# 2023 Monza Formula 3 round

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

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 1:38.909 | 22 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.092 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | +0.134 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | +0.228 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | +0.352 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | +0.410 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | +0.431 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.664 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | +0.671 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | +0.692 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | +0.875 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | +0.970 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | +1.205 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | +1.267 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.294 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | +1.302 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.731 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.286 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 31 | Woohyun Shin | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.330 | 18 | 22 |
| 20 | 25 | Joshua Dufek | Campos Racing | +2.510 | 19 | 19 |
| 21 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | +2.513 | 20 | 20 |
| 22 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | +3.602 | 21 | 21 |
| 107% time: 1:45.832 (+6.923) |||||||
| — | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | No time set | 23 | 23 |
| — | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | No time set | 24 | 24 |
| — | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | No time set | 25 | 25 |
| DSQ | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse Eight | Disqualified | 26 | 26 |
| DSQ | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse Eight | Disqualified | 27 | 27 |
| DSQ | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse Eight | Disqualified | 28 | 28 |
| DSQ | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | Disqualified | 29 | 29 |
| DSQ | 21 | Francesco Simonazzi | Rodin Carlin | Disqualified | 30 | 30 |
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Notes
* ^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.
* ^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.
* ^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.
* ^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

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 18 | 34:06.988 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 18 | +1.325 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 18 | +2.118 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +2.322 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 18 | +8.012 | 22 | 6 (1) |
| 6 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +9.885 | 26 | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 18 | +11.086 | 13 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 18 | +11.197 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +11.467 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +12.133 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 18 | +12.461 | 7 | |
| 12 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +12.766 | 28 | |
| 13 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 18 | +16.276 | 23 | |
| 14 | 25 | Joshua Dufek | Campos Racing | 18 | +16.532 | 19 | |
| 15 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +20.035 | 24 | |
| 16 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 18 | +20.338 | 17 | |
| 17 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +21.291 | 20 | |
| 18 | 21 | Francesco Simonazzi | Rodin Carlin | 18 | +21.784 | 30 | |
| 19 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +23.684 | 11 | |
| 20 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +30.923 | 15 | |
| 21 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 18 | +33.316 | 29 | |
| 22 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +1:36.911 | 3 | |
| NC | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 15 | Not classified | 21 | |
| DNF | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 11 | Collision | 25 | |
| DNF | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 10 | Collision | 14 | |
| DNF | 31 | Woohyun Shin | PHM Racing by Charouz | 2 | Collision | 18 | |
| DNF | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 0 | Collision | 10 | |
| DNF | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 0 | Collision | 12 | |
| DNF | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| DSQ | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | Disqualified | 27 | |
| Fastest lap set by Oliver Goethe: 1:39.743 (lap 8) ||||||||
Notes:
* ^1 - Leonardo Fornaroli received a 5-secomd time penalty for track limits violations.
* ^2 - Zak O'Sullivan received a 10-second time penalty for causimg a collision with Grégoire Saucy.
* ^3 - Caio Collet received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Paul Aron.
* ^4 - Kaylen Frederick received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Tommy Smith.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 21 | 47:05.178 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 21 | +0.287 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +0.825 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +1.047 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 21 | +1.515 | 5 | 10 (1) |
| 6 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 21 | +1.945 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 21 | +2.136 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 21 | +2.911 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 21 | +3.383 | 23 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +3.692 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | 21 | Francesco Simonazzi | Rodin Carlin | 21 | +6.735 | 30 | |
| 12 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +6.936 | 9 | |
| 13 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 21 | +7.616 | 18 | |
| 14 | 25 | Joshua Dufek | Campos Racing | 21 | +7.655 | 19 | |
| 15 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 21 | +8.198 | 7 | |
| 16 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 21 | +8.405 | 25 | |
| 17 | 31 | Woohyun Shin | PHM Racing by Charouz | 21 | +11.107 | 22 | |
| 18 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +11.276 | 27 | |
| 19 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +21.142 | 26 | |
| 20 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +53.990 | 15 | |
| 21 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 22 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 18 | Collision | 21 | |
| DNF | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | Collision | 24 | |
| DNF | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 15 | Collision | 13 | |
| DNF | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 15 | Crash | 29 | |
| DNF | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 12 | Collision | 28 | |
| DNF | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 12 | Collision | PL | |
| DNF | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 5 | Collision | 10 | |
| DNF | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 12 | |
| DNF | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 0 | Engine | 1 | |
| Fastest lap set by Gabriel Bortoleto: 1:40.042 (lap 11) ||||||||
Notes:
* ^1 - Leonardo Fornaroli received a 5-secomd time penalty for forcing Paul Aron off track.
* ^2 - Woohyun Shin received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Francesco Simonazzi off track.
* ^3 - Luke Browning received a 5-second time penalty for speeding under safety car conditions.
* ^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

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 164 |
| 2 | 2 | Zak O'Sullivan | 119 |
| 1 | 3 | Paul Aron | 112 |
| 1 | 4 | Franco Colapinto | 110 |
| 2 | 5 | Pepe Martí | 105 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 327 |
| | 2 | Trident | 306 |
| 2 | 3 | MP Motorsport | 194 |
| 1 | 4 | Campos Racing | 179 |
| 1 | 5 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 170 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings
* Note: Bold text indicates both the Drivers' and Teams' Champion respectively.