# 2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

The 2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 26 and 28 July at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the penultimate race of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix.
Despite not scoring any points in the Feature race, Prema Racing secured the teams championship for the fifth time in six seasons as their main rival ART Grand Prix failed to score the sufficient amount of points in order to retain in mathematical contention for the Teams' Championship, going into the final round in Monza. It is Prema's fifth Teams' title in six seasons.

## Driver changes

ART Grand Prix driver Nikola Tsolov received a suspension from the ninth round at Spa-Francorchamps. He had competed in the Eurocup-3 round at the same circuit in April without prior FIA approval. Formula Regional Middle East champion and Ferrari junior Tuukka Taponen took his place.

## Classification
### Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 26 July 2024, at 15:05 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 2:04.321 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | +0.123 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | +0.132 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | +0.200 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.224 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.224 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.252 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | +0.296 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | +0.299 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | +0.308 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | +0.339 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | +0.415 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 25 | Tuukka Taponen | ART Grand Prix | +0.437 | 16 | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | +0.439 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | +0.579 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | +0.579 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.696 | 22 | 17 |
| 18 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | +0.911 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.023 | 23 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | +1.027 | 18 | 20 |
| 21 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.057 | 19 | 21 |
| 22 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | +1.181 | 25 | 22 |
| 23 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | +1.190 | 20 | 23 |
| 24 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | +1.311 | 21 | 24 |
| 25 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.458 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.669 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | +1.813 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.927 | 29 | 28 |
| 29 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | +1.976 | 30 | 29 |
| 30 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | +1.987 | 28 | 30 |
| 107% time: 2:13.023 (+8.702) |||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Sami Meguetounif, Sophia Flörsch, Mari Boya, Charlie Wurz and Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak all received a three-place grid-penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage during qualifying. All drivers had to take the penalty for the next race they entered.
* ^2 – Tuukka Taponen received a three-place grid-penalty for the Sprint Race for impeding Alex Dunne.
* ^3 – Matías Zagazeta received a five-place grid-penalty for causing a collision with Arvid Lindblad during the Feature Race of the previous round in Hungary.

### Sprint Race

The Sprint race was held on 27 July 2024, at 09:50 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 12 | 29:03.659 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 12 | +1.131 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | +2.872 | 5 | 8 (1) |
| 4 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 12 | +5.800 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 12 | +6.815 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 12 | +7.237 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 12 | +7.894 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 12 | +11.049 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 12 | +11.937 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 12 | +14.837 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 12 | +15.976 | 17 | |
| 12 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 12 | +16.812 | 7 | |
| 13 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 12 | +16.943 | 15 | |
| 14 | 25 | Tuukka Taponen | ART Grand Prix | 12 | +18.384 | 16 | |
| 15 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 12 | +20.370 | 27 | |
| 16 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 12 | +22.066 | 18 | |
| 17 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | +22.454 | 22 | |
| 18 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 12 | +22.870 | 19 | |
| 19 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | +24.773 | 23 | |
| 20 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 12 | +25.416 | 28 | |
| 21 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 12 | +25.974 | 20 | |
| 22 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 12 | +26.347 | 26 | |
| 23 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 12 | +27.700 | 11 | |
| 24 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 12 | +28.283 | 21 | |
| 25 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | +30.721 | 24 | |
| 26 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | +32.293 | 29 | |
| 27 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 12 | +36.669 | 8 | |
| 28 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 12 | +49.234 | 25 | |
| 29 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 12 | +52.996 | 30 | |
| DNF | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
| Fastest lap set by Noel León: 2:08.683 (lap 12) ||||||||
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### Feature Race

The Feature race was held on 28 July 2024, at 08:30 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 1 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 15 | 41:33.717 | 1 | 25 (3) |
| 2 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 15 | +0.915 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 15 | +1.662 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +2.191 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 15 | +2.871 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | +3.229 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +3.604 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 15 | +4.088 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 15 | +4.852 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 15 | +5.345 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 15 | +6.600 | 12 | |
| 12 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 15 | +7.271 | 15 | |
| 13 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 15 | +8.133 | 11 | |
| 14 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 15 | +9.522 | 24 | |
| 15 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 15 | +10.686 | 29 | |
| 16 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +11.129 | 25 | |
| 17 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +12.148 | 17 | |
| 18 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 15 | +12.796 | 30 | |
| 19 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 15 | +13.274 | 14 | |
| 20 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 15 | +17.763 | 28 | |
| 21 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 15 | +18.380 | 20 | |
| 22 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | +19.997 | 26 | |
| 23 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +20.236 | 28 | |
| 24 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 15 | +20.339 | 23 | |
| 25 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 15 | +24.758 | 18 | |
| DNF | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 9 | Collision/Spun off | 27 | |
| DNF | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 9 | Accident | 22 | |
| DNF | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 6 | Collision/Spun off | 19 | |
| DNF | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1 | Collision | 21 | |
| DNF | 25 | Tuukka Taponen | ART Grand Prix | 1 | Collision | 13 | |
| Fastest lap set by Callum Voisin: 2:05.770 (lap 15) ||||||||
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## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Leonardo Fornaroli | 129 |
| 1 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | 128 |
| 1 | 3 | Luke Browning | 123 |
| 1 | 4 | Arvid Lindblad | 113 |
| 1 | 5 | Dino Beganovic | 100 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Racing | 341 |
| 2 | ART Grand Prix | 226 |
| 3 | Trident | 217 |
| 4 | Campos Racing | 175 |
| 5 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 149 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
* Note: Bold name includes the Teams' Champion.