| +45.687

|9

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Oliver Rasmussen

|HWA Racelab

|14

| +50.013

|23

| align="center" |

18

| align="center" |26

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Calan Williams

|Jenzer Motorsport

|14

| +52.941

|19

| align="center" |

19

| align="center" |25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar

|Carlin Buzz Racing

|14

| +54.400

|20

| align="center" |

20

| align="center" |23

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen

|Carlin Buzz Racing

|14

| +55.057

|24

| align="center" |

21

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|ART Grand Prix

|14

| +55.654

|27

| align="center" |

22

| align="center" |19

|{{flagicon|NED}} Tijmen van der Helm

|MP Motorsport

|14

| +54.192

|21

| align="center" |

23

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|HUN}} László Tóth

|Campos Racing

|14

| +1:01.370

|25

| align="center" |

24

| align="center" |31

|{{flagicon|POR}} Zdeněk Chovanec

|Charouz Racing System

|14

| +1:03.391

|28

| align="center" |

25

| align="center" |28

|{{flagicon|ROM}} Filip Ugran

|Jenzer Motorsport

|14

| +1:18.617

|PL

| align="center" |

26

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Nannini

|HWA Racelab

|14

| +2:13.964

|15

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |30

|{{flagicon|USA}} Hunter Yeany

|Charouz Racing System

|11

|Retired

|26

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |22

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Amaury Cordeel

|Campos Racing

|11

|Retired

|22

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez

|HWA Racelab

|1

|Collision damage

|16

| align="center" |

colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Nannini: 1:42.442 (lap 17)
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=RACE 3: Doohan closes in on Championship lead with defensive Race 3 win at Spa|url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Latest/6sLJVCrd3dEtMZ02uU6mPe/race-3-doohan-closes-in-on-championship-lead-with-defensive-race-3-win-at|access-date=2021-09-03|website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website|language=en}}

Standings after the event

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Dennis Hauger

| 158

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Doohan

| 133

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Frederik Vesti

| 101

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| {{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Martins

| 96

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|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Smolyar

| 92

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;Teams' Championship standings

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| {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing

| 290

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| {{flagicon|ITA}} Trident

| 274

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| {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix

| 202

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| {{flagicon|NED}} MP Motorsport

| 159

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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Hitech Grand Prix

| 86

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

See also

References

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| Name_of_round = Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

| Year_of_round = 2021

| Previous_round_in_season = 2021 Budapest Formula 3 round

| Next_round_in_season = 2021 Zandvoort Formula 3 round

| Previous_year's_round = 2020 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

| Next_year's_round = 2022 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

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Category:2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship

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Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round