# 2024 Imola Formula 3 round

The 2024 Imola FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 17 and 19 May 2024 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the third round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Summary

Trident achieved a 1-2-3 classification in qualifying at Imola Circuit, with Santiago Ramos on feature race pole position ahead of teammates Leonardo Fornaroli and Sami Meguetounif. Kacper Sztuka started the sprint race from first place, but was overtaken by Noel León at the first corner. León held the position ahead of Oliver Goethe and Tim Tramnitz through four safety car restarts. A virtual safety car was deployed on the penultimate lap after sixth-place Browning collided with Sztuka and retired in the gravel. Racing resumed on the final lap, and a faster reaction from Goethe allowed him to gain the lead from León and cross the finish line first. Goethe was initially penalised for a safety car procedure infringement, but the penalty was later reversed and his position reinstated.
Pole-sitter Ramos held the lead at the start of the feature race, but was overtaken by Fornaroli on lap three and would ultimately drop to eighth place by the end. Goethe, who started seventh, made his way up to second place and then gained the lead when Fornaroli slowed with a mechanical issue. This allowed Meguetounif into second place, who then caught and passed Goethe with four laps remaining. Meguetounif achieved his first win and podium in the category and was joined on the podium by Goethe and Fornaroli, who was able to recover positions and now led the Drivers' Championship by three points over Browning.

### Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 17 May 2024, at 15:05 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 1:31.767 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | +0.053 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | +0.252 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | +0.342 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | +0.389 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | +0.411 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | +0.513 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | +0.655 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.662 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | +0.732 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.746 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | +0.748 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | +0.910 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | +0.942 | 17 | 14 |
| 15 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | +1.020 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.071 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.102 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.184 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | +1.238 | 22 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.279 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | +1.302 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.318 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | +1.368 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.368 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.369 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | +1.450 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | +1.470 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | +1.669 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | +1.784 | 29 | 29 |
| 107% time: 1:38.190 (+6.423) |||||||
| DSQ | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | Disqualified | 30 | 30 |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Nikola Tsolov and Callum Voisin both received a three-place grid penalty after failing to respect minimum ECU times during red flag conditions in practice, breaching Article 31.9 of the FIA Sporting Regulations.
* ^2 – Alex Dunne originally qualified fifth, but was later disqualified from the results after it was found that his car had a non-conformity with the anti-roll bar links, a breach of Article 1.4 of the FIA Technical Regulations.

### Sprint Race

The sprint race was held on 18 May 2024, at 10:05 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 18 | 34:19.754 | 6 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 18 | +2.158 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +2.975 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 18 | +7.926 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 18 | +8.472 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 18 | +9.064 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +9.455 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 18 | +9.928 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 18 | +10.489 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 18 | +10.847 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 18 | +11.336 | 11 | |
| 12 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +12.012 | 14 | |
| 13 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +12.610 | 17 | |
| 14 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 18 | +13.639 | 30 | |
| 15 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +14.118 | 19 | |
| 16 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 18 | +15.160 | 28 | |
| 17 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +18.278 | 15 | |
| 18 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +18.523 | 21 | |
| 19 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +18.885 | 24 | |
| 20 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 18 | +19.201 | 26 | |
| 21 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 18 | +19.700 | 20 | |
| 22 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +20.340 | 16 | |
| 23 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +24.683 | 18 | |
| 24 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +30.520 | 25 | |
| 25 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 18 | +33.475 | 23 | |
| 26 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 16 | +2 laps | 4 | |
| DNF | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 13 | Driveshaft | 29 | |
| DNF | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 7 | Collision/Spun off | 10 | |
| DNF | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 4 | Accident | 22 | |
| DNF | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 27 | |
| Fastest lap set by Oliver Goethe: 1:33.596 (lap 17) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Luke Browning retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Feature Race

The sprint race was held on 19 May 2024, at 08:35 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 22 | 35:12.897 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 22 | +2.791 | 7 | 18 (1) |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 22 | +3.368 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 22 | +3.686 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 22 | +5.724 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 22 | +6.972 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 22 | +11.575 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 22 | +12.736 | 1 | 4 (2) |
| 9 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 22 | +13.098 | 27 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 22 | +14.769 | 23 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 22 | +18.634 | 10 | |
| 12 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 22 | +21.658 | 20 | |
| 13 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +22.654 | 8 | |
| 14 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 22 | +23.516 | 17 | |
| 15 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 22 | +23.554 | 12 | |
| 16 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 22 | +24.295 | 30 | |
| 17 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +25.720 | 16 | |
| 18 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 22 | +29.529 | 24 | |
| 19 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 22 | +30.045 | 11 | |
| 20 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +31.500 | 15 | |
| 21 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +32.271 | 22 | |
| 22 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 22 | +35.023 | 28 | |
| 23 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 22 | +37.573 | 26 | |
| 24 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +40.316 | 18 | |
| 25 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 22 | +40.585 | 21 | |
| 26 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +42.360 | 14 | |
| 27 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 22 | +59.188 | 25 | |
| 28 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 22 | +1:11.428 | 29 | |
| 29 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 22 | +1:26.623 | 19 | |
| 30 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 21 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| Fastest lap set by Oliver Goethe: 1:33.817 (lap 6) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak originally finished 27th, but was later given a drive-through penalty post-race, which was converted into a 20-second time penalty after he was found to have stopped his car and restarted his car's engine after receiving a push from the track marshals, a breach of Article 22.4 of the Formula 3 Sporting Regulations.
* ^2 – Callum Voisin received a ten-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Nikita Bedrin. However, his final position was not affected by the penalty.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Leonardo Fornaroli | 52 |
| 1 | 2 | Luke Browning | 49 |
| 1 | 3 | Dino Beganovic | 45 |
| 1 | 4 | Gabriele Minì | 45 |
| 6 | 5 | Oliver Goethe | 41 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 122 |
| | 2 | Trident | 107 |
| 2 | 3 | Campos Racing | 72 |
| 1 | 4 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 59 |
| 1 | 5 | ART Grand Prix | 49 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.