# 2023 Barcelona Formula 3 round

The 2023 Barcelona Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 2 and 4 June 2023 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. It was the fourth round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 1:27.587 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.250 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | +0.277 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | +0.343 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | +0.347 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | +0.418 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.485 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | +0.495 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | +0.500 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | +0.518 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.554 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | +0.602 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | +0.611 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.669 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | +0.737 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | +0.737 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | +0.899 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.937 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | +1.025 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.037 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | +1.260 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.287 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | +1.322 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.431 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.643 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 31 | Piotr Wiśnicki | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.778 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.901 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.014 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | +2.030 | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | +2.129 | 30 | 30 |
| 107% time: 1:33.718 (+6.131) |||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Both Campos drivers Hugh Barter and Christian Mansell set the identical lap time of 1:28.124, but Barter qualified ahead of Mansell as he set the lap time first.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 21 | 36:53.410 | 1 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +1.676 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 21 | +2.360 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 21 | +3.177 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 21 | +3.659 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 21 | +4.164 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 21 | +5.002 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 21 | +6.233 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +7.826 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +8.419 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 21 | +8.886 | 13 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 21 | +9.586 | 17 | |
| 13 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +11.982 | 19 | |
| 14 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +12.865 | 21 | |
| 15 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 21 | +13.576 | 23 | |
| 16 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | 21 | +14.150 | 30 | |
| 17 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +15.132 | 20 | |
| 18 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +15.233 | 22 | |
| 19 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 21 | +15.716 | 15 | |
| 20 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +15.863 | 18 | |
| 21 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 21 | +16.509 | 27 | |
| 22 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +16.882 | 25 | |
| 23 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +17.114 | 3 | |
| 24 | 31 | Piotr Wiśnicki | PHM Racing by Charouz | 21 | +18.006 | 26 | |
| 25 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 21 | +18.346 | 28 | |
| 26 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +20.907 | 6 | |
| 27 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +27.218 | 24 | |
| DNF | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 15 | Collision damage | 16 | |
| DNF | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 14 | Puncture damage | 9 | |
| DNF | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 0 | Collision | 29 | |
| Fastest lap set by Zak O'Sullivan: 1:32.054 (lap 5) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Grégoire Saucy and Rafael Villagómez both received a ten-second time-penalty for causing separate collisions with Dino Beganovic and Ido Cohen respectively.
* ^2 – Sebastián Montoya received a five-second time-penalty for failing to follow race director instructions.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 25 | 41:21.348 | 1 | 25 (3) |
| 2 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 25 | +4.463 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 25 | +10.445 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 25 | +13.488 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 25 | +14.156 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 25 | +19.500 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 25 | +19.874 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 25 | +23.707 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | +25.072 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 25 | +26.155 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | +27.901 | 14 | |
| 12 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +28.340 | 20 | |
| 13 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 25 | +31.930 | 15 | |
| 14 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 25 | +32.354 | 18 | |
| 15 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 25 | +34.282 | 17 | |
| 16 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 25 | +35.843 | 13 | |
| 17 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +37.857 | 21 | |
| 18 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 25 | +39.270 | 23 | |
| 19 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +39.750 | 19 | |
| 20 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 25 | +40.313 | 27 | |
| 21 | 31 | Piotr Wiśnicki | PHM Racing by Charouz | 25 | +41.037 | 26 | |
| 22 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | +44.416 | 25 | |
| 23 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +47.605 | 22 | |
| 24 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 25 | +52.398 | 28 | |
| 25 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +58.061 | 24 | |
| 26 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 25 | +59.023 | 29 | |
| 27 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| DNF | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 21 | Retired | 9 | |
| DNF | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | 10 | Collision damage | 30 | |
| DNF | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | Collision damage | 11 | |
| Fastest lap set by Pepe Martí: 1:31.964 (lap 8) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Hugh Barter and Gabriele Minì both received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits.
* ^2 – Oliver Goethe was given a ten-second time-penalty during the race for causing a collision with Grégoire Saucy.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 92 |
| 4 | 2 | Pepe Martí | 68 |
| 1 | 3 | Dino Beganovic | 61 |
| 2 | 4 | Gabriele Minì | 56 |
| | 5 | Paul Aron | 54 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Prema Racing | 156 |
| 1 | 2 | Trident | 151 |
| | 3 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 117 |
| 1 | 4 | Campos Racing | 73 |
| 1 | 5 | MP Motorsport | 62 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.