2023 Monza Formula 3 round
{{Short description|Motor racing event}}
{{Infobox FIA Formula 3 race report
| Country = Italy
| Name = Monza
| Round_No = 9
| Season_No = 9
| Image = Monza track map.svg
| image-size =
| alt =
| Caption =
| Year = 2023
| Flag_suffix =
| Location = Monza Circuit
Monza, Italy
| Course = Permanent racing facility
| Course_mi = 3.599
| Course_km = 5.793
| Type_r1 = Sprint Race
| Date_r1 = 2 September
| Laps_r1 = 18
| First_driver_country_r1 = ARG
| First_driver_r1 = Franco Colapinto
| First_team_r1 = MP Motorsport
| Second_driver_country_r1 = BRA
| Second_driver_r1 = Gabriel Bortoleto
| Second_team_r1 = Trident
| Third_driver_country_r1 = ESP
| Third_driver_r1 = Mari Boya
| Third_team_r1 = MP Motorsport
| Fast_driver_country_r1 = GER
| Fast_driver_r1 = Oliver Goethe
| Fast_team_r1 = Trident
| Fast_time_r1 = 1:39.743
| Fast_lap_r1 = lap 8
| Type_r2 = Feature Race
| Date_r2 = 3 September
| Laps_r2 = 21
| Pole_driver_country_r2 = GER
| Pole_driver_r2 = Oliver Goethe
| Pole_team_r2 = Trident
| Pole_Time_r2 = 1:38.909
| First_driver_country_r2 = GBR
| First_driver_r2 = Jonny Edgar
| First_team_r2 = MP Motorsport
| Second_driver_country_r2 = GBR
| Second_driver_r2 = Zak O'Sullivan
| Second_team_r2 = Prema Racing
| Third_driver_country_r2 = GBR
| Third_driver_r2 = Taylor Barnard
| Third_team_r2 = Jenzer Motorsport
| Fast_driver_country_r2 = BRA
| Fast_driver_r2 = Gabriel Bortoleto
| Fast_team_r2 = Trident
| Fast_time_r2 = 1:40.042
| Fast_lap_r2 = 11
}}
The 2023 Monza Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 1 and 3 September at the Monza Circuit. It was the final race of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Italian Grand Prix.
Heading into the final round with a 38-point-margin over his nearest rivals Paul Aron and Pepe Martí, Gabriel Bortoleto was crowned the 2023 Drivers' Champion after qualifying on Friday as Aron and Martí both failed to score pole position in order two secure two vital points for their respective championship hopes. Bortoleto became the next series' champion as a rookie since Oscar Piastri in 2020.
Classification
After Paul Aron and Pepe Martí failed to secure the feature race pole position and the two points that came with it Gabriel Bortoleto became the 2023 FIA formula 3 champion becoming the 5th FIA Formula 3 champion, the first Brazilian driver and first driver for Trident to win the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
= Qualifying =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Time/Gap ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid ! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Grid |
| 1
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Goethe |1:38.909 |align=center|22{{ref|1|1}} |align=center|1 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet | +0.092 |align=center|11 |align=center|2 |
| 3
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|EST}} Paul Aron | +0.134 |align=center|10 |align=center|3 |
| 4
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar | +0.228 |align=center|9 |align=center|4 |
| 5
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto | +0.352 |align=center|8 |align=center|5 |
| 6
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Zak O'Sullivan | +0.410 |align=center|7 |align=center|6 |
| 7
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Fornaroli | +0.431 |align=center|6 |align=center|7 |
| 8
| align="center" |27 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Taylor Barnard | +0.664 |align=center|5 |align=center|8 |
| 9
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|BUL}} Nikola Tsolov | +0.671 |align=center|4 |align=center|9 |
| 10
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|SWI}} Grégoire Saucy | +0.692 |align=center|3 |align=center|10 |
| 11
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Mari Boya | +0.875 |align=center|2 |align=center|11 |
| 12
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Colapinto | +0.970 |align=center|1 |align=center|12 |
| 13
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Martí | +1.205 |align=center|12 |align=center|13 |
| 14
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Christian Mansell{{efn|Mansell is an Australian driver who competed under a British licence in rounds 1–6 and an Australian licence from round 7 onwards.}} | +1.267 |align=center|13 |align=center|14 |
| 15
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tommy Smith | +1.294 |align=center|14 |align=center|15 |
| 16
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|USA}} Kaylen Frederick | +1.302 |align=center|15 |align=center|16 |
| 17
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez | +1.731 |align=center|16 |align=center|17 |
| 18
| align="center" |29 |{{flagicon|GER}} Sophia Flörsch |PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.286 |align=center|17 |align=center|18 |
| 19
| align="center" |31 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Woohyun Shin |PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.330 |align=center|18 |align=center|22{{ref|4|4}} |
| 20
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|SWI}} Joshua Dufek | +2.510 |align=center|19 |align=center|19 |
| 21
| align="center" |28 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Alex García | +2.513 |align=center|20 |align=center|20 |
| 22
| align="center" |30 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Faria |PHM Racing by Charouz | +3.602 |align=center|21 |align=center|21 |
| colspan="7" |107% time: 1:45.832 (+6.923) |
| —
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Dino Beganovic | No time set |align=center|23 |align=center|23 |
| —
| align="center" |26 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Nikita Bedrin{{efn|Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Drivers/1434/Nikita-Bedrin|title=Nikita Bedrin|website=fiaformula3.com|access-date=3 March 2023}}}} | No time set |align=center|24 |align=center|24 |
| —
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gray | No time set |align=center|25{{ref|2|2}} |align=center|25 |
| DSQ
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Minì | Disqualified{{ref|3|3}} |align=center|26 |align=center|26 |
| DSQ
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Browning | Disqualified{{ref|3|3}} |align=center|27 |align=center|27 |
| DSQ
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián Montoya | Disqualified{{ref|3|3}} |align=center|28 |align=center|28 |
| DSQ
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen | Disqualified{{ref|3|3}} |align=center|29 |align=center|29 |
| DSQ
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Simonazzi | Disqualified{{ref|3|3}} |align=center|30 |align=center|30 |
| colspan="7" |Source:{{cite web |title=Formula 3 2023 Result for Round 9: Italy, Monza 1-3 September 2023 |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Results?raceid=1048 |website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website |access-date=3 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=QUALIFYING: Goethe claims maiden pole as Bortoleto seals championship title |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Latest/xdZIHv7Rgup5zKNS3u2UV/qualifying-goethe-claims-maiden-pole-as-bortoleto-seals-championship-title |website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website |access-date=3 September 2023 |date=1 September 2023}} |
Notes
- {{note|1|1}} – Oliver Goethe received a 10-place grid penalty due to Trident team personnel remaining on the grid after the 15-second signal in the Spa-Francorchamps feature race.{{cite web |title=Several drivers penalised after Spa-Francorchamps feature race |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Latest/39DRLgSerdmXE4UHoTmZM3/several-drivers-penalised-after-spa-francorchamps-feature-race |website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website |access-date=3 September 2023 |date=30 July 2023}}
- {{note|2|2}} - Oliver Gray was handed a 8-place grid penalty for the sprint race for causing a collision with Hugh Barter in the Spa-Francorchamps feature race and for causing a collision with Ido Cohen in the qualifying.
- {{note|3|3}} - Gabriele Minì, Luke Browning, Sebastián Montoya, Ido Cohen, and Francesco Simonazzi were all disqualified from qualifying after it was found that their tyres were changed under parc fermé regulations, breaching Article 2.5.5 of the FIA International Sporting Code.{{cite web |title=Five drivers disqualified and one penalised following Monza qualifying |url=https://www.fiaformula3.com/Latest/1H24McQOkWf5rDX1u5JTwv/five-drivers-disqualified-and-one-penalised-following-monza-qualifying |website=FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website |access-date=3 September 2023 |date=1 September 2023}}
- {{note|4|4}} - Woohyun Shin received a 5-place grid penalty for the feature race for speeding in the pit lane in the sprint race.
= Sprint 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 2}} !{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} |
| 1
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Colapinto | align="center" |18 | 34:06.988 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |10 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto | align="center" |18 | +1.325 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |9 |
| 3
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Mari Boya | align="center" |18 | +2.118 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |8 |
| 4
| align="center" |27 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Taylor Barnard | align="center" |18 | +2.322 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |7 |
| 5
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Goethe | align="center" |18 | +8.012 | align="center" |22 | align="center" |6 (1) |
| 6
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Minì | align="center" |18 | +9.885 | align="center" |26 | align="center" |5 |
| 7
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Christian Mansell | align="center" |18 | +11.086 | align="center" |13 | align="center" |4 |
| 8
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Fornaroli | align="center" |18 | +11.197{{ref|1|1}} | align="center" |6 | align="center" |3 |
| 9
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|BUL}} Nikola Tsolov | align="center" |18 | +11.467 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |2 |
| 10
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez | align="center" |18 | +12.133 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |1 |
| 11
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Zak O'Sullivan | align="center" |18 | +12.461{{ref|2|2}} | align="center" |7 | align="center" | |
| 12
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián Montoya | align="center" |18 | +12.766 | align="center" |28 | align="center" | |
| 13
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Dino Beganovic | align="center" |18 | +16.276 | align="center" |23 | align="center" | |
| 14
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Joshua Dufek | align="center" |18 | +16.532 | align="center" |19 | align="center" | |
| 15
| align="center" |26 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Nikita Bedrin | align="center" |18 | +20.035 | align="center" |24 | align="center" | |
| 16
| align="center" |29 |{{flagicon|GER}} Sophia Flörsch |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |18 | +20.338 | align="center" |17 | align="center" | |
| 17
| align="center" |28 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Alex García | align="center" |18 | +21.291 | align="center" |20 | align="center" | |
| 18
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Simonazzi | align="center" |18 | +21.784 | align="center" |30 | align="center" | |
| 19
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet | align="center" |18 | +23.684{{ref|3|3}} | align="center" |11 | align="center" | |
| 20
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|USA}} Kaylen Frederick | align="center" |18 | +30.923{{ref|4|4}} | align="center" |15 | align="center" | |
| 21
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen | align="center" |18 | +33.316 | align="center" |29 | align="center" | |
| 22
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Grégoire Saucy | align="center" |18 | +1:36.911 | align="center" |3 | align="center" | |
| NC
| align="center" |30 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Faria |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |15 | Not classified | align="center" |21 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gray | align="center" |11 | Collision | align="center" |25 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tommy Smith | align="center" |10 | Collision | align="center" |14 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |31 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Woohyun Shin |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |2 | Collision | align="center" |18 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|EST}} Paul Aron | align="center" |0 | Collision | align="center" |10 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Martí | align="center" |0 | Collision | align="center" |12 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar | align="center" |0 | Collision | align="center" |9 | align="center" | |
| DSQ
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Browning | align="center" |18 | Disqualified | align="center" |27 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Goethe: 1:39.743 (lap 8) |
Notes:
- {{note|1|1}} - Leonardo Fornaroli received a 5-secomd time penalty for track limits violations.
- {{note|2|2}} - Zak O'Sullivan received a 10-second time penalty for causimg a collision with Grégoire Saucy.
- {{note|3|3}} - Caio Collet received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Paul Aron.
- {{note|4|4}} - Kaylen Frederick received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Tommy Smith.
= Feature race =
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!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Laps !Time/Gap !{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position for race 2}} !{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}} |
| 1
| align="center" |12 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Edgar | align="center" |21 | 47:05.178 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |25 |
|---|
| 2
| align="center" |3 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Zak O'Sullivan | align="center" |21 | +0.287 | align="center" |6 | align="center" |18 |
| 3
| align="center" |27 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Taylor Barnard | align="center" |21 | +0.825 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |15 |
| 4
| align="center" |17 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Collet | align="center" |21 | +1.047 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |12 |
| 5
| align="center" |5 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto | align="center" |21 | +1.515 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |10 (1) |
| 6
| align="center" |11 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Mari Boya | align="center" |21 | +1.945 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |8 |
| 7
| align="center" |1 |{{flagicon|EST}} Paul Aron | align="center" |21 | +2.136 | align="center" |3 | align="center" |6 |
| 8
| align="center" |24 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Christian Mansell | align="center" |21 | +2.911 | align="center" |14 | align="center" |4 |
| 9
| align="center" |2 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Dino Beganovic | align="center" |21 | +3.383 | align="center" |23 | align="center" |2 |
| 10
| align="center" |18 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Villagómez | align="center" |21 | +3.692 | align="center" |17 | align="center" |1 |
| 11
| align="center" |21 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Simonazzi | align="center" |21 | +6.735 | align="center" |30 | align="center" | |
| 12
| align="center" |9 |{{flagicon|BUL}} Nikola Tsolov | align="center" |21 | +6.936 | align="center" |9 | align="center" | |
| 13
| align="center" |29 |{{flagicon|GER}} Sophia Flörsch |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |21 | +7.616 | align="center" |18 | align="center" | |
| 14
| align="center" |25 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Joshua Dufek | align="center" |21 | +7.655 | align="center" |19 | align="center" | |
| 15
| align="center" |4 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Fornaroli | align="center" |21 | +8.198{{ref|1|1}} | align="center" |7 | align="center" | |
| 16
| align="center" |20 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gray | align="center" |21 | +8.405 | align="center" |25 | align="center" | |
| 17
| align="center" |31 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Woohyun Shin |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |21 | +11.107{{ref|2|2}} | align="center" |22 | align="center" | |
| 18
| align="center" |16 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Luke Browning | align="center" |21 | +11.276{{ref|3|3}} | align="center" |27 | align="center" | |
| 19
| align="center" |15 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gabriele Minì | align="center" |21 | +21.142{{ref|4|4}} | align="center" |26 | align="center" | |
| 20
| align="center" |19 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Tommy Smith | align="center" |21 | +53.990 | align="center" |15 | align="center" | |
| 21
| align="center" |28 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Alex García | align="center" |20 | +1 lap | align="center" |20 | align="center" | |
| 22
| align="center" |30 |{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Faria |PHM Racing by Charouz | align="center" |18 | Collision | align="center" |21 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |26 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Nikita Bedrin | align="center" |16 | Collision | align="center" |24 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |23 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Martí | align="center" |15 | Collision | align="center" |13 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |22 |{{flagicon|ISR}} Ido Cohen | align="center" |15 |Crash | align="center" |29 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |14 |{{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián Montoya | align="center" |12 | Collision | align="center" |28 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |7 |{{flagicon|USA}} Kaylen Frederick | align="center" |12 | Collision | align="center" |PL | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |8 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Grégoire Saucy | align="center" |5 | Collision | align="center" |10 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |10 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Colapinto | align="center" |0 |Collision | align="center" |12 | align="center" | |
| DNF
| align="center" |6 |{{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Goethe | align="center" |0 | Engine | align="center" |1 | align="center" | |
| colspan="8" |Fastest lap set by {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto: 1:40.042 (lap 11) |
Notes:
- {{note|1|1}} - Leonardo Fornaroli received a 5-secomd time penalty for forcing Paul Aron off track.
- {{note|2|2}} - Woohyun Shin received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Francesco Simonazzi off track.
- {{note|3|3}} - Luke Browning received a 5-second time penalty for speeding under safety car conditions.
- {{note|4|4}} - Gabriele Minì received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Oliver Gray off track and a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sebastián Montoya.
Standings after the event
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Bortoleto | 164 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Zak O'Sullivan | 119 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|EST}} Paul Aron | 112 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Colapinto | 110 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 5 |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Martí | 105 |
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |
| ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Team ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Prema Racing | 327 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Trident | 306 |
| align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|NED}} MP Motorsport | 194 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing | 179 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Hitech Pulse-Eight | 170 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings
- Note: Bold text indicates both the Drivers' and Teams' Champion respectively.
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.fiaformula3.com/ Official website]
{{Formula Three round report
| Name_of_round = Monza Formula 3 round
| Year_of_round = 2023
| Previous_round_in_season = 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round
| Next_round_in_season = 2024 Sakhir Formula 3 round
| Previous_year's_round = 2022 Monza Formula 3 round
| Next_year's_round = 2024 Monza Formula 3 round
}}
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