# 2023 Monte Carlo Formula 3 round

The 2023 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 25 and 28 May 2023 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was the third round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying
#### Group A

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 1:23.880 | – | 2 |
| 2 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:23.883 | +0.003 | 4 |
| 3 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:24.122 | +0.242 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 1:24.242 | +0.362 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 1:25.264 | +1.384 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 1:25.456 | +1.576 | 12 |
| 7 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:25.742 | +1.862 | 14 |
| 8 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 1:25.749 | +1.869 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 1:25.870 | +1.990 | 18 |
| 10 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 1:26.055 | +2.175 | 20 |
| 11 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:26.141 | +2.261 | 22 |
| 12 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 1:26.542 | +2.662 | 24 |
| 13 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 1:27.041 | +3.161 | 26 |
| 14 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:27.147 | +3.267 | 28 |
| 15 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 1:29.556 | +5.676 | 30 |
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#### Group B

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:23.278 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 1:24.152 | +0.874 | 3 |
| 3 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:24.357 | +1.079 | 5 |
| 4 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 1:24.679 | +1.401 | 7 |
| 5 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:24.763 | +1.485 | 9 |
| 6 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 1:24.770 | +1.492 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 1:24.873 | +1.595 | 13 |
| 8 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 1:24.911 | +1.633 | 15 |
| 9 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 1:25.123 | +1.845 | 17 |
| 10 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:25.158 | +1.880 | 19 |
| 11 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 1:25.267 | +1.989 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 1:25.888 | +2.610 | 23 |
| 13 | 31 | Piotr Wiśnicki | PHM Racing by Charouz | 1:26.040 | +3.161 | 25 |
| 14 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | 1:26.303 | +3.025 | 27 |
| 15 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 1:26.390 | +3.112 | 29 |
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 23 | 35:47.957 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 23 | +8.123 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +8.835 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 23 | +9.324 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +11.589 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 23 | +13.646 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +13.946 | 7 | 4 (1) |
| 8 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +14.579 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +15.985 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 23 | +17.915 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +18.439 | 12 | |
| 12 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 23 | +19.999 | 11 | |
| 13 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 23 | +20.939 | 13 | |
| 14 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +22.291 | 15 | |
| 15 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +23.258 | 14 | |
| 16 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +24.028 | 21 | |
| 17 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 23 | +35.846 | 17 | |
| 18 | 31 | Piotr Wiśnicki | PHM Racing by Charouz | 23 | +38.467 | 23 | |
| 19 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 23 | +40.369 | 25 | |
| 20 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 23 | +40.812 | 19 | |
| 21 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +42.397 | 18 | |
| 22 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 23 | +43.720 | 22 | |
| 23 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 23 | +45.145 | 28 | |
| 24 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +47.393 | 29 | |
| 25 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 23 | +50.076 | 20 | |
| 26 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +1:01.393 | 27 | |
| 27 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | 20 | +3 laps | 26 | |
| DNF | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 16 | |
| DNF | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 24 | |
| DNF | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 0 | Collision | 30 | |
| Fastest lap set by Hugh Barter: 1:25.678 (lap 9) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Grégoire Saucy received a three-place grid drop for Saturday's Sprint race for failing to slow down under yellow flag conditions, demoting him from reverse grid pole down to fourth.
* ^2 – Mari Boya received a three-place grid drop for impeding Zak O'Sullivan during qualifying.
* ^3 - Kaylen Frederick received a ten-place grid drop for causing a collision with Nikola Tsolov during the Melbourne Feature Race.
* ^4 - Mari Boya and Roberto Faria received a five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Nikola Tsolov during the Melbourne Feature Race.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 27 | 41:45.651 | 1 | 25 (3) |
| 2 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 27 | +0.452 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 27 | +7.214 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 27 | +7.563 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 27 | +19.495 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 27 | +19.900 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 27 | +20.978 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | +25.764 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 27 | +26.192 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 27 | +27.276 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 27 | +27.726 | 15 | |
| 12 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | +28.514 | 14 | |
| 13 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 27 | +29.340 | 18 | |
| 14 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 27 | +32.109 | 15 | |
| 15 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | +32.825 | 19 | |
| 16 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | +36.420 | 22 | |
| 17 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 27 | +39.675 | 20 | |
| 18 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 27 | +40.818 | 17 | |
| 19 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 27 | +47.339 | 24 | |
| 20 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | 27 | +47.869 | 26 | |
| 21 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | +48.867 | 27 | |
| 22 | 31 | Piotr Wiśnicki | PHM Racing by Charouz | 27 | +49.536 | PL | |
| 23 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 27 | +50.182 | PL | |
| 24 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 27 | +50.570 | 10 | |
| 25 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 27 | +56.762 | 23 | |
| 26 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 27 | +1:18.372 | 21 | |
| 27 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 27 | +1:22.120 | PL | |
| DNF | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 17 | Collision damage | 6 | |
| DNF | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 0 | Accident | 25 | |
| DSQ | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 26 | Disqualified | 5 | |
| Fastest lap set by Gabriele Minì: 1:25.165 (lap 13) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Piotr Wiśnicki, Sophia Flörsch and Roberto Faria all have been required to start from the pit lane after their team were found to have exceeded the total of 11 personnel working on their cars by allowing a representative to scan their tyres after Parc Ferme.
* ^2 – Sebastián Montoya has been penalised twice during the Feature Race. Firstly, he was given a five-second time-penalty for speeding in the pit lane. He later got disqualified after a left tyre was found to have been used on the wrong side of his car following his pit stop.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 73 |
| 2 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | 56 |
| 1 | 3 | Grégoire Saucy | 47 |
| 1 | 4 | Dino Beganovic | 46 |
| 2 | 5 | Paul Aron | 38 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Trident | 124 |
| 2 | Prema Racing | 110 |
| 3 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 102 |
| 4 | ART Grand Prix | 54 |
| 5 | Campos Racing | 41 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.