# 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round

The 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 30 June and 2 July at the Red Bull Ring. It was the fifth round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix.

## Background
### Driver changes

GB3 racer McKenzy Cresswell took over Piotr Wiśnicki's seat at PHM Racing by Charouz for this round and the following Silverstone round.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
| 1 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 1:20.457 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | +0.004 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | +0.017 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | +0.064 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.090 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | +0.109 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | +0.147 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | +0.185 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | +0.196 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | +0.287 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.341 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | +0.362 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | +0.367 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.523 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.527 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | +0.615 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | +0.626 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.670 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | +0.685 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | +0.750 | 20 | 25 |
| 21 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | +0.810 | 21 | 20 |
| 22 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.863 | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | 31 | McKenzy Cresswell | PHM Racing by Charouz | +0.905 | 23 | 22 |
| 24 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | +1.052 | 29 | 23 |
| 25 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | +1.061 | 24 | 24 |
| 26 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.063 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.477 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.805 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.918 | 28 | 29 |
| 107% time: 1:26.089 (+5.632) |||||||
| — | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | +25.983 | 30 | 30 |
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Notes
* ^1 – Zak O'Sullivan originally qualified seventh, but received a three-place grid drop for the sprint race due to impeding Tommy Smith.
* ^2 – Christian Mansell originally qualified third, but due to crossing the white line at pit entry, he was given a three-place grid drop for the sprint race.
* ^3 - Oliver Gray was given a five-place grid drop for the feature race due to causing a collision with Rafael Villagómez in the sprint race.
* ^4 - Hunter Yeany received a five-place grid drop for the sprint race due to causing a collision with Rafael Villagómez at the Barcelona feature race.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 20 | 33:18.970 | 8 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 20 | +1.469 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | +4.978 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 20 | +5.486 | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 20 | +6.372 | 16 | 6 |
| 6 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 20 | +7.651 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +8.332 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 20 | +8.490 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 20 | +9.679 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 20 | +10.157 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 20 | +10.985 | 14 | |
| 12 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 20 | +11.343 | 13 | |
| 13 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 20 | +12.311 | 5 | |
| 14 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 20 | +14.374 | 6 | |
| 15 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 20 | +15.175 | 30 | |
| 16 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +16.057 | 17 | |
| 17 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 20 | +17.620 | 24 | |
| 18 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 20 | +18.265 | 21 | |
| 19 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | 20 | +18.507 | 29 | |
| 20 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +19.415 | 12 | |
| 21 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | +20.160 | 27 | |
| 22 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 20 | +21.705 | 19 | |
| 23 | 31 | McKenzy Cresswell | PHM Racing by Charouz | 20 | +22.749 | 23 | |
| 24 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 20 | +25.292 | 28 | |
| 25 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +26.873 | 22 | |
| 26 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 20 | +1:28.610 | 4 | |
| 27 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +2 laps | 18 | |
| DNF | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 10 | Collision | 20 | |
| DNF | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 10 | Collision | 25 | |
| DNF | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 1 | Retired | 26 | |
| Fastest lap set by Paul Aron: 1:33.061 (lap 19) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 – Nikita Bedrin originally finished seventeenth, but later received a ten-second time penalty for an incident with Leonardo Fornaroli, dropping him to down to twenty-fifth.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 26 | 37:59.535 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 26 | +0.844 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 26 | +1.696 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 26 | +2.458 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 26 | +4.460 | 2 | 10 (1) |
| 6 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 26 | +4.723 | 16 | 8 |
| 7 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 26 | +5.296 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 26 | +5.676 | 19 | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 26 | +9.530 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 26 | +10.624 | 30 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 26 | +12.441 | 8 | |
| 12 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 26 | +13.883 | 18 | |
| 13 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 26 | +14.601 | PL | |
| 14 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 26 | +15.148 | 25 | |
| 15 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 26 | +15.803 | 26 | |
| 16 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +16.236 | 17 | |
| 17 | 31 | McKenzy Cresswell | PHM Racing by Charouz | 26 | +16.584 | 22 | |
| 18 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 26 | +16.921 | 28 | |
| 19 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 26 | +17.355 | 29 | |
| 20 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 26 | +18.814 | 15 | |
| 21 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Rodin Carlin | 26 | +23.510 | 23 | |
| 22 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 26 | +38.170 | 14 | |
| 23 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 26 | +53.151 | PL | |
| 24 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 26 | +53.750 | 13 | |
| 25 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 26 | +1:06.265 | 4 | |
| 26 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +1:07.566 | 9 | |
| 27 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 24 | +2 laps | 1 | (2) |
| DNF | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 14 | Retired | 24 | |
| DNF | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
| DSQ | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 26 | Disqualified | 20 | |
| Fastest lap set by Dino Beganovic: 1:22.774 (lap 7) ||||||||
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Notes
* ^1 - Sebastián Montoya initially finished tenth, however, he was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Franco Colapinto, dropping him down to twentieth.
* ^2 - Hunter Yeany originally finished thirteenth but was handed a ten-second time penalty for unsafely rejoining the track, dropping him to twenty-first.
* ^3 – Sophia Flörsch was disqualified from the feature race after it was found that her car's front wing endplates were less than the required 70mm above the reference plane. As a result, Pepe Martí moved up to ninth while Leonardo Fornaroli was promoted to the final point scoring position.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 111 |
| | 2 | Pepe Martí | 75 |
| | 3 | Dino Beganovic | 75 |
| 4 | 4 | Zak O'Sullivan | 73 |
| 1 | 5 | Gabriele Minì | 65 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Racing | 213 |
| 2 | Trident | 171 |
| 3 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 128 |
| 4 | Campos Racing | 90 |
| 5 | MP Motorsport | 88 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.