# 2024 Monte Carlo Formula 3 round

The 2024 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 23 and 26 May 2024 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was the fourth round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.

## Driver changes

Prior to the weekend, Jenzer Motorsport announced GB3 Championship race winner James Hedley as a replacement driver for Matías Zagazeta, after the Peruvian driver was ruled out of this round due to appendicitis.

## Classification
### Summary

Gabriele Minì set the fastest qualifying time at the Circuit de Monaco for the second consecutive year, with Christian Mansell setting the fastest time in the second group. Nikola Tsolov started the sprint race from pole position and maintained the place, whilst Tim Tramnitz claimed second place from Laurens van Hoepen at the first corner. Mansell and Arvid Lindblad then collided at the Casino Square corner, causing their retirements and eliminating three other drivers who were caught up in the accident. The race was red-flagged to clear the track. Tsolov held his position when racing resumed, and through another safety car restart when Kacper Sztuka retired, to claim his first victory in the category.
Minì led the start of the feature race ahead of Mansell and Browning. Racing was interrupted by three safety cars; firstly when Piotr Wiśnicki collided with Charlie Wurz, secondly when Sami Meguetounif crashed whilst attempting to avoid the collided cars of Tsolov and Noel León, and thirdly when Van Hoepen hit the wall attempting to overtake Joseph Loake. The top three drivers maintained their places through each restart and Minì took his first win of the season. His victory promoted him to the lead of the Drivers' Championship, four points ahead of Browning.

### Qualifying
#### Group A

Qualifying for Group A was held on 24 May 2024, at 11:05 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 1:23.942 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:24.230 | +0.288 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 1:24.295 | +0.353 | 5 |
| 4 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 1:24.787 | +0.845 | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:24.801 | +0.859 | 9 |
| 6 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 1:24.931 | +0.989 | 11 |
| 7 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 1:25.061 | +1.119 | 13 |
| 8 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 1:25.557 | +1.615 | 15 |
| 9 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 1:25.590 | +1.648 | 17 |
| 10 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:25.730 | +1.788 | 19 |
| 11 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 1:25.842 | +1.900 | 21 |
| 12 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:25.995 | +2.053 | 23 |
| 13 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 1:26.124 | +2.182 | 25 |
| 14 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 1:26.316 | +2.374 | 27 |
| 15 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:26.362 | +2.420 | 29 |
| 107% time: 1:29.817 (+5.875) |||||||
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#### Group B

Qualifying for Group B was held on 24 May 2024, at 11:29 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 1:24.921 | – | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 1:24.940 | +0.019 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 1:25.078 | +0.157 | 6 |
| 4 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 1:25.443 | +0.522 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 1:25.524 | +0.603 | 10 |
| 6 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 1:25.548 | +0.627 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 1:25.574 | +0.653 | 14 |
| 8 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 1:25.644 | +0.723 | 16 |
| 9 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:25.674 | +0.753 | 18 |
| 10 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 1:25.992 | +1.071 | 20 |
| 11 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:26.049 | +1.128 | 22 |
| 12 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 1:26.069 | +1.148 | 24 |
| 13 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 1:26.102 | +1.181 | 26 |
| 14 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1:26.594 | +1.673 | 28 |
| 107% time: 1:30.865 (+5.944) |||||||
| — | 19 | James Hedley | Jenzer Motorsport | 2:00.304 | +35.383 | 30 |
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Notes:
* ^1 – James Hedley failed to set a time within the 107%-rule, but was later given permission by the stewards to start both races from the back of the grid.

### Sprint Race

The Sprint race was held on 25 May 2024, at 10:45 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 23 | 59:09.511 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 23 | +4.328 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +5.173 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +5.310 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 23 | +6.489 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 23 | +6.891 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 23 | +7.732 | 7 | 4 (1) |
| 8 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +12.658 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 23 | +12.971 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 23 | +14.964 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 23 | +15.337 | 12 | |
| 12 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 23 | +19.472 | 20 | |
| 13 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | +20.161 | 19 | |
| 14 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +24.341 | 23 | |
| 15 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 23 | +24.747 | 17 | |
| 16 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 23 | +25.093 | 28 | |
| 17 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 23 | +27.444 | 27 | |
| 18 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 23 | +28.335 | 24 | |
| 19 | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +29.068 | 22 | |
| 20 | 19 | James Hedley | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +43.344 | 30 | |
| 21 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 23 | +46.393 | 21 | |
| 22 | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 20 | +3 laps | 14 | |
| DNF | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 15 | Withdrew | 16 | |
| DNF | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 13 | Collision damage | 18 | |
| DNF | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 12 | Collision damage | 15 | |
| DNF | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| DNF | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
| DNF | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 0 | Collision | 25 | |
| DNF | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 26 | |
| DNF | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | Collision | 29 | |
| Fastest lap set by Dino Beganovic: 1:24.919 (lap 7) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – James Hedley received a five-second time penalty post-race for failing to stay above the minimum time delta during the Safety Car procedure. However, his final position was not affected by the penalty.
* ^2 – Sami Meguetounif retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Feature Race

The Feature race was held on 26 May 2024, at 08:00 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Gabriele Minì | Prema Racing | 27 | 44:15.883 | 1 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 23 | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix | 27 | +0.802 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 14 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 27 | +1.720 | 3 | 15 (1) |
| 4 | 3 | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing | 27 | +2.197 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 27 | +2.667 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 27 | +3.094 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 12 | Mari Boya | Campos Racing | 27 | +4.889 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | 27 | +5.249 | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 31 | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport | 27 | +6.602 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing | 27 | +8.007 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport | 27 | +8.469 | 15 | |
| 12 | 22 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | +8.959 | 18 | |
| 13 | 29 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | 27 | +9.326 | 19 | |
| 14 | 6 | Santiago Ramos | Trident | 27 | +10.963 | 17 | |
| 15 | 11 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 27 | +11.379 | 24 | |
| 16 | 9 | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport | 27 | +12.002 | 26 | |
| 17 | 18 | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | +12.409 | 22 | |
| 18 | 26 | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing | 27 | +13.443 | 27 | |
| 19 | 21 | Sophia Flörsch | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | +13.623 | 23 | |
| 20 | 28 | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing | 27 | +14.069 | 25 | |
| 21 | 16 | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 27 | +15.201 | 29 | |
| 22 | 19 | James Hedley | Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | +15.941 | 30 | |
| 23 | 20 | Noel León | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | +17.360 | 9 | |
| 24 | 27 | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing | 27 | +17.575 | 16 | |
| 25 | 30 | Piotr Wiśnicki | Rodin Motorsport | 27 | +20.640 | 20 | |
| 26 | 15 | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 27 | +26.465 | 28 | |
| 27 | 25 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 27 | +28.566 | 12 | |
| DNF | 24 | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | 22 | Accident | 11 | |
| DNF | 5 | Sami Meguetounif | Trident | 19 | Accident | 14 | |
| DNF | 17 | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 21 | |
| Fastest lap set by Martinius Stenshorne: 1:24.773 (lap 9) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 – Martinius Stenshorne set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to score the point for it. Luke Browning scored the point for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
* ^2 – Sophia Flörsch received a five-place grid penalty for the Feature Race after causing a collision with Kacper Sztuka.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 3 | 1 | Gabriele Minì | 72 |
| | 2 | Luke Browning | 68 |
| 2 | 3 | Leonardo Fornaroli | 64 |
| 1 | 4 | Dino Beganovic | 58 |
| 2 | 5 | Arvid Lindblad | 44 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 174 |
| | 2 | Trident | 119 |
| 2 | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 85 |
| 1 | 4 | Campos Racing | 85 |
| 1 | 5 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 78 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.