# 2021 Le Castellet Formula 3 round

The 2021 Le Castellet Formula 3 round was the 2nd round of the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship. It took place at the Circuit Paul Ricard and ran from 18 to 20 June, featuring 3 races in support of the 2021 French Grand Prix.

## Background

FIA Formula 3 last raced here in 2019. It was taken off in 2020 in favor of the Circuit Zandvoort. However, changes to the calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a new cost-cutting measure meant that it returned for 2021. László Tóth tested positive for COVID before the weekend, and he was replaced by Pierre-Louis Chovet, who had been replaced at Jenzer by Johnathan Hoggard for sponsorship reasons. The round was originally scheduled to run from 25 to 27 June, but was rescheduled due to Formula One changing their calendar.

## Classification
### Qualifying

The Qualifying session took place on 18 June 2021, with Frederik Vesti besting Dennis Hauger to take his first pole position of the season.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 1:50.882 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | +0.181 | 2 |
| 3 | 17 | Victor Martins | MP Motorsport | +0.240 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Jack Doohan | Trident | +0.283 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | +0.305 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +0.331 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | +0.387 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.602 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | +0.621 | 9 |
| 10 | 29 | Logan Sargeant | Charouz Racing System | +0.643 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | David Schumacher | Trident | +0.668 | 11 |
| 12 | 26 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.693 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Matteo Nannini | HWA Racelab | +0.731 | 13 |
| 14 | 3 | Olli Caldwell | Prema Racing | +0.766 | 14 |
| 15 | 19 | Tijmen van der Helm | MP Motorsport | +0.787 | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.836 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 | Roman Staněk | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.890 | 17 |
| 18 | 21 | Lorenzo Colombo | Campos Racing | +0.927 | 18 |
| 19 | 22 | Amaury Cordeel | Campos Racing | +1.047 | 19 |
| 20 | 27 | Johnathan Hoggard | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.169 | 20 |
| 21 | 30 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | +1.452 | 21 |
| 22 | 24 | Kaylen Frederick | Carlin Buzz Racing | +1.571 | 22 |
| 23 | 25 | Jonny Edgar | Carlin Buzz Racing | +1.571 | 23 |
| 24 | 15 | Oliver Rasmussen | HWA Racelab | +1.593 | 24 |
| 25 | 20 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Campos Racing | +1.682 | 25 |
| 26 | 31 | Reshad de Gerus | Charouz Racing System | +1.913 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | Filip Ugran | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.941 | 27 |
| 28 | 16 | Rafael Villagómez | HWA Racelab | +2.064 | 28 |
| 29 | 23 | Ido Cohen | Carlin Buzz Racing | +2.141 | 29 |
| — | 2 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | No time set | 30 |
| 107% time: 1:58.643 ||||||
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### Sprint Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 38:26.581 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | 17 | Victor Martins | MP Motorsport | 20 | +0.624 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | 26 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +1.212 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | 29 | Logan Sargeant | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +1.779 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 5 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 20 | +2.351 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +2.666 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Jack Doohan | Trident | 20 | +2.765 | 9 | 4 (2) |
| 8 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +5.825 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 20 | +6.237 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Olli Caldwell | Prema Racing | 20 | +6.443 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +8.057 | 16 | |
| 12 | 2 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | 20 | +9.026 | 30 | |
| 13 | 18 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | 20 | +9.396 | 8 | |
| 14 | 21 | Lorenzo Colombo | Campos Racing | 20 | +9.727 | 18 | |
| 15 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +12.700 | 12 | |
| 16 | 6 | David Schumacher | Trident | 20 | +12.954 | 2 | |
| 17 | 15 | Oliver Rasmussen | HWA Racelab | 20 | +27.985 | 24 | |
| 18 | 20 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Campos Racing | 20 | +30.795 | 25 | |
| 19 | 31 | Reshad de Gerus | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +31.839 | 26 | |
| 20 | 24 | Kaylen Frederick | Carlin Buzz Racing | 20 | +32.215 | 22 | |
| 21 | 30 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +33.851 | 21 | |
| 22 | 14 | Matteo Nannini | HWA Racelab | 20 | +40.880 | 13 | |
| 23 | 28 | Filip Ugran | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +41.087 | 27 | |
| 24 | 23 | Ido Cohen | Carlin Buzz Racing | 20 | +43.736 | 29 | |
| 25 | 16 | Rafael Villagómez | HWA Racelab | 20 | +1:01.307 | 28 | |
| 26 | 12 | Roman Staněk | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +1:15.743 | 17 | |
| 27 | 22 | Amaury Cordeel | Campos Racing | 20 | +1:21.513 | 19 | |
| 28 | 25 | Jonny Edgar | Carlin Buzz Racing | 20 | +1:40.817 | 23 | |
| 29 | 19 | Tijmen van der Helm | MP Motorsport | 19 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| DNF | 27 | Johnathan Hoggard | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Ido Cohen was given a 5 second time penalty for forcing Rafael Villagómez off the track on the final lap at turn 11.

### Sprint Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | 20 | 37:46.891 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 20 | +4.281 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 17 | Victor Martins | MP Motorsport | 20 | +8.044 | 11 | 10 (2) |
| 4 | 3 | Olli Caldwell | Prema Racing | 20 | +9.383 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | Jack Doohan | Trident | 20 | +10.067 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 20 | +12.757 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +18.042 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | 26 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +20.664 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +22.190 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +24.930 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | David Schumacher | Trident | 20 | +25.360 | 16 | |
| 12 | 29 | Logan Sargeant | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +25.888 | 9 | |
| 13 | 14 | Matteo Nannini | HWA Racelab | 20 | +25.934 | 22 | |
| 14 | 10 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +26.375 | 2 | |
| 15 | 20 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Campos Racing | 20 | +30.986 | 18 | |
| 16 | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +31.484 | 7 | |
| 17 | 30 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +31.516 | 21 | |
| 18 | 19 | Tijmen van der Helm | MP Motorsport | 20 | +33.611 | 29 | |
| 19 | 12 | Roman Staněk | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +34.162 | 26 | |
| 20 | 21 | Lorenzo Colombo | Campos Racing | 20 | +35.605 | 14 | |
| 21 | 15 | Oliver Rasmussen | HWA Racelab | 20 | +36.908 | 17 | |
| 22 | 24 | Kaylen Frederick | Carlin Buzz Racing | 20 | +38.307 | 20 | |
| 23 | 25 | Jonny Edgar | Carlin Buzz Racing | 20 | +42.114 | 28 | |
| 24 | 22 | Amaury Cordeel | Campos Racing | 20 | +46.254 | 27 | |
| 25 | 31 | Reshad de Gerus | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +52.030 | 19 | |
| 26 | 27 | Johnathan Hoggard | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +56.171 | 30 | |
| 27 | 16 | Rafael Villagómez | HWA Racelab | 20 | +58.577 | 25 | |
| 28 | 28 | Filip Ugran | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +1:02.562 | 23 | |
| DNF | 23 | Ido Cohen | Carlin Buzz Racing | 14 | Collision damage | 24 | |
| DNF | 18 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | 1 | Mechanical | 13 | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Lorenzo Colombo received a 5 second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at turn 9.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 4 | Jack Doohan | Trident | 20 | 43:19.510 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | 20 | +1.551 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 18 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | 20 | +5.051 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 17 | Victor Martins | MP Motorsport | 20 | +7.237 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Clément Novalak | Trident | 20 | +14.245 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +17.942 | 1 | 8 (4) |
| 7 | 11 | Ayumu Iwasa | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +23.074 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Aleksandr Smolyar | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +24.883 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +25.549 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +28.620 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 30 | Enzo Fittipaldi | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +34.198 | 21 | |
| 12 | 26 | Calan Williams | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +36.018 | 12 | |
| 13 | 2 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | 20 | +39.013 | 30 | |
| 14 | 25 | Jonny Edgar | Carlin Buzz Racing | 20 | +41.826 | 23 | |
| 15 | 12 | Roman Staněk | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | +42.379 | 17 | |
| 16 | 19 | Tijmen van der Helm | MP Motorsport | 20 | +44.394 | 15 | |
| 17 | 24 | Kaylen Frederick | Carlin Buzz Racing | 20 | +45.339 | 22 | |
| 18 | 27 | Johnathan Hoggard | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +45.882 | 20 | |
| 19 | 21 | Lorenzo Colombo | Campos Racing | 20 | +47.672 | 18 | |
| 20 | 14 | Matteo Nannini | HWA Racelab | 20 | +48.519 | 13 | |
| 21 | 31 | Reshad de Gerus | Charouz Racing System | 20 | +48.859 | 26 | |
| 22 | 15 | Oliver Rasmussen | HWA Racelab | 20 | +53.917 | 24 | |
| 23 | 16 | Rafael Villagómez | HWA Racelab | 20 | +54.660 | 28 | |
| 24 | 23 | Ido Cohen | Carlin Buzz Racing | 20 | +56.688 | 29 | |
| 25 | 22 | Amaury Cordeel | Campos Racing | 20 | +1:02.091 | 19 | |
| 26 | 28 | Filip Ugran | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +1:08.247 | 27 | |
| 27 | 6 | David Schumacher | Trident | 20 | +1:08.525 | 11 | |
| 28 | 20 | Pierre-Louis Chovet | Campos Racing | 18 | +2 Laps | 25 | |
| DNF | 29 | Logan Sargeant | Charouz Racing System | 8 | Rain lights | 10 | |
| DNF | 3 | Olli Caldwell | Prema Racing | 2 | Suspension | 14 | |
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## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Dennis Hauger | 66 |
| 2 | 2 | Victor Martins | 60 |
| 2 | 3 | Jack Doohan | 58 |
| 1 | 4 | Clément Novalak | 49 |
| 3 | 5 | Olli Caldwell | 41 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 122 |
| | 2 | Trident | 107 |
| | 3 | MP Motorsport | 95 |
| | 4 | ART Grand Prix | 81 |
| 3 | 5 | Hitech Grand Prix | 19 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.