Câmara triumphs in the F3 Feature Race in Spain and extends his championship lead. On the podium with him: Naël and Giusti. Here’s the full race recap!
The Formula 3 Feature Race at the Montmeló circuit ends with a third win of the season for the current championship leader, Rafael Câmara, who extends his lead over his rivals. Joining the Brazilian Ferrari Driver Academy driver on the podium are Théophile Naël – representing Van Amersfoort Racing – in second place, and Alessandro Giusti – the 2006-born Frenchman from MP Motorsport – who completes the podium in the final race session on the Iberian Peninsula.
The F3 Feature Race in Spain – Lap-by-lap coverage
09:18 – Checkered flag! Third win of the season for Câmara, who crosses the line ahead of Naël and Giusti.
09:16 – Brad Benavides runs off into the gravel but escapes major damage for Aix Racing. Final lap underway!
09:10 – Green flag at the start of lap 21. Câmara holds the lead, while Naël attacks van Hoepen and takes second place.
09:04 – Safety Car on lap 18! The two Italians, Badoer and LaCorte, collide – Badoer spins and ends up beached in the gravel, while LaCorte manages to continue.
09:00 – Further back, Inthraphuvasak, Wharton, and Voisin battle for 11th place. The three went wheel-to-wheel into turn 1, but Campos Racing’s Voisin held position.
08:56 – Mari Boya, currently in 10th place, has been handed a 10-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage on lap 1. Meanwhile, van Hoepen is closing in on the Ferrari Driver Academy driver to challenge for the lead.
08:52 – ART Grand Prix’s Tuukka Taponen slips all the way down to 26th place (lap 10 of 25).
08:48 – The Safety Car pulls in at the end of lap 7. Câmara leads the pack ahead of van Hoepen and Naël. Further back, Stenshorne overtakes Taponen for fourth place in turn 1, while Tsolov starts his comeback, climbing to seventh after passing Domingues.
08:38 – The stewards issue a warning to Marinangeli for not staying within the Safety Car line. Meanwhile, at the start of lap 3, the Safety Car is deployed due to a collision between José Garfias and Roman Bilinski in turn 4. Ramos also retires from the race.
08:34 – At the start, the lights go out and Câmara launches flawlessly, keeping the lead. Behind him, a slow getaway by Tsolov allows van Hoepen to snatch second. The Bulgarian driver pays the price and drops to eighth.
08:30 – Formation lap begins.
08:25 – Good morning! The Formula 3 Feature Race kicks off at 08:30 CEST – stay tuned for live updates! Who will take victory in the final Spanish session?
Under the Iberian sun, Formula 3 returns to the spotlight at Montmeló with the Feature Race. From pole position, championship leader and Trident driver Rafael Câmara starts ahead of Nikola Tsolov from the team based in Milton Keynes. On the second row: Laurens van Hoepen and Frenchman Théophile Naël. Sprint Race winner Ivan Domingues, who led a Van Amersfoort one-two yesterday, starts from seventh; Santiago Ramos lines up in fifth. For the Italian drivers, it’s a challenging race ahead – Nicola Marinangeli starts from 27th and LaCorte from 30th.
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