# 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round

The 2019 Spielberg FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 29 and 30 June 2019 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. It is the third round of the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix.

## Summary
### Background

Following the opening round, Russian driver Robert Shwartzman leads the championship by twelve points over team-mate Jehan Daruvala, with Prema's third driver Marcus Armstrong sitting a further thirteen points behind the Indian.
Jenzer Motorsport would enter Italian F4 Championship driver Giorgio Carrara in their third car after it was left unoccupied in France following the departure of Artem Petrov.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 26 | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Racing | 1:19.716 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Max Fewtrell | ART Grand Prix | +0.123 | 2 |
| 3 | 21 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.180 | 3 |
| 4 | 27 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | +0.218 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | +0.359 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 | Leonardo Pulcini | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.472 | 6 |
| 7 | 18 | Pedro Piquet | Trident | +0.474 | 7 |
| 8 | 25 | Sebastián Fernández | Campos Racing | +0.488 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Lirim Zendeli | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | +0.518 | 9 |
| 10 | 28 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | +0.561 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | Bent Viscaal | HWA Racelab | +0.585 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | +0.592 | 12 |
| 13 | 17 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Trident | +0.607 | 13 |
| 14 | 23 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | +0.612 | 14 |
| 15 | 4 | Liam Lawson | MP Motorsport | +0.670 | 15 |
| 16 | 30 | Felipe Drugovich | Carlin Buzz Racing | +0.691 | 16 |
| 17 | 5 | Simo Laaksonen | MP Motorsport | +0.711 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | Niko Kari | Trident | +0.760 | 18 |
| 19 | 29 | Teppei Natori | Carlin Buzz Racing | +0.823 | 19 |
| 20 | 15 | Giorgio Carrara | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.876 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | Ye Yifei | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.946 | 21 |
| 22 | 31 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin Buzz Racing | +0.957 | 22 |
| 23 | 8 | Fabio Scherer | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | +1.062 | 23 |
| 24 | 9 | Raoul Hyman | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | +1.171 | 24 |
| 25 | 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.243 | 25 |
| 26 | 12 | Keyvan Andres | HWA Racelab | +1.603 | 27 |
| 27 | 16 | Andreas Estner | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.942 | 26 |
| 28 | 24 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | +2.219 | 28 |
| DSQ | 3 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | | 29 |
| DSQ | 1 | David Beckmann | ART Grand Prix | | 30 |
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* ^1 – Andres and Deledda received a five-place grid penalty each for ignoring Virtual Safety car.
* ^2 – Lundgaard and Beckmann were excluded from qualifying after it was discovered unauthorized personnel were working on their cars in the pit-lane.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 21 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 | 32:47.063 | 3 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 2 | Max Fewtrell | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +1.741 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 26 | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Racing | 24 | +2.354 | 1 | 15 (4) |
| 4 | 27 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 24 | +3.605 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 28 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 24 | +5.639 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 18 | Pedro Piquet | Trident | 24 | +7.499 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 24 | +8.435 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Lirim Zendeli | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 24 | +8.912 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 20 | Leonardo Pulcini | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 | +9.416 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 24 | +13.291 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | Niko Kari | Trident | 24 | +13.653 | 18 | |
| 12 | 30 | Felipe Drugovich | Carlin Motorsport | 24 | +14.438 | 16 | |
| 13 | 10 | Bent Viscaal | HWA Racelab | 24 | +16.950 | 11 | |
| 14 | 4 | Liam Lawson | MP Motorsport | 24 | +17.275 | 15 | |
| 15 | 1 | David Beckmann | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +17.600 | 30 | |
| 16 | 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | +20.560 | 25 | |
| 17 | 17 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Trident | 24 | +21.240 | 13 | |
| 18 | 5 | Simo Laaksonen | MP Motorsport | 24 | +23.114 | 17 | |
| 19 | 9 | Raoul Hyman | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 24 | +26.110 | 24 | |
| 20 | 22 | Ye Yifei | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 | +31.607 | 21 | |
| 21 | 23 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 24 | +32.667 | 14 | |
| 22 | 31 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin Motorsport | 24 | +35.803 | 22 | |
| 23 | 16 | Andreas Estner | Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | +39.085 | 26 | |
| 24 | 25 | Sebastián Fernández | Campos Racing | 24 | +45.413 | 8 | |
| 25 | 24 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 24 | +46.679 | 28 | |
| 26 | 3 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +49.725 | 29 | |
| 27 | 12 | Keyvan Andres | HWA Racelab | 24 | +1:11.500 | 27 | |
| 28 | 15 | Giorgio Carrara | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Fabio Scherer | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 3 | Mechanical | 23 | |
| Ret | 29 | Teppei Natori | Carlin Motorsport | 0 | Mechanical | 19 | |
| Fastest lap set by Jüri Vips: 1:21.042 ||||||||
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* ^1 – Tsunoda was awarded a five-second penalty for causing a collision.

### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 11 | Jake Hughes | HWA Racelab | 24 | 34:47.494 | 2 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 27 | Jehan Daruvala | Prema Racing | 24 | +4.727 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 28 | Robert Shwartzman | Prema Racing | 24 | +4.850 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | Max Fewtrell | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +5.079 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 20 | Leonardo Pulcini | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 | +5.666 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 24 | +6.086 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 7 | Lirim Zendeli | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 24 | +6.705 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 19 | Niko Kari | Trident | 24 | +7.768 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Trident | 24 | +8.913 | 17 | |
| 10 | 1 | David Beckmann | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +10.172 | 15 | |
| 11 | 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | +10.716 | 16 | |
| 12 | 6 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 24 | +12.370 | 10 | |
| 13 | 12 | Keyvan Andres | HWA Racelab | 24 | +14.315 | 27 | |
| 14 | 30 | Felipe Drugovich | Carlin Racing | 24 | +14.746 | 12 | |
| 15 | 18 | Pedro Piquet | Trident | 24 | +15.423 | 3 | |
| 16 | 9 | Raoul Hyman | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 24 | +15.703 | 19 | |
| 17 | 3 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +15.972 | 26 | |
| 18 | 5 | Simo Laaksonen | MP Motorsport | 24 | +19.677 | 18 | |
| 19 | 26 | Marcus Armstrong | Prema Racing | 24 | +19.863 | 6 | |
| 20 | 16 | Andreas Estner | Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | +22.026 | 23 | |
| 21 | 15 | Giorgio Carrara | Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | +23.867 | 28 | |
| 22 | 29 | Teppei Natori | Carlin Racing | 24 | +24.660 | 30 | |
| 23 | 8 | Fabio Scherer | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 24 | +25.232 | 29 | |
| 24 | 24 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 24 | +30.984 | 25 | |
| 25 | 4 | Liam Lawson | MP Motorsport | 23 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 26 | 31 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin Racing | 21 | +3 Laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 25 | Sebastián Fernández | Campos Racing | 20 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 23 | Alex Peroni | Campos Racing | 20 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 22 | Ye Yifei | Hitech Grand Prix | 10 | | 20 | |
| Ret | 10 | Bent Viscaal | HWA Racelab | 10 | | 13 | |
| Fastest lap set by Christian Lundgaard: 1:21.234 ||||||||
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^1 Driver awarded a five-second penalty for causing a collision.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Robert Shwartzman | 90 |
| | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | 82 |
| 1 | 3 | Jüri Vips | 63 |
| 1 | 4 | Marcus Armstrong | 56 |
| 4 | 5 | Max Fewtrell | 37 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 228 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 76 |
| 1 | 3 | Hitech Grand Prix | 71 |
| 1 | 4 | Trident | 50 |
| 1 | 5 | HWA Racelab | 39 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.