# 2024 Barcelona Formula 3 round

The 2024 Barcelona Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 21 and 23 June 2024 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. It was the fifth round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Summary

Christian Mansell achieved his first FIA Formula 3 pole position in qualifying at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, followed by Arvid Lindblad and Nikola Tsolov. Santiago Ramos started the sprint race from first place. In the opening laps of the sprint race, second-placed Sami Meguetounif collided with Ramos in an attempt to overtake, bringing out the safety car and allowing Mari Boya into the lead. Boya maintained his lead until the end of the race, which finished under safety car conditions after Sebastián Montoya and Gabriele Minì collided earlier. Boya took his first victory in the category, followed by Alex Dunne with his maiden podium finish, and Oliver Goethe.
Feature race pole-sitter Mansell led at the start but was overtaken by Lindblad on lap five. Luke Browning passed Tsolov for third place early in the race but lost the podium position to Leonardo Fornaroli in the closing laps. In a race which was also the 100th race in the modern Formula 3 era, Lindblad claimed his second victory of the season, with Mansell and Fornaroli completing the top three. Championship leader Minì failed to score in Barcelona and dropped to third in the standings, whilst Fornaroli's podium promoted him to the lead, five points ahead of Browning.

### Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 21 June 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 1:28.463 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | +0.036 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | +0.039 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.056 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | +0.107 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | +0.209 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.224 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | +0.244 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | +0.248 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | +0.321 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | +0.345 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | +0.410 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.454 | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | +0.502 | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | +0.523 | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | +0.550 | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | +0.569 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | +0.632 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.637 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | +0.639 | 20 | 23 |
| 21 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.721 | 21 | 20 |
| 22 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.836 | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | +0.854 | 23 | 22 |
| 24 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.882 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.897 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | +0.903 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | +0.924 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | +0.930 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.046 | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | +1.338 | 30 | 30 |
| 107% time: 1:34.655 (+6.192) |||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Sami Meguetounif received a five-place grid-penalty for causing a collision with Santiago Ramos at the sprint race.
* ^2 – Nikita Bedrin received a three-place grid-penalty for causing a collision with Callum Voisin at the sprint race.

### Sprint Race

The Sprint race was held on 22 June 2024, at 10:40 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 21 | 38:11.211 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 21 | +0.453 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 21 | +0.828 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +1.068 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +1.263 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +1.735 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 21 | +1.893 | 7 | 4 (1) |
| 8 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 21 | +2.197 | 14 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 21 | +2.698 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 21 | +2.964 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +3.111 | 12 | |
| 12 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +3.375 | 9 | |
| 13 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +3.936 | 10 | |
| 14 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 21 | +4.213 | 19 | |
| 15 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 21 | +4.652 | 18 | |
| 16 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +4.982 | 22 | |
| 17 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 21 | +5.287 | 28 | |
| 18 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +5.787 | 29 | |
| 19 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +6.938 | 21 | |
| 20 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +7.117 | 24 | |
| 21 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 21 | +7.370 | 1 | |
| 22 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +7.849 | 25 | |
| 23 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 21 | +8.566 | 26 | |
| 24 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 21 | +8.760 | 30 | |
| 25 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 21 | +16.556 | 23 | |
| DNF | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 17 | Collision | 15 | |
| DNF | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 17 | Collision | 27 | |
| DNF | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 2 | Collision damage | 2 | |
| DNF | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 2 | Collision | 17 | |
| DNF | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 2 | Collision | 20 | |
| Fastest lap set by Leonardo Fornaroli: 1:32.402 (lap 9) ||||||||
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### Feature Race

The Feature race was held on 23 June 2024, at 10:05 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 25 | 39:09.719 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +4.447 | 1 | 18 (2) |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 25 | +5.627 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 25 | +6.498 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 25 | +7.388 | 4 | 10 (1) |
| 6 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +10.671 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 25 | +10.933 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 25 | +13.419 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +14.159 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 25 | +14.635 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 25 | +15.962 | 15 | |
| 12 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 25 | +20.416 | 27 | |
| 13 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | +21.193 | 21 | |
| 14 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 25 | +21.883 | 10 | |
| 15 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 25 | +22.442 | 16 | |
| 16 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 25 | +23.130 | 17 | |
| 17 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 25 | +24.231 | 28 | |
| 18 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +25.842 | 24 | |
| 19 | 19 | Matías Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | +27.488 | 20 | |
| 20 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 25 | +33.433 | 19 | |
| 21 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 25 | +34.379 | 14 | |
| 22 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 25 | +37.395 | 18 | |
| 23 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | +38.305 | 25 | |
| 24 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 25 | +38.901 | 30 | |
| 25 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +39.534 | 29 | |
| 26 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 25 | +40.613 | 22 | |
| 27 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 25 | +41.328 | 7 | |
| 28 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 25 | +47.566 | 26 | |
| 29 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +1 lap | 8 | |
| DNF | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 22 | Retired | 23 | |
| Fastest lap set by Luke Browning: 1:31.970 (lap 3) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Sami Meguetounif received a five-place grid-penalty for causing a collision with Santiago Ramos at the sprint race.
* ^2 – Laurens van Hoepen retired, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
* ^3 – Nikita Bedrin received a three-place grid-penalty for causing a collision with Callum Voisin at the sprint race.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Leonardo Fornaroli | 84 |
| | 2 | Luke Browning | 79 |
| 2 | 3 | Gabriele Minì | 72 |
| 1 | 4 | Arvid Lindblad | 71 |
| 1 | 5 | Dino Beganovic | 65 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Racing | 208 |
| 2 | Trident | 140 |
| 3 | ART Grand Prix | 117 |
| 4 | Campos Racing | 115 |
| 5 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 96 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.