# 2023 Melbourne Formula 3 round

The 2023 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 31 March and 2 April 2023 at the Albert Park Circuit. It was the second round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.
Franco Colapinto won the sprint race behind the safety car, in which resulted as a 1-2 finish for the Williams Academy. However, Colapinto, and his two teammates, Mari Boya and Jonny Edgar, have all been disqualified from the sprint as it was found the suspension keels on all three MP Motorsport cars did not conform to regulations.
As a result, Zak O'Sullivan inherited the win and Luke Browning was credited with the fastest lap. However, ninth-placed finisher Christian Mansell received the fastest lap point as he posted the fastest lap among the drivers classified among the top ten.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 1:33.025 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | +0.171 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.282 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | +0.345 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | +0.348 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | +0.383 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | +0.563 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | +0.579 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.740 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.851 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | +0.992 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.069 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | +1.202 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | +1.251 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | +1.265 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | +1.301 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | +1.339 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.369 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.521 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.743 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | +2.077 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | +2.108 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | +2.334 | 23 | 28 |
| 24 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.494 | 24 | 23 |
| 25 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.663 | 25 | 24 |
| 26 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | +2.755 | 29 | 25 |
| 27 | 31 | Piotr Wiśnicki | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.994 | 26 | 26 |
| 28 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +3.289 | 28 | 27 |
| 29 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | +3.571 | 27 | 29 |
| 107% time: 1:39.536 (+6.511) |||||||
| — | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | No time set | 30 | 30 |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Hunter Yeany originally qualified 22nd by setting a lap time of 1:35.132, but was given a 10-place grid drop for Saturday's Sprint Race and his time was deleted as he was found to be significantally speeding under double yellow flag conditions while setting his fastest lap time. As a result, the penalty dropped him to P26 in the final classification and to P29 for the Sprint Race.
* ^2 – Tommy Smith originally qualified 28th, but was given a carrying penalty from the Sakhir Feature Race for his involvement in two incidents. For both, he was assigned a three-place grid drop and a ten-second time-penalty, with the latter being converted into another three-place grid drop. However, the penalty will not have any effect of his grid position as Yeany got penalised and Pepe Martí did not set a time during qualifying.
* ^3 – Pepe Martí failed to set any valid time after crashing at the opening stages of qualifying, but was later given permission to start both races from the back of the grid.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 20 | 42:06.098 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 20 | +0.219 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 20 | +0.593 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 20 | +0.778 | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 20 | +1.369 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 20 | +1.542 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 20 | +1.969 | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +3.498 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 20 | +7.327 | 13 | 2 (1) |
| 10 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +8.523 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +8.816 | 15 | |
| 12 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +9.913 | 18 | |
| 13 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 20 | +11.009 | 30 | |
| 14 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | +13.025 | 19 | |
| 15 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +13.136 | 20 | |
| 16 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 20 | +14.102 | 24 | |
| 17 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 20 | +15.112 | 4 | |
| 18 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 20 | +15.813 | 25 | |
| 19 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 20 | +16.332 | 22 | |
| 20 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 20 | +17.662 | 21 | |
| 21 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | +18.802 | 3 | |
| 22 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | 20 | +19.981 | 29 | |
| 23 | 31 | Piotr Wiśnicki | PHM Racing by Charouz | 20 | +20.545 | 26 | |
| DNF | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | Accident | 27 | |
| DNF | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | Accident | 22 | |
| DNF | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 5 | Collision damage | 23 | |
| DNF | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 0 | Puncture damage | 2 | |
| DSQ | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 20 | Disqualified | 6 | |
| DSQ | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 20 | Disqualified | 16 | |
| DSQ | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 20 | Disqualified | 14 | |
| Fastest lap set by Luke Browning: 1:34.880 (lap 18) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Franco Colapinto, Mari Boya and Jonny Edgar all have been disqualified from the Sprint Race as it was found the suspension keels on all three MP Motorsport cars did not conform to regulations. Colapinto had finished the race in first place, so following his disqualification Zak O'Sullivan inherited the win and Luke Browning was credited with the fastest lap. However, Christian Mansell received the fastest lap point as he posted the fastest lap among the drivers classified among the top ten.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 23 | 43:41.950 | 1 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +0.596 | 2 | 18 (1) |
| 3 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +3.032 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 23 | +3.216 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 23 | +3.564 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 23 | +4.393 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 23 | +8.738 | 30 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +9.191 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +13.589 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 23 | +14.356 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 23 | +14.928 | 14 | |
| 12 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +15.582 | 27 | |
| 13 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 23 | +18.557 | 8 | |
| 14 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 23 | +18.766 | 21 | |
| 15 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 23 | +19.034 | 22 | |
| 16 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +19.426 | 10 | |
| 17 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | 23 | +19.645 | 25 | |
| 18 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 23 | +23.606 | 23 | |
| 19 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +28.676 | 19 | |
| 20 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +30.035 | 29 | |
| 21 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +30.064 | 15 | |
| 22 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 23 | +56.084 | 11 | |
| 23 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | Accident | 20 | |
| DNF | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 11 | Collision damage | 28 | |
| DNF | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 8 | Collision | 24 | |
| DNF | 31 | Piotr Wiśnicki | PHM Racing by Charouz | 6 | Accident | 26 | |
| DNF | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 4 | Collision damage | 17 | |
| DNF | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 1 | Collision | 7 | |
| DNF | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 1 | Accident | 16 | |
| DNF | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | Collision damage | 12 | |
| Fastest lap set by Grégoire Saucy: 1:34.405 (lap 17) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Luke Browning originally finished sixth, but was later given a five-second penalty for causing a collision with Franco Colapinto, dropping him down to eighth.
* ^2 – Dino Beganovic originally finished eighth, but was later given a ten-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Caio Collet, dropping him out of the points in thirteenth.
* ^3 – Nikita Bedrin retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 58 |
| 3 | 2 | Grégoire Saucy | 38 |
| | 3 | Dino Beganovic | 28 |
| 7 | 4 | Gabriele Minì | 28 |
| 1 | 5 | Pepe Martí | 25 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Trident | 100 |
| | 2 | Prema Racing | 70 |
| 2 | 3 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 54 |
| 1 | 4 | ART Grand Prix | 45 |
| 1 | 5 | Campos Racing | 29 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.