2021 Barcelona Formula 3 round

The 2021 Barcelona FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 8 and 9 May 2021 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. It was the first round of the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain  2021 Barcelona Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 1 of 7 in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
LocationCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.675 km (2.905 mi)
Sprint race 1
Date 8 May 2021
Laps 21
Podium
First Russia Aleksandr Smolyar ART Grand Prix
Second France Clément Novalak Trident
Third Brazil Caio Collet MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Aleksandr Smolyar ART Grand Prix
Time 1:36.665 (on lap 4)
Sprint race 2
Date 8 May 2021
Laps 22
Podium
First United Kingdom Olli Caldwell Prema Racing
Second France Victor Martins MP Motorsport
Third Denmark Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Norway Dennis Hauger Prema Racing
Time 1:36.973 (on lap 10)
Feature race
Date 9 May 2021
Laps 22
Pole position
Driver Norway Dennis Hauger Prema Racing
Time 1:32.904
Podium
First Norway Dennis Hauger Prema Racing
Second Australia Jack Doohan Trident
Third Italy Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab
Fastest lap
Driver Norway Dennis Hauger Prema Racing
Time 1:36.643 (on lap 2)

Classification

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Qualifying

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The Qualifying session took place on 7 May 2021, with Dennis Hauger scoring his first Formula 3 pole position, six thousandth ahead of fellow Red Bull junior Jack Doohan.[1]

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
1 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 1:32.904 1
2 4   Jack Doohan Trident +0.006 2
3 17   Victor Martins MP Motorsport +0.061 3
4 14   Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab +0.209 4
5 7   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix +0.269 5
6 3   Olli Caldwell Prema Racing +0.280 6
7 5   Clément Novalak Trident +0.321 7
8 29   Logan Sargeant Charouz Racing System +0.359 8
9 6   David Schumacher Trident +0.370 9
10 18   Caio Collet MP Motorsport +0.401 10
11 8   Aleksandr Smolyar ART Grand Prix +0.451 11
12 25   Jonny Edgar Carlin Buzz Racing +0.466 12
13 9   Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix +0.555 13
14 12   Roman Staněk Hitech Grand Prix +0.618 14
15 2   Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing +0.631 15
16 15   Oliver Rasmussen HWA Racelab +0.733 16
17 16   Rafael Villagómez HWA Racelab +0.771 17
18 30   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System +0.902 18
19 11   Ayumu Iwasa Hitech Grand Prix +0.961 19
20 10   Jak Crawford Hitech Grand Prix +0.972 20
21 26   Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsport +0.977 21
22 19   Tijmen van der Helm MP Motorsport +1.004 22
23 24   Kaylen Frederick Carlin Buzz Racing +1.057 23
24 21   Lorenzo Colombo Campos Racing +1.120 24
25 22   Amaury Cordeel Campos Racing +1.287 25
26 23   Ido Cohen Carlin Buzz Racing +1.429 26
27 20   László Tóth Campos Racing +1.566 27
28 31   Reshad de Gerus Charouz Racing System +1.871 28
29 27   Pierre-Louis Chovet Jenzer Motorsport +1.874 29
30 28   Filip Ugran Jenzer Motorsport +2.228 30
Source:[2]

Sprint Race 1

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On the formation lap the Carlin of Ido Cohen stopped, leading to the start being aborted and one race lap being removed. Cohen was able to start from the pitlane.

Edgar had a good start as Smolyar immediately came under pressure from Caio Collet. The Russian managed to shake off the MP Motorsport driver, who was then drawn into a battle with Novalak and Logan Sargeant, and closed the gap to Edgar.

As soon as DRS was enabled, Smolyar was on the attack, sweeping past the Carlin driver to take the race lead on lap 4. Edgar tried to fight back a lap later but he couldn't get back through. Smolyar managed to break the tow to Edgar and extended a gap at the front of the field.

Edgar was soon joined by Collet, who tried to challenge Edgar for second, but allowed Trident driver Novalak to sweep through to take third after running wide.

Novalak soon snatched second from Edgar around the outside of the first corner and was closing the gap to Smolyar when the safety car was brought out with two laps remaining, after Oliver Rasmussen clipped the curb and ran into the gravel at the final corner, where he got stuck. Rasmussen's car couldn't be cleared in time for a restart and the race ended behind the safety car, allowing Smolyar to take his maiden F3 win. Collet held off Sargeant to take third, and Edgar dropped back to fifth. The battling Caldwell, Vesti and Hauger finished behind, and Martins and Nannini completed the top ten.[3]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 8   Aleksandr Smolyar ART Grand Prix 21 36:23.523 2 15 (2)
2 5   Clément Novalak Trident 21 +1.591 6 12
3 18   Caio Collet MP Motorsport 21 +1.951 3 10
4 29   Logan Sargeant Charouz Racing System 21 +2.130 5 8
5 25   Jonny Edgar Carlin Buzz Racing 21 +2.494 1 6
6 3   Olli Caldwell Prema Racing 21 +2.857 7 5
7 7   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 21 +3.481 8 4
8 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 21 +3.819 12 3
9 17   Victor Martins MP Motorsport 21 +4.120 10 2
10 14   Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab 21 +4.543 9 1
11 6   David Schumacher Trident 21 +4.973 4
12 30   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 21 +5.320 18
13 10   Jak Crawford Hitech Grand Prix 21 +5.716 20
14 11   Ayumu Iwasa Hitech Grand Prix 21 +6.232 19
15 9   Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix 21 +7.210 13
16 12   Roman Staněk Hitech Grand Prix 21 +7.754 14
17 4   Jack Doohan Trident 21 +10.095 11
18 26   Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsport 21 +10.349 21
19 16   Rafael Villagómez HWA Racelab 21 +11.270 17
20 31   Reshad de Gerus Charouz Racing System 21 +11.864 28
21 19   Tijmen van der Helm MP Motorsport 21 +13.444 22
22 24   Kaylen Frederick Carlin Buzz Racing 21 +13.925 23
23 21   Lorenzo Colombo Campos Racing 21 +14.171 24
24 27   Pierre-Louis Chovet Jenzer Motorsport 21 +18.083 29
25 28   Filip Ugran Jenzer Motorsport 21 +18.384 30
26 22   Amaury Cordeel Campos Racing 21 +20.506 25
27 20   László Tóth Campos Racing 21 +21.031 27
28 2   Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing 21 +21.452 15
29 23   Ido Cohen Carlin Buzz Racing 21 +38.072 26
DNF 15   Oliver Rasmussen HWA Racelab 18 Accident 16
Source:[4]

Sprint Race 2

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Fittipaldi led from reversed-grid pole position at the start, as the Safety Car was brought out after Smolyar had sustained a puncture in Turn 1 after contact with Novalak, which sent the Russian into the path of Sargeant. After the restart David Schumacher was able to keep up with the Brazilian, and passed him on lap 12.

Schumacher couldn't pull away however and was forced to defend three laps later, when Fittipaldi got fully alongside. Trying to go around the outside of Turn 1, Fittipaldi went wide off track and then tried to rejoin over the raised kerb at Turn 2, banging wheels with Schumacher and sending the latter crashing into the barriers. Fittipaldi continued in third behind Matteo Nannini and Dennis Hauger, only to then slow to a halt under the subsequent safety car period.

When the race restarted with five laps to go, Hauger immediately went side by side with Nannini for the lead, but the HWA driver braked late on the inside to stay out front. Going onto the penultimate lap they were then side-by-side once more, Hauger this time taking to the inside. After mounting the apex kerb he had an oversteer which led to him hitting Nannini, and was left with nowhere to go but run into his spinning rival. This led to Caldwell picking up the lead, and going into the first corner on the last lap he was forced to defend against a charging Victor Martins, leaving the Frenchman no room to go around the outside. The Prema driver won the race and picked up 15 points, ahead of Martins and a quiet Frederik Vesti. Novalak, Collet, Edgar, Iwasa, Doohan, Crawford and Juan Manuel Correa completed the top ten, with the latter scoring the first point of his racing return.[5]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 3   Olli Caldwell Prema Racing 22 40:42.623 7 15
2 17   Victor Martins MP Motorsport 22 +0.905 4 12
3 7   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 22 +2.858 6 10
4 5   Clément Novalak Trident 22 +3.742 11 8
5 18   Caio Collet MP Motorsport 22 +3.979 10 6
6 25   Jonny Edgar Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +4.522 8 5
7 11   Ayumu Iwasa Hitech Grand Prix 22 +5.008 14 4
8 4   Jack Doohan Trident 22 +5.511 17 3
9 10   Jak Crawford Hitech Grand Prix 22 +5.868 13 2
10 9   Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix 22 +6.467 15 1
11 26   Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsport 22 +6.757 18
12 12   Roman Staněk Hitech Grand Prix 22 +9.862 16
13 31   Reshad de Gerus Charouz Racing System 22 +10.328 20
14 27   Pierre-Louis Chovet Jenzer Motorsport 22 +10.919 24
15 19   Tijmen van der Helm MP Motorsport 22 +11.482 21
16 22   Amaury Cordeel Campos Racing 22 +11.979 26
17 24   Kaylen Frederick Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +14.113 22
18 16   Rafael Villagómez HWA Racelab 22 +15.168 19
19 15   Oliver Rasmussen HWA Racelab 22 +15.608 30
20 23   Ido Cohen Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +16.047 29
21 28   Filip Ugran Jenzer Motorsport 22 +16.408 25
22 21   Lorenzo Colombo Campos Racing 22 +16.901 23
23 20   László Tóth Campos Racing 22 +18.305 27
24 2   Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing 22 +18.5521 28
25 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 22 +1:37.4912 5
26 14   Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab 21 Collision 3
DNF 30   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 15 Electrical 1
DNF 6   David Schumacher Trident 14 Collision 2
DNF 29   Logan Sargeant Charouz Racing System 0 Collision 9
DNF 8   Aleksandr Smolyar ART Grand Prix 0 Collision 12
Source:[6]
Notes
  • ^1 – Arthur Leclerc was given a 10-second time penalty for violation of minimum delta time under Safety Car
  • ^2 – Dennis Hauger was given a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Matteo Nannini

Feature Race

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At the start, Hauger didn't have a great launch but as he went four-wide down the long main pit straight with Doohan, Martins and Nannini, he braked last and got ahead of the others, in which Doohan lost out and fell back to fourth.

As Hauger gradually extended the gap at the front, Doohan regained momentum and passed Martins on lap nine, who had run over the sausage kerb at the exit of turn 15, and was then passed by Nannini.

Doohan then overtook Nannini for second after three further laps, as Hauger was able to pull a gap on the rest of the field. Four laps from the end, Caldwell overtook Martins for fourth, and as the gaps remained stagnant for the remainder of the race, Hauger won in dominant fashion. Doohan scored his first F3 podium, with Nannini in third. The three were followed up by Caldwell, Martins, Novalak, Vesti, Collet, Sargeant, who lost two positions on lap 21 after running wide at the final corner, and Staněk, who came home in tenth.[7]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 1   Dennis Hauger Prema Racing 22 35:47.216 1 25 (4+2)
2 4   Jack Doohan Trident 22 +3.721 2 18
3 14   Matteo Nannini HWA Racelab 22 +6.153 4 15
4 3   Olli Caldwell Prema Racing 22 +8.124 6 12
5 17   Victor Martins MP Motorsport 22 +11.548 3 10
6 5   Clément Novalak Trident 22 +12.337 7 8
7 7   Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 22 +13.455 5 6
8 18   Caio Collet MP Motorsport 22 +14.053 10 4
9 29   Logan Sargeant Charouz Racing System 22 +15.435 8 2
10 12   Roman Staněk Hitech Grand Prix 22 +15.477 14 1
11 8   Aleksandr Smolyar ART Grand Prix 22 +16.062 11
12 6   David Schumacher Trident 22 +16.688 9
13 2   Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing 22 +17.238 15
14 9   Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix 22 +21.249 13
15 11   Ayumu Iwasa Hitech Grand Prix 22 +26.143 19
16 25   Jonny Edgar Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +31.767 12
17 15   Oliver Rasmussen HWA Racelab 22 +32.388 16
18 10   Jak Crawford Hitech Grand Prix 22 +32.628 20
19 30   Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 22 +33.274 18
20 19   Tijmen van der Helm MP Motorsport 22 +33.882 22
21 26   Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsport 22 +34.069 21
22 23   Ido Cohen Carlin Buzz Racing 22 +37.210 26
23 31   Reshad de Gerus Charouz Racing System 22 +37.932 28
24 27   Pierre-Louis Chovet Jenzer Motorsport 22 +38.577 29
25 22   Amaury Cordeel Campos Racing 22 +39.222 25
26 20   László Tóth Campos Racing 22 +40.548 27
27 28   Filip Ugran Jenzer Motorsport 22 +53.678 30
28 16   Rafael Villagómez HWA Racelab 21 +1 Lap1 17
29 21   Lorenzo Colombo Campos Racing 21 +1 Lap 24
30 24   Kaylen Frederick Carlin Buzz Racing 21 +1 Lap 23
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Standings after the event

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "QUALIFYING: Hauger beats Doohan to first F3 pole in Barcelona". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. ^ "Formula 3 2021 Result for Round 1 : Spain , Barcelona 07-09 May 2021". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. ^ Waring, Bethonie (2021-05-08). "Smolyar victorious for ART in FIA F3 opener at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  4. ^ "Formula 3 2021 Result for Round 1 : Spain , Barcelona 07-09 May 2021". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  5. ^ Allen, Peter (2021-05-08). "Caldwell inherits first FIA F3 win at Barcelona after two lead collisions". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  6. ^ "Formula 3 2021 Result for Round 2 : Spain , Barcelona 07-09 May 2021". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  7. ^ Woollard, Craig (2021-05-09). "Hauger claims FIA F3 win and points lead in third Barcelona race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
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