# 2019 Le Castellet Formula 3 round

The 2019 Paul Ricard FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 22 and 23 June 2019 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France. It is the second round of the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2019 French Grand Prix.

## Summary
### Background

Following the opening round, Russian driver Robert Shwartzman leads the championship by thirteen points over Christian Lundgaard of Denmark, with Shwartzman's team-mate Jehan Daruvala a further three points behind the Dane.
Artem Petrov will be absent from the round, and with his Jenzer Motorsport team unable to draft in a replacement due to visa restrictions the grid would stand at 29 cars.

### Qualifying

Jake Hughes of HWA Racelab would claim the pole position, beating Daruvala by just under 9-hundredths of a second. Championship leader Shwartzman will start third alongside Pedro Piquet, son of former world champion Nelson Piquet.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 11 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 1:49.519 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | +0.087 | 2 |
| 3 | 28 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | +0.239 | 3 |
| 4 | 18 | Pedro Piquet | Trident | +0.425 | 4 |
| 5 | 26 | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Racing | +0.547 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 | Leonardo Pulcini | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.576 | 6 |
| 7 | 21 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.609 | 7 |
| 8 | 10 | Bent Viscaal | HWA Racelab | +0.673 | 8 |
| 9 | 19 | Niko Kari | Trident | +0.734 | 9 |
| 10 | 23 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | +0.797 | 10 |
| 11 | 31 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin Racing | +0.826 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | +0.859 | 12 |
| 13 | 6 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | +0.932 | 13 |
| 14 | 2 | Max Fewtrell | ART Grand Prix | +0.937 | 14 |
| 15 | 4 | Liam Lawson | MP Motorsport | +0.949 | 15 |
| 16 | 22 | Ye Yifei | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.972 | 16 |
| 17 | 7 | Lirim Zendeli | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | +0.991 | 17 |
| 18 | 30 | Felipe Drugovich | Carlin Racing | +1.030 | 18 |
| 19 | 17 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Trident | +1.047 | 19 |
| 20 | 5 | Simo Laaksonen | MP Motorsport | +1.066 | 20 |
| 21 | 29 | Teppei Natori | Carlin Racing | +1.154 | 21 |
| 22 | 1 | David Beckmann | ART Grand Prix | +1.197 | 22 |
| 23 | 8 | Fabio Scherer | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | +1.230 | 23 |
| 24 | 9 | Raoul Hyman | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | +1.272 | 24 |
| 25 | 12 | Keyvan Andres | HWA Racelab | +1.549 | 25 |
| 26 | 25 | Sebastián Fernández | Campos Racing | +1.753 | 26 |
| 27 | 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Jenzer Motorsport | +2.468 | 27 |
| 28 | 16 | Andreas Estner | Jenzer Motorsport | +2.547 | 28 |
| 29 | 24 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | +4.707 | 29 |
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### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 27 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 20 | 38:27.360 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 28 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 20 | +2.805 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 18 | Pedro Piquet | Trident Racing | 20 | +3.213 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 21 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +3.706 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Bent Viscaal | HWA Racelab | 20 | +19.308 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 26 | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Racing | 20 | +21.146 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +24.970 | 27 | 6 (2) |
| 8 | 23 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 20 | +25.807 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | Liam Lawson | MP Motorsport | 20 | +26.980 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | David Beckmann | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +30.123 | 22 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Andreas Estner | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +30.817 | 28 | |
| 12 | 31 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin Racing | 20 | +32.272 | 11 | |
| 13 | 22 | Ye Yifei | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +33.340 | 16 | |
| 14 | 6 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 20 | +36.720 | 13 | |
| 15 | 8 | Fabio Scherer | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 20 | +40.231 | 23 | |
| 16 | 24 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 20 | +1:01.610 | 29 | |
| 17 | 9 | Raoul Hyman | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 20 | +1:01.879 | 24 | |
| 18 | 19 | Niko Kari | Trident | 20 | +1:08.806 | 9 | |
| 19 | 30 | Felipe Drugovich | Carlin Racing | 20 | +1:35.552 | 18 | |
| 20 | 5 | Simo Laaksonen | MP Motorsport | 19 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 21 | 17 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Trident | 18 | Puncture | 19 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 15 | Crash | 1 | (4) |
| Ret | 25 | Sebastián Fernández | Campos Racing | 15 | Collision damage | 26 | |
| Ret | 2 | Max Fewtrell | ART Grand Prix | 10 | Puncture | 14 | |
| Ret | 7 | Lirim Zendeli | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 9 | | 17 | |
| Ret | 29 | Teppei Natori | Carlin Racing | 1 | Crash | 21 | |
| Ret | 20 | Leonardo Pulcini | Hitech Grand Prix | 1 | Collision damage | 6 | |
| Ret | 3 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1 | Suspension | 12 | |
| Ret | 12 | Keyvan Andres | HWA Racelab | 0 | Mechanical | PL | |
| Fastest lap set by Yuki Tsunoda: 1:53.134 ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 Yuki Tsunoda, David Beckmann and Christian Lundgaard were awarded a five-second penalty for track limits abuse.

### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 28 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 20 | 38:04.147 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 18 | Pedro Piquet | Trident | 20 | +1.479 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 27 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 20 | +2.849 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | 6 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 20 | +8.300 | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | 26 | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Racing | 20 | +15.141 | 3 | 6 (2) |
| 6 | 4 | Liam Lawson | MP Motorsport | 20 | +16.233 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | 11 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 20 | +21.364 | 22 | 2 |
| 8 | 31 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin Racing | 20 | +21.913 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +22.906 | 2 | |
| 10 | 30 | Felipe Drugovich | Carlin Racing | 20 | +25.613 | 19 | |
| 11 | 16 | Andreas Estner | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +25.675 | 11 | |
| 12 | 20 | Leonardo Pulcini | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +25.918 | 29 | |
| 13 | 9 | Raoul Hyman | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 20 | +29.772 | 17 | |
| 14 | 23 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 20 | +30.323 | 1 | |
| 15 | 3 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +31.441 | 27 | |
| 16 | 7 | Lirim Zendeli | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 20 | +32.041 | 25 | |
| 17 | 21 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +32.599 | 5 | |
| 18 | 2 | Max Fewtrell | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +33.958 | 24 | |
| 19 | 12 | Keyvan Andres | HWA Racelab | 20 | +34.809 | 28 | |
| 20 | 10 | Bent Viscaal | HWA Racelab | 20 | +34.811 | 4 | |
| 21 | 17 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Trident | 20 | +37.501 | 21 | |
| 22 | 22 | Ye Yifei | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +1:06.052 | 13 | |
| 23 | 24 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 20 | +1:48.973 | 16 | |
| 24 | 19 | Niko Kari | Trident | 18 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 5 | Simo Laaksonen | MP Motorsport | 16 | Fuel pump | 20 | |
| Ret | 25 | Sebastián Fernández | Campos Racing | 15 | | 23 | |
| Ret | 8 | Fabio Scherer | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 11 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 29 | Teppei Natori | Carlin Racing | 5 | Crash damage | 26 | |
| Ret | 1 | David Beckmann | ART Grand Prix | 2 | Puncture | 10 | |
| Fastest lap set by Marcus Armstrong: 1:52.171 ||||||||
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## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | 70 |
| 1 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | 58 |
| 1 | 3 | Marcus Armstrong | 37 |
| 1 | 4 | Jüri Vips | 32 |
| 6 | 5 | Pedro Piquet | 27 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 163 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 50 |
| 1 | 3 | Trident | 41 |
| 1 | 4 | Hitech Grand Prix | 32 |
| | 5 | MP Motorsport | 16 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.