# 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round

The 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 July 2023 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It was the penultimate race of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.

## Driver changes

Prior to the round at the Spa-Francorchamps, Rodin Carlin announced that Euroformula Open racer Francesco Simonazzi had taken over Max Esterson's seat for the rest of the season.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 2:22.160 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | +0.016 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.094 | 10 | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | +0.242 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | +0.357 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | +0.391 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | +0.562 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | +0.579 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.632 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.656 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | +0.782 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | +0.944 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.983 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | +1.015 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | +1.091 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | +1.185 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | +1.275 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.754 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.785 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.815 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.846 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | +2.116 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | +2.174 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.792 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | +2.859 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | +3.572 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | +3.978 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 31 | Woohyun Shin | PHM Racing by Charouz | +4.160 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 21 | Francesco Simonazzi | Rodin Carlin | +4.207 | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | +4.650 | 30 | 30 |
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Notes:
* ^1 - Gabriele Minì received a 5-place grid penalty for the feature race for causing a collision with Pepe Martí in the sprint race.

### Sprint Race

No points were awarded after this race as there was no two consecutive laps under green flag. However, prior to the evening full points were awarded to all drivers, who finished in top 10 as all 12 racing laps were completed.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | 36:16.106 | 4 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | +0.559 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 12 | +0.998 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 12 | +1.536 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 12 | +1.689 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 12 | +2.206 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 12 | +2.512 | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 12 | +3.382 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 12 | +3.538 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 12 | +4.446 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | +4.728 | 18 | |
| 12 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 12 | +5.352 | 24 | |
| 13 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 12 | +5.642 | 17 | |
| 14 | 21 | Francesco Simonazzi | Rodin Carlin | 12 | +6.206 | 29 | |
| 15 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 12 | +6.316 | 7 | |
| 16 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 12 | +6.528 | 14 | |
| 17 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 12 | +7.623 | 30 | |
| 18 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | +10.371 | 22 | |
| 19 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 12 | +11.889 | 23 | |
| 20 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 12 | +12.672 | 25 | |
| 21 | 31 | Woohyun Shin | PHM Racing by Charouz | 12 | +13.135 | 28 | |
| 22 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 12 | +13.242 | 6 | |
| 23 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | +18.848 | 19 | |
| 24 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | +20.833 | 20 | |
| DNF | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 8 | Collision/Puncture | 15 | |
| DNF | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 3 | Collision | 10 | |
| DNF | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 3 | Collision | 12 | |
| DNF | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 3 | Collision | 26 | |
| DNF | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 3 | Suspension | 27 | |
| DNF | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | Collision | 21 | |
| Fastest lap set by Caio Collet: 2:14.585 (lap 8) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 - Zak O'Sullivan received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Hugh Barter off track.
* ^2 - Dino Beganovic received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Gabriel Bortoleto.
* ^3 - Rafael Villagómez received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sebastián Montoya.
* ^4 - Tommy Smith received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Oliver Goethe.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | 39:50.104 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 15 | +1.529 | 23 | 18 |
| 3 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +7.703 | 18 | 15 |
| 4 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +8.915 | 22 | 12 |
| 5 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +20.053 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | +20.172 | 21 | 8 |
| 7 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 15 | +20.533 | 24 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 15 | +28.760 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 15 | +30.172 | 1 | 2 (3) |
| 10 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 15 | +31.547 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 15 | +32.595 | 15 | |
| 12 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 15 | +33.068 | 5 | |
| 13 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 15 | +34.910 | 14 | |
| 14 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 15 | +35.731 | 2 | |
| 15 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 15 | +35.959 | 17 | |
| 16 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 15 | +37.752 | 6 | |
| 17 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 15 | +40.127 | 9 | |
| 18 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +43.351 | 20 | |
| 19 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 15 | +45.093 | 7 | |
| 20 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 15 | +45.875 | 16 | |
| 21 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 15 | +51.388 | 19 | |
| 22 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 15 | +1:09.043 | 12 | |
| 23 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | +1:48.817 | 13 | |
| 24 | 21 | Francesco Simonazzi | Rodin Carlin | 15 | +2:17.172 | 29 | |
| 25 | 31 | Woohyun Shin | PHM Racing by Charouz | 14 | +1 lap | 28 | |
| DNF | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 12 | Collision damage | 25 | |
| DNF | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 12 | Puncture damage | 26 | |
| DNF | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 4 | Spun off | 30 | |
| DNF | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 3 | Accident | 27 | |
| DNS | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | – | Did not start | 8 | |
| Fastest lap set by Grégoire Saucy: 2:18.289 (lap 15) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 - Luke Browning received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Ido Cohen.
* ^2 - Francesco Simonazzi received a 30-second time penalty for his mechanics leaving the starting grid too late.
* ^3 – Gabriele Minì crashed out on the sighting lap and was therefore unable to start the race.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 144 |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Aron | 106 |
| | 3 | Pepe Martí | 105 |
| 2 | 4 | Zak O'Sullivan | 101 |
| 1 | 5 | Franco Colapinto | 100 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 301 |
| | 2 | Trident | 276 |
| 1 | 3 | Campos Racing | 171 |
| 1 | 4 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 165 |
| | 5 | MP Motorsport | 143 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings