2025 Monte Carlo Formula 3 round
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| Round 4 of 10 in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Street circuit 3.337 km (2.074 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 23 and 24 May 2025 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the fourth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.
In the group qualifying format, Nikola Tsolov claimed his maiden pole position ahead of Roman Biliński.[1] Martinius Stenshorne won the sprint race, ahead of Tuukka Taponen and Laurens van Hoepen. A large crash on the opening lap saw five cars eliminated from the race, with James Hedley withdrawing from the weekend due to a hand injury.[2][3] Tsolov then won the feature race from pole position, followed by Bilinski and Mari Boya.[4] By winning the feature race, Tsolov set a new record for the most wins (5) in Formula 3.[5] Despite not finishing the feature race after his wheel came loose, Rafael Câmara remained in the championship lead, thirteen points ahead of Tim Tramnitz.[6]
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Group A
[edit]Qualifying for Group A was held on 23 May 2025, at 11:05 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
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| 1 | 12 |  Nikola Tsolov | Campos Racing | 1:24.882 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 |  Mari Boya | Campos Racing | +0.127 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 |  Noel León | Prema Racing | +0.504 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | 6 |  Charlie Wurz | Trident | +0.530 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 8 |  Tuukka Taponen | ART Grand Prix | +0.638 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 14 |  Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech TGR | +0.840 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 24 |  Louis Sharp | Rodin Motorsport | +0.943 | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 |  Noah Strømsted | Trident | +0.959 | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | 22 |  Ivan Domingues | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.966 | 17 | 17 |
| 10 | 28 |  Brad Benavides | AIX Racing | +1.072 | 19 | 19 |
| 11 | 30 |  Matías Zagazeta | DAMS Lucas Oil | +1.119 | 21 | 21 |
| 12 | 20 |  Théophile Naël | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.122 | 23 | 23 |
| 13 | 18 | Bruno del Pino | MP Motorsport | +1.127 | 25 | 25 |
| 14 | 16 |  Gerrard Xie | Hitech TGR | +1.203 | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | 26 |  James Hedley | AIX Racing | +1.712 | 29 | WD4 |
| Source:[7][8] | ||||||
Group B
[edit]Qualifying for Group B was held on 23 May 2025, at 11:29 local time (UTC+2).
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | Grid SR | Grid FR |
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| 1 | 25 |  Roman Bilinski | Rodin Motorsport | 1:25.332 | 11 | 2 |
| 2 | 23 | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport | +0.027 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | 17 |  Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport | +0.093 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 |  Rafael Câmara | Trident | +0.152 | 81 | 111 |
| 5 | 7 |  Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix | +0.233 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 19 | Alessandro Giusti | MP Motorsport | +0.321 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | Ugo Ugochukwu | Prema Racing | +0.604 | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | 15 | Joshua Dufek | Hitech TGR | +0.781 | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | 11 |  Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | Campos Racing | +0.877 | 18 | 18 |
| 10 | 31 |  Christian Ho | DAMS Lucas Oil | +1.067 | 20 | 20 |
| 11 | 9 |  James Wharton | ART Grand Prix | +1.125 | 22 | 22 |
| 12 | 21 | Santiago Ramos | Van Amersfoort Racing | +2.465 | 24 | 24 |
| 13 | 1 |  Brando Badoer | Prema Racing | +2.5002 | 26 | 26 |
| 14 | 27 | Nicola Marinangeli | AIX Racing | +2.644 | 28 | 28 |
| 107% time: 1:38.660 (+6.454) | ||||||
| — | 29 | Nicola Lacorte | DAMS Lucas Oil | No time3 | 30 | 29 |
| Source:[9][8] | ||||||
Notes:
- ^1 Rafael Câmara was given a three-place grid penalty for both races for violating the minimum delta time under red flag conditions. This demoted him from 5th to 8th for the sprint race, and from 8th to 11th for the feature race.[10]
- ^2 Brando Badoer had his fastest lap time deleted for causing a red flag. This demoted him from 12th to 13th.[11]
- ^3 Nicola Lacorte was disqualified from qualifying for failing to respect a black flag after receiving physical assistance from the track marshals. He was permitted to start both races from the back of the grid.[1]
- ^4 James Hedley was withdrawn from the feature race after sustaining a hand injury in the sprint race.[3]
Sprint race
[edit]The sprint race was held on 24 May 2025, at 10:45 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Bruno del Pino was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, and was later given a five-second penalty for a false start. This demoted him from 18th to 22nd.[13]
- ^2 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak was given a thirty-second penalty for re-taking his grid position after being passed by other cars on the formation lap. This demoted him from 19th to 23rd.[13]
Feature race
[edit]The feature race was held on 25 May 2025, at 08:00 local time (UTC+2).
Notes:
- ^1 Joshua Dufek was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 12th to 17th.[15]
- ^2 Noah Strømsted was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 14th to 18th.[15]
- ^3 Ivan Domingues was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 18th to 20th.[16]
- ^4 Nicola Marinangeli was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 19th to 21st.[17]
Standings after the event
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Spadi, Daniele (2025-05-23). "Tsolov shines in Monaco to claim dominant maiden F3 pole". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ a b Waring, Bethonie (2025-05-24). "Stenshorne unchallenged in Monaco for first FIA F3 win of 2025". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ a b "James Hedley withdraws from Round 4". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ a b Waring, Bethonie (2025-05-25). "Tsolov wins from pole in FIA F3's Monaco feature race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ Smith, Jack Oliver (2025-05-25). "Nikola Tsolov cruises to record fifth F3 win at Monaco after double Safety Car". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ Barnes, Jessica (2025-05-25). "Sharp scores in chaotic Monaco F3 Feature as Rodin Motorsport shine on the streets of Monte Carlo". VelocityNews. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Doc 48 - F3 Qualifying - Group A - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b Waring, Bethonie (2025-05-23). "Red Bull junior Tsolov claims FIA F3 pole in Monaco". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Doc 49 - F3 Qualifying - Group B - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ Turner, Tori (2025-05-26). "3 things we learned from the 2025 Monaco F3 round". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Doc 34 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 1 - Caused a Red Flag in Qualifying" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Doc 53 - F3 Sprint Race - Final classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b "F2: Maini resists Mini in Monaco sprint win; Stenshorne wins in F3". FormulaRapida.net. 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Doc 88 - F3 Race 2 - Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ a b "F2: Crawford wins shortened Monaco feature race; Tsolov wins F3". FormulaRapida.net. 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Doc 72 - INFRINGEMENT - Car 22 - Gaining an advantage on Car 11" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Piva, Matteo (2025-05-25). "F3 Feature Race in Monaco, Nikola Tsolov dominates in the Principality!". GPKingdom. Retrieved 2025-06-06.